Tim Wallach
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Timothy Charles Wallach (born September 14, 1957 in Huntington Park, California), nicknamed "Eli" in reference to actor Eli Wallach, is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1980 to 1996. He won three Gold Glove awards for defensive excellence and 2 Silver Slugger awards for offensive excellence. Wallach spent the majority of his career with the Montreal Expos, forming a potent lineup with teammates Tim Raines, Gary Carter, and Andre Dawson. Bill James has referred to Wallach as a "poor man's Brooks Robinson," largely because of his defensive skills.[1] In the seasons 2004 and 2005, Tim was the batting coach of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
When Grady Little became the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers and replaced Jim Tracy Wallach in December, 2005, Wallach remained hitting coach until he was replaced by Eddie Murray. Wallach currently does not have a coaching job.
In college at Cal State Fullerton, Wallach won the award for best college player, the Golden Spikes Award.
In 8099 career at bats, Wallach had 2085 hits. He batted .257 with 216 home runs and 1125 RBIs. Wallach had 908 career runs scored.
[edit] References
- ^ Bill, James (2001). The new Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract. The Free Press / Simon & Shuster.
[edit] See also
[edit] Sources
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
| Preceded by Dale Murphy |
National League Player of the Month May, 1982 |
Succeeded by Al Oliver |
| Preceded by Andrés Galarraga |
NL Comeback Player of the Year 1994 |
Succeeded by Ron Gant |
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