1 9 9 7 ▁were ▁W AR , ▁sl ug ging ▁percentage , ▁OP S , ▁runs ▁scored , ▁total ▁bases , ▁adjust ed ▁OP S + , ▁off ensive ▁win ▁%, ▁and ▁at ▁b ats ▁per ▁home ▁run . ▁ ▁First ▁batt ing ▁title ▁( 1 9 9 8 ) ▁Although ▁he ▁rest ed ▁the ▁right ▁el bow ▁in ▁the ▁off - season , ▁Walker ▁ag gra v ated ▁the ▁injury ▁while ▁playing ▁golf ▁the ▁following ▁January . ▁The ▁el bow ▁sor eness ▁kept ▁him ▁at ▁one ▁home ▁run ▁through ▁April ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁season . ▁He ▁produced ▁a ▁season - high ▁ 2 0 - game ▁hitting ▁stre ak ▁from ▁May ▁ 4 − 2 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁second - long est ▁in ▁the ▁N L , ▁batt ing ▁. 3 4 2 ▁in ▁that ▁span , ▁which ▁was ▁actually ▁worse ▁than ▁his ▁average ▁at ▁season ' s ▁end . ▁In ▁that ▁stre ak , ▁Walker ▁hit ▁a ▁pin ch ▁hit ▁grand ▁sl am ▁on ▁May ▁ 6 ▁versus ▁Jerry ▁Spr ad lin ▁of ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Ph illes . ▁The ▁Rock es ▁placed ▁Walker ▁on ▁the ▁D L ▁for ▁two ▁weeks ▁in ▁June ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁el bow ▁sor eness , ▁and ▁he ▁managed ▁to ▁hit ▁. 3 3 1 ▁through ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁Walker ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁All - Star ▁Game ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁consecutive ▁season , ▁playing ▁center ▁field ▁and ▁batt ing ▁sevent h . ▁He ▁drew ▁a ▁walk ▁and