Lee Walls
[edit] Biography
Lee Walls (Ray Lee Walls) was born on January 6, 1933 in San Diego, California. He made his Major League debut on April 21, 1952 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1956, his rookie year, he hit .274 with 11 home runs and 54 RBI. Walls played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Dodgers over the course of his 10 year career.
Most people believe that Lee Walls's best season was 1958, when he slugged 24 home runs, hit for a .304 average and knocked in 72 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1952
| PIT
| N
| 32
| 80
| 6
| 15
| 2
| 5
| .188
| .261
| .287
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1956
| PIT
| N
| 143
| 474
| 72
| 130
| 11
| 54
| .274
| .345
| .432
| 20
| 11
| 50
| 83
| 2
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 11
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| 8
| 22
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .182
| .250
| .227
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| CHI
| N
| 117
| 366
| 42
| 88
| 6
| 33
| .240
| .292
| .344
| 10
| 5
| 27
| 67
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 1
| 9
|
| 1957
| TOT
| N
| 125
| 388
| 45
| 92
| 6
| 33
| .237
| .290
| .338
| 11
| 5
| 29
| 72
| 1
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 9
|
| 1958
| CHI
| N
| 136
| 513
| 80
| 156
| 24
| 72
| .304
| .370
| .493
| 19
| 3
| 47
| 62
| 8
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 10
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| 120
| 354
| 43
| 91
| 8
| 33
| .257
| .342
| .393
| 18
| 3
| 42
| 73
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 6
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| 65
| 181
| 19
| 36
| 3
| 19
| .199
| .253
| .293
| 6
| 1
| 14
| 32
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 4
|
| 1960
| CIN
| N
| 29
| 84
| 12
| 23
| 1
| 7
| .274
| .392
| .393
| 3
| 2
| 17
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 4
|
| 1960
| TOT
| N
| 94
| 265
| 31
| 59
| 4
| 26
| .223
| .300
| .325
| 9
| 3
| 31
| 52
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 2
| 8
|
| 1961
| PHI
| N
| 91
| 261
| 32
| 73
| 8
| 30
| .280
| .329
| .425
| 6
| 4
| 19
| 48
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 9
|
| 1962
| LA
| N
| 60
| 109
| 9
| 29
| 0
| 17
| .266
| .325
| .312
| 3
| 1
| 10
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1963
| LA
| N
| 64
| 86
| 12
| 20
| 3
| 11
| .233
| .290
| .349
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| 1964
| LA
| N
| 37
| 28
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 3
| .179
| .233
| .214
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 902
| 2558
| 331
| 670
| 66
| 284
| .262
| .329
| .398
| 88
| 31
| 245
| 470
| 16
| 34
| 21
| 6
| 61
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1952
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 44
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 133
| 0
| 0
| 284
| 10
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1956
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 7
| 6
| 47
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 7
| 6
| 47
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 65
| 59
| 536
| 93
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1957
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 30
| 28
| 241.2
| 75
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1957
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 94
| 88
| 794
| 174
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1957
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 8
| 1
| 16.1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 72
| 65
| 583
| 106
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1957
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 101
| 94
| 841
| 187
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1958
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 132
| 131
| 1136.1
| 241
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1958
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 132
| 131
| 1136.1
| 236
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 119
| 100
| 893.1
| 203
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 119
| 100
| 893.1
| 198
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 8
| 8
| 66
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 34
| 29
| 233
| 25
| 47
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 7
| 2
| 41.2
| 30
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 13
| 11
| 95
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 5
| 3
| 29
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 24
| 22
| 196.2
| 46
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1960
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 12
| 10
| 97.2
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1960
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 12
| 12
| 99
| 24
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1960
| TOT
| N
| 1B
| 9
| 3
| 53.2
| 39
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1960
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 17
| 13
| 126.2
| 28
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1960
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 20
| 20
| 165
| 38
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1960
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 37
| 33
| 291.2
| 66
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1961
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 28
| 24
| 219.2
| 202
| 19
| 3
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1961
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 11
| 11
| 77
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 26
| 24
| 199.1
| 22
| 39
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .924
|
| 1961
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 8
| 4
| 43.1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 18
| 15
| 122.1
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| LA
| N
| OF
| 17
| 10
| 100
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1962
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 2
| 21
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| LA
| N
| LF
| 15
| 10
| 95
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1962
| LA
| N
| RF
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1962
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 11
| 11
| 83
| 85
| 4
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1963
| LA
| N
| RF
| 9
| 0
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 2
| 18
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| LA
| N
| LF
| 9
| 2
| 36.1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| LA
| N
| OF
| 18
| 2
| 47.1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 5
| 4
| 46.2
| 42
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1964
| LA
| N
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1964
| LA
| N
| OF
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| LA
| N
| C
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1964
| LA
| N
| RF
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 31
| 28
| 243.2
| 76
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 299
| 249
| 2235
| 475
| 11
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 68
| 57
| 473.1
| 50
| 103
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 130
| 108
| 959.1
| 182
| 10
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 600
| 385
| 3438
| 1073
| 34
| 26
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 53
| 42
| 403
| 368
| 28
| 6
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (1951).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Dale Long to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Dee Fondy and Gene Baker (May 1, 1957).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Lou Jackson and Bill Henry to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Frank Thomas (December 6, 1959).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Tony Gonzalez to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Wally Post, Harry Anderson and Fred Hopke (June 15, 1960).
- Selected by New York Mets from Philadelphia Phillies in the expansion draft (October 10, 1961).
- Traded by New York Mets with $100000 to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Charlie Neal and a player to be named later (December 15, 1961); New York Mets received Willard Hunter (May 25, 1962).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (October 14, 1964).
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Video Gallery
Add Videos
[edit] Picture Gallery
Add Pictures
[edit] See Also
[edit] Categories