From SABR Encyclopedia
| Ray Lee Walls
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| Bat/Throw:
| R/R
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| Height:
| 6' 3"
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| Weight:
| 205
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| Born:
| 1933-1-6 at San Diego, CA (US)
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| Died:
| 1993-10-11 at Los Angeles, CA (US)
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| Interred:
| Cremated
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| Statistics: | Retrosheet
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Lee Walls was a professional player and manager.
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Profile
- Single and lived in Sisters, Oregon in 1951.
- Graduated from Pasadena High School in Pasadena, California in 1950.
- Played baseball, basketball, and football in high school.
- Attended Pasadena City College for one half-year.
- Was a ranch worker during the off-season in 1951.
- Reported hobbies as horseback riding, golf, and stamp collecting in 1951.
- Played semi-pro ball for Rosabell Plumbers in Pasadena.
Home runs hit in April
Lee Walls became the first NL player to hit 8 home runs in April - in 1958. Wally Moon tied the record in 1961, and several other players later surpassed the mark subsequent to expansion. Ken Williams of the St. Louis Browns held the AL and major league pre-expansion record of 9, set in 1922.[1]
Sources
- 1951 California League Gold Book (Third Edition).
Footnotes
- ↑ Gettelson, Leonard. One for the book. Sporting News, 1969.
