Interesting dilemma. Other than contemporary newspaper accounts, it's
possible that this feature article would have touched on whether the
two played together, since they were brothers.

Rod Nelson

From BaseballIndex.org

Title: That Sensational Rookie - Gerald Walker
Author(s): Bloodgood, Clifford;
Copyright Date: 1932 Issue Date: September
Source:Baseball Magazine
Volume:49 Issue Number:4
Pages: 456(2) Photos: bw:(1)
Bibliography: Foot/Source Notes:
Statistics: n;
Named People: Walker, Gerald
Topics: Detroit Tigers; Prospects; Rookies; American League

On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 12:17 PM, Alan <schlomostreet@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've been researching the 1931 Sporting News boxes (thanks to "Paper of
> Record") and I'm having difficulty distinguishing between Hub Walker
> and Gee Walker.
>
> Both were Tiger OF in 1931, but the boxes don't distinguish, and both
> players debuted (so far as I can tell from Baseball-Reference.com) in
> mid-April. Retrosheet.com transactions for '31 don't mention either
> Walker.
>
> In other same-name cases, SN usually added an appropriate first
> initial, but not with the '31 Walkers, and that makes me think that
> only one of the Walkers was on the Tiger roster at a time during '31.
>
> Does anyone perchance know anything about this?
>
> Thanks much for any advice!
>
> Alan