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Harry Walker

Manager

Harry William Walker

1235 Games

630-604 Record

0.511 Win%

9 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats L

Throws R

Born 9/22/1918
Pascagoula, MS, USA

Died 8/8/1999
Birmingham, AL, USA

MLB Debut 1940-09-25

Final Game 1955-08-19

📊 Career Record

1235 Games Managed

630 Wins

604 Losses

                        0.511
                        Win Percentage
                    

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

9 seasons

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Harry Walker — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year	Team	Lg	G	W	L	Win%	Rank	P-M
1955	SLN	NL	118	51	67	0.432	7	Y
1965	PIT	NL	163	90	72	0.556	3	N
1966	PIT	NL	162	92	70	0.568	3	N
1967	PIT	NL	84	42	42	0.500	6	N
1968	HOU	NL	101	49	52	0.485	10	N
1969	HOU	NL	162	81	81	0.500	5	N
1970	HOU	NL	162	79	83	0.488	4	N
1971	HOU	NL	162	79	83	0.488	4	N
1972	HOU	NL	121	67	54	0.554	2	N

Harry Walker as a manager

Harry Walker managed 1235 major league games between 1955 and 1972, winning 630 and losing 604 for a .511 percentage. Clubs managed, in order: the St. Louis Cardinals (1955), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1965-1967), and the Houston Astros (1968-1972). By winning percentage, 1966 (92-70) tops the season table. The weakest full season was 1955, at 51-67. With the Pittsburgh Pirates (1965-1967), the finishes read 3rd, 3rd, and 6th. The Rank column for the Houston Astros years shows 10th, 5th, 4th, 4th, and 2nd. The first season in the table, 1955, ended 51-67; the last, 1972, ended 67-54.

The highest finish was 2nd, in 1972. All of Walker's clubs played in the National League. In 1955 and 1968, Walker took over a club already in progress that season. The P-M column marks 1955 as player-manager season. Walker was born on September 22, 1918, in Pascagoula, MS, USA. Walker died on August 8, 1999. The player profile covers Walker's playing days, 1940 to 1955.

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