Player
Walker Cooper
Player Info
- Full Name
- William Walker
- Born
-
January 8, 1915
Atherton, MO, USA - Died
- April 11, 1991
- Size
- 6'3" / 210 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- September 25, 1940
- Final Game
- September 20, 1957
- Career
- 18 years
Teams
- St. Louis Cardinals 1940-1957
- New York Giants 1946-1949
- Cincinnati Reds 1949-1950
- Boston Braves 1950-1952
- Milwaukee Braves 1953-1953
- Chicago Cubs 1954-1955
- Pittsburgh Pirates 1954-1954
Honors
8 x All-Star
1947 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1944 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1944 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
1944 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
1943 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1943 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
Career Batting
1,473
G
.285
AVG
1,341
H
173
HR
812
RBI
.793
OPS
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | St. Louis Cardinals | 48 | 78 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .269 |
| 1956 | St. Louis Cardinals | 40 | 68 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .265 |
| 1955 | Chicago Cubs | 54 | 111 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 11 | .279 |
| 1954 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 14 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1954 | Chicago Cubs | 57 | 158 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 21 | .310 |
| 1953 | Milwaukee Braves | 53 | 137 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .219 |
| 1952 | Boston Braves | 102 | 349 | 82 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 33 | .235 |
| 1951 | Boston Braves | 109 | 342 | 107 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 42 | .313 |
| 1950 | Cincinnati Reds | 15 | 47 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .191 |
| 1950 | Boston Braves | 102 | 337 | 111 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 52 | .329 |
| 1949 | New York Giants | 42 | 147 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | .211 |
| 1949 | Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 307 | 86 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 34 | .280 |
| 1948 | New York Giants | 91 | 290 | 77 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 40 | .266 |
| 1947 | New York Giants | 140 | 515 | 157 | 24 | 8 | 35 | 79 | .305 |
| 1946 | New York Giants | 87 | 280 | 75 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 29 | .268 |
| 1945 | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .389 |
| 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals | 112 | 397 | 126 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 56 | .317 |
| 1943 | St. Louis Cardinals | 122 | 449 | 143 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 52 | .318 |
| 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals | 125 | 438 | 123 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 58 | .281 |
| 1941 | St. Louis Cardinals | 68 | 200 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .245 |
| 1940 | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .316 |