George T. Walker (February 5, 1915 – August 19, 1967) was an American
Negro league pitcher in the 1930s and 1940s.
A native of
Waco, Texas, Walker made his Negro leagues debut with the
Homestead Grays in 1937. He went on to play for the
Kansas City Monarchs through 1943, then played minor league baseball for the
Tucson Cowboys
, "(at the) base of the black ill
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in 1952 and the
Tyler East Texans The Tyler East Texans were a minor league baseball team that played in the Big State League from 1951 to 1953. It was based in the United States city of Tyler, Texas.
Under manager Bill Capps in 1952, the team won the league championship. It reac ...
in 1953.
Walker died in Waco in 1967 at age 52.
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1915 births
1967 deaths
Homestead Grays players
Kansas City Monarchs players
Baseball pitchers
Baseball players from Texas
Sportspeople from Waco, Texas
20th-century African-American sportspeople
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