▁returned ▁from ▁the ▁D L ▁not ably ▁weak ened , ▁batt ing ▁. 2 8 6 ▁over ▁his ▁final ▁ 5 7 ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁He ▁hom ered ▁to ▁drive ▁in ▁his ▁ 8 8 8 th ▁career ▁run ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 ▁versus ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Athletics , ▁passing ▁He ath ▁for ▁the ▁all - time ▁lead ▁among ▁Canadian - born ▁players . ▁He ▁also ▁collected ▁his ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 th ▁career ▁hit ▁in ▁that ▁game . ▁On ▁the ▁August ▁ 1 0 − 1 7 ▁road ▁trip , ▁he ▁collected ▁five ▁out field ▁ass ists . ▁On ▁September ▁ 8 , ▁he ▁had ▁surg ery ▁on ▁the ▁el bow ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁revealed ▁to ▁be ▁trouble d ▁with ▁sor eness . ▁Walker ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 8 7 ▁games ▁and ▁batt ed ▁. 3 0 9 ▁with ▁nine ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 5 1 ▁R BI . ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁club ▁with ▁ 1 0 ▁out field ▁ass ists , ▁eight ▁from ▁right ▁field ▁and ▁two ▁from ▁left ▁field . ▁He ▁ended ▁the ▁season ▁as ▁Canada ' s ▁all - time ▁leader ▁in ▁hits , ▁doubles , ▁home ▁runs , ▁R BI , ▁and ▁runs ▁scored ▁in ▁the ▁major ▁le agues . ▁First ▁bas eman ▁Tod d ▁Hel ton , ▁Walker ' s ▁team mate ▁on ▁the ▁Rock ies ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁until ▁his ▁trade ▁to ▁the ▁Card inals ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁won ▁the ▁ML B ▁Sl ash ▁Stat ▁Tri