Timothy Charles Wallach (born September 14, 1957 in Huntington Park, California), nicknamed "Eli" in reference to actor Eli Wallach, is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1980 to 1996 for the Montreal Expos, Los Angeles Dodgers, and California Angels. He won three Gold Glove awards for defensive excellence and 2 Silver Slugger awards for offensive excellence. He was named to 5 All-star teams. Wallach spent the majorit...
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Timothy Charles Wallach (born September 14, 1957 in Huntington Park, California), nicknamed "Eli" in reference to actor Eli Wallach, is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1980 to 1996 for the Montreal Expos, Los Angeles Dodgers, and California Angels. He won three Gold Glove awards for defensive excellence and 2 Silver Slugger awards for offensive excellence. He was named to 5 All-star teams. Wallach spent the majority of his career with the Expos, forming a potent lineup with teammates Tim Raines, Gary Carter, and Andre Dawson. Bill James has referred to Wallach as a "poor man's Brooks Robinson," largely because of his defensive skills.
In 1979, while playing at Cal State Fullerton, Wallach won the award for best college player, the Golden Spikes Award.
In 8099 career at-bats, Wallach had 2085 hits. He batted .257 with 260 home runs and 1125 RBI. Wallach had 908 career runs scored.
In 2004 and 2005, Wallach was the hitting coach of the Los Angeles Dodgers...
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