Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Danny Walton

Career: Played in the big leagues for parts of nine seasons with seven different teams, including the Dodgers in 1976.

Did you know? Idolized Mickey Mantle as a child and, as such, adopted the slugger's first name as a nickname for himself.

Post Game: Worked as a union pipefitter and welder for 20 years, retiring in 2004 ... died on August 9, 2017 at the age of 70.

Sources: baseball-reference.com; Racine Journal Times, 6/7/1986; Milwaukee Journal, 10/9/1994; Seattle Times, 7/9/2006; Oklahoman, 9/26/2017.

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