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Denny Walling

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Full Name: Dennis Martin Walling Primary Position: 3B,OF,1B,LF,RF
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/180 First Game: September 7, 1975
Birthdate: April 17, 1954 Final Game: April 10, 1992
Birthplace: Neptune, New Jersey MLB Experience: 17 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[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

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
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

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
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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