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Danny Walton
Daniel James Walton (Mickey)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: July 14, 1947 in Los Angeles, CA
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 10th round of the 1965 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1968
Final Game: June 6, 1980
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1968 20 HOU NL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0
1969 21 SEP AL 23 102 92 12 20 1 2 3 10 2 0 5 26 .217 .275 .370 .644 82 34 5 3 0 2 0 7
1970 22 MIL AL 117 455 397 32 102 20 1 17 66 2 3 51 126 .257 .349 .441 .790 117 175 6 6 0 1 4 *7
1971 23 TOT AL 35 91 83 6 16 3 0 3 11 0 0 7 29 .193 .264 .337 .601 72 28 3 1 0 0 0 7/95
1971 23 MIL AL 30 77 69 5 14 3 0 2 9 0 0 7 22 .203 .286 .333 .619 77 23 3 1 0 0 0 7/5
1971 23 NYY AL 5 14 14 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 7 .143 .143 .357 .500 42 5 0 0 0 0 0 /97
1973 25 MIN AL 37 113 96 13 17 1 1 4 8 0 0 17 28 .177 .301 .333 .634 76 32 3 0 0 0 0 7D/95
1975 27 MIN AL 42 67 63 4 11 2 0 1 8 0 0 4 18 .175 .224 .254 .478 34 16 3 0 0 0 2 /3D2
1976 28 LAD NL 18 17 15 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .133 .176 .133 .310 -10 2 0 0 0 1 0
1977 29 HOU NL 13 21 21 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .190 .190 .190 .381 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 /3
1980 32 TEX AL 10 13 10 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 .200 .385 .200 .585 68 2 0 0 0 0 0 /D
9 Seasons 297 881 779 69 174 27 4 28 107 4 3 88 240 .223 .309 .376 .685 91 293 21 10 0 4 6
162 Game Avg. 162 481 425 38 95 15 2 15 58 2 2 48 131 .223 .309 .376 .685 91 160 11 5 0 2 3
MIL (3 yrs) 170 634 558 49 136 24 3 22 85 4 3 63 174 .244 .330 .416 .745 107 232 14 10 0 3 4
MIN (2 yrs) 79 180 159 17 28 3 1 5 16 0 0 21 46 .176 .272 .302 .574 60 48 6 0 0 0 2
HOU (2 yrs) 15 23 23 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .174 .174 .174 .348 -2 4 1 0 0 0 0
TEX (1 yr) 10 13 10 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 .200 .385 .200 .585 68 2 0 0 0 0 0
LAD (1 yr) 18 17 15 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .133 .176 .133 .310 -10 2 0 0 0 1 0
NYY (1 yr) 5 14 14 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 7 .143 .143 .357 .500 42 5 0 0 0 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 264 841 741 69 168 27 4 28 104 4 3 87 232 .227 .315 .387 .702 95 287 20 10 0 3 6
NL (3 yrs) 33 40 38 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 8 .158 .175 .158 .333 -5 6 1 0 0 1 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1969 SEP AL 21 LF 23 23 210.1 41 40 0 1 0 .976 -2.7 -15.4 -1.7 -0.5 -1.1 -1 1.71 1.74 .978 1.99 1.60
1969 SEP AL 21 OF 23 23 210.1 41 40 0 1 0 .976 -2.7 -15.4 -1.7 -0.5 -1.1 -1 1.71 1.74 .978 2.13 1.84
1970 MIL AL 22 LF 114 109 902.0 178 168 4 6 0 .966 -9.9 -13.2 -8.9 -1.5 -7.4 -1 1.72 1.51 .978 1.81 1.48
1970 MIL AL 22 OF 114 109 902.0 172 162 4 6 0 .965 -9.9 -13.2 -8.9 -1.5 -7.4 -1 1.66 1.46 .980 2.14 1.85
1971 TOT AL 23 OF 23 22 173.0 30 28 0 2 0 .933 -4.3 -29.8 -3.3 -1.3 -2.0 -1 1.46 1.22 .983 2.24 1.96
1971 TOT AL 23 LF 20 19 153.0 28 26 0 2 0 .929 -1.6 -12.5 -1.6 0.0 -1.6 0 1.53 1.30 .982 1.93 1.60
1971 MIL AL 23 LF 19 18 145.0 25 23 0 2 0 .920 -2.0 -16.6 -2.0 -0.4 -1.6 0 1.43 1.21 .984 1.93 1.60
1971 MIL AL 23 OF 19 18 145.0 26 24 0 2 0 .923 -2.0 -16.6 -2.0 -0.4 -1.6 0 1.49 1.26 .985 2.24 1.96
1971 MIL AL 23 3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 -240.0 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0.00 0.00 3.15 2.70
1971 NYY AL 23 OF 4 4 28.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -2.3 -98.6 -1.3 -0.9 -0.4 -1 1.29 1.00 .975 2.25 1.95
1971 NYY AL 23 RF 3 3 20.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -2.7 -162.0 -1.7 -1.3 -0.4 -1 0.45 0.33 1.000 2.07 1.70
1971 NYY AL 23 LF 1 1 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 60.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 3.38 3.00 .967 1.91 1.60
1973 MIN AL 25 OF 18 16 132.0 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 -4.2 -38.2 -3.2 -1.0 -2.2 -1 1.23 1.00 .978 2.29 2.02
1973 MIN AL 25 LF 15 13 109.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 -2.3 -25.3 -2.3 -0.1 -2.2 0 1.24 1.00 .973 2.00 1.68
1973 MIN AL 25 DH 11 0.0
1973 MIN AL 25 RF 3 3 23.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -1.9 -99.1 -0.9 -0.9 0.0 -1 1.17 1.00 .967 2.07 1.73
1973 MIN AL 25 3B 1 1 7.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.6 102.9 0.6 0.0 0.6 0 3.86 3.00 .933 2.96 2.70
1975 MIN AL 27 1B 7 1 24.0 26 24 1 1 4 .962 -1.1 -55.0 -1.1 -0.1 -1.0 0 9.38 3.57 .988 9.82 8.31
1975 MIN AL 27 DH 6 0.0
1975 MIN AL 27 C 2 0 4.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 6.75 1.50 .967 6.08 5.05 0 0 0 1 100%
1977 HOU NL 29 1B 5 3 32.1 45 41 2 2 1 .956 -0.9 -33.4 -0.9 -1.0 0.1 0 11.97 8.60 .991 9.88 8.32
1980 TEX AL 32 DH 1 0.0
4 Seasons OF 178 170 1417.1 261 248 4 9 0 .966 -21.1 -17.9 -17.1 -4.3 -12.7 -4 1.60 1.42 .980 2.17 1.88
4 Seasons LF 172 164 1374.1 262 249 4 9 0 .966 -16.5 -14.4 -14.5 -2.1 -12.3 -2 1.66 1.47 .978 1.87 1.53
3 Seasons DH 18 0.0
2 Seasons 1B 12 4 56.1 71 65 3 3 5 .958 -2.0 -42.6 -2.0 -1.1 -0.9 0 10.86 5.67 .990 9.86 8.32
2 Seasons RF 6 6 43.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -4.6 -128.4 -2.6 -2.2 -0.4 -2 0.84 0.67 .975 2.07 1.72
2 Seasons 3B 2 1 9.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.2 26.7 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 3.00 1.50 .933 3.00 2.70
1 Season C 2 0 4.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 6.75 1.50 .967 6.08 5.05 0 0 0 1 100%
9 Seasons TOT 194 175 1486.2 338 316 10 12 5 .964 -22.9 -18.5 -18.9 -5.4 -13.4 -4 0 0 1.97 1.68 .946 2.47 2.32 0 0 0 1 100%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

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1970 AL--126--2nd

                                         

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2772), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  2. Ernie Young (977)
  3. Bob Speake (975)
  4. Frank Colman (975)
  5. Steve Whitaker (973)
  6. Duane Walker (969)
  7. Curt Motton (969)
  8. Ken Gerhart (966)
  9. Johnny Lewis (966)
  10. Jeff Liefer (966)
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  1. Carmelo Martinez (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Roger Repoz (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Ernie Young (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Ernie Young (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Ernie Young (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Ernie Young (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

June 8, 1965: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 10th round of the 1965 amateur draft.

August 30, 1969: Traded by the Houston Astros with Sandy Valdespino to the Seattle Pilots for Tommy Davis.

June 7, 1971: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the New York Yankees for Bobby Mitchell and Frank Tepedino.

October 27, 1972: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Minnesota Twins for Rick Dempsey.

December 23, 1975: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Bob Randall.

September 5, 1977: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Houston Astros for Alex Taveras. The Houston Astros sent Bob Detherage (September 16, 1977) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.

March 27, 1978: Released by the Houston Astros.

March 30, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

March 25, 1980: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

April 6, 1980: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

December 15, 1980: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Greg Mahlberg to the Cincinnati Reds for Greg Hughes (minors) and Don Werner.

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