César Gerónimo

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 165lb (183cm, 74kg)

Born: March 11, 1948 in El Seibo, Dominican Republic do

Debut: April 16, 1969 (Age 21-036d, 12,806th in major league history)
vs. ATL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 28, 1983 (Age 35-170d)
vs. TEX 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Full Name: César Francisco Gerónimo

Nicknames: The Chief

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.0

3780

977

.259

460

RBI

392

OBP

.325

SLG

.368

OPS

.693

OPS+

Summary of 51 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 4 tying, 15 go ahead

3 Tms
CIN	44
KCR	6
HOU	1

Platoon
vs RHP	45
vs LHP	6

Home/Road
Home	26
Away	25

Outs
1	19
0	17
2	15

17 Opps
ATL	8
PIT	5
LAD	5
MON	5
SFG	4
STL	4
SDP	4
CHC	4
HOU	3
PHI	2
MIN	1
TEX	1
CAL	1
DET	1
NYM	1
TOR	1
CHW	1

44 Pitchers
Lynn McGlothen	3
Ron Reed	2
Don Sutton	2
Phil Niekro	2
Jim Lonborg	2
Steve Renko	2
Dick Tidrow	1
Larry Dierker	1
Tom Walker	1
Bruce Kison	1
Dave Giusti	1
Fergie Jenkins	1
Steve Rogers	1
Randy Jones	1
Mike Beard	1
Scott Sanderson	1
Stan Wall	1
Steve Blass	1
Nelson Briles	1
Nino Espinosa	1
Tommy John	1
Don Collins	1
Richard Dotson	1
Steve Stone	1
Willie Hernández	1
John Pacella	1
Mark Bomback	1
Randy Moffitt	1
Bob Forsch	1
Bob Moose	1
Wayne Granger	1
Pete Vuckovich	1
Mike Corkins	1
Aurelio López	1
John Montefusco	1
Roy Thomas	1
Ed Halicki	1
Dan Spillner	1
Eddie Solomon	1
Denny McLain	1
Kent Tekulve	1
Dave Freisleben	1
Mark Lemongello	1
Andy Messersmith	1

15 Parks
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	23
Dodger Stad (LOS)	4
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	4
Qualcomm St (SAN)	3
3Com Park (SFO)	3
KauffmanStad (KAN)	3
Astrodome (HOU)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	1
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Parc Jarry (MON)	1
Arlington St (ARL)	1

Where Hit
9	37
8	3
89	3
7	2

2 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	51

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	35
1--	7
12-	3
-2-	3
123	1
-23	1
1-3	1

74 RBI
RISP	9
0 on	35
1 on	10
2 on	5
3 on	1
Any on	16

Inning
1	1
2	5
3	4
4	9
5	8
6	5
7	9
8	6
9	3
Extra	1

1-3	10
4-6	22
7-end	19

RelScore
+4..	6
+3	6
+2	4
+1	9
Tied	11
-1	7
-2	2
-3	3
-4..	3

Ahead	25
Tied	11
Behind	15

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
CF	42
RF	7
LF	2

OrderPos
7th	17
8th	16
6th	9
1st	4
2nd	2
5th	1
4th	1
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	8
Medium Lev	19
Low Lev	24

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1971	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1971-09-07	HOU	@	ATL	Ron Reed	behind 0-1	t 5	1	1--	2	1	9	0.271	63%		Home Run; D. Wilson Scores
1972	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1972-05-07	CIN		PIT	Nelson Briles	behind 5-8	b 8	2	---	1	6	9	0.041	7%		Home Run (Deep RF)
3	3	2	1	1972-07-02	CIN	@	SDP	Mike Corkins	ahead 1-0	t 5	2	---	1	8	9	0.133	76%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to LF
4	4	3	1	1972-07-13	CIN		PIT	Steve Blass	tied 0-0	b 5	1	---	1	7	9	0.176	71%		Home Run (Deep RF)
5	5	4	1	1972-09-12	CIN	@	ATL	Denny McLain	tied 4-4	t 9	0	---	1	8	9	0.345	84%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1973	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1973-04-11	CIN	@	LAD	Don Sutton	ahead 3-0	t 4	1	---	1	6	8	0.064	89%		Home Run (Deep RF)
7	7	2	1	1973-07-17	CIN		PHI	Jim Lonborg	tied 0-0	b 4	2	---	1	8	8	0.151	66%		Home Run
8	8	3	1	1973-07-21	CIN		MON	Steve Renko	behind 1-2	b 2	2	-2-	2	8	8	0.222	63%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Menke Scores
9	9	4	1	1973-09-28	CIN		SFG	Randy Moffitt	behind 2-3	b 12	1	---	1	7	8	0.473	57%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1974	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1974-06-10	CIN	@	MON	Steve Renko	behind 0-2	t 5	0	---	1	7	8	0.116	36%		Home Run
11	11	2	1	1974-06-25	CIN	@	HOU	Larry Dierker	behind 0-1	t 7	0	---	1	2	8	0.212	50%		Home Run (Deep RF)
12	12	3	1	1974-07-07 (1)	CIN		STL	Bob Forsch	tied 1-1	b 7	1	---	1	7	8	0.235	78%		Home Run (CF-RF)
13	13	4	1	1974-07-09	CIN	@	CHC	Steve Stone	ahead 2-0	t 2	1	---	1	7	8	0.086	78%		Home Run (Deep RF)
14	14	5	1	1974-08-02	CIN	@	SFG	Ed Halicki	ahead 4-1	t 4	0	---	1	1	8	0.062	88%		Home Run (Deep RF)
15	15	6	1	1974-09-12 (1)	CIN		ATL	Ron Reed	behind 1-4	b 2	2	123	4	2	8	0.368	63%		Home Run (Deep RF); K. Griffey Scores; D. Chaney Scores; P. Rose Scores
16	16	7	1	1974-09-16	CIN	@	SDP	Dan Spillner	ahead 4-1	t 3	1	---	1	6	8	0.066	87%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	1975-04-17	CIN	@	LAD	Andy Messersmith	behind 2-3	t 9	0	---	1	5	8	0.353	50%		Home Run (Deep RF)
18	18	2	1	1975-05-15 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	Jim Lonborg	tied 0-0	t 4	2	1--	2	7	8	0.241	71%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Bench Scores/unER; C. Gerónimo Scores/unER
19	19	3	1	1975-06-10	CIN		PIT	Bob Moose	behind 3-7	b 6	1	1--	2	7	8	0.120	21%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF; M. Rettenmund Scores
20	20	4	1	1975-06-20	CIN	@	HOU	Wayne Granger	ahead 4-0	t 5	1	12-	3	6	8	0.056	98%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Bench Scores; T. Pérez Scores
21	21	5	1	1975-08-16	CIN		PIT	Dave Giusti	ahead 4-2	b 8	1	---	1	6	8	0.035	97%		Home Run (Deep RF)
22	22	6	1	1975-08-29	CIN		STL	Lynn McGlothen	tied 1-1	b 4	1	1-3	3	7	8	0.219	86%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Pérez Scores; G. Foster Scores
1976	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	1976-05-30 (2)	CIN		LAD	Stan Wall	ahead 5-2	b 8	2	---	1	6	8	0.016	99%		Home Run (Deep RF)
24	24	2	1	1976-06-29	CIN	@	SDP	Dave Freisleben	tied 3-3	t 5	2	---	1	7	8	0.174	63%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
25	25	1	1	1977-04-06	CIN		SDP	Randy Jones	tied 2-2	b 4	1	1--	2	8	8	0.212	77%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Plummer Scores
26	26	2	1	1977-04-25	CIN	@	ATL	Mike Beard	ahead 15-4	t 5	0	12-	3	8	8	0.000	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Foster Scores/unER; J. Bench Scores
27	27	3	1	1977-05-26	CIN	@	SFG	John Montefusco	behind 0-1	t 2	2	1--	2	7	8	0.208	57%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Foster Scores
28	28	4	1	1977-05-31	CIN		ATL	Phil Niekro	behind 1-3	b 7	1	---	1	7	8	0.135	31%		Home Run (Deep RF)
29	29	5	1	1977-06-10	CIN		MON	Tom Walker	ahead 10-1	b 7	1	---	1	8	8	0.000	100%		Home Run (Deep RF)
30	30	6	1	1977-06-12 (1)	CIN		MON	Steve Rogers	ahead 4-1	b 6	1	-2-	2	8	8	0.052	97%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Bench Scores
31	31	7	1	1977-07-28	CIN	@	CHC	Willie Hernández	ahead 13-10	t 8	0	---	1	6	8	0.037	96%		Home Run (Deep CF)
32	32	8	1	1977-08-14 (2)	CIN	@	SFG	Lynn McGlothen	ahead 6-2	t 7	2	12-	3	6	8	0.047	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Driessen Scores/unER; M. Lum Scores/unER; C. Gerónimo Scores/unER
33	33	9	1	1977-09-14	CIN	@	LAD	Tommy John	behind 4-8	t 8	2	-23	3	7	8	0.117	16%		Home Run (Deep CF); G. Foster Scores; J. Bench Scores
34	34	10	1	1977-09-24	CIN	@	ATL	Don Collins	ahead 6-1	t 3	0	---	1	8	8	0.035	93%		Home Run (Deep CF)
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
35	35	1	1	1978-04-09	CIN		HOU	Mark Lemongello	ahead 4-3	b 4	2	-2-	2	8	8	0.177	86%		Home Run (CF-RF); D. Concepción Scores
36	36	2	1	1978-04-29	CIN	@	NYM	Nino Espinosa	behind 1-6	t 4	0	---	1	7	8	0.040	10%		Home Run (Deep LF)
37	37	3	1	1978-06-10	CIN	@	PIT	Kent Tekulve	ahead 5-4	t 9	2	---	1	7	8	0.101	92%		Home Run (Deep RF)
38	38	4	1	1978-06-17	CIN		STL	Pete Vuckovich	behind 2-5	b 7	1	---	1	7	8	0.076	16%		Home Run (Deep RF)
39	39	5	1	1978-06-24	CIN	@	LAD	Don Sutton	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	6	8	0.114	61%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
40	40	1	1	1979-06-10	CIN		MON	Scott Sanderson	ahead 1-0	b 4	1	---	1	7	8	0.109	78%		Home Run (Deep RF)
41	41	2	1	1979-07-10	CIN		STL	Roy Thomas	ahead 3-2	b 7	0	---	1	8	8	0.098	89%		Home Run (Deep RF)
42	42	3	1	1979-08-08	CIN		ATL	Phil Niekro	ahead 2-1	b 7	0	---	1	8	8	0.098	89%		Home Run (Deep RF)
43	43	4	1	1979-09-28	CIN		ATL	Eddie Solomon	tied 0-0	b 3	1	---	1	8	8	0.125	65%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
44	44	1	1	1980-05-04 (1)	CIN		CHC	Dick Tidrow	ahead 2-1	b 7	0	---	1	8	8	0.098	90%		Home Run (Deep RF)
45	45	2	1	1980-08-25	CIN		CHC	Lynn McGlothen	ahead 1-0	b 6	0	---	1	1	8	0.107	86%		Home Run (CF-RF)
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
46	46	1	1	1981-05-03	KCR	@	TEX	Fergie Jenkins	ahead 5-3	t 6	1	1--	2	8	9	0.124	93%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. White Scores
47	47	2	1	1981-08-26	KCR	@	DET	Aurelio López	ahead 1-0	t 5	0	1--	2	8	7	0.166	85%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Motley Scores
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
48	48	1	1	1982-05-01	KCR		TOR	Mark Bomback	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	1	1	7	0.099	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
49	49	2	1	1982-05-25	KCR	@	CHW	Richard Dotson	ahead 3-1	t 6	0	---	1	7	9	0.084	87%		Home Run (Deep RF)
50	50	3	1	1982-09-12	KCR		MIN	John Pacella	ahead 17-7	b 8	2	---	1	4	8	0.000	100%		Home Run
51	51	4	1	1982-09-29	KCR		CAL	Bruce Kison	behind 0-1	b 3	2	---	1	9	8	0.125	51%		Home Run (Deep RF)