8 ▁O B P , ▁. 9 1 1 ▁SL G , ▁and ▁ 1 . 4 4 9 ▁OP S . ▁He ▁set ▁major ▁league ▁records ▁for ▁March – A pril ▁for ▁both ▁OP S — until ▁sur pass ed ▁by ▁Barry ▁B onds ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 — and ▁runs ▁scored — until ▁sur pass ed ▁by ▁Bry ce ▁Har per ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Walker ▁was ▁named ▁N L ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Month ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁Walker ▁sat ▁out ▁an ▁inter le ague ▁game ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 2 ▁versus ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Mar in ers . ▁Form er ▁Ex pos ▁team mate ▁R andy ▁Johnson , ▁a ▁left - hand ed ▁pitch er ▁standing ▁ ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁int im id ating ▁players ▁in ▁sports ▁history , ▁was ▁scheduled ▁as ▁the ▁st arter . ▁" I ▁faced ▁R andy ▁one ▁time ▁in ▁spring ▁training ▁and ▁he ▁almost ▁killed ▁me ," ▁Walker ▁explained ▁of ▁the ▁r ationale . ▁He ▁collected ▁his ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 th ▁career ▁hit ▁and ▁ 1 0 8 th ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 0 ▁against ▁Andy ▁Ash by ▁of ▁San ▁Diego . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁not ▁bat ▁against ▁Johnson ▁inst ig ated ▁a ▁deb acle ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ind el ible ▁moments ▁of ▁Walker ' s ▁career ▁one ▁month ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁All - Star ▁Game . ▁This ▁time , ▁Walker ▁faced