External links
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| Shorty Walker | |
|---|---|
| Left fielder / Catcher | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1931, for the Monroe Monarchs | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1932, for the Monroe Monarchs | |
| Teams | |
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W. C. "Shorty" Walker was an American professional baseball player in the Negro leagues. He played with the Monroe Monarchs of the Negro Southern League in 1931 [1] and 1932,primarily as a left fielder and catcher. [2]
Walker was described in the Atlanta Daily World as a "former Campbell College star." [3]
Walker's biography was split between two entries in James A. Riley's 1994 reference work,The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues, whereas an "H. Walker" is listed as a catcher left fielder for the 1932 Monarchs and "W. Walker" is documented as an outfielder and catcher. [4] The Society for American Baseball Research,Seamheads.com,Baseball Reference and MLB.com have subsequently combined the statistics of the Walkers into one player,W.C. Walker. [5]
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