Jerry Walker
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| Jerry Walker | ||
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| Pitcher | ||
| Born: February 12, 1939 | ||
| Batted: Switch | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| July 6, 1957 for the Baltimore Orioles |
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| Final game | ||
| September 25, 1964 for the Cleveland Indians |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Win-Loss | 37-44 | |
| ERA | 4.36 | |
| Strikeouts | 326 | |
| Teams | ||
| Career highlights and awards | ||
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Jerry Allen Walker (born February 12, 1939 in Ada, Oklahoma) is the vice president and director of player personnel in the front office of the St. Louis Cardinals of American Major League Baseball. He is a former righthanded pitcher who performed for the Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Athletics and Cleveland Indians between 1957 and 1964.
Walker, a member of the Orioles' fabled "Kiddie Corps" of young pitchers signed in the late 1950s (others included Milt Pappas, Steve Barber and Chuck Estrada), is one of a very few players to have gone straight to the major leagues without ever playing a game in the minor leagues [[1]]. He also became the youngest pitcher ever to start an All-Star game when he started the game for the American League in 1959 [2].
But by age 26, he was out of the major leagues. However, Walker has continued in the game as a minor league manager, pitching coach, and front-office executive. He served one season (1993) as the general manager of the Detroit Tigers.
[edit] Career Statistics
| G | W | L | ERA | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 190 | 37 | 44 | 4.36 | 326 | 341 |
| Preceded by Joe McDonald |
Detroit Tigers General Manager 1993 |
Succeeded by Joe Klein |
