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b. June 16, 1962 · California Angels 1986–1991, Kansas City Royals 1992–1995, San Diego Padres 1996–1999, Atlanta Braves 2000, Anaheim Angels 2001

The Angels let Rod Carew go and gave first base to a twenty-three-year-old in 1986, and he hit 22 home runs, drove in 100 and was voted onto the All-Star team by the fans as a rookie. The section behind first base called itself Wally World. He hit 34 home runs the next season with 117 runs batted in, and never hit more than 21 again.

Sixteen seasons gave him 2,060 hits, 409 doubles, 204 home runs, 1,106 runs batted in, 833 walks and a .289 average. He finished second to José Canseco in the 1986 Rookie of the Year voting with 12 first-place votes.

He left for Kansas City as a free agent and had four steady years there and four more in San Diego, where he hit .327 in 1997. He admitted in 2005 to having tried steroids briefly in 1998, before any rule against them. The 2007 ballot gave him no votes at all.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1986
Player of the Week	5	1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1986	CAL	154	593	82	172	27	3	22	100	57	58	5	.290
1987	CAL	149	564	100	161	33	1	34	117	72	64	8	.285
1988	CAL	158	597	81	176	31	2	13	85	55	51	8	.295
1989	CAL	159	593	78	167	30	2	16	79	46	58	3	.282
1990	CAL	83	310	35	83	15	0	8	41	41	34	2	.268
1991	CAL	143	551	79	166	34	3	21	96	52	66	2	.301
1992	KCR	149	572	66	154	36	2	9	66	55	50	11	.269
1993	KCR	141	497	83	145	36	3	15	65	66	67	5	.292
1994	KCR	97	363	52	113	20	3	8	57	47	43	3	.311
1995	KCR	131	465	69	144	28	0	12	83	69	65	3	.310
1996	SDP	121	433	59	120	29	1	8	65	69	71	5	.277
1997	SDP	135	455	59	149	29	2	13	83	51	51	3	.327
1998	SDP	131	439	58	131	30	1	12	80	51	44	1	.298
1999	SDP	110	323	34	80	14	2	5	43	58	54	0	.248
2000	ATL	119	224	24	63	12	0	5	32	31	31	0	.281
2001	ANA	53	148	14	36	5	1	3	14	13	18	1	.243
Career	—	2033	7127	973	2060	409	26	204	1106	833	825	60	.289

On this day & linked events

1962

Born June 16, 1962

Atlanta, GA, USA

1986

Major-league debut: Wally Joyner

Wally Joyner made a major-league debut on April 8, 1986.

1987

Wally Joyner's Three-Home-Run Game, 1987

Wally Joyner hit three home runs for the California Angels against the Cleveland Indians on October 3, 1987.

2001

Final major-league game: Wally Joyner

Wally Joyner played a final major-league game on June 14, 2001.

Image: Rob Broder, public domain