Walt Bond
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[edit] Biography
Walt Bond (Walter Franklin Bond) was born on October 19, 1937 in Denmark, Tennessee. He made his Major League debut on April 19, 1960 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1960, his rookie year, he hit .221 with 5 home runs and 18 RBI. Bond played for the Cleveland Indians, Houston Colt .45s, Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins over the course of his 6 year career.
Most people believe that Walt Bond's best season was 1964, when he slugged 20 home runs and knocked in 85 runs.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | CLE | A | 40 | 131 | 19 | 29 | 5 | 18 | .221 | .302 | .366 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 1961 | CLE | A | 38 | 52 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 7 | .173 | .267 | .346 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1962 | CLE | A | 12 | 50 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 17 | .380 | .426 | .800 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 | HOU | N | 148 | 543 | 63 | 138 | 20 | 85 | .254 | .310 | .420 | 16 | 7 | 38 | 90 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 1965 | HOU | N | 117 | 407 | 46 | 107 | 7 | 47 | .263 | .337 | .366 | 17 | 2 | 42 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| 1967 | MIN | A | 10 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .313 | .400 | .563 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 265 | 950 | 109 | 245 | 27 | 132 | .258 | .322 | .397 | 33 | 9 | 80 | 141 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | |
| Total | AL | 100 | 249 | 40 | 62 | 14 | 47 | .249 | .325 | .462 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | |
| Total | 365 | 1199 | 149 | 307 | 41 | 179 | .256 | .323 | .410 | 40 | 11 | 106 | 175 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 21 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
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| 1960 | CLE | A | CF | 11 | 10 | 81 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1960 | CLE | A | OF | 36 | 33 | 297.1 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1960 | CLE | A | LF | 5 | 4 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1960 | CLE | A | RF | 20 | 19 | 178.1 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1961 | CLE | A | RF | 11 | 7 | 70 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1961 | CLE | A | CF | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1961 | CLE | A | OF | 12 | 7 | 74 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1962 | CLE | A | RF | 10 | 10 | 88.2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1962 | CLE | A | LF | 3 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1962 | CLE | A | OF | 12 | 12 | 107.2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1964 | HOU | N | OF | 71 | 70 | 591 | 111 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .957 |
| 1964 | HOU | N | CF | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1964 | HOU | N | RF | 41 | 41 | 352.2 | 67 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .971 |
| 1964 | HOU | N | 1B | 76 | 76 | 650 | 685 | 40 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .989 |
| 1964 | HOU | N | LF | 29 | 28 | 232.1 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .939 |
| 1965 | HOU | N | RF | 21 | 20 | 158 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1965 | HOU | N | 1B | 74 | 68 | 629.1 | 650 | 49 | 12 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .983 |
| 1965 | HOU | N | LF | 18 | 16 | 148 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .913 |
| 1965 | HOU | N | OF | 38 | 36 | 306 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .964 |
| 1967 | MIN | A | LF | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .875 |
| 1967 | MIN | A | OF | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .875 |
| Total | LF | 58 | 53 | 459.1 | 83 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .933 | ||
| Total | 1B | 150 | 144 | 1279.1 | 1335 | 89 | 20 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .986 | ||
| Total | OF | 172 | 161 | 1398 | 290 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .974 | ||
| Total | CF | 13 | 11 | 91 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | RF | 103 | 97 | 847.2 | 179 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .989 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1957).
- Sold by Cleveland Indians to Houston Colt .45s (December 19, 1963).
- Traded by Houston Astros to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Ken Retzer (April 10, 1966).
- Released by Minnesota Twins (May 15, 1967).
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