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Walt Bond
Walter Franklin Bond

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 7", Weight 228 lb.
School Lane College

Debut April 19, 1960
  vs. DET 6 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB
Final Game May 7, 1967
Born October 19, 1937 in Denmark, TN
Died September 14, 1967 in Houston, TX

Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1960 22 CLE AL  40  131   19   29   2  1   5   18   4  1  13  14  .221  .302  .366   83   48   0   2   2   3   2
 1961 23 CLE AL  38   52    7    9   1  1   2    7   1  0   6  10  .173  .267  .346   65   18   0   1   0   1   1
 1962 24 CLE AL  12   50   10   19   3  0   6   17   1  0   4   9  .380  .426  .800  226   40   0   0   1   0   1
 1964 26 HOU NL 148  543   63  138  16  7  20   85   2  2  38  90  .254  .310  .420  108  228   4   4   8   8  11
 1965 27 HOU NL 117  407   46  107  17  2   7   47   2  1  42  51  .263  .337  .366  106  149   1   3   8   5   6
 1967 29 MIN AL  10   16    4    5   1  0   1    5   0  0   3   1  .313  .400  .563  173    9   0   1   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      365 1199  149  307  40 11  41  179  10  4 106 175  .256  .323  .410  109  492   5  11  19  17  21
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        532   66  136  18  5  18   79   4  2  47  78  .256  .323  .410  109  218   2   5   8   8   9
 Career High    148  543   63  138  17  7  20   85   4  2  42  90  .263  .337  .420  108  228   4   4   8   8  11
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1960 22 CLE AL  149  107   15   3.8    99| .221  .260| .302  .333| .366  .398| .668  .731|  83  .422  -3.3  -0.3  80%
 1961 23 CLE AL   60   45    5   3.0   101| .173  .260| .267  .335| .346  .405| .613  .740|  65  .304  -2.8  -0.3 100%
 1962 24 CLE AL   54   32   17  14.3   100| .380  .260| .426  .331| .800  .404|1.226  .736| 226  .890   8.4   0.8 100%
 1964 26 HOU NL  597  426   70   4.4    89| .254  .257| .310  .314| .420  .382| .730  .697| 108  .534   5.0   0.5  50%
 1965 27 HOU NL  458  311   52   4.5    87| .263  .249| .337  .311| .366  .376| .703  .687| 106  .540   4.9   0.5  66%
 1967 29 MIN AL   20   12    4   9.0    91| .313  .252| .400  .322| .563  .377| .963  .700| 173  .833   1.8   0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons      1338  933  163   4.7    91| .256  .255| .323  .317| .410  .384| .733  .701| 109  .552  13.9   1.4  71%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1960 22 CLE AL OF 36 76 2 0 1 1.000 .982 2.17 1.95 2.36 2.25 33 297.3 RF 20 38 2 0 1 1.000 .973 2.00 1.68 2.02 1.95 19 178.3 CF 11 30 0 0 0 1.000 .987 2.73 2.30 3.33 2.66 10 81.0 LF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.60 1.68 1.89 2.13 4 38.0 1961 23 CLE AL OF 12 17 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.50 1.98 2.19 2.25 7 74.0 RF 11 16 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.55 1.75 2.19 2.06 7 70.0 CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.20 2.25 2.70 0 4.0 1962 24 CLE AL OF 12 25 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.08 1.92 2.09 2.19 12 107.7 RF 10 24 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.40 1.71 2.44 2.00 10 88.7 LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.60 0.95 1.99 2 19.0 1964 26 HOU NL 1B 76 685 40 8 46 .989 .990 9.54 8.83 10.04 10.02 76 650.0 OF 71 111 1 5 0 .957 .973 1.58 1.72 1.71 1.99 70 591.0 RF 41 67 1 2 0 .971 .974 1.66 1.62 1.74 1.90 41 352.7 LF 29 45 1 3 1 .939 .964 1.59 1.34 1.78 1.71 28 232.3 CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.10 1.50 2.40 1 6.0 1965 27 HOU NL 1B 74 650 49 12 52 .983 .990 9.45 8.60 10.00 10.02 68 629.3 OF 38 54 0 2 0 .964 .975 1.42 1.75 1.59 2.00 36 306.0 RF 21 34 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.62 1.74 1.94 1.96 20 158.0 LF 18 21 0 2 0 .913 .968 1.17 1.38 1.28 1.72 16 148.0 1967 29 MIN AL LF 3 7 0 1 0 .875 .972 2.33 1.40 2.86 1.88 3 22.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1964 26 HOU NL 1B 76 685 40 8 46 .989 .990 9.54 8.83 10.04 10.02 76 650.0 1965 27 HOU NL 1B 74 650 49 12 52 .983 .990 9.45 8.60 10.00 10.02 68 629.3 1960 22 CLE AL CF 11 30 0 0 0 1.000 .987 2.73 2.30 3.33 2.66 10 81.0 1961 23 CLE AL CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.20 2.25 2.70 0 4.0 1964 26 HOU NL CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.10 1.50 2.40 1 6.0 1960 22 CLE AL LF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.60 1.68 1.89 2.13 4 38.0 1962 24 CLE AL LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.60 0.95 1.99 2 19.0 1964 26 HOU NL LF 29 45 1 3 1 .939 .964 1.59 1.34 1.78 1.71 28 232.3 1965 27 HOU NL LF 18 21 0 2 0 .913 .968 1.17 1.38 1.28 1.72 16 148.0 1967 29 MIN AL LF 3 7 0 1 0 .875 .972 2.33 1.40 2.86 1.88 3 22.0 1960 22 CLE AL OF 36 76 2 0 1 1.000 .982 2.17 1.95 2.36 2.25 33 297.3 1961 23 CLE AL OF 12 17 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.50 1.98 2.19 2.25 7 74.0 1962 24 CLE AL OF 12 25 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.08 1.92 2.09 2.19 12 107.7 1964 26 HOU NL OF 71 111 1 5 0 .957 .973 1.58 1.72 1.71 1.99 70 591.0 1965 27 HOU NL OF 38 54 0 2 0 .964 .975 1.42 1.75 1.59 2.00 36 306.0 1967 29 MIN AL OF 3 7 0 1 0 .875 .986 2.33 1.77 2.86 2.05 3 22.0 1960 22 CLE AL RF 20 38 2 0 1 1.000 .973 2.00 1.68 2.02 1.95 19 178.3 1961 23 CLE AL RF 11 16 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.55 1.75 2.19 2.06 7 70.0 1962 24 CLE AL RF 10 24 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.40 1.71 2.44 2.00 10 88.7 1964 26 HOU NL RF 41 67 1 2 0 .971 .974 1.66 1.62 1.74 1.90 41 352.7 1965 27 HOU NL RF 21 34 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.62 1.74 1.94 1.96 20 158.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 172 290 4 8 1 .974 .977 1.71 1.81 1.89 2.08 161 1398.0 58 13 103# 1B* 150 1335 89 20 98 .986 .990 9.49 8.72 10.02 10.02 144 1279.3 RF* 103 179 4 2 1 .989 .975 1.78 1.68 1.94 1.95 97 847.7 LF* 58 83 1 6 1 .933 .969 1.45 1.40 1.65 1.77 53 459.3 CF* 13 32 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.46 2.28 3.16 2.64 11 91.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 322 1625 93 28 99 .984 .988 5.34 5.03 5.78 5.87 305 2677
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Hit By Pitch
1964 NL-8-5

HOF Standards: Batting - 6.0 (2291) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1957 Season: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.

December 19, 1963: Purchased by the Houston Colt .45's from the Cleveland Indians.

April 10, 1966: Traded by the Houston Astros to the Minnesota Twins for Ken Retzer.

May 15, 1967: Released by the Minnesota Twins.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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