▁the ▁most ▁difficult ▁achiev ements ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁sports . ▁Ask ed ▁just ▁how ▁challeng ing ▁it ▁is , ▁G w yn n , ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁very ▁stud ious ▁h itter , ▁elabor ated ▁with ▁what ▁he ▁later ▁term ed ▁a ▁" complete ▁dis sert ation ." ▁Walker ▁respond ed , ▁" I ▁don ' t ▁know ▁anything ▁about ▁that ▁stuff . ▁I ▁just ▁hit ▁the ▁ball ." ▁While ▁neither ▁player ▁w ound ▁up ▁ach ieving ▁the ▁stat istic ▁over ▁any ▁full ▁season , ▁G w yn n ▁won ▁that ▁year ' s ▁National ▁League ▁batt ing ▁championship ▁and ▁Walker ▁was ▁second . ▁ ▁Cont inu ing ▁his ▁remarkable ▁season , ▁Walker ▁was ▁batt ing ▁. 4 0 2 ▁as ▁late ▁as ▁July ▁ 1 7 . ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 2 , ▁Walker ▁was ▁batt ing ▁a ▁league - leading ▁. 3 7 1 ▁with ▁ 4 3 ▁home ▁runs ; ▁no ▁National ▁League ▁player ▁had ▁ever ▁simultaneously ▁mar sh aled ▁those ▁tot als . ▁He ▁then ▁experienced ▁another ▁power ▁sur ge , ▁hitting ▁home ▁runs ▁in ▁four ▁consecutive ▁games ▁– ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁five ▁in ▁that ▁span ▁– ▁including ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 th ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 th ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁San ▁Diego ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 7 . ▁He ▁injured ▁the ▁right ▁el bow ▁while ▁swing ing ▁at ▁the ▁pitch ▁that ▁was ▁pre - fl ight ▁to ▁his ▁ 4 9 th ▁home ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁Rock ies ' ▁ 1 6 0 th