1 9 5 9 . ▁Com b ined ▁with ▁ 1 2 ▁out field ▁ass ists , ▁and ▁a ▁league - leading ▁of ▁both ▁a ▁. 9 9 2 ▁field ing ▁percentage ▁and ▁four ▁double ▁plays ▁turned , ▁Walker ' s ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁season ▁remains ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fin est ▁all - around ▁performances ▁in ▁recent ▁baseball ▁history . ▁Further , ▁he ▁won ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁other ▁awards , ▁including ▁the ▁Play ers ▁Cho ice ▁Award ▁for ▁National ▁League ▁Out standing ▁Player , ▁the ▁Baseball ▁Dig est ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Award , ▁his ▁sevent h ▁T ip ▁O ' Ne ill ▁Award , ▁third ▁Gold ▁Glo ve , ▁second ▁Silver ▁Sl ug ger , ▁and ▁first ▁Rock ies ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Award . ▁In ▁honor ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁ 1 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁Confeder ation ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁The ▁Sports ▁Network ▁named ▁Walker ' s ▁achiev ement ▁of ▁the ▁M VP ▁award ▁among ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁most ▁icon ic ▁sports ▁moments . ▁ ▁The ▁ 4 9 ▁home ▁runs ▁set ▁a ▁single - season ▁club ▁record ▁for ▁Colorado . ▁Walker ' s ▁production ▁held ▁up ▁well ▁on ▁the ▁road , ▁including ▁nine ▁more ▁home ▁runs ▁than ▁at ▁Co ors ▁Field : ▁. 3 4 6 ▁average , ▁ 2 9 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 6 2 ▁R BI ▁in ▁ 7 5 ▁games . ▁Other ▁single - season ▁franch ise ▁records ▁Walker ▁set ▁in ▁