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Name	Team	Age
Hooks Walker	Retired (1963, Age 34)	74
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 33 (1951)	RP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Sam Crawford League	0	3 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	C-	C-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D-	F	C-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D-	D-	B-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
D-	B-	C+
Leadership	Mentor Value
A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	10/7/1929
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1951	D-	C	C
1952	D-	C	C
1953	D-	C+	C
1954	D-	C+	C+
1955	D-	B-	C+
1956	D-	B-	C+
1957	D-	B-	C+
1958	D-	B-	C+
1959	D-	B-	C+
1960	D-	B-	C+
1961	D-	B-	C+
1962	D-	B-	C+
1963	D-	B-	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1963-11-01	Hooks Walker has retired from the Milwaukee Golden Gophers
1963-04-01	The Milwaukee Golden Gophers have promoted Jay Stevens to the major league team. The Milwaukee Golden Gophers have promoted Will Lea to the major league team. The Milwaukee Golden Gophers have designated Joe Fox for assignment. The Milwaukee Golden Gophers have sent Sam Murray to the minors. The Milwaukee Golden Gophers have designated Hooks Walker for assignment.
1962-06-29	The Milwaukee Golden Gophers have acquired Hooks Walker from the waiver wire.
1962-06-25	The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Claude Geary to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Hooks Walker for assignment.
1962-04-01	The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Hooks Walker to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated John Shepardson for assignment.
1960-04-01	The Pittsburgh Canadians have acquired Hooks Walker from the waiver wire.
1959-10-13	The New York CSI have waived Hooks Walker.
1955-04-05	The New York Embdens have promoted Joe Lang to the major league team. The New York Embdens have sent Hooks Walker to the minors.
1953-04-01	The New York Embdens have promoted Law Reed to the major league team. The New York Embdens have promoted Bob Melendez to the major league team. The New York Embdens have promoted Bob Smith to the major league team. The New York Embdens have promoted Hooks Walker to the major league team. The New York Embdens have promoted Varney Matthews to the major league team. The New York Embdens have designated Bruno Otis for assignment. The New York Embdens have designated Bob Jantzen for assignment. The New York Embdens have designated Francisco Moore for assignment. The New York Embdens have designated Harry Trautman for assignment. The New York Embdens have designated Carmen Baker for assignment.