1937
Born October 19, 1937
Denmark, TN, USA
Walt Bond Notable
b. October 19, 1937 · Cleveland Indians 1960–1962, Houston Colt .45's 1964, Houston Astros 1965, Minnesota Twins 1967
Walt Bond played for four clubs across eight seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1960 and closing with the Minnesota Twins in 1967.
Across 365 games he batted .256, with 307 hits and 149 runs. He finished with 41 home runs, 40 doubles and 10 stolen bases.
He played 172 games in the outfield, with 290 putouts and 8 errors. He also played 150 games at first base.
He was born in Denmark, TN, USA on October 19, 1937, and died on September 14, 1967. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | CLE | 40 | 131 | 19 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 4 | .221 |
| 1961 | CLE | 38 | 52 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 1 | .173 |
| 1962 | CLE | 12 | 50 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 1 | .380 |
| 1964 | HOU | 148 | 543 | 63 | 138 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 85 | 38 | 90 | 2 | .254 |
| 1965 | HOU | 117 | 407 | 46 | 107 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 42 | 51 | 2 | .263 |
| 1967 | MIN | 10 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .313 |
| Career | — | 365 | 1199 | 149 | 307 | 40 | 11 | 41 | 179 | 106 | 175 | 10 | .256 |
On this day & linked events
1967