HARRY WALKER Signed Photo w/ PSA/DNA Phillies d.1999
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Please wait for pictures to load.NOTE: Full description of the item(s) is below the pictures. Offered is a publication photo (approx. 8"x11") signed in blue ink by Harry "The Hat" Walker, extra nice in that the photo's caption makes reference to how Walker got his nickname. The signature has been verified by PSA/DNA and the photo has their proprietary seal attached to the back as shown in the scan. The original cert. card will also accompany the photo. See scans for signature quality and condition of the photo.Harry William Walker (Harry The Hat) was born in Pascagoula, MS and died in 1999 in Birmingham, AL. He played major league baseball from 1940 to 1955 as outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, appeared in the 1942, 1943 and 1946 World Series, and was selected in 1943 and 1947 as an All-Star. "Harry the Hat" got his nickname from his habit during at-bats of continually adjusting his cap between pitches — there were no batting helmets in his day. After prepping as a skipper in the Cardinals’ minor league system beginning in 1951, Walker was called up from Rochester in the AAA International League on May 28, 1955, to replace Eddie Stanky as Cardinals’ manager. However, the change backfired: the Cards plummeted two places in the standings under Walker, losing 67 of 1
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