Jerome Walton Stats & Facts
Jerome Walton Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 73 Weight: 175 Born: Thursday, July 08, 1965 in Newnan, GA USA Died: in , Debut: 4/4/1989 Last Game: 5/6/1998 Full Name: Jerome O’Terrell Walton
Major League Season Recap 1989
The 1989 baseball season ended with disaster. At 5:04 p.m. on October 17 in San Francisco’s Candlestick Park — just a half-hour before game three of the 1989 World Series — fans and players felt a vibration. For a few seconds, they didn’t know what to make of the tremors, but then the reality…
Chicago Cubs outfielder Jerome Walton wins the 1989 National League Rookie of the Year Award
1989 – Chicago Cubs outfielder Jerome Walton wins the 1989 National League Rookie of the Year Award, collecting 22 of 24 first-place votes to defeat teammate Dwight Smith. They are the first NL’ers to finish 1-2 in the voting since Philadelphia Phillies rookies Jack Sanford and Ed Bouchee in 1957. Walton also becomes the first Cubs player to win rookie honors since Billy Williams, in 1961.
The Giants win their first National League pennant since 1962 by defeating the Cubs, 3 – 2, in Game 5 of the NLCS
1989 – The Giants win their first National League pennant since 1962 by defeating the Cubs, 3 – 2, in Game 5 of the NLCS. Will Clark bats .650 in the series with eight RBI to win MVP honors.
Cubs rookie OF Jerome Walton goes 0 for 4 ending his hitting streak at 30 consecutive games
1989 – Cubs rookie OF Jerome Walton goes 0 for 4 in a 6 – 5, 10-inning loss to the Reds, ending his hitting streak at 30 consecutive games.
Jerome Walton is tagged for the last out as he is crawling to 3B. Walton injures his hamstring on the play and will miss a month, then come back to win the Rookie of the Year Award.
The Cubs lose to the Giants, 4 – 3 when a rally falls short. Jerome Walton is tagged for the last out as he is crawling to 3B. Walton injures his hamstring on the play and will miss a month, then come back to win the Rookie of the Year Award.
