Rube Walker
Albert Bluford Walker
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: May 16, 1926 in Lenoir, NC
Signed: 1944 by the Chicago Cubs
Died: December 12, 1992 in Morgantown, NC
Mr. Walker was a catcher with the Brooklyn
Dodgers, but achieved possibly as much notoriety a decade later, when he served
on Gil Hodges' Mets coaching staff. This card is from his days with Dem Bums,
1953 Topps; two more cards are pictured below.
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BATTING RECORD YEAR CLUB G
AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SB CS
SO BB HBP SAC SF OBP SLG AVG |
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SPLIT SEASONS YEAR CLUB G
AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SB CS
SO BB HBP SAC SF OBP SLG AVG |
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This is a list of the cards of this player that
I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said
collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed
in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity
prior to my divestiture. The cards
listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final
deal. Items listed in green I kept out
of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den. At the bottom and listed in orange text are
cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a
certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the
top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas. If an orange card is struck through, it has
also departed the collection. I’m still
accepting donations, should you feel so moved.
Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.
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1955 Topps |
1974 TCMA |
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"Cheerful and popular, Rube Walker
is a good receiver but his baserunning is a common subject of conversation.
'That guy,' said a Dodger coach, 'isn't as slow on the bases as he looks;
he's slower.'" -- James T. Farrell 1 |
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1953 Topps #134
1955 Topps #108
1956 Topps #333
1957 Topps #147
1958 Topps #203
1973 Topps #257a
(Mets Field Leaders; orange backgrounds)
1974 TCMA 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers #10 (blue/white photo;
red name)
1974 Topps #179 (Mets Field Leaders)
1979 TCMA
Baseball History Series #278
1989 Susan Rini 1969 Mets Postcards #36
1991 Topps Archives #134 (reprint of 1953 Topps)
1994 Ron Lewis '69 Mets 25th Anniversary
Postcards #3 (02767 of 25,000)
1994 Spectrum Miracle of '69 #32
1994 Topps Archives #153 (reprint of 1954
Topps)
1995 Topps Archives Brooklyn Dodgers #76 (reprint of 1954 Topps #153)
1995 Topps Archives Brooklyn Dodgers #101 (reprint
of 1955 Topps #108)
2005 Topps Dem Bums #DB-RW (reprint of 1955 Topps card)
2013 Caesars 1973 Mets (two of clubs)
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