First Base

Birthdate: Sept. 26, 1959

2005 Opening

Day Age: 45

Birthplace: Corning, CA

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

Height: 6-2

Weight: 215

How Obtained: Signed as free agent by Dave Del Grande in 1991.

Contract Status: Done

 

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE...Nicknames-Wally and The Clown Prince of Softball...made successful transition from slow-pitch legend to part-time Bear...credited with fueling Bears title run in '97 by unveiling lucky orange pants...once-proud owner of Bears highest lifetime batting average, now boasts highest lifetime blood-alcohol level...owns a respectable .392 career on-base percentage...gritty performer still provides late-inning heroics with the glove...once stole teammate Steve Owyoung's would-be girlfriend...hobbies-playing guitar and writing witty headlines...led league in RCI's (runs coached in) in '97...set record in 2001 for blowing through entire Contra Costa Times buyout in a manner of months...was out of sorts for much of the 2001 season, but landed job at IKON Office Solutions where he sold copy machines...hoping for a carbon copy campaign like the one he had in '97...hoped to duplicate the '97 season magic by donning the orange pants one more year in the twilight of his career but failed to do so...his presence reduces the chances of a dull night at the ol' ballpark...has made the successful transition from print to printers...now back in the print business...once a legendary single performer, now a proud family man...went through a lot of personal turmoil during the 2003 off-season...hopes it's all behind him now...famous quote: "Here's to one more year in the sun."...now toiling on the sports copy desk at the San Francisco Chronicle...made a slow-pitch comeback in 2004...married long-time sweetheart Julieta in 2004...trying to prove that the third time is the charm...resides in Alamo, Calif.

LIFETIME STATISTICS (Thru 2004)

AB  R H 2B 3B HR RBI BA SLG SO BB HBP OB% SAC SB
50 7 16 1 0 0 9 .320 .340 9 3 1 .396 0 0

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