Walls graduated from Pasadena High School and attended Pasadena City College. He signed with the Pirates in 1951. In 1956, his first full MLB season, Walls batted .274 with 11 triples (third in the National League), 11 home runs and 54 RBIs. On July 2, 1957, Walls—by this time a member of the Cubs—hit for the cycle in an 8–6 loss to Cincinnati at Wrigley Field. It was the highlight of a poor sophomore season for Walls, with his batting average dropping to .237 in 125 games played. \n', '

The next season, 1958, proved to be Walls\' best year. Playing as the Cubs\' regular right fielder, Walls reached career highs in hits (156), home runs (24), RBIs (72) and batting average (.304) in 136 games played. On April 24, against the newly-relocated Dodgers at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, minutes down the freeway from his hometown of Pasadena, Walls hit three home runs and had eight RBIs in a 15–2 Chicago rout. Selected to the National League All-Star team as a reserve, he pinch hit for the Pirates\' Bob Skinner in the seventh inning and grounded out against Billy O\'Dell. Walls stayed in the game to play left field, but that was his only plate appearance as the American League won, 4–3, at Baltimore\'s Memorial Stadium.\n', '

Walls\' production declined in 1959, and after that season his last five years in MLB were spent as a utility player, playing infield, outfield, and pinch hitting. Walls delivered 45 hits in 176 at bats (.256) during his career as a pinch hitter, and was particularly effective in 1962, going 13-for-27 (.482) in the pinch for the Dodgers, who ended the 162-game season in a tie with the San Francisco Giants, necessitating a best-of-three playoff round.\n', '

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