Harry Walker

Harry Walker
Walker in 1966
Center fielder / Manager
Born: (1918-10-22)October 22, 1918 Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S.
Died: August 8, 1999(1999-08-08) (aged 80) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 25, 1940, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
August 19, 1955, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Batting average	.296
Home runs	10
Runs batted in	214
Managerial record	630–604
Winning %	.511
Teams
As player St. Louis Cardinals (1940–1943, 1946–1947) Philadelphia Phillies (1947–1948) Chicago Cubs (1949) Cincinnati Reds (1949) St. Louis Cardinals (1950–1951, 1955) As manager St. Louis Cardinals (1955) Pittsburgh Pirates (1965–1967) Houston Astros (1968–1972)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (1943, 1947) 2× World Series champion (1942, 1946) NL batting champion (1947)

Harry William Walker (October 22, 1918 – August 8, 1999) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. Known by the nickname "Harry the Hat", he played as a center fielder in Major League Baseball between 1940 and 1955, most notably as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals with whom he won two world championships and was the 1947 National League batting champion.

A two-time All-Star player, Walker also played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds. After his playing career, he served as manager for three major league teams between 1955 and 1972.

Walker served in the 65th Infantry Division in 1944 and 1945, earning a Bronze Star for valor and the Purple Heart.^[1]