Lee Walls
1952–1964 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates
902G
.262AVG
.329OBP
.398SLG
More career statistics
670H
66HR
284RBI
21SB
6Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Strikeouts | 470 | 468 |
| Batting · RBI | 284 | 283 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 902 | 2,868 | 2,558 | 331 | 670 | 88 | 31 | 66 | 284 | 245 | 470 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 1,018 | .262 | .329 | .398 | .727 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1961-08-04 to 1961-08-17
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Eight-RBI Game | 1958-04-24 | 1 in 1,372 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1957-07-02 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1958-04-24 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 462 | 1469 | 350 | 38 | 156 | 121 | 220 | .267 | .321 | .417 |
| Away | 440 | 1399 | 320 | 28 | 127 | 124 | 248 | .256 | .317 | .378 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 85 | 247 | 65 | 11 | 34 | 22 | 45 | .297 | .352 | .521 |
| May | 167 | 543 | 128 | 10 | 52 | 47 | 108 | .270 | .322 | .418 |
| June | 165 | 533 | 118 | 10 | 55 | 46 | 78 | .248 | .308 | .364 |
| July | 159 | 557 | 143 | 18 | 62 | 34 | 80 | .279 | .318 | .449 |
| August | 191 | 625 | 147 | 8 | 52 | 58 | 81 | .264 | .328 | .352 |
| September | 129 | 350 | 66 | 9 | 24 | 38 | 74 | .214 | .297 | .334 |
| October | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .231 | .231 | .308 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 124 | 386 | 89 | 5 | 39 | 33 | 66 | .257 | .316 | .370 |
| milwaukee-braves | 124 | 422 | 103 | 9 | 42 | 36 | 57 | .276 | .329 | .394 |
| cincinnati-reds | 109 | 356 | 91 | 4 | 31 | 28 | 64 | .283 | .334 | .393 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 99 | 334 | 90 | 7 | 29 | 35 | 55 | .305 | .374 | .454 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 99 | 301 | 64 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 47 | .230 | .269 | .327 |
| san-francisco-giants | 93 | 278 | 53 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 41 | .215 | .288 | .341 |
| chicago-cubs | 68 | 185 | 39 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 34 | .238 | .303 | .354 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 63 | 223 | 53 | 14 | 37 | 21 | 42 | .275 | .332 | .560 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 32 | 80 | 15 | 2 | 5 | – | .188 | – | – |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 143 | 474 | 130 | 11 | 54 | 3 | .274 | – | – |
| 1957 | Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates | 125 | 388 | 92 | 6 | 33 | 6 | .237 | – | – |
| 1958 |  Chicago Cubs | 136 | 513 | 156 | 24 | 71 | 4 | .304 | – | – |
| 1959 | Chicago Cubs | 120 | 354 | 91 | 8 | 33 | – | .257 | – | – |
| 1960 | Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies | 94 | 265 | 59 | 4 | 26 | 5 | .223 | – | – |
| 1961 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 91 | 261 | 73 | 8 | 30 | 2 | .280 | – | – |
| 1962 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 60 | 109 | 29 | – | 17 | 1 | .266 | – | – |
| 1963 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 64 | 86 | 20 | 3 | 11 | – | .233 | – | – |
| 1964 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 37 | 28 | 5 | – | 3 | – | .179 | – | – |