Oscar Walker (March 18, 1854 – May 20, 1889), was an American professional baseball player who played

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and at

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for five different teams in six seasons, from 1875 to 1885. Walker played for the

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, Buffalo Bisons,

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, and the Baltimore Orioles. Walker died at the age of 35, and is interred at the Cemetery of the Evergreens in his hometown of Brooklyn.

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