▁speed y ▁Tony ▁W om ack ▁and ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 − 4 − 5 ▁hit ters ▁of ▁Jim ▁Ed mond s , ▁Albert ▁P uj ols ▁and ▁Scott ▁Rol en , ▁who ▁combined ▁for ▁ 1 2 2 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 3 5 8 ▁R BI ▁that ▁year . ▁Walker ▁made ▁his ▁Card inals ▁debut ▁on ▁August ▁ 8 , ▁playing ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁M ets , ▁and ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁pin ch - h itter ▁and ▁struck ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁sevent h ▁in ning . ▁He ▁drew ▁a ▁walk ▁from ▁Mike ▁St anton ▁in ▁the ▁nin th ▁in ning ▁and ▁scored ▁the ▁game - win ning ▁run ▁on ▁a ▁Y ad ier ▁Mol ina ▁single . ▁ ▁Walker ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 4 4 ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁Card inal ▁power house ▁that ▁won ▁a ▁major ▁league - best ▁ 1 0 5 ▁games , ▁batt ing ▁. 2 8 0 , ▁. 3 9 3 ▁O B P , ▁. 5 6 0 ▁SL G ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁home ▁runs . ▁ ▁In ▁three ▁play off ▁r ounds ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Walker ▁combined ▁to ▁hit ▁. 2 9 3 /. 3 7 9 /. 7 0 7 ▁with ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁home ▁runs ▁in ▁each ▁tournament , ▁setting ▁a ▁franch ise ▁record ▁for ▁home ▁runs ▁hit ▁by ▁a ▁left - hand ed ▁batter ▁in ▁one ▁post season . ▁Walker ▁made ▁his ▁play off ▁debut ▁with ▁the ▁Card inals ▁in ▁Game ▁ 1 ▁of ▁the