Danny Walton
| Danny Walton | |
|---|---|
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: July 14, 1947 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| Died: August 9, 2017 (aged 70) Morgan, Utah, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 20, 1968, for the Houston Astros | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 6, 1980, for the Texas Rangers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .223 |
| Home runs | 28 |
| Runs batted in | 107 |
| Teams | |
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Daniel James Walton (July 14, 1947 – August 9, 2017) was an American
Yokohama Taiyo Whales (1978), and Texas Rangers (1980). During a nine-year major league baseball career, he hit .223, with 28 home runs, and 107 runs batted in (RBI) in 297 career games.[2]
Walton, along with Sandy Valdespino, was traded from the Houston Astros to the Seattle Pilots for Tommy Davis on August 31, 1969.[3] Popular with the Brewers fans who sat in the left field bleachers at Milwaukee County Stadium, Walton was dealt to the Yankees for Bobby Mitchell and Frank Tepedino on June 7, 1971.[4] Walton was sent by the Yankees to the Minnesota Twins for Rick Dempsey on October 31, 1972.[5]
Walton died August 9, 2017, in Morgan, Utah, aged 70.[6]
References
- ^ "10th Round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "Danny Walton Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "Pilots Trade Tommy Davis To Houston". Reading Eagle. Reading, Pennsylvania. UPI. September 1, 1969. p. 26. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ "Twins Obtain Danny Walton". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. October 31, 1972. Retrieved June 29, 2019. [dead link]
- ^ "Danny James Walton Obituary". Lindquist Mortuary. Archived from the original on August 13, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet