Danny Walton

Danny Walton
Outfielder
Born: (1947-07-14)July 14, 1947
Los Angeles, California
Died: August 9, 2017(2017-08-09) (aged 70)
Morgan, Utah
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
Hits 174
Runs 69
Teams

Daniel James Walton (July 14, 1947 – August 9, 2017) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Houston Astros (1968 and 1977), Seattle Pilots (1969), Milwaukee Brewers (1970–71), New York Yankees (1971), Minnesota Twins (1973 and 1975), Los Angeles Dodgers (1976), Yokohama Taiyo Whales (1978), and Texas Rangers (1980). During a 9-year major league baseball career, he hit .223, 28 home runs, and 107 runs batted in.

Walton, along with Sandy Valdespino, was traded from the Houston Astros to the Seattle Pilots for Tommy Davis on August 31, 1969.[1] Popular with the Brewers fans who sat in the left field bleachers at Milwaukee County Stadium, Walton was dealt to the New York Yankees for Bobby Mitchell and Frank Tepedino on June 7, 1971.[2] Walton was sent by the Yankees to the Minnesota Twins for Rick Dempsey on October 31, 1972.[3]

Walton died August 9, 2017, in Morgan, Utah, aged 70.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Pilots Trade Tommy Davis To Houston". Reading, Pennsylvania: Reading Eagle. United Press International (UPI). September 1, 1969. p. 26. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. ↑ Whiteside, Larry (June 8, 1971). "Bleachers Shopping for a New Favorite". Milwaukee, Wisconsin: The Milwaukee Journal.
  3. ↑ "Twins Obtain Danny Walton". Milwaukee, Wisconsin: The Milwaukee Journal. October 31, 1972.
  4. ↑ "Danny James Walton Obituary". LindquistMortuary.com. Retrieved August 14, 2017.


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