Jerry Walker

Jerry Allen Walker (February 12, 1939 – July 14, 2024) was a right-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1957 to 1964 with the Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Athletics, and Cleveland Indians. Raised in Byng, Oklahoma, Walker compiled a 52–1 record at Byng High School before signing with the Orioles on June 28, 1957, as a "bonus baby" for a reported $60,000. Scouted by Orioles pitching coach Harry Brecheen, he became part of Baltimore's celebrated "Kiddie Corps" of young pitchers that also included Milt Pappas, Steve Barber, Jack Fisher, and Chuck Estrada. He continued his education at East Central University.