hit after Walker's departure, a Blair double off Kison in the second. Walker's contract was sold by the Pirates to the Tigers at the Winter Meetings on December 5, 1973. In a nine-season career, Walker posted a 45–47 record with a 3.65 ERA and 558 strikeouts in 243 appearances, including 100 starts, 16 complete games, seven shutouts, nine saves, and 824 innings pitched. He was also a weak batsman, garnering only 11 hits in 188 at-bats for an .059 batting average. According to former Pirate great Steve Blass during one of Hank Aaron's last appearances at Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium, Luke hit a rare single. The ball was fielded and thrown to first base where Aaron was positioned. The home crowd erupted in cheers, which Aaron mistakenly assumed were for him, as is common even in road games when great players make their final plays. So Aaron doffed his cap to acknowledge the adulation. But the crowd was actually cheering Walker, who turned to Aaron and said "Put your hat on Hank, they're cheering for me".. References External links Luke Walker MLB - Baseballbiography.com Retrosheet Lost in the Ninth: No-Hitters Broken Up in the Ninth Inning Since 1961 1943 births Living people Asheville Tourists players Baseball players from Texas Columbus Jets players Detroit Tigers players Iowa Oaks players Major League Baseball pitchers Paris Dragons baseball players People from DeKalb, Texas Pittsburgh Pirates players Reading Red Sox players Waterloo Hawks (baseball) players