Mysterious Walker | |||
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Walker pictured c. 1908 coaching Utah State's football team
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Pitcher | |||
Born: Utica, Nebraska |
March 21, 1884|||
Died: February 1, 1958 Oak Park, Illinois |
(aged 73)|||
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MLB debut | |||
June 28, 1910, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
September 29, 1915, for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Win–loss record | 7–23 | ||
Earned run average | 4.00 | ||
Strikeouts | 143 | ||
Teams | |||
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Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball |
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Playing career | |
1904–1906 | Chicago |
Position(s) |
halfback (football) pitcher (baseball) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1907–1908 | Utah Agricultural |
1908 | Denver (assistant) |
1909 | Chicago (assistant) |
1912–1913 | Carnegie Tech |
1914 | Washington & Jefferson (assistant) |
1916 | Chicago (assistant) |
1917 | Williams |
1919 | New York Agricultural |
1921 | DePauw |
1924–1925 | Drury |
1936–1939 | Wheaton (IL) |
Basketball | |
1907–1908 | Utah Agricultural |
1917–1918 | Dartmouth |
1918–1919 | Rhode Island State |
1921–1922 | DePauw |
1922–1924 | Michigan Agricultural |
1924–1926 | Drury |
1926–1927 | Loyola (LA) |
1927–1931 | Texas |
1936–1940 | Wheaton (IL) |
Baseball | |
1910 | Mississippi |
1911 | Oregon Agricultural |
1917 | Chicago (assistant) |
1920 | New York Agricultural |
1922 | DePauw |
1923–1924 | Michigan Agricultural |
1937–1940 | Wheaton (IL) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1907–1908 | Utah Agricultural |
1918–1919 | Rhode Island State |
1919–1920 | New York Agricultural |
1921–1922 | DePauw |
1926–1927 | Loyola (LA) |
1937–1940 | Wheaton (IL) |
Frederick Mitchell Walker (March 21, 1884 – February 1, 1958), nicknamed "Mysterious", was an American athlete and coach. He was a three-sport athlete for the University of Chicago from 1904 to 1906 and played Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Brooklyn Superbas, Pittsburgh Rebels and Brooklyn Tip-Tops.
He earned the nickname "Mysterious" after pitching under a pseudonym for the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League in 1910. He also served as a college basketball, baseball and football coach at numerous colleges and universities, including Utah State University, University of Mississippi, Oregon State University, Carnegie Tech, Washington & Jefferson College, Williams College, Dartmouth College, Michigan State University, DePauw University, Loyola University New Orleans, University of Texas, and Wheaton College.