. "Dennis Martin Walling (born April 17, 1954) is a former Major League Baseball player. Walling played all or parts of 18 seasons in the majors, from 1975 to 1992. His most frequent position was third base, but he also saw significant time as an outfielder and first baseman. Walling may be best known as a pinch-hitting specialist for the Houston Astros. Nicknamed \"Good Wood\", Walling was a valuable bat off the bench for most of his career. Entering the 2009 season, his 108 career pinch hits are tied for 13th all-time. He hit .271 with 799 hits in 2,945 lifetime at bats with 49 home runs and 380 RBI in 1,271 games. Walling served as the hitting coach for the Norfolk Tides, the Triple-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles before Butch Davis"@en . . . . "MLB"@en . . . . "--04-10"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . "wallin001den"@en . . . "1954-04-17"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "4180656"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "1121021544"^^ . "0.271"^^ . . . "Houston Astros"@en . . . "w/wallide01"@en . . . . . . . . "9775"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Denny Walling"@en . . . "1975"^^ . . "Denny Walling"@en . "Left"@en . . "--09-07"^^ . "Home runs"@en . "1954-04-17"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1992"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . "Oakland Athletics"@en . . . . . "Dennis Martin Walling (born April 17, 1954) is a former Major League Baseball player. Walling played all or parts of 18 seasons in the majors, from 1975 to 1992. His most frequent position was third base, but he also saw significant time as an outfielder and first baseman."@en . . . . . "Right"@en . . . . . "49"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Denny Walling"@en . . . . . "MLB"@en . . . . . . . . "*Oakland Athletics \n*Houston Astros \n*St. Louis Cardinals \n*Texas Rangers \n*Houston Astros"@en . "380"^^ . "MLB"@en . . . . . . . . .