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Class of 1988: Walsh
Six players have earned the batting triple crown in league history. The last one happened in 1975, by Jimmy Walsh.
Jimmy Walsh is a First Ballot inductee inducted on the first ballot screening after the software had entered him on the default settings.
A late first rd pick in 1966 by the Tigers, Walsh had previously immortalized his name by winning the aforementioned 1975 triple crown (.349, 41, 135). He picked up MVP honors that year, also.
An 8 time All Star, Walsh saw most of his playing time at 3B, though he logged meaningful time at 2B and LF, also.
In a career that spanned from 1967 through 1982, Walsh picked up 2331 hits and 339 HRs. He picked up these numbers in bunches. He collected 200 hits in a season 6 times and 40 Hrs 3 times.
He posted a career slash line of 316/358/513 for a npa OPS+ of 144.
He hit over .300 for each season from 1971 through 1979. He won his first batting title in 1973 with the same batting average (.349) he posted in his TC season. His career best BA of .352 in 1979 was second best in the league.
Walsh did not appear in the post season.
Black Ink: 33
Gray Ink: 189
HOFm: 200
HOFs: 55
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