Dixie Walker (pitcher)

{{short description|American baseball player (1887-1965)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

| image = Dixie Walker newspaper photo.png

| name = Dixie Walker

| position = Pitcher

| bats = Left

| throws = Right

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1887|6|1}}

| birth_place = Brownsville, Pennsylvania

| death_date = {{death date and age|1965|11|14|1887|6|1}}

| death_place = Leeds, Alabama

| debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = September 17

| debutyear = {{Baseball year|1909}}

| debutteam = Washington Senators

| finalleague = MLB

| finaldate = May 29

| finalyear = {{Baseball year|1912}}

| finalteam = Washington Senators

| statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Win–loss record

| stat1value = 25-31

| stat2label = Earned run average

| stat2value = 3.52

| stat3label = Strikeouts

| stat3value = 203

| teams =

• Washington Senators ({{Baseball year|1909}}–{{Baseball year|1912}})

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Ewart Gladstone "Dixie" Walker (June 1, 1887 – November 14, 1965), was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played from {{Baseball year|1909}} to {{Baseball year|1912}} with the Washington Senators. He batted left and threw right-handed. Walker had a 25–31 record in 74 career games.

His best season was in 1910, when he went 11-11 with a 3.30 ERA.{{cite web |last1=Audley |first1=Art |title=This Date in Washington Senators History – Stan Spence goes 6 for 6 |url=https://dcbaseballhistory.com/2024/06/this-date-in-washington-senators-history-137/ |website=D.C. Baseball History |access-date=11 March 2025}}

He was born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, and died in Leeds, Alabama. His given names "Ewart Gladstone" would appear to honor William Ewart Gladstone, who served as British prime minister at various junctures between 1868 and 1894.

Walker was the brother of Major Leaguer Ernie Walker, and the father of Major Leaguers Dixie Walker and Harry Walker.{{cite web |title=Dixie Walker Statistics and History |orig-year=First published 2000 |quote=(quote) Brother of Ernie Walker, Father of Dixie Walker and Father of Harry Walker |url=//www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/walkedi01.shtml |date=2016 |access-date=2016-04-12}} Walker is buried in Birmingham's Elmwood Cemetery.