Edsall Walker

American baseball player
Baseball player
Edsall Walker
Pitcher
Born: (1910-09-15)September 15, 1910
Catskill, New York, US
Died: February 19, 1997(1997-02-19) (aged 86)
Albany, New York, US
Batted: Both
Threw: Left
debut
1936, for the Homestead Grays
Last appearance
1945, for the Homestead Grays
Negro National League statistics
Win–loss record52–29
Earned run average3.62
Strikeouts329
Teams
  • Homestead Grays (1936–1941)
  • Philadelphia Stars (1941)
  • Homestead Grays (1943–1945)
Career highlights and awards

Edsall Elliott Walker (September 15, 1910 – February 19, 1997) was an American pitcher in Negro league baseball. He played for the Homestead Grays and Philadelphia Stars between 1936 and 1945.[1]

Walker grew up poor in Catskill, New York and had five older siblings. He played semi-professional football and baseball in the Hudson Valley before joining the Zulu Cannibal Giants. In 1936, he signed with the Homestead Grays for $150 per month (equivalent to $3,294 in 2023).[2] He was the starting pitcher for the East at the 1938 East–West All-Star Game. He took a year off from baseball in 1942 and worked at a Baltimore shipyard.[3] He retired from baseball in 1945 due to a sore arm and moved to Albany, New York. The baseball field at Albany's Bleecker Stadium was later named in his honor.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Edsall Walker Negro League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Bouyea, Brien (20 October 2004). "A 'Wild Man' in a wild time". Troy Record. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  3. ^ Post, Paul (23 February 2003). "Area man overcame obstacles as baseball star". The Saratogian. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  • Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Seamheads
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Homestead Grays 1943 Negro World Series champions
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Homestead Grays 1944 Negro World Series champions