▁title ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁League , ▁and ▁broke ▁G w yn n ' s ▁stre ak ▁of ▁four ▁consecutive ▁National ▁League ▁batt ing ▁champion ships . ▁ ▁Walker ▁won ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁Lou ▁Marsh ▁Tro phy ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁as ▁Canadian ▁ath lete ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁one ▁year ▁after ▁finishing ▁runner - up ▁to ▁Formula ▁One ▁champion ▁Jacques ▁Vill ene uve , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁remarked ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁he ▁lost ▁" to ▁a ▁car ." ▁ ▁Walker ▁also ▁att ained ▁the ▁Lion el ▁Con acher ▁Award ▁as ▁the ▁top ▁male ▁Canadian ▁ath lete , ▁the ▁ESP Y ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Major ▁League ▁Player , ▁and ▁a ▁T ip ▁O ' Ne ill ▁Award . ▁He ▁also ▁received ▁his ▁fourth ▁Gold ▁Glo ve . ▁▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁season ▁Pl ag ued ▁by ▁inj uries ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁several ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁Walker ▁never theless ▁continued ▁to ▁produce . ▁He ▁missed ▁the ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁stra ined ▁rib ▁c age . ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 8 , ▁he ▁hit ▁three ▁home ▁runs ▁against ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals ▁for ▁his ▁second ▁career ▁three ▁home ▁run ▁game ▁while ▁contrib uting ▁eight ▁R BI ▁in ▁a ▁ 9 – 7 ▁win . ▁Walker ▁hit ▁safely ▁in ▁ 2 1 ▁consecutive ▁games ▁from ▁April ▁ 2 5 − May ▁ 1 9 , ▁making