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The lefthanded-hitting Walker batted better than .300 in six of his ten full major league seasons. In 1922 he reached a career-high .337, leading the Phillies in six offensive categories. He was speedy enough to stretch doubles into triples, hitting 117 lifetime and 2 in one inning with the Reds on July 22, 1926. He was called Honey because he hailed from Beeville, Texas, and became known as Judge Walker after being elected Justice of the Peace. (JK)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » May 30, 1922: With the score at 8–8 in the bottom of the 10th inning in game two of a Giants-Phils twin bill at Baker Bowl, C Butch Henline bats with Cy Williams on 1B and Curt Walker on 3B. Henline lines an apparent 3-run home run into the LF stands, and Walker scores the winning run. Henline reaches 2B before heading for the CF clubhouse, but as Williams had not scored at that point, Henline is credited with just a double, making the final score 9–8. The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin noted that, "it would have been a home run if Henline had completed the circuit, but they were serving ice cream and frankfurters in the clubhouse and when he reached second base his feet naturally strayed through center field." » July 13, 1922: Cardinal P Bill Doak misses a no-hitter when he neglects to cover 1B on an infield single by Phillie OF Curt Walker in the 7th. Jack Fournier, playing 1B, fields the ball but Doak fails to cover the bag. Doak still wins the game 1–0.