Wally Joyner

Early Absorbine

Wally Joyner is the starting first-baseman and #3 hitter for California on the NES version of RBI. Half of the potent Meat n' Potatoes combo (along with Reggie Jackson), Joyner is a big bat on a big team. He's one of the top players on his team, and one of the top players in the game.

Bio

Born June 16, 1962 in Atlanta, GA
Attended BYU and is a member of the Mormon Church
Played in the Big Leagues with California (1986-1991, 2001), Kansas City (1992-1995), San Diego (1996-1999) and Atlanta (2000)
AL All-Star and Rookie of the Year in 1986, also finishing eighth in MVP voting
Led the AL with 12 Sacrifices in 1986
In 1987 he was third in HR (34) and fourth in RBI (117) in AL
Fifth in NL with .327 BA in 1997

RBI Stats

Career Stats

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
2033	7127	973	2060	409	26	204	1106	60	833	825	.289	.362	.440	.802

Joyner in RBI

Wally Joyner is a stud in RBI, there is no doubt. Joyner and Reggie Jackson make one of the most feared back-to-back duos in the game. The success of Meat (Joyner) and Potatoes (Jackson) is legendary, and they often end up carrying the Angels in games. Though his power rating isn't overwhelming, Joyner simply gets on base a whole lot. He's probably the toughest out on the Angels and a solid all-around player. Most people rank Joyner among the top 10-20 players in RBI.

Nicknames

Meat
Absorbine
Wally World

Hall of Shame Entries

During his rookie season in 1986, was nearly killed when he was grazed by a butcher knife thrown from the upper deck of Yankee Stadium.
Admitted to ESPN The Magazine in 2005 that he briefly took steroids as a member of the Padres at the urging of teammate Ken Caminiti
Before undergoing corrective eye surgery in 1996, his eyesight had deteriorated to 20/3000

Quotes

Asked when he knew it was time to quit: "I still felt great when I was on deck, felt great walking back to the dugout. It was what was in between that wasn't so great anymore."