Larry Walker during the Colorado Rockies' 9-5 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on July 20, 1997. (Photo: Jonathan Daniel/Allsport) 
20 Jul 1997: Larry Walker of the Colorado Rockies signs autographs during the Rockies 9-5 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Daniel /Allsport 
7 Apr 1998: Larry Walker #33 of the Colorado Rockies shows off an award during a game against the St. Louis Cardinals at the Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. The Cardinals defeated the Rockies 12-10. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr /Allsport 
12 Jul 1998: Outfielder Larry Walker #33 of the Colorado Rockies in action during a game against the San Francisco Giants at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. The Rockies defeated the Giants 5-3. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr /Allsport 
14 Jun 2001: Larry Walker #33 of the Colorado Rockies makes a dirt angel after getting tagged out diving back to second base by Bret Boone #29 of the Seattle Mariners at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. The Rockies won 8-2. DIGITAL IMAGE Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr/ALLSPORT 
BOSTON, : Larry Walker of the Colorado Rockies wait for National League batting practice to start before the start of the Home Run derby during the 70th All-Star Game Weekend at Fenway Park 12 July, 1999, in Boston. The All-Star Game will be played 13 July between the American and National Leagues. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO Timothy Clary (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images) 
DENVER, : Colorado Rockies Larry Walker (33) jumps over the Atlanta Braves catcher Charlie O'Brien trying to avoid the tag 03 October during the fourth inning their National League Divisional Playoff game at Coors Field, in Denver, Colorado. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty Images) 
Colorado Rockies' Larry Walker (BOTTOM) is forced out at second base by New York Yankees' Derek Jeeter during second inning action 19 June 2002 at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. AFP PHOTO/Kirk SPEER (Photo by KIRK SPEER / AFP) (Photo credit should read KIRK SPEER/AFP via Getty Images) 
20 Sep 1997: Larry Walker of the Colorado Rockies waits on deck during the Rockies 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Mandatory Credit: Jed Jacobsohn /Allsport 
8 Apr 1998: Larry Walker #33 of the Colorado Rockies accepts an award during a game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. The Cardinals defeated the Rockies 13-9. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr /Allsport 
27 Sep 2001: Larry Walker of the Colorado Rockies takes a giant leap to reach the ball during the game against the San Diego Padres at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. The Rockies won 13-9 . DIGITAL IMAGE. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr/Allsport 
TUCSON, AZ - FEBRUARY 24: Right fielder Larry Walker #33 of the Colorado Rockies takes a swing during spring training on media day February 24, 2003, at Hi Corbett Field in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) 
DENVER - APRIL 10: Larry Walker #33 of the Colorado Rockies slides safely into third base on a triple under the tag by Scott Rolen #27 of the St. Louis Cardinals during the sixth inning of the game at Coors Field on April 10, 2003 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) 
DENVER - MAY 24: Right fielder Larry Walker #33 of the Colorado Rockies catches a fly ball hit by Kurt Ainsworth of the San Francisco Giants during the sixth inning of the game at Coors Field on May 24, 2003 in Denver, Colorado. The Giants defeated the Rockies 5-1. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) 
DENVER - JULY 9: Right fielder Larry Walker #33 of the Colorado Rockies hits a two-run double against the San Francisco Giants during the MLB game at Coors Field on July 9, 2003 in Denver, Colorado. The Rockies won 11-7. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) 
Colorado Rockies Larry Walker (R) watches his ball fly into short right field for an RBI single as San Francisco Giants catcher Benito Santiago (L) looks on during the first inning, 26 May 2001, in San Francisco, California. AFP PHOTO/John G. MABANGLO (Photo by JOHN G. MABANGLO / AFP) (Photo credit should read JOHN G. MABANGLO/AFP via Getty Images)
Colorado Rockies legend Larry Walker will be part of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He will be the first Rockies player inducted into the Hall of Fame.
The outfielder was elected to the class of 2020 by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America with 76.6% of ballots – just above the 75% required. The votes were announced Tuesday afternoon.
This was Walker’s tenth and final year of eligibility.
Walker said Tuesday that he didn’t believe he would get elected to the Hall of Fame, right up until he got the call that he was in. “That call comes, and all of the sudden you can’t breathe,” Walker said in an interview on MLB Network.
In parts of 10 seasons with Colorado, Walker hit .334 with 258 homers and 848 RBIs. He ranks first in team history in batting average, on-base percentage (.426) and slugging percentage (.618). He also won the 1997 NL MVP during a season in which he hit .366 with 49 homers.
Walker played a total of 17 seasons with Montreal (1989-94), Colorado (1995-2004) and St. Louis (2004-05). He hit .313 for his carer with 383 homers.
The Rockies announced last week that they will honor Walker by retiring his number 33 at a ceremony on April 19 when they play the St. Louis Cardinals.
Larry Walker stats
- Batting average: .313
- Home runs: 383
- RBIs: 1,311
- 7-time Gold Glove winner
- 5-time All-Star
- 1997 MVP with the Rockies
- 3-time batting champ (’98, ’99, ’00)
