Edsall Walker

Edsall Elliott Walker (September 15, 1910 – February 19, 1997) was an American pitcher in Negro league baseball. He played for the Homestead Grays and Philadelphia Stars between 1936 and 1945.^[1]

Edsall Walker
Pitcher
Born: (1910-09-15)September 15, 1910 Catskill, New York, US
Died: February 19, 1997(1997-02-19) (aged 86) Albany, New York, US
Batted: Both Threw: Left
debut
1936, for the Homestead Grays
Last appearance
1945, for the Homestead Grays
Negro National League statistics
Win–loss record	52–29
Earned run average	3.62
Strikeouts	329
Teams
Homestead Grays (1936–1941) Philadelphia Stars (1941) Homestead Grays (1943–1945)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (1938) 2× Negro League World Series champion (1943, 1944)

Walker grew up poor in Catskill, New York and had five older siblings. He played semi-professional football and baseball in the Hudson Valley before joining the Zulu Cannibal Giants. In 1936, he signed with the Homestead Grays for $150 per month (equivalent to $3,399 in 2024).^[2] He was the starting pitcher for the East at the 1938 East–West All-Star Game. He took a year off from baseball in 1942 and worked at a Baltimore shipyard.^[3] He retired from baseball in 1945 due to a sore arm and moved to Albany, New York. The baseball field at Albany's Bleecker Stadium was later named in his honor.^[2]