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Daniel James Walton (July 14, 1947 – August 9, 2017) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. Danny attended Bishop Amat Memorial High School. He was selected in the 10th round (192nd overall) of the 1965 June MLB draft by the Houston Astros. He played for the Houston Astros (1968 and 1977), Seattle Pilots / Milwaukee Brewers (1969–71), New York Yankees (1971), Minnesota Twins (1973 and 1975), Los Angeles Dodgers (1976), Yokohama Taiyo Whales (1978), and Texas Rangers (1980). During a 9-year major league baseball career, he hit .223, with 28 home runs, and 107 runs batted in.

Danny Walton
Outfielder
Born: (1947-07-14)July 14, 1947 Los Angeles, California
Died: August 9, 2017(2017-08-09) (aged 70) Morgan, Utah
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 20, 1968, for the Houston Astros
Last MLB appearance
June 6, 1980, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.223
Home runs	28
Runs batted in	107
Hits	174
Runs	69
Teams
Houston Astros (1968) Seattle Pilots / Milwaukee Brewers (1969–1971) New York Yankees (1971) Minnesota Twins (1973, 1975) Los Angeles Dodgers (1976) Houston Astros (1977) Yokohama Taiyo Whales (1978) Texas Rangers (1980)

Walton, along with Sandy Valdespino, was traded from the Houston Astros to the Seattle Pilots for Tommy Davis on August 31, 1969.[1] Popular with the Brewers fans who sat in the left field bleachers at Milwaukee County Stadium, Walton was dealt to the Yankees for Bobby Mitchell and Frank Tepedino on June 7, 1971.[2] Walton was sent by the Yankees to the Minnesota Twins for Rick Dempsey on October 31, 1972.[3]

Walton died August 9, 2017, in Morgan, Utah, aged 70.[4]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

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