| Welday Walker | |
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| Left fielder | |
| Born: July 27, 1860 Steubenville, Ohio |
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| Died: November 23, 1937 (aged 77) Steubenville, Ohio |
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| Batted: Unknown | Threw: Unknown |
| MLB debut | |
| July 15, 1884 for the Toledo Blue Stockings | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 6, 1884 for the Toledo Blue Stockings | |
| Career statistics | |
| Games played | 5 |
| Batting average | .222 |
| Hits | 4 |
| Teams | |
Welday Wilberforce Walker (July 27, 1860 – November 23, 1937) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball, born in Steubenville, Ohio. He, along with his brother Moses Fleetwood Walker, became the first black baseball players to play in the major leagues when they played for the 1884 Toledo Blue Stockings of the American Association. After the 1884 season, Toledo left the league, and the Walker brothers were no longer allowed to play in the majors. Both brothers continued to play in the higher levels of the minor leagues. Welday played mostly in the Eastern League and the Southern New England League.[1] In 1887 he joined the Pittsburgh club in the National Colored Base Ball League but only a few league games were played in May.[2].
Walker died in his hometown of Steubenville at the age of 77, and is interred at Union Cemetery.[3]