▁He ▁hit ▁the ▁game - win ning ▁home ▁run ▁August ▁ 1 8 ▁versus ▁John ▁Ro cker ▁of ▁Atlanta ▁for ▁his ▁ 1 , 4 0 0 th ▁career ▁hit . ▁Walker ▁closed ▁his ▁season ▁by ▁hitting ▁safely ▁in ▁ 1 2 ▁consecutive ▁starts , ▁including ▁multiple ▁hits ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁six . ▁Limited ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁games ▁and ▁ 4 9 ▁plate ▁appearances ▁in ▁September , ▁Walker ▁batt ed ▁. 5 1 3 ▁with ▁ 2 0 ▁hits ▁in ▁ 3 9 ▁at ▁b ats , ▁ 1 0 ▁runs ▁scored , ▁five ▁doubles , ▁four ▁home ▁runs , ▁ 1 3 ▁R BI , ▁nine ▁wal ks ▁and ▁two ▁strike outs . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁season , ▁Walker ▁batt ed ▁. 3 7 9 ▁− ▁setting ▁a ▁Rock ies ▁record ▁and ▁the ▁fourth - high est ▁since ▁Ted ▁Williams ▁hit ▁. 4 0 6 ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁− ▁while ▁leading ▁the ▁major ▁le agues ▁in ▁batt ing ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁time . ▁Walker ▁also ▁led ▁the ▁major ▁le agues ▁in ▁off ensive ▁win ▁% ▁(. 8 3 8 ), ▁on - base ▁percentage ▁(. 4 5 8 ), ▁sl ug ging ▁percentage ▁(. 7 1 0 ), ▁and ▁OP S ▁( 1 . 1 6 8 ). ▁Sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" Sl ash ▁Stat ▁Tri ple ▁Crown ," ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁sevent h ▁player ▁within ▁the ▁previous ▁ 6 0 ▁years ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁average , ▁O B P ▁and ▁SL