Mysterious Walker

Mysterious Walker
Walker pictured c. 1908 coaching Utah State's football team
Pitcher
Born: (1884-03-21)March 21, 1884
Utica, Nebraska, U.S.
Died: February 1, 1958(1958-02-01) (aged 73)
Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 28, 1910, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1915, for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops
MLB statistics
Win–loss record7–23
Earned run average4.00
Strikeouts143
Teams
Coaching career
Playing career
Football
1904–1906Chicago
Position(s)halfback (football)
pitcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1907–1908Utah Agricultural
1908Denver (assistant)
1909Chicago (assistant)
1912–1913Carnegie Tech (assistant)
1914Washington & Jefferson (assistant)
1916Chicago (assistant)
1917Williams
1919New York Agricultural
1921DePauw
1924–1925Drury
1936–1939Wheaton (IL)
Basketball
1907–1908Utah Agricultural
1917–1918Dartmouth
1918–1919Rhode Island State
1921–1922DePauw
1922–1924Michigan Agricultural
1924–1926Drury
1926–1927Loyola (LA)
1927–1931Texas
1936–1940Wheaton (IL)
Baseball
1910Ole Miss
1911Oregon Agricultural
1917Chicago (assistant)
1919Rhode Island State
1920New York Agricultural
1922DePauw
1923–1924Michigan Agricultural
1937–1940Wheaton (IL)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1907–1908Utah Agricultural
1918–1919Rhode Island State
1919–1920New York Agricultural
1921–1922DePauw
1926–1927Loyola (LA)
1937–1940Wheaton (IL)
Head coaching record
Overall37–32–5 (football)
142–141 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships

Frederick Mitchell Walker (March 21, 1884 – February 1, 1958), nicknamed "Mysterious", was an American athlete and coach. He was a three-sport athlete for the University of Chicago from 1904 to 1906 and played Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Brooklyn Superbas, Pittsburgh Rebels and Brooklyn Tip-Tops.

He earned the nickname "Mysterious" after pitching under a pseudonym for the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League in 1910. He also served as a college basketball, baseball and football coach at numerous colleges and universities, including Utah State University, University of Mississippi, Oregon State University, Carnegie Tech, Washington & Jefferson College, Williams College, Dartmouth College, Michigan State University, DePauw University, Loyola University New Orleans, University of Texas, and Wheaton College.