Wally Bunker Stats & Facts
Wally Bunker Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 74 Weight: 197 Born: Thursday, January 25, 1945 in Seattle, WA USA Died: in , Debut: 9/29/1963 Last Game: 5/26/1971 Full Name: Wallace Edward Bunker
Tony Olivia is overwhelmingly selected as the American League’s Rookie of the Year
Twins freshman outfielder Tony Olivia, named on 19 of the 20 ballots cast by a special committee of the BBWAA, is overwhelmingly selected as the American League’s Rookie of the Year, with the lone dissenting vote going to 19 year-old Oriole right-hander Wally Bunker (19-5, 2.69). The Cuban native from Pinar del Rio won the AL’s batting crown with a .323 average while hitting 32 home runs and driving in 94 runs for the sixth-place club.
Denny McLain wins his 2nd game in his 3rd career start
Sponsor this Page September 29, 1963, the Detroit Tigers 19-year-old Rookie Denny McLain scatters 10 hits in a complete-game effort winning his second game 7-3 in his first three starts. McLain is a future bright spot for the Tigers who finished 25 games out of first place. Willie Horton bangs out 3 hits for…
