5 0 th ▁career ▁home ▁run ▁versus ▁Chan ▁Ho ▁Park ▁of ▁the ▁D od gers . ▁Walker ▁batt ed ▁. 3 2 6 ▁in ▁July ▁with ▁ 1 5 ▁wal ks ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁home ▁runs . ▁ ▁Car ry ing ▁a ▁. 3 8 2 ▁first - half ▁average , ▁Walker ▁had ▁batt ed ▁. 3 9 0 ▁( 1 8 9 ▁hits ▁in ▁ 4 8 4 ▁at ▁b ats ) ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁All - Star ▁break ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁point ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁equivalent ▁of ▁a ▁full ▁season . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁his ▁third ▁consecutive ▁All - Star ▁team . ▁Play ed ▁at ▁Fen way ▁Park ▁in ▁Boston , ▁he ▁started ▁in ▁right ▁field ▁and ▁batt ed ▁second . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁strike out ▁vict ims ▁of ▁former ▁Ex pos ▁team mate ▁Pedro ▁Martínez , ▁who ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁strike ▁out ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁bat ters ▁in ▁an ▁All - Star ▁Game . ▁In ▁the ▁July ▁ 1 9 ▁contest ▁versus ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Athletics , ▁Walker ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁player ▁to ▁hom er ▁into ▁the ▁pla za ▁reserve ▁se ating ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁upper ▁de cks ▁in ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Col ise um , ▁following ▁Mark ▁McG wire , ▁who ▁had ▁done ▁so ▁three ▁seasons ▁earlier . ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 7 , ▁Walker ▁recorded ▁his ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁and ▁ 1 0 1 st ▁career ▁out field ▁ass ists .