in 1963, walker became a part of baseball history when he saved early wynn's 300th win on july 13, 1963. wynn and the indians were leading 5-1 heading to the bottom of the fifth, but when wynn let up three runs in the bottom of the inning, he was pinch-hit for in the top of the sixth. walker was tasked with preserving the one-run lead to keep wynn eligible for the victory, and he threw four scoreless innings to secure the 7-4 victory.