Rube Walker (1926 - 1992) - Find A Grave Memorial

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Rube Walker

Birth:	May 16, 1926 Lenoir Caldwell County North Carolina, USA
Death:	Dec. 11, 1992 Morgantown Alamance County North Carolina, USA
Major League Baseball Player. He made his major league debut as a catcher with the Chicago Cubs on April 20, 1948. Traded to the Brookyn Dodgers mid season 1951, he was the catcher behind the plate in the final play off game when the Giants won the National League pennant. He remained a Dodger playing his last game on June 15, 1958, with a career 608 games, 360 hits, 35 homeruns, 192 runs batted in and a .227 batting average. He managed in the minors and was a pitching coach with the Dodgers, Senators and Mets. At the time of his death, he was a scout for the St. Louis Cardinals. Cause of death, cancer. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Search Amazon for Rube Walker

Burial: Blue Ridge Memorial Park Lenoir Caldwell County North Carolina, USA
Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: John "J-Cat" Griffith Record added: Aug 13, 2006 Find A Grave Memorial# 15314928