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American baseball player (1948–2023)
Baseball player
Tom Walker Pitcher Born: (1948-11-07 ) November 7, 1948Tampa, Florida , U.S.Died: October 23, 2023(2023-10-23) (aged 74 )Gibsonia, Pennsylvania , U.S.
Threw: Right
April 23, 1972, for the Montreal Expos July 23, 1977, for the California Angels Win–loss record 18–23 Earned run average 3.87 Strikeouts 262
Robert Thomas Walker (November 7, 1948 – October 23, 2023) was an American professional baseball pitcher . Walker pitched all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1972 until 1977 , for the Montreal Expos , Detroit Tigers , St. Louis Cardinals and California Angels .[1] A right-hander , he stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m ) tall and weighed 188 pounds (85 kg ).
After graduating from George D. Chamberlain High School in his native Tampa in 1966, Walker was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1968 January amateur draft.[1] [2] Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs in the Double-A Dixie Association , Walker threw a 15-inning no-hitter to beat the Albuquerque Dodgers 1–0. He threw 193 pitches to win the game.[1] [2] [3] Montreal Expos in the Rule 5 draft and made his major league debut that season.[3] Terry Humphrey from the Expos to the Tigers for Woodie Fryman on December 4, 1974 .[4] Lyman Bostock , lined into a triple play .[5] [3]
Brush with death [ edit ]
In 1972, while playing winter ball in Puerto Rico , Walker and several other players helped Roberto Clemente load a plane carrying relief supplies to survivors of the Nicaragua earthquake after Christmas . He offered to accompany Clemente on the trip to the Central American nation, but the plane was full and Clemente told him to stay behind and enjoy his New Year's Eve . A few hours later, Walker returned to his condo and saw the news reports that Clemente's plane had crashed off the coast of Isla Verde, Puerto Rico .[1] no survivors .
Personal life [ edit ]
Walker and his wife, Carolyn, lived in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania .[6] Neil , is a former MLB player who retired in 2021.[1] [7] outfielder in the Tigers' and Orioles' systems, while another son, Sean, pitched for George Mason University . Tom was also the brother-in-law of former Montreal Expos pitcher Chip Lang . Meanwhile, Don Kelly , a former Tigers outfielder, married Walker's daughter Carrie, a former professional basketball player, in 2007.
In July 2015, Walker was elected to the Texas League Hall of Fame .[2]
Walker died in Gibsonia from pancreatic cancer on October 23, 2023, at age 74.[6] [8]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c Tom Kayser; David King (August 31, 2012). "45" . Baseball in the Lone Star State: The Texas League's Greatest Hits . Trinity University Press . pp. 162–164. ISBN 978-1-59534-119-8 . Retrieved June 8, 2016 .
^ Durso, Joseph. "Orioles Send McNally to Expos; Allen Balks at Trade to Braves," The New York Times , Thursday, December 5, 1974. Retrieved May 3, 2020
^ "Angels Turn Triple Play" . Lakeland Ledger Bloomington, Minnesota . Associated Press. July 24, 1977. Retrieved June 9, 2016 .
^ a b Cook, Ron (October 25, 2023). "Neil Walker on his recently passed father, Tom: 'He really lived an incredible life' . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved October 27, 2023 .
^ "Pittsburgh Pirates' Second Baseman on the Gift of Life"
^ "Tom Walker Stats" . Baseball Almanac . Retrieved October 27, 2023 .
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