Walt Bond

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-7, 228lb (201cm, 103kg)

Born: October 19, 1937 in Denmark, TN us

Died: September 14, 1967 in Houston, TX

Buried: Houston National Cemetery, Houston, TX

School: Lane College (Jackson, TN)

Debut: April 19, 1960 (Age 22-183d, 11,710th in major league history)
vs. DET 6 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: May 7, 1967 (Age 29-200d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: Walter Franklin Bond

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.5

1199

307

.256

149

RBI

179

OBP

.323

SLG

.410

OPS

.733

OPS+

109

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 41 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 5 tying, 18 go ahead

3 Tms
HOU	27
CLE	13
MIN	1

Platoon
vs RHP	35
vs LHP	6

Home/Road
Away	27
Home	14

Outs
1	15
0	15
2	11

12 Opps
LAA	6
MLN	5
KCA	5
LAD	5
CHC	5
NYM	4
STL	3
WSH	2
PIT	2
SFG	2
CIN	1
DET	1

30 Pitchers
Don Drysdale	3
Larry Jackson	3
Don Lee	3
Bobby Bolin	2
Tracy Stallard	2
Bob Gibson	2
Phil Ortega	2
Warren Spahn	2
Bill Wakefield	1
Bob Veale	1
Bob Buhl	1
Bob Friend	1
Bob Trowbridge	1
Bob Botz	1
Julio Navarro	1
Denny Lemaster	1
Roger Craig	1
Johnny Kucks	1
Dick Hall	1
Hank Fischer	1
Bobby Shantz	1
Dean Chance	1
Ken Johnson	1
Dave Wickersham	1
Earl Wilson	1
Bob Purkey	1
Ryne Duren	1
Al Jackson	1
Ed Rakow	1
Art Fowler	1

13 Parks
Colt Stad (HOU)	8
Dodger Stad (LOS)	6
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	5
ClevelandStd (CLE)	5
Munic. Stad (KAN)	3
County Stad (MIL)	3
GriffithStad (WAS)	2
Shea Stad (NYC)	2
3Com Park (SFO)	2
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	2
Astrodome (HOU)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1
Wrigley (LA) (LOS)	1

Where Hit
9	25
7	3
8	2

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	33
2·HR gms	4

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	23
1--	8
-2-	8
12-	1
123	1

62 RBI
RISP	10
0 on	23
1 on	16
2 on	1
3 on	1
Any on	18

Inning
1	4
2	4
3	4
4	5
5	4
6	7
7	6
8	4
9	2
Extra	1

1-3	12
4-6	16
7-end	13

RelScore
+3	3
+2	1
+1	3
Tied	11
-1	11
-2	5
-3	2
-4..	5

Ahead	7
Tied	11
Behind	23

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
RF	19
1B	11
LF	7
PH	2
CF	2

OrderPos
4th	30
3rd	8
9th	2
5th	1

Leverage
High Lev	7
Medium Lev	20
Low Lev	14

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1960	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1960-04-23	CLE	@	KCA	Bob Trowbridge	behind 1-2	t 5	1	-2-	2	3	9	0.234	62%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Temple Scores
2	2	2	1	1960-05-04	CLE	@	WSH	Don Lee	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	1	3	8	0.102	56%		Home Run (Deep CF)
3	3	3	2	1960-05-04	CLE	@	WSH	Don Lee	behind 2-3	t 5	1	-2-	2	3	8	0.232	62%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Temple Scores
4	4	4	1	1960-09-17	CLE		KCA	Dick Hall	behind 0-2	b 2	0	---	1	5	9	0.106	44%		Home Run (Deep RF)
5	5	5	1	1960-09-18 (2)	CLE		KCA	Johnny Kucks	ahead 3-0	b 5	1	-2-	2	4	9	0.061	96%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Francona Scores
1961	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1961-08-13	CLE		LAA	Art Fowler	behind 6-8	b 8	2	---	1	9	PH	0.104	19%		Home Run (Deep RF)
7	7	2	1	1961-10-01	CLE	@	LAA	Ryne Duren	behind 1-2	t 3	1	123	4	4	9	0.263	77%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Kubiszyn Scores; T. Cline Scores; T. Francona Scores
1962	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1962-09-19	CLE	@	KCA	Ed Rakow	tied 0-0	t 1	2	-2-	2	4	9	0.173	66%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Cline Scores
9	9	2	2	1962-09-19	CLE	@	KCA	Dave Wickersham	ahead 5-4	t 7	2	1--	2	4	9	0.215	88%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Francona Scores
10	10	3	1	1962-09-21	CLE	@	LAA	Don Lee	ahead 1-0	t 3	2	---	1	4	9	0.111	69%		Home Run (Deep RF)
11	11	4	1	1962-09-23	CLE	@	LAA	Dean Chance	tied 0-0	t 1	1	-2-	2	3	7	0.159	68%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Cline Scores
12	12	5	1	1962-09-29 (2)	CLE		LAA	Bob Botz	tied 1-1	b 3	2	---	1	3	9	0.127	64%		Home Run (Deep RF)
13	13	6	2	1962-09-29 (2)	CLE		LAA	Julio Navarro	ahead 4-1	b 8	1	---	1	3	9	0.016	99%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1964	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1964-04-24	HOU	@	STL	Bob Gibson	behind 0-1	t 4	0	---	1	4	9	0.128	50%		Home Run (Deep RF)
15	15	2	1	1964-04-30	HOU		LAD	Phil Ortega	behind 0-1	b 1	2	1--	2	4	9	0.221	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Spangler Scores
16	16	3	1	1964-05-04	HOU	@	SFG	Bobby Bolin	behind 1-2	t 6	0	---	1	4	9	0.173	50%		Home Run (Deep RF)
17	17	4	1	1964-05-06	HOU	@	LAD	Don Drysdale	behind 0-5	t 7	0	---	1	4	9	0.022	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
18	18	5	1	1964-05-10 (1)	HOU	@	CHC	Larry Jackson	behind 0-4	t 7	1	1--	2	4	9	0.085	14%		Home Run (Deep CF); A. Spangler Scores
19	19	6	1	1964-05-19	HOU		PIT	Bob Friend	ahead 2-0	b 6	1	---	1	4	9	0.067	92%		Home Run
20	20	7	1	1964-05-20	HOU		PIT	Bob Veale	behind 0-4	b 7	0	1--	2	4	9	0.104	19%		Home Run; J. Wynn Scores/unER
21	21	8	1	1964-05-28	HOU	@	MLN	Warren Spahn	behind 0-1	t 2	0	---	1	4	9	0.112	50%		Home Run
22	22	9	1	1964-06-26	HOU	@	CHC	Larry Jackson	tied 0-0	t 4	0	---	1	4	7	0.132	63%		Home Run (Deep RF)
23	23	10	1	1964-06-28 (1)	HOU	@	CHC	Bob Buhl	behind 0-2	t 4	0	---	1	4	7	0.111	37%		Home Run
24	24	11	1	1964-06-28 (2)	HOU	@	CHC	Bobby Shantz	ahead 2-1	t 10	1	-2-	2	4	7	0.106	97%		Home Run; M. White Scores
25	25	12	1	1964-07-01	HOU		NYM	Tracy Stallard	behind 0-1	b 2	0	---	1	4	7	0.124	55%		Home Run (Deep RF)
26	26	13	2	1964-07-01	HOU		NYM	Tracy Stallard	behind 2-4	b 3	1	12-	3	4	7	0.316	66%		Home Run (Deep RF); E. Kasko Scores; M. White Scores
27	27	14	1	1964-07-23	HOU	@	LAD	Phil Ortega	tied 0-0	t 6	2	1--	2	4	3	0.321	79%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); C. Hardy Scores
28	28	15	1	1964-08-02 (1)	HOU	@	NYM	Bill Wakefield	tied 4-4	t 7	0	-2-	2	4	3	0.225	84%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Gaines Scores
29	29	16	1	1964-08-11	HOU	@	MLN	Warren Spahn	tied 3-3	t 5	0	1--	2	4	3	0.221	77%		Home Run; J. Gaines Scores
30	30	17	1	1964-08-14	HOU		CIN	Bob Purkey	tied 2-2	b 7	1	---	1	4	3	0.246	79%		Home Run (Deep RF)
31	31	18	1	1964-08-17	HOU		STL	Roger Craig	tied 0-0	b 6	2	---	1	4	3	0.211	73%		Home Run (Deep RF)
32	32	19	1	1964-08-23	HOU		MLN	Hank Fischer	ahead 3-0	b 8	0	---	1	4	3	0.013	99%		Home Run
33	33	20	1	1964-09-07 (1)	HOU	@	NYM	Al Jackson	behind 0-1	t 2	0	---	1	4	3	0.116	50%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1965	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
34	34	1	1	1965-05-12	HOU	@	LAD	Don Drysdale	behind 1-4	t 9	1	---	1	4	3	0.018	3%		Home Run
35	35	2	1	1965-06-01	HOU		MLN	Denny Lemaster	tied 0-0	b 4	1	---	1	4	3	0.153	68%		Home Run (Deep RF)
36	36	3	1	1965-06-04	HOU	@	STL	Bob Gibson	behind 0-1	t 6	2	1--	2	3	7	0.331	62%		Home Run; J. Morgan Scores
37	37	4	1	1965-06-28	HOU	@	CHC	Larry Jackson	behind 1-7	t 9	0	---	1	3	9	0.003	1%		Home Run (Deep RF)
38	38	5	1	1965-07-07	HOU	@	MLN	Ken Johnson	behind 0-3	t 6	0	---	1	4	9	0.082	20%		Home Run
39	39	6	1	1965-09-08	HOU	@	SFG	Bobby Bolin	behind 1-6	t 6	1	1--	2	4	3	0.060	10%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Morgan Scores
40	40	7	1	1965-09-10	HOU	@	LAD	Don Drysdale	behind 0-2	t 4	1	---	1	4	3	0.112	33%		Home Run
1967	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
41	41	1	1	1967-04-23	MIN	@	DET	Earl Wilson	behind 0-1	t 8	2	-2-	2	9	PH	0.540	74%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Rollins Scores

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0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 5 tying, 18 go ahead

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