Denny Walling
[edit] Biography
Denny Walling (Dennis Martin Walling) was born on April 17, 1954 in Neptune, New Jersey. He made his Major League debut on September 7, 1975 for the Oakland Athletics. In 1978, his rookie year, he hit .251 with 3 home runs and 36 RBI. Walling played for the Oakland Athletics, Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers over the course of his 17 year career.
Most people believe that Denny Walling's best season was 1986, when he hit for a .312 average and knocked in 58 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| .125
| .125
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| 3
| 11
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .273
| .273
| .273
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| HOU
| N
| 6
| 21
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 6
| .286
| .348
| .381
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| HOU
| N
| 120
| 247
| 30
| 62
| 3
| 36
| .251
| .332
| .356
| 11
| 3
| 30
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 3
| 2
|
| 1979
| HOU
| N
| 82
| 147
| 21
| 48
| 3
| 31
| .327
| .394
| .497
| 8
| 4
| 17
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 2
|
| 1980
| HOU
| N
| 100
| 284
| 30
| 85
| 3
| 29
| .299
| .374
| .387
| 6
| 5
| 35
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 2
|
| 1981
| HOU
| N
| 65
| 158
| 23
| 37
| 5
| 23
| .234
| .346
| .367
| 6
| 0
| 28
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 3
|
| 1982
| HOU
| N
| 85
| 146
| 22
| 30
| 1
| 14
| .205
| .312
| .267
| 4
| 1
| 23
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 6
|
| 1983
| HOU
| N
| 100
| 135
| 24
| 40
| 3
| 19
| .296
| .364
| .444
| 5
| 3
| 15
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 1984
| HOU
| N
| 87
| 249
| 37
| 70
| 3
| 31
| .281
| .325
| .402
| 11
| 5
| 16
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 4
|
| 1985
| HOU
| N
| 119
| 345
| 44
| 93
| 7
| 45
| .270
| .316
| .394
| 20
| 1
| 25
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 8
|
| 1986
| HOU
| N
| 130
| 382
| 54
| 119
| 13
| 58
| .312
| .367
| .479
| 23
| 1
| 36
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 8
|
| 1987
| HOU
| N
| 110
| 325
| 45
| 92
| 5
| 33
| .283
| .356
| .418
| 21
| 4
| 39
| 37
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 9
|
| 1988
| STL
| N
| 19
| 58
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 1
| .224
| .250
| .276
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1988
| HOU
| N
| 65
| 176
| 19
| 43
| 1
| 20
| .244
| .304
| .341
| 10
| 2
| 15
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 2
|
| 1988
| TOT
| N
| 84
| 234
| 22
| 56
| 1
| 21
| .239
| .291
| .325
| 13
| 2
| 17
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 3
|
| 1989
| STL
| N
| 69
| 79
| 9
| 24
| 1
| 11
| .304
| .409
| .430
| 7
| 0
| 14
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1990
| STL
| N
| 78
| 127
| 7
| 28
| 1
| 19
| .220
| .265
| .283
| 5
| 0
| 8
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1991
| TEX
| A
| 24
| 44
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .091
| .184
| .114
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1992
| HOU
| N
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1238
| 2882
| 370
| 791
| 49
| 376
| .274
| .342
| .395
| 140
| 30
| 305
| 301
| 2
| 6
| 44
| 29
| 54
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 33
| 63
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 4
| .127
| .191
| .159
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 1271
| 2945
| 372
| 799
| 49
| 380
| .271
| .339
| .390
| 142
| 30
| 308
| 316
| 4
| 6
| 44
| 29
| 57
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 3
| 2
| 25
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| CF
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1977
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 5
| 5
| 48.1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| HOU
| N
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 22.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 2
| 2
| 18
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 7
| 3
| 36.2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 78
| 55
| 540.1
| 140
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1978
| HOU
| N
| CF
| 5
| 3
| 34
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 67
| 49
| 469.2
| 112
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1979
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 42
| 32
| 283.2
| 65
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1979
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 35
| 30
| 254.2
| 54
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1979
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 7
| 2
| 29
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| HOU
| N
| 1B
| 64
| 57
| 485.2
| 505
| 31
| 6
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1980
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 18
| 13
| 119
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 17
| 12
| 110
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 21
| 16
| 142
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 27
| 21
| 193
| 38
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 5
| 4
| 43
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| HOU
| N
| 1B
| 27
| 18
| 179
| 188
| 8
| 2
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1981
| HOU
| N
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 32
| 18
| 182.2
| 38
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| HOU
| N
| CF
| 11
| 8
| 68.1
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| HOU
| N
| 1B
| 20
| 10
| 112.1
| 129
| 8
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1982
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 4
| 0
| 9.1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 18
| 10
| 105
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 13
| 9
| 79.2
| 8
| 21
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .906
|
| 1983
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 13
| 7
| 66
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .846
|
| 1983
| HOU
| N
| 1B
| 42
| 5
| 124
| 115
| 8
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1983
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 12
| 7
| 62
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .846
|
| 1984
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 6
| 0
| 14.1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 52
| 46
| 382
| 30
| 100
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1984
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| HOU
| N
| 1B
| 16
| 6
| 76.2
| 83
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1984
| HOU
| N
| CF
| 3
| 0
| 7.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 51
| 48
| 403
| 31
| 104
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1985
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 7
| 1
| 24.1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| HOU
| N
| 1B
| 46
| 30
| 288
| 283
| 20
| 2
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1985
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 6
| 3
| 36
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1985
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 13
| 4
| 60.1
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1986
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 102
| 81
| 741.2
| 59
| 156
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1986
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 5
| 0
| 13
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 11
| 5
| 63.2
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| HOU
| N
| 1B
| 4
| 2
| 28
| 30
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 6
| 5
| 50.2
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| HOU
| N
| 1B
| 16
| 12
| 117.1
| 95
| 9
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 15.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 7
| 6
| 49.2
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 79
| 68
| 577
| 72
| 109
| 10
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1987
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 6
| 4
| 34
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| STL
| N
| LF
| 10
| 9
| 70.2
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 5
| 4
| 30
| 0
| 11
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .846
|
| 1988
| STL
| N
| OF
| 11
| 10
| 79.2
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| STL
| N
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 51
| 42
| 376
| 33
| 99
| 7
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1988
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| HOU
| N
| 1B
| 3
| 1
| 19
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 11
| 10
| 83.2
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| TOT
| N
| 1B
| 4
| 2
| 27
| 26
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 12
| 11
| 92.2
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| TOT
| N
| 3B
| 56
| 46
| 406
| 33
| 110
| 9
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1989
| STL
| N
| OF
| 6
| 5
| 37
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 20
| 2
| 59
| 58
| 4
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1989
| STL
| N
| RF
| 3
| 2
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 9
| 4
| 43
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .714
|
| 1989
| STL
| N
| LF
| 3
| 3
| 21
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 15
| 8
| 80.1
| 86
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| STL
| N
| RF
| 5
| 2
| 20.1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 11
| 11
| 83
| 6
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| STL
| N
| LF
| 3
| 2
| 17
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| STL
| N
| OF
| 8
| 4
| 37.1
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 5
| 2
| 32.1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 3
| 2
| 19.1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| TEX
| A
| 3B
| 14
| 7
| 60
| 6
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 24
| 16
| 150.2
| 45
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 137
| 88
| 844
| 159
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 274
| 152
| 1577.1
| 1598
| 102
| 15
| 131
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 133
| 87
| 862.2
| 208
| 8
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 387
| 320
| 2775.1
| 245
| 637
| 49
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 288
| 191
| 1857.1
| 417
| 13
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 8th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 5, 1974).
- Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (1st pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (June 3, 1975).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics with cash to Houston Astros in exchange for Willie Crawford (June 15, 1977).
- Granted free agency (November 7, 1983).
- Signed by Houston Astros (December 20, 1983).
- Traded by Houston Astros to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Bob Forsch (August 31, 1988).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (April 7, 1991).
- Released by Texas Rangers (June 22, 1991).
- Signed by Houston Astros (January 27, 1992).
- Released by Houston Astros (October 5, 1992).
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