0 th ▁in ▁the ▁M VP ▁voting . ▁His ▁. 4 5 2 ▁average ▁in ▁inter le ague ▁play ▁led ▁the ▁major ▁le agues . ▁ ▁Through out ▁his ▁age - 3 6 ▁season ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Walker ▁batt led ▁kne e , ▁shoulder , ▁ham string , ▁gro in ▁and ▁hip ▁a il ments . ▁The ▁kne e ▁injury ▁occurred ▁in ▁a ▁collision ▁with ▁Pr eston ▁Wilson ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 . ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁inj uries , ▁Walker ▁never ▁missed ▁more ▁than ▁three ▁consecutive ▁games ▁and ▁made ▁ 1 4 3 ▁appearances . ▁He ▁hit ▁ 1 6 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 7 9 ▁R BI ▁while ▁batt ing ▁. 2 8 4 , ▁just ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁his ▁average ▁had ▁sli pped ▁below ▁. 3 0 0 . ▁He ▁drew ▁a ▁career - high ▁ 9 8 ▁bases ▁on ▁balls , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁. 4 2 2 ▁on - base ▁percentage , ▁the ▁sevent h ▁time ▁in ▁his ▁career ▁he ▁reached ▁. 4 0 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁fifth ▁in ▁the ▁N L ▁in ▁O B P , ▁sixth ▁in ▁I BB ▁( 1 6 ), ▁e ighth ▁in ▁BB , ▁and ▁nin th ▁in ▁H B P ▁( 1 1 ). ▁Comment ed ▁manager ▁Don ▁Bay lor , ▁" E ven ▁with ▁the ▁inj uries ▁and ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁numbers ▁from ▁what ▁they ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁past , ▁Larry ▁is ▁still ▁pitch ed ▁to