Position: Shortstop

Bats: Both  •  Throws: Right

6-0175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: November 28, 1963 in Tuxedo, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 10th round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Suffern HS (Suffern, NY) and the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (11th) of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC).

High School: Suffern HS (Suffern, NY)

School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)

Debut: July 12, 1987 (Age 23-226d, 15,370th in major league history)
   vs. MIL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 2000 (Age 36-308d)
   vs. COL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1988 season

Agents: Bob Gilhooley, Jim Bronner

Full Name: Walter William Weiss

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Postseason Batting

Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB WPA cWPA SRC OSWC
1988 24 OAK AL ALCS BOS W 4 15 15 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .333 .333 .467 .800 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.31 5.1%
1988 24 OAK AL WS LAD L 5 17 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .063 .063 .063 .125 1 0 0 1 0 0 -0.42 -11.9%
1989 25 OAK AL ALCS TOR W 4 11 9 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .111 .200 .222 .422 2 0 0 1 0 0 0.04 0.6%
1989 25 OAK AL WS SFG W 4 17 15 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 .133 .235 .333 .569 5 0 0 0 0 2 0.04 1.1%
1990 26 OAK AL ALCS BOS W 2 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .222 .000 .222 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.27 -4.0% 0.542 0.040
1990 26 OAK AL WS CIN L
1992 28 OAK AL ALCS TOR L 3 8 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 .167 .375 .167 .542 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.32 -6.3% 0.000 0.000
1995 31 COL NL NLDS ATL L 4 16 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 .167 .375 .167 .542 2 0 1 0 0 1 0.00 -0.2%
1998 34 ATL NL NLDS CHC W 3 14 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .154 .214 .154 .368 2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.22 -1.9%
1998 34 ATL NL NLCS SDP L 4 17 15 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 .200 .294 .200 .494 3 0 0 0 0 0 -0.18 -3.1% 0.333 0.000
1999 35 ATL NL NLDS HOU W 3 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.15 -1.8%
1999 35 ATL NL NLCS NYM W 6 24 21 2 6 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 4 .286 .348 .381 .729 8 2 0 1 0 0 -0.09 -1.1% 1.534 0.283
1999 35 ATL NL WS NYY L 3 9 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .222 .222 .444 2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.12 -2.8% 0.333 0.000
2000 36 ATL NL NLDS STL L 1 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.11 0.9%