Daniel James Walton (July 14, 1947 – August 9, 2017) was an American
Major League Baseball
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outfielder
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. Walton attended
Bishop Amat Memorial High School
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, and was selected in the 10th round (192nd overall) of the
1965 MLB draft by the
Houston Astros
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. He played for the
Houston Astros
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(1968 and 1977),
Seattle Pilots /
Milwaukee Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division. The Brewers are named for t ...
(1969–71),
New York Yankees
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(1971),
Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities area w ...
(1973 and 1975),
Los Angeles Dodgers
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(1976),
Yokohama Taiyo Whales
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(1978), and
Texas Rangers (1980). During a nine-year major league baseball career, he
hit
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Hit or HIT may also refer to:
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* Homicide International Trust, or HIT, a fictional organization ...
.223, with 28
home run
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s, and 107
runs batted in
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(RBI) in 297 career games.
Walton, along with
Sandy Valdespino
Hilario "Sandy" Valdespino Borroto (January 14, 1939 – February 26, 2023) was a Cuban-born corner outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for five different teams in the seven years from to . Listed at tall and , Valdespino batted and ...
, was traded from the Houston Astros to the Seattle Pilots for
Tommy Davis on August 31, 1969. Popular with the Brewers fans who sat in the left field bleachers at
Milwaukee County Stadium
Milwaukee County Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Opened in 1953, it was primarily a baseball park for Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Braves and later the Milwaukee Brewers. It was also used for Green Bay Packers f ...
, Walton was dealt to the
Yankees
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for
Bobby Mitchell and
Frank Tepedino
Frank Ronald Tepedino (born November 23, 1947) is a former left-handed Major League Baseball player. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He played for the New York Yankees (–), Milwaukee Brewers ( 1971) and Atlanta Braves (–) professio ...
on June 7, 1971. Walton was sent by the Yankees to the Minnesota Twins for
Rick Dempsey
John Rikard Dempsey (born September 13, 1949) is an American former professional baseball player.[Morgan, Utah
Morgan is a city in the U.S. state of Utah and the county seat of Morgan County. It is part of the Ogden-Clearfield metropolitan area. It is named after Jedediah Morgan Grant, a leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who ser ...](_bl ...<br></span></div> on October 31, 1972.
Walton died August 9, 2017, in <div class=)
, aged 70.
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1947 births
2017 deaths
Baseball players from Los Angeles
Major League Baseball left fielders
Minnesota Twins players
Houston Astros players
Seattle Pilots players
Milwaukee Brewers players
Texas Rangers players
New York Yankees players
Los Angeles Dodgers players
Florida Rookie League Astros players
Cocoa Astros players
Salisbury Astros players
Amarillo Sonics players
Asheville Tourists players
Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs players
Florida Instructional League Royals players
Oklahoma City 89ers players
Syracuse Chiefs players
Tacoma Twins players
Albuquerque Dukes players
Spokane Indians players
Charleston Charlies players
American expatriate baseball players in Japan
Yokohama Taiyō Whales players