▁game , ▁forcing ▁him ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁games . ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁Walker ' s ▁magnific ent ▁season , ▁the ▁Rock ies ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁capital ize , ▁missing ▁the ▁play offs ▁with ▁an ▁ 8 3 – 7 9 ▁record . ▁ ▁The ▁career ▁season ▁for ▁Walker ▁was ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁hit ▁. 3 6 6 ▁with ▁ 4 9 ▁home ▁runs , ▁ 1 3 0 ▁R BI , ▁ 2 0 8 ▁hits , ▁ 1 4 3 ▁runs ▁scored , ▁ 3 3 ▁st olen ▁bases , ▁. 7 2 0 ▁sl ug ging ▁percentage , ▁ 1 . 1 7 2 ▁OP S , ▁ 4 0 9 ▁total ▁bases ▁and ▁ 9 . 8 ▁W AR . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁N L ▁M VP ▁Award , ▁thus ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁Canadian ▁player ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁M VP ▁in ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball . ▁The ▁home ▁run ▁and ▁st olen ▁base ▁tot als ▁placed ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 0 – 3 0 ▁club . ▁He ▁became ▁and ▁remains ▁the ▁only ▁player ▁to ▁have ▁reached ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 0 ▁st olen ▁bases ▁and ▁a ▁sl ug ging ▁percentage ▁of ▁. 7 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁season , ▁the ▁second ▁with ▁at ▁least ▁ 4 5 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁st olen ▁bases , ▁and ▁the ▁fifth ▁with ▁ 4 0 − 3 0 . ▁The ▁ 9 . 8 ▁W AR ▁produced ▁is ▁tied ▁for ▁the ▁ 6