 Walker with the Detroit Tigers in 2006 | |
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| Baltimore Orioles — No. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA 32 | |
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| Born: July 1, 1971 McMinnville, Tennessee | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| April 2, 1997 for the Kansas City Royals | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through June 11, 2008) | |
| Win-Loss | 19-18 |
| Saves | 12 |
| Earned run average | 3. A relief pitcher or reliever is a Baseball or Softball Pitcher who enters the game after the Starting pitcher is removed due to injury "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. McMinnville is the largest city in and the County seat of Warren County, Tennessee, United States. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 87 |
| Strikeouts | 288 |
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James Ross "Jamie" Walker (born July 1, 1971, in McMinnville, Tennessee) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher who currently plays for the Baltimore Orioles. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. McMinnville is the largest city in and the County seat of Warren County, Tennessee, United States. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. A relief pitcher or reliever is a Baseball or Softball Pitcher who enters the game after the Starting pitcher is removed due to injury The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. He previously pitched for the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers. The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Biography
Jamie Walker graduated from Warren County High School in McMinnville, Tennessee in 1989. He attended Austin Peay State University between 1990 and 1992, where he ranks fifth all-time in school history with 17 wins and first with three career shutouts. Austin Peay State University is an accredited public university located in Clarksville Tennessee, and operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents.
In 2006, Walker nearly broke the major league record for most appearances in a season without a decision (no wins or losses). 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success The record was held by Scott Aldred (a former Tiger, coincidentally), who made 48 appearances for the 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays while accomplishing this feat. Scott Phillip Aldred (born June 12 1968) was a professional Baseball Pitcher for nine years The 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season was their first season in franchise history By September 29 (with three games left in the season), he had pitched in 54 games without being credited with a win or a loss. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. However, he would surrender four runs on three home runs against his former team (the Kansas City Royals) in the top of the 11th inning and was charged with a loss. The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. However, Aldred's record would only hold for one more season, as Trever Miller of the Houston Astros set the new mark with 76 decisionless appearances. Trever Douglas Miller (born May 29, 1973 Louisville Kentucky) is a Relief pitcher who pitches for the Tampa Bay Rays. The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas.
Video game alias
Jamie Walker is not a member of the MLBPA (Major League Baseball Players Association), based on his taking part in spring training during the 1994 Major League Baseball strike. The Major League Baseball Players Association (or MLBPA) is the union of professional major-league baseball players In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the Regular season. The 1994 Major League baseball strike was the eighth work stoppage in Baseball history as well as the fourth in-season work stoppage For the video game MVP Baseball 2004, Jamie Walker is replaced by the fictional Makoto Miyagi. MVP Baseball is a Baseball game series published by EA Sports. In the video game MVP Baseball 2005, Walker is replaced by the fictional Daryl Smith. MVP Baseball 2005 is a Baseball Video game developed and published by Electronic Arts. In the video game MLB 07: The Show, he was replaced by the fictional Steve Cardwell. MLB 07 The Show, produced by Sony Studios, is a Baseball Video game for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and PSP In Major League Baseball 2K7, Jamie is replaced by the more name-appropriate Jim Wilson, who retained Walker's 2006 season stats. Major League Baseball 2K7 (or MLB 2K7) is a Major League Baseball licensed baseball simulation video game developed by Kush Games In all four instances, the fictional characters attributes are based on the real Jamie Walker.
Honors and awards
Walker was named Ohio Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year in 1992. The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC is a college athletic conference which operates in the midwestern and southeastern United States. He was inducted into the Austin Peay State University Athletics Hall of Fame on February 8, 2003, and into the Warren County, Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame on December 19, 2006. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Warren County is a County located in the US state of Tennessee. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Personal life
Walker is married (wife Natalie) and has two sons (Ross, born 1995; James Leyland[1], born 2007) and two daughters (Harlee, born 1999; Hannah, born 2004). Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The family resides in Overland Park, Kansas. Overland Park is the second most populous city in the US state of Kansas. Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American "
See also
Notes and references
- ^ Although the name is the same, he is not named after Jamie Walker's former manager in Detroit ESPN May 30, 2007
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
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