... 1933 he was a full-time member of the team and a teammate of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe Sewell, and fellow southerner Ben Chapman. He had also picked up the nickname "Dixie," partly because of his southern heritage and partly because his father, who also played in the major leagues, had carried the same nickname. In 1936 the Chicago White Sox claimed ... traded their budding star to the Detroit Tigers. Walker responded with another outstanding season at the plate (.308) before joining the Brooklyn Dodgers mid-season in 1939. With the Dodgers, Dixie Walker became a star. From 1940 to 194...

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... other teams object to playing against a black man but some of his teammates objected to playing with a black man. Among them was the most popular Dodger player at the time, Dixie Walker. Walker, who was from Alabama, expressed the wish to traded to another team rather than play alongside a black man. He was joined in this view by a third-string catcher ... , Bob Bragan; another reserve player, Dixie Howell; and the team's second baseman, and Eddie Stanl also from Alabama. Before he asked to be traded, Walker hoped to enlist the support of Pee Wee Reese in opposing ... ...

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