Shelby Strother. The song, and its lyrics, were also mentioned in a Sports Illustrated article regarding Walewander. Wales played one more year with the Tigers before his release. He played with the New York Yankees and then in Italy before his last game, in a California Angels uniform in 1993. For his Major League career, Walewander batted .215 with a home run and 14 RBI in 242 at-bats. Walewander's 24 runs scored on only 13 hits during the 1987 season represents the all-time record for the highest 'runs to hits' ratio (1.846) for a major league season for players with 10 or more hits. After leaving baseball, Walewander earned his undergraduate degree from Arizona State University and an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Athletic history Professional The Detroit Tigers signed Walewander in the 9th round of the 1983 MLB amateur draft. In 1983 he was voted MVP by the fans of the 1983 Rookie League Bristol Tigers. In 1984 & 1985 he was voted to the Florida State League (A-Ball) all-star team by coaches and reporters. In 1986 he was voted to the Eastern League (AA) all-star team by coaches and reporters. In 1987, he started the season with the Tiger's AAA affiliate, the Toledo Mud Hens in Toledo, Ohio. In 1987, he was called up to the Detroit Tigers on May 30. He was on the Tiger team that won the 1987 American League East Division Championship. In 1988, he was on the team that placed second in the American League East Division – one game behind the Boston Red Sox In 1988, he was 2nd on the team in stolen bases In 1989, he played on the Detroit Tiger AAA team, the Mud Hens, in Toledo, Ohio. Yankees He was picked up as a free agent with the New York Yankees organization in the 1989 off season. In 1990, he played most of the season with the Yankee AAA affiliate, the Columbus Clippers in Columbus, Ohio. There he led International League in stolen bases and second in runs scored. Wale wander was called up to the Yankees in September. In 1991 Walewander led the league in stolen bases for a second straight season. That year, the Columbus Clippers won the AAA International League Championship. Mediolanum Milano In 1992 Walewander played in Milan, Italy with the Mediolanum Milano baseball team, owned at the time by Silvio