Walt Bond

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-7, 228lb (201cm, 103kg)

Born: October 19, 1937 in Denmark, TN us

Died: September 14, 1967 in Houston, TX

Buried: Houston National Cemetery, Houston, TX

School: Lane College (Jackson, TN)

Debut: April 19, 1960 (Age 22-183d, 9,326th in MLB history)
vs. DET 6 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: May 7, 1967 (Age 29-200d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: Walter Franklin Bond

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.5

AB

1199

H

307

HR

BA

.256

R

149

RBI

179

SB

OBP

.323

SLG

.410

OPS

.733

OPS+

109

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1957	19	CLE-min	D	111	415	415		136	16	6	11						.328	.328	.475	.802		197							COC · FLOR
1958	20	CLE-min	B	123	500	439	66	130	25	7	13	70	5		45	62	.296	.370	.474	.844		208		8	6	2	3		BRL · CARL
1959	21	CLE-min	A	128	503	459	74	127	17	13	16	82	14		32	62	.277	.325	.475	.800		218		3	5	4	5		REA · EL
1960	22	BAL-CLE-min	AAA	89	349	310	54	92	12	6	13	48	5	1	34	41	.297	.367	.500	.867		155		2	0	3			VAN,TTO · PCL,IL
1960	22	CLE	AL	40	149	131	19	29	2	1	5	18	4	1	13	14	.221	.302	.366	.668	83	48	2	3	0	2	2	98/H7
1961	23	CLE-min	AAA	70	267	230	42	65	11	7	8	37	3	2	33	24	.283	.380	.496	.875		114		3	1	0			SLC · PCL
1961	23	CLE	AL	38	60	52	7	9	1	1	2	7	1	0	6	10	.173	.267	.346	.613	65	18	1	1	0	1	0	H9/8
1962	24	CLE-min	AAA	132	510	472	80	151	21	12	11	76	7	4	29	56	.320	.360	.485	.845		229		3	1	5			SLC · PCL
1962	24	CLE	AL	12	54	50	10	19	3	0	6	17	1	0	4	9	.380	.426	.800	1.226	226	40	1	0	0	0	1	9/7

1963	25	CLE-min	AAA	134	524	479	55	132	22	1	25	82	0	3	33	43	.276	.329	.482	.811		231		7	1	4			JCK · IL
1964	26	HOU	NL	148	597	543	63	138	16	7	20	85	2	2	38	90	.254	.310	.420	.730	109	228	11	8	4	4	8	397/H8
1965	27	HOU	NL	117	458	407	46	107	17	2	7	47	2	1	42	51	.263	.337	.366	.703	106	149	6	5	1	3	8	397H

1966	28	MIN-min	AAA	122	408	361	64	114	17	3	18	74	1	1	36	42	.316	.385	.529	.914		191		7	0	4			DEN · PCL
1967	29	NYM-min	AAA	3	10	10	3	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.600	.800		6		0	0	0			JCK · IL
1967	29	MIN	AL	10	20	16	4	5	1	0	1	5	0	0	3	1	.313	.400	.563	.963	172	9	0	0	0	1	0	/H7
6 Yrs				365	1338	1199	149	307	40	11	41	179	10	4	106	175	.256	.323	.410	.733	109	492	21	17	5	11	19
162 Game Avg.				162	594	532	66	136	18	5	18	79	4	2	47	78	.256	.323	.410	.733	109	218	9	8	2	5	8

CLE (3 yrs)				90	263	233	36	57	6	2	13	42	6	1	23	33	.245	.319	.455	.774	109	106	4	4	0	3	3
HOU (2 yrs)				265	1055	950	109	245	33	9	27	132	4	3	80	141	.258	.322	.397	.719	108	377	17	13	5	7	16
MIN (1 yr)				10	20	16	4	5	1	0	1	5	0	0	3	1	.313	.400	.563	.963	172	9	0	0	0	1	0

AL (4 yrs)				100	283	249	40	62	7	2	14	47	6	1	26	34	.249	.325	.462	.787	113	115	4	4	0	4	3
NL (2 yrs)				265	1055	950	109	245	33	9	27	132	4	3	80	141	.258	.322	.397	.719	108	377	17	13	5	7	16

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