Hub Walker
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Harvey Willos "Hub" Walker (August 17, 1906-November 26, 1982) was a Major League Baseball
outfielder
who played five seasons with the Detroit Tigers
(1931, 1935, 1945) and Cincinnati Reds
(1936-1937). Born in Gulfport, Mississippi
, Walker was the brother of Major League player, Gee Walker
. Hub and his younger brother, Gee, were teammates both at the University of Mississippi
and with the Detroit Tigers
in 1931 and 1935. Hub Walker played in 297 Major League games, 211 in the outfield. Walker had a career . 263 batting average with a .354 on base percentage.
Brother Gee Walker
played for the Tigers in their 1935 World Series
championshiphip, and Hub played for the Tigers a decade late in their 1945 World Series
championship.
Hub Walker joined the Detroit Tigers late in the 1945 season after serving three years in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Having had only 28 plate appearances, Walker was ineligible for the World Series, but MLB Commissioner Happy Chandler
waived the rules to allow the returning World War II veteran to play in the Series. Walker played in two games of the 1945 World Series
for the Tigers, getting a double and scoring a run in two World Series at bats as a pinch hitter.
Walker also played in the minor leagues for the Minneapolis Millers
and Toledo Mudhens.
Hub Walkler died in 1982 at age 76 in San Jose, California
.
Hub Walker donated his papers to the University of Mississippi
Library. The papers available there include correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, and a notebook of World War II reminiscences. http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/general_library/files/archives/guides/war.html
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
outfielder
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
who played five seasons with the Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
(1931, 1935, 1945) and Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
(1936-1937). Born in Gulfport, Mississippi
Gulfport, Mississippi
Gulfport is the second largest city in Mississippi after the state capital Jackson. It is the larger of the two principal cities of the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area. As of the...
, Walker was the brother of Major League player, Gee Walker
Gee Walker
Gerald Holmes "Gee" Walker was a Major League Baseball outfielder. During his fifteen year career, he played with the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, and Cincinnati Reds...
. Hub and his younger brother, Gee, were teammates both at the University of Mississippi
University of Mississippi
The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. Founded in 1844, the school is composed of the main campus in Oxford, four branch campuses located in Booneville, Grenada, Tupelo, and Southaven as well as the...
and with the Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...
in 1931 and 1935. Hub Walker played in 297 Major League games, 211 in the outfield. Walker had a career . 263 batting average with a .354 on base percentage.
Brother Gee Walker
Gee Walker
Gerald Holmes "Gee" Walker was a Major League Baseball outfielder. During his fifteen year career, he played with the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, and Cincinnati Reds...
played for the Tigers in their 1935 World Series
1935 World Series
The 1935 World Series featured the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago Cubs, with the Tigers winning in six games for their first championship in five Series appearances. They had lost in , , , and ....
championshiphip, and Hub played for the Tigers a decade late in their 1945 World Series
1945 World Series
-Game 1:Wednesday, October 3, 1945 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan-Game 2:Thursday, October 4, 1945 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan-Game 3:Friday, October 5, 1945 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan...
championship.
Hub Walker joined the Detroit Tigers late in the 1945 season after serving three years in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Having had only 28 plate appearances, Walker was ineligible for the World Series, but MLB Commissioner Happy Chandler
Happy Chandler
Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler, Sr. was a politician from the US state of Kentucky. He represented the state in the U.S. Senate and served as its 44th and 49th governor. Aside from his political positions, he also served as the second Commissioner of Major League Baseball from 1945 to 1951 and...
waived the rules to allow the returning World War II veteran to play in the Series. Walker played in two games of the 1945 World Series
1945 World Series
-Game 1:Wednesday, October 3, 1945 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan-Game 2:Thursday, October 4, 1945 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan-Game 3:Friday, October 5, 1945 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan...
for the Tigers, getting a double and scoring a run in two World Series at bats as a pinch hitter.
Walker also played in the minor leagues for the Minneapolis Millers
Minneapolis Millers
The Minneapolis Millers were an American professional minor league baseball team that played in Minneapolis, Minnesota, until 1960. In the 19th century a different Minneapolis Millers were part of the Western League.The team played first in Athletic Park and later Nicollet Park.The name Minneapolis...
and Toledo Mudhens.
Hub Walkler died in 1982 at age 76 in San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
.
Hub Walker donated his papers to the University of Mississippi
University of Mississippi
The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. Founded in 1844, the school is composed of the main campus in Oxford, four branch campuses located in Booneville, Grenada, Tupelo, and Southaven as well as the...
Library. The papers available there include correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, and a notebook of World War II reminiscences. http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/general_library/files/archives/guides/war.html