Denny Walling
Dennis Martin Walling
Born: April 17, 1954
Neptune, NJ USA
Primary Position: IF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
College: Clemson University, Brookdale Community College
Career: 1975-1992
Draft: Round 8 (1974 June Amateur Draft, San Francisco Giants)
Draft: Round 1 (1975 June Secondary Draft, Oakland Athletics)
School: Brookdale CC
Clemson
Minor League Statistics
Denny Walling compiled a career batting average of .271 with 49 home runs and 380 RBI in his 1271-game career with the Oakland Athletics, Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers. He began playing during the 1975 season and last took the field during the 1992 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .375 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .273 | .273 | .273 | .545 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NL | Houston Astros | 6 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .286 | .348 | .381 | .729 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NL | Houston Astros | 120 | 280 | 247 | 30 | 62 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 24 | .251 | .332 | .356 | .688 | 88 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1979 | NL | Houston Astros | 82 | 165 | 147 | 21 | 48 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 21 | .327 | .394 | .497 | .891 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | 100 | 321 | 284 | 30 | 85 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 26 | .299 | .374 | .387 | .761 | 110 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | 65 | 189 | 158 | 23 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 17 | .234 | .346 | .367 | .713 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1982 | NL | Houston Astros | 85 | 170 | 146 | 22 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 19 | .205 | .312 | .267 | .579 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1983 | NL | Houston Astros | 100 | 152 | 135 | 24 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | .296 | .364 | .444 | .809 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1984 | NL | Houston Astros | 87 | 268 | 249 | 37 | 70 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 28 | .281 | .325 | .402 | .726 | 100 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1985 | NL | Houston Astros | 119 | 374 | 345 | 44 | 93 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 26 | .270 | .316 | .394 | .710 | 136 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 1986 | NL | Houston Astros | 130 | 422 | 382 | 54 | 119 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 31 | .312 | .367 | .479 | .846 | 183 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 1987 | NL | Houston Astros | 110 | 370 | 325 | 45 | 92 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 37 | .283 | .356 | .418 | .774 | 136 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 1988 | NL | Houston Astros | 65 | 192 | 176 | 19 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 18 | .244 | .304 | .341 | .645 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1988 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 19 | 60 | 58 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .224 | .250 | .276 | .526 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 69 | 93 | 79 | 9 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | .304 | .409 | .430 | .839 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1990 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 78 | 137 | 127 | 7 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | .220 | .265 | .283 | .548 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | AL | Texas Rangers | 24 | 49 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .091 | .184 | .114 | .297 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | NL | Houston Astros | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1271 | 3287 | 2945 | 372 | 799 | 142 | 30 | 49 | 380 | 44 | 18 | 308 | 316 | .271 | .339 | .390 | .728 | 1148 | 58 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 29 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | AL | Oakland Athletics | OF | 3 | 1 | 12.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 1.000 |
| 1976 | AL | Oakland Athletics | OF | 3 | 2 | 25.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 2.880 | 2.667 |
| 1977 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 5 | 5 | 48.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.607 | 2.800 |
| 1978 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 78 | 55 | 540.3 | 140 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .980 | 2.399 | 1.846 |
| 1979 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 42 | 32 | 283.7 | 65 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .985 | 2.126 | 1.595 |
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 63 | 56 | 476.7 | 505 | 31 | 6 | 46 | .989 | 1.120 | 8.508 |
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 19 | 14 | 128.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.406 | 1.053 |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 27 | 21 | 193.0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.819 | 1.444 |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 27 | 18 | 179.0 | 188 | 8 | 2 | 17 | .990 | 9.855 | 7.259 |
| 1982 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 32 | 18 | 182.7 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.020 | 1.281 |
| 1982 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 20 | 10 | 112.3 | 129 | 8 | 1 | 8 | .993 | 1.976 | 6.850 |
| 1983 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 42 | 5 | 124.0 | 115 | 8 | 1 | 12 | .992 | 8.927 | 2.929 |
| 1983 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 13 | 9 | 79.7 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 1 | .906 | 3.276 | 2.231 |
| 1983 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 13 | 7 | 66.0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 1.500 | .846 |
| 1984 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 52 | 46 | 382.0 | 30 | 100 | 6 | 14 | .956 | 3.063 | 2.500 |
| 1984 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 16 | 6 | 76.7 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .988 | 9.978 | 5.313 |
| 1984 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 6 | 0 | 14.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.884 | .500 |
| 1985 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 51 | 48 | 403.0 | 31 | 104 | 9 | 9 | .938 | 3.015 | 2.647 |
| 1985 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 46 | 30 | 288.0 | 283 | 20 | 2 | 22 | .993 | 9.469 | 6.587 |
| 1985 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 13 | 4 | 60.3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 1.790 | .923 |
| 1986 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 102 | 81 | 741.7 | 59 | 156 | 9 | 6 | .960 | 2.609 | 2.108 |
| 1986 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 11 | 5 | 63.7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.827 | 1.818 |
| 1986 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 4 | 2 | 28.0 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.929 | 8.500 |
| 1987 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 79 | 68 | 577.0 | 72 | 109 | 10 | 13 | .948 | 2.823 | 2.291 |
| 1987 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 16 | 12 | 117.3 | 95 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 7.977 | 6.500 |
| 1987 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 7 | 6 | 49.7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.631 | 1.286 |
| 1988 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 51 | 42 | 376.0 | 33 | 99 | 7 | 14 | .950 | 3.160 | 2.588 |
| 1988 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 11 | 10 | 79.7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.356 | 1.091 |
| 1988 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 5 | 4 | 30.0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | .846 | 3.300 | 2.200 |
| 1988 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 3 | 1 | 19.0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.421 | 7.333 |
| 1988 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 1 | 1 | 13.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.385 | 2.000 |
| 1988 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.750 | 6.000 |
| 1989 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 20 | 2 | 59.0 | 58 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .969 | 9.458 | 3.100 |
| 1989 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 9 | 4 | 43.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 1.047 | .556 |
| 1989 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 6 | 5 | 37.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.189 | 1.500 |
| 1990 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 11 | 11 | 83.0 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.711 | 2.273 |
| 1990 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 15 | 8 | 80.3 | 86 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.307 | 6.133 |
| 1990 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 8 | 4 | 37.3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.893 | 1.500 |
| 1991 | AL | Texas Rangers | 3B | 14 | 7 | 60.0 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .950 | 2.850 | 1.357 |
| 1991 | AL | Texas Rangers | OF | 5 | 2 | 32.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.113 | .800 |
| Totals | 950 | 663 | 6210.0 | 2260 | 752 | 72 | 194 | .977 | 4.365 | 3.171 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | NLCS | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .111 | .182 | .111 | .293 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | NWDIV | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | NL | Houston Astros | NLCS | 5 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .158 | .158 | .211 | .368 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 11 | 36 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .206 | .222 | .235 | .458 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | NLCS | RF | 2 | 1 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .692 | .500 |
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | NLCS | 1B | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.500 | 5.000 |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | NWDIV | 1B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 4.500 | 4.000 |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | NWDIV | 3B | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.750 | 3.000 |
| 1986 | NL | Houston Astros | NLCS | 3B | 5 | 3 | 37.7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.150 | 1.800 |
| Totals | 10 | 6 | 68.7 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .957 | 2.883 | 2.200 |
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