Lee Walls | |
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![]() Walls with the Nashville Sounds in 1985 | |
Outfielder | |
Born: San Diego, California, U.S. | January 6, 1933|
Died: October 11, 1993 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 60)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 21, 1952, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 4, 1964, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .262 |
Home runs | 66 |
Runs batted in | 284 |
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Raymond Lee Walls Jr. (January 6, 1933 – October 11, 1993) was an American professional baseball player, an outfielder who appeared in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1952 and 1964 as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers. He also played the 1965 season in Japan, for the Hankyu Braves. The native of San Diego threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall, and weighed 205 pounds (93 kg). Walls wore eyeglasses on the field during his active career — a rarity for players of his era — and was nicknamed "Captain Midnight" because of his eyewear.[1]