Duane Walker
Duane Allen Walker (born March 13, 1957) is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for five seasons at the major league level for the Cincinnati Reds, Texas Rangers, and St. Louis Cardinals. He was drafted by the Reds in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the secondary phase of the 1976 amateur draft. Walker played his first professional season with their Class A Short Season Eugene Emeralds in 1976, and split his last season between St. Louis and their Triple-A club, the Louisville Redbirds, in 1988.
| Duane Walker | |
|---|---|
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: March 13, 1957 Pasadena, Texas, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 25, 1982, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 18, 1988, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .229 |
| Home runs | 24 |
| Runs batted in | 99 |
| Teams | |
Walker was selected as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 1979 Southern League All-Star Game in which he hit an RBI single, drew a walk, stole two bases, and completed a double play from third base.[1]
References
- "Nashville's Walker is MVP in All-Star Game". Alabama Journal. Montgomery. July 13, 1979. p. 16. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
External links
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