About Marty Walker
Lived 1899 – 1978 (aged 79). Marty Walker was an American baseball player.
Martin Van Buren "Marty" Walker (March 27, 1899 – April 24, 1978) was an American professional baseball pitcher. Walker played one game for the 1928 Philadelphia Phillies, getting the start on the last day of the season. In his only career game, he did not record an out, giving up two hits and three walks before being pulled. He ended up giving up four runs, two of them earned (giving him a career ERA of infinity) and was tagged with the loss as the Phillies lost to the Brooklyn Robins 5-1. He batted and threw left-handed.
Walker was born and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Who was Marty Walker?
American baseball player
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Marty Walker was born on 27 March 1899 in Philadelphia.
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Marty Walker died on 24 April 1978 in Philadelphia.
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Marty Walker was a baseball player.
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Marty Walker was American.
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