James Walewander was a Major League Baseball infielder. He is an alumnus of Iowa State University. Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 9th round of the 1983 MLB amateur draft, Walewander was a fan of the satirical Philadelphia punk band The Dead Milkmen, endearing himself to Tiger faithful. The punk rockers were even in the ballpark when Walewander hit his only major-league home run. Walewander even had a "theme song" written about him called "The Jim Walewander Blues". The song was written by a local Detroit fan named "Eastside Billee" aka William Speelman who recorded it with his band The Ten Speeds. The song got radio airplay in the Lakeland, Florida area during spring training one year. Ernie Harwell even gave a Detroit newspaper review of the song in an article written by Shelby Strothers. The song, and its lyrics, were also mentioned in a Sports Illustrated article regarding Walewander. Walewander's rise through the minors was delayed by the presence of Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker, but he was finally summoned to Detroit on May 31, 1987, going 1 for 2 against the Minnesota Twins. Walewander primarily appeared as a defensive substitute or pinch-runner in the late innings. 

May 2nd, 1962 in Chicago (Age 62)