George T. Walker (February 5, 1915 – August 19, 1967) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1930s and 1940s.

Walker holds the single-season WHIP in MLB history, with 0.7347 during his 1940 season with the Kansas City Monarchs.[1][2]

A native of Waco, Texas, Walker made his Negro leagues debut with the Homestead Grays in 1937.[3] He went on to play for the Kansas City Monarchs through 1943, then played minor league baseball for the Tucson Cowboys in 1952 and the Tyler East Texans in 1953.[4] Walker died in Waco in 1967 at age 52.

References

  1. ^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Walks & Hits per IP". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  2. ^ "All-Time MLB Player Pitching Stat Leaders by Season". MLB.com. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  3. ^ "George Walker". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "George Walker". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Walker_(1930s_pitcher)
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