Denny Walling
Denny Walling
Full name: Dennis Martin Walling
Born: April 17, 1954, Neptune, New Jersey
First Game: September 7, 1975 ; Final Game: April 10, 1992
Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 180
Denny Walling
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1975 OAK A Daily Splits 6 8 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .250 -0.1 1975 OAK A
1976 OAK A Daily Splits 3 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 -0.1 1976 OAK A
1977 HOU N Daily Splits 6 21 1 6 0 1 0 6 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .348 .381 0.0 1977 HOU N
1978 HOU N Daily Splits 120 247 30 62 11 3 3 36 30 3 24 1 0 2 0 3 2 9 2 .251 .332 .356 0.3 1978 HOU N
1979 HOU N Daily Splits 82 147 21 48 8 4 3 31 17 2 21 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 2 .327 .394 .497 0.8 1979 HOU N
1980 HOU N Daily Splits 100 284 30 85 6 5 3 29 35 4 26 0 0 2 0 2 2 4 3 .299 .374 .387 0.0 1980 HOU N
1981 HOU N Daily Splits 65 158 23 37 6 0 5 23 28 1 17 0 1 2 0 1 3 2 1 .234 .346 .367 -0.3 1981 HOU N
1982 HOU N Daily Splits 85 146 22 30 4 1 1 14 23 3 19 0 0 1 0 8 6 4 2 .205 .312 .267 -0.7 1982 HOU N
1983 HOU N Daily Splits 100 135 24 40 5 3 3 19 15 1 16 0 1 1 0 4 1 2 2 .296 .364 .444 0.3 1983 HOU N
1984 HOU N Daily Splits 87 249 37 70 11 5 3 31 16 2 28 1 0 2 0 6 4 7 1 .281 .325 .402 0.9 1984 HOU N
1985 HOU N Daily Splits 119 345 44 93 20 1 7 45 25 2 26 0 0 4 0 8 8 5 2 .270 .316 .394 -0.1 1985 HOU N
1986 HOU N Daily Splits 130 382 54 119 23 1 13 58 36 5 31 0 0 4 0 4 8 1 1 .312 .367 .479 2.0 1986 HOU N
1987 HOU N Daily Splits 110 325 45 92 21 4 5 33 39 1 37 0 2 4 0 3 9 5 1 .283 .356 .418 0.4 1987 HOU N
1988 HOU N Daily Splits 65 176 19 43 10 2 1 20 15 3 18 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 .244 .304 .341 0.5 1988 HOU N
1988 STL N Daily Splits 19 58 3 13 3 0 0 1 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .224 .250 .276 -0.5 1988 STL N
1988 TOT N 84 234 22 56 13 2 1 21 17 3 25 0 1 0 0 2 3 2 0 .239 .291 .325 0.0 1988 TOT N
1989 STL N Daily Splits 69 79 9 24 7 0 1 11 14 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304 .409 .430 0.1 1989 STL N
1990 STL N Daily Splits 78 127 7 28 5 0 1 19 8 0 15 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 .220 .265 .283 -0.9 1990 STL N
1991 TEX A Daily Splits 24 44 1 4 1 0 0 2 3 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .091 .184 .114 -0.8 1991 TEX A
1992 HOU N Daily Splits 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 0.0 1992 HOU N
Total NL 1238 2882 370 791 140 30 49 376 305 29 301 2 6 24 0 42 54 44 18 .274 .342 .395 2.8 Total NL
Total AL 33 63 2 8 2 0 0 4 3 0 15 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .127 .191 .159 -1.0 Total AL
Total Splits 1271 2945 372 799 142 30 49 380 308 29 316 4 6 24 0 42 57 44 18 .271 .339 .390 1.8 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
Division Series Batting Record Division Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1981 HOU N Daily Splits 3 6 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1981 HOU N
League Championship Series Batting Record League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1980 HOU N Daily Splits 3 9 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .182 .111 1980 HOU N
1986 HOU N Daily Splits 5 19 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .158 .211 1986 HOU N
Total Splits 8 28 3 4 1 0 0 4 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .167 .179 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1975 OAK A Daily OF 2 1 1 12 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 1 0
1975 OAK A LF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
1975 OAK A CF 1 1 1 9 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1976 OAK A Daily OF 3 2 0 25 8 0 1 0 0 .889 3 2 0
1976 OAK A LF 3 0 0 9 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1976 OAK A CF 2 2 0 16 7 0 1 0 0 .875
1977 HOU N Daily OF 5 5 5 48.1 14 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 1 2
1977 HOU N RF 2 2 2 22.1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 HOU N LF 2 2 2 18 9 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 HOU N CF 1 1 1 8 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 HOU N Daily OF 78 55 48 540.1 140 4 3 2 0 .980 67 5 7
1978 HOU N LF 67 49 43 469.2 112 4 3 2 0 .975
1978 HOU N RF 7 3 3 36.2 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 HOU N CF 5 3 2 34 14 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 HOU N Daily OF 42 32 23 283.2 65 2 1 0 0 .985 7 0 35
1979 HOU N RF 35 30 22 254.2 54 2 1 0 0 .982
1979 HOU N LF 7 2 1 29 9 0 0 0 0 1.000
1980 HOU N Daily 1B 64 57 33 485.2 505 31 6 46 0 .989
1980 HOU N OF 18 13 11 119 20 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 17
1980 HOU N RF 17 12 10 110 17 0 0 0 0 1.000
1980 HOU N LF 1 1 1 9 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 HOU N Daily OF 27 21 15 193 38 1 0 1 0 1.000 5 1 21
1981 HOU N 1B 27 18 15 179 188 8 2 17 0 .990
1981 HOU N RF 21 16 11 142 22 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 HOU N LF 5 4 3 43 16 1 0 1 0 1.000
1981 HOU N CF 1 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1982 HOU N Daily OF 32 18 11 182.2 38 3 0 0 0 1.000 4 11 18
1982 HOU N 1B 20 10 9 112.1 129 8 1 8 0 .993
1982 HOU N RF 18 10 8 105 19 1 0 0 0 1.000
1982 HOU N CF 11 8 3 68.1 17 2 0 0 0 1.000
1982 HOU N LF 4 0 0 9.1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1983 HOU N Daily 1B 42 5 5 124 115 8 1 12 0 .992
1983 HOU N 3B 13 9 6 79.2 8 21 3 1 0 .906
1983 HOU N OF 13 7 3 66 11 0 2 0 0 .846 2 0 12
1983 HOU N RF 12 7 3 62 11 0 2 0 0 .846
1983 HOU N LF 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
1984 HOU N Daily 3B 52 46 29 382 30 100 6 14 0 .956
1984 HOU N 1B 16 6 5 76.2 83 2 1 7 0 .988
1984 HOU N OF 6 0 0 14.1 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 3 3 0
1984 HOU N LF 3 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1984 HOU N CF 3 0 0 7.1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1985 HOU N Daily 3B 51 48 26 403 31 104 9 9 0 .938
1985 HOU N 1B 46 30 21 288 283 20 2 22 0 .993
1985 HOU N OF 13 4 4 60.1 12 0 1 0 0 .923 6 0 7
1985 HOU N RF 7 1 1 24.1 6 0 0 0 0 1.000
1985 HOU N LF 6 3 3 36 6 0 1 0 0 .857
1986 HOU N Daily 3B 102 81 69 741.2 59 156 9 6 0 .960
1986 HOU N OF 11 5 5 63.2 19 1 0 0 0 1.000 6 0 5
1986 HOU N LF 6 5 5 50.2 16 1 0 0 0 1.000
1986 HOU N RF 5 0 0 13 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1986 HOU N 1B 4 2 2 28 30 4 0 2 0 1.000
1987 HOU N Daily 3B 79 68 47 577 72 109 10 13 0 .948
1987 HOU N 1B 16 12 11 117.1 95 9 0 8 0 1.000
1987 HOU N OF 7 6 3 49.2 8 1 0 0 0 1.000 6 0 2
1987 HOU N LF 6 4 2 34 7 1 0 0 0 1.000
1987 HOU N RF 2 2 1 15.2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1988 HOU N Daily 3B 51 42 31 376 33 99 7 14 0 .950
1988 HOU N 1B 3 1 1 19 21 1 0 1 0 1.000
1988 HOU N OF 1 1 0 13 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1988 HOU N LF 1 1 0 13 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1988 STL N Daily OF 11 10 4 79.2 12 0 0 0 0 1.000 10 0 1
1988 STL N LF 10 9 3 70.2 11 0 0 0 0 1.000
1988 STL N 3B 5 4 2 30 0 11 2 2 0 .846
1988 STL N RF 1 1 1 9 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1988 STL N 1B 1 1 1 8 5 1 0 0 0 1.000
1988 TOT N 1B 4 2 2 27 26 2 0 1 0 1.000
1988 TOT N 3B 56 46 33 406 33 110 9 16 0 .941
1988 TOT N LF 11 10 3 83.2 13 0 0 0 0 1.000
1988 TOT N OF 12 11 4 92.2 14 0 0 0 0 1.000 11 0 1
1989 STL N Daily 1B 20 2 2 59 58 4 2 4 0 .969
1989 STL N 3B 9 4 2 43 0 5 2 0 0 .714
1989 STL N OF 6 5 2 37 9 0 0 0 0 1.000 3 0 3
1989 STL N RF 3 2 1 16 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1989 STL N LF 3 3 1 21 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
1990 STL N Daily 1B 15 8 6 80.1 86 6 0 4 0 1.000
1990 STL N 3B 11 11 6 83 6 19 0 1 0 1.000
1990 STL N OF 8 4 2 37.1 11 1 0 0 0 1.000 3 0 5
1990 STL N RF 5 2 1 20.1 8 0 0 0 0 1.000
1990 STL N LF 3 2 1 17 4 1 0 0 0 1.000
1991 TEX A Daily 3B 14 7 3 60 6 13 1 0 0 .950
1991 TEX A OF 5 2 2 32.1 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 3 0 2
1991 TEX A LF 3 2 2 19.1 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1991 TEX A RF 2 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total 3B 387 320 221 2775.1 245 637 49 60 0 .947
Total OF 288 191 139 1857.1 417 13 8 3 0 .982 133 24 137
Total 1B 274 152 111 1577.1 1598 102 15 131 0 .991
Total RF 137 88 64 844 159 3 3 0 0 .982
Total LF 133 87 67 862.2 208 8 4 3 0 .982
Total CF 24 16 8 150.2 45 2 1 0 0 .979
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Division Series Fielding Record Division Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1981 HOU N Daily 3B 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
1981 HOU N 1B 1 1 1 8 3 1 1 0 0 .800
League Championship Series Fielding Record League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1980 HOU N Daily OF 2 1 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 2
1980 HOU N RF 2 1 0 13 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1980 HOU N 1B 1 1 0 6 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
1986 HOU N Daily 3B 5 3 3 37.2 3 6 0 0 0 1.000
Total 3B 5 3 3 37.2 3 6 0 0 0 1.000
Total RF 2 1 0 13 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 2 1 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 2
Total 1B 1 1 0 6 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Transactions Transactions
Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 8th round of the free-agent draft - did not
sign (June 5, 1974 ).
Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (1st pick overall) of the secondary
phase of free-agent draft (June 3, 1975 ).
Traded by Oakland Athletics with cash to Houston Astros in exchange for Willie
Crawford (June 15, 1977 ).
Granted free agency (November 7, 1983 ).
Signed by Houston Astros (December 20, 1983 ).
Traded by Houston Astros to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Bob Forsch (August
31, 1988 ).
Granted free agency (November 5, 1990 ).
Signed by Texas Rangers (April 7, 1991 ).
Released by Texas Rangers (June 22, 1991 ).
Signed by Houston Astros (January 27, 1992 ).
Released by Houston Astros (October 5, 1992 ).
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