Casey Walker (November 13, 1912 – June 15, 1998) was an American
Negro league
The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be ...
catcher
Catcher is a Baseball positions, position in baseball and softball. When a Batter (baseball), batter takes their at bat, turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home plate, home) Umpire (baseball), umpire, and recei ...
in the 1930s.
Walker played for the
Indianapolis Athletics The Indianapolis Athletics were a Negro league baseball team in the Negro American League, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1937. Ted Strong was their player-manager. After their only season in 1937, they were replaced by the Indianapolis ABCs.
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in 1937. In his 12 recorded games, he posted 12 hits and seven RBI in 36 plate appearances.
Walker died in
Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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in 1998 at age 85.
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1912 births
1998 deaths
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Indianapolis Athletics players
20th-century African-American sportspeople
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