Greg Walker (baseball)

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Greg Walker
Atlanta Braves – No. 27
First baseman / Coach
Born: (1959-10-06) October 6, 1959 Douglas, Georgia United States
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 18, 1982 for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
July 1, 1990 for the Baltimore Orioles
Career statistics
Batting average	.260
Home runs	113
Runs batted in	444
Teams
As Player Chicago White Sox (1982–1990) Baltimore Orioles (1990) As Coach Chicago White Sox (2003–2011) Atlanta Braves (2012–present)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (2005)

Gregory Lee Walker (born October 6, 1959 in Douglas, Georgia) is a former power-hitting first baseman in Major League Baseball and the former hitting coach of the Chicago White Sox, the team for which he played all but the last 14 games of his career. As a player for 9 years, Walker hit 113 home runs and drove in 444 runs, while scoring 368 times. When he began his coaching career, he did so with the White Sox Triple-A club in Charlotte. In 2003, he joined the parent club as hitting coach.

Atlanta Braves

After nine seasons serving as the hitting coach of the Chicago White Sox, including their victory in the 2005 World Series, it was announced on October 21, 2011 that Walker was hired by the Atlanta Braves to serve as their hitting coach for the 2012 season. Walker is filling the role vacated by the firing of Larry Parrish, the Braves' hitting coach in 2011.^[1]

References

↑ "Walker hired as Braves hitting coach". AJC.com. 21 October 2011.

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Retrosheet
Penner, Mike. "White Sox's Greg Walker Collapses From Seizure During Batting Practice," Los Angeles Times, Sunday, July 31, 1988.

v t e Atlanta Braves current roster

Active roster	1 Tyler Pastornicky 2 B. J. Upton 4 Ryan Doumit 5 Freddie Freeman 8 Justin Upton 11 Gerald Laird 13 José Constanza 14 Ramiro Peña 17 Jordan Schafer 19 Andrelton Simmons 20 Todd Cunningham 22 Jason Heyward 23 Chris Johnson 24 Evan Gattis 25 Joey Terdoslavich 26 Dan Uggla 32 Gavin Floyd 36 Mike Minor 37 Brandon Beachy 38 Anthony Varvaro 39 Jonny Venters 40 Alex Wood 43 Luis Avilán 46 Craig Kimbrel 48 David Carpenter 49 Julio Teherán 52 Jordan Walden 53 Cory Gearrin 54 Kris Medlen 57 David Hale 58 Christian Bethancourt 59 Ernesto Mejía 61 Aaron Northcraft 62 Wirfin Obispo 63 Luis Vasquez 64 Carlos Perez 65 Juan Jaime 66 Ryan Buchter 67 Elmer Reyes

Coaching staff	Manager 33 Fredi González Bench 18 Carlos Tosca First base 9 Terry Pendleton Third base 51 Doug Dascenzo Hitting 27 Greg Walker Pitching 45 Roger McDowell Bullpen 12 Eddie Pérez Coach 55 Alan Butts Coach 56 Scott Fletcher

v t e Chicago White Sox 2005 World Series Champions

1 Willie Harris 5 Juan Uribe 7 Timo Pérez 8 Carl Everett 12 A. J. Pierzynski 14 Paul Konerko 15 Tadahito Iguchi 18 Cliff Politte 20 Jon Garland 22 Scott Podsednik 23 Jermaine Dye (World Series MVP) 24 Joe Crede 26 Orlando Hernández 27 Geoff Blum 32 Dustin Hermanson 33 Aaron Rowand 34 Freddy García 35 Frank Thomas 36 Chris Widger 38 Pablo Ozuna 43 Dámaso Marte 45 Bobby Jenks 46 Neal Cotts 51 Luis Vizcaíno 52 José Contreras 56 Mark Buehrle Manager 13 Ozzie Guillén Bench Coach 3 Harold Baines First Base Coach 30 Tim Raines Third Base Coach 28 Joey Cora Pitching Coach 21 Don Cooper Hitting Coach 29 Greg Walker Bullpen Coach 53 Art Kusnyer Bullpen Catcher 59 Lee Man-Soo General Manager Kenny Williams

Regular season American League Division Series American League Championship Series

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Name	Walker, Greg
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Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	October 6, 1959
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Date of death
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