ple ▁Crown ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁making ▁them ▁the ▁first ▁team m ates ▁in ▁history ▁to ▁accomplish ▁the ▁fe at ▁in ▁consecutive ▁years . ▁It ▁also ▁gave ▁the ▁Rock ies ▁four ▁consecutive ▁ML B ▁batt ing ▁champions ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 − 2 0 0 1 . ▁Hel ton ▁eventually ▁succeeded ▁Walker ▁as ▁the ▁Rock ies ' ▁career ▁franch ise ▁leader ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁statistical ▁categories . ▁ ▁Prior ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁season , ▁Walker ▁committed ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁fit ness ▁reg imen , ▁including ▁en list ing ▁a ▁personal ▁tra iner . ▁He ▁displayed ▁restored ▁health ▁in ▁his ▁right ▁arm ▁on ▁Open ing ▁Day , ▁throwing ▁out ▁Fernando ▁Vi ña ▁of ▁the ▁Card inals ▁at ▁home ▁plate ▁( video ). ▁Walker ▁opened ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 0 - game ▁hit ▁stre ak , ▁from ▁April ▁ 4 − 1 3 , ▁batt ing ▁. 4 2 5 ▁with ▁six ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 1 6 ▁R BI . ▁From ▁April ▁ 1 7 ▁to ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁Walker ▁safely ▁reached ▁base ▁in ▁ 3 1 ▁consecutive ▁games . ▁He ▁batt ed ▁. 3 7 5 , ▁ 1 1 ▁home ▁runs , ▁ 3 0 ▁R BI ▁during ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁April , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁player ▁in ▁N L ▁history ▁to ▁hit ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 1 ▁home ▁runs ▁in ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁April ▁twice . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 2 , ▁he ▁sw ip ed ▁his ▁