Duane Allen Walker (born March 15, 1957) is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for five seasons at the major league level for the

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, Texas Rangers, and St. Louis Cardinals. He was drafted by the Reds in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the secondary phase of the 1976 amateur draft. Walker played his first professional season with their Class A Short Season Eugene Emeralds in , and split his last season between St. Louis and their Triple-A club, the Louisville Redbirds, in . Walker was selected as the

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(MVP) of the 1979 Southern League All-Star Game in which he hit an

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single, drew a walk, stole two bases, and completed a

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from third base.

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1957 births Living people Cincinnati Reds players Texas Rangers players St. Louis Cardinals players Major League Baseball outfielders San Jacinto Central Ravens baseball players Baseball players from Texas Eugene Emeralds players Nashville Sounds players Potros de Tijuana players Tampa Tarpons (1957–1987) players {{US-baseball-outfielder-1950s-stub