Dan Gladden

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: July 7, 1957 in San Jose, CA us

High Schools: Monta Vista HS (Cupertino, CA), Westmont HS (Campbell, CA)

Schools: De Anza College (Cupertino, CA), California State University, Fresno (Fresno, CA)

Debut: September 5, 1983 (Age 26-060d, 14,818th in major league history)
vs. CIN 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1993 (Age 36-088d)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season

Agents: Ron Simon

Full Name: Clinton Daniel Gladden

Nicknames: Dazzle, The Dazzle Man or Wrench

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2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.5

4501

1215

.270

663

RBI

446

222

OBP

.324

SLG

.382

OPS

.707

OPS+

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 74 Home Runs

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

17 leading off, 2 walk-off, 7 tying, 30 go ahead

3 Tms
MIN	38
DET	20
SFG	16

Platoon
vs RHP	45
vs LHP	29

Home/Road
Home	44
Away	30

Outs
0	35
2	22
1	17

22 Opps
CLE	8
KCR	7
CHW	7
BOS	5
HOU	5
OAK	4
SEA	4
NYY	4
BAL	4
TEX	3
CAL	3
CIN	3
DET	3
TOR	3
PIT	2
ATL	2
MIL	2
MIN	1
SDP	1
CHC	1
NYM	1
LAD	1

65 Pitchers
Mark Langston	3
Roger Clemens	2
Dennis Rasmussen	2
Curt Young	2
Mike Scott	2
José DeLeón	2
José Guzmán	2
Doyle Alexander	2
Bob Stoddard	1
Andy McGaffigan	1
Mike Flanagan	1
Ron Mathis	1
Dana Kiecker	1
Wilson Álvarez	1
Dave LaPoint	1
Ted Power	1
Phil Niekro	1
Rusty Meacham	1
Matt Keough	1
David Wells	1
Jack McDowell	1
Scott Sanderson	1
Bill Wegman	1
Dennis Cook	1
Jim Abbott	1
Ron Darling	1
Tim Stoddard	1
Rick Rhoden	1
Todd Burns	1
Bob Knepper	1
Mike Campbell	1
Tom Gordon	1
Bob Welch	1
Rich Sauveur	1
Dave Stieb	1
Floyd Bannister	1
Greg Hibbard	1
Chuck Cary	1
Dan Plesac	1
Ben McDonald	1
John Dopson	1
Jim Campbell	1
Scott Terry	1
Don Gordon	1
Anthony Telford	1
Shawn Hillegas	1
Bill Krueger	1
Frank Tanana	1
Fernando Valenzuela	1
John Tudor	1
Jeff Gray	1
Brad Havens	1
Jerry Reuss	1
Randy Johnson	1
Bret Saberhagen	1
Rick Reed	1
Joe Niekro	1
John Farrell	1
Pascual Pérez	1
Erik Hanson	1
Rick Camp	1
Cliff Young	1
Jack Armstrong	1
Storm Davis	1
Kevin Hickey	1

19 Parks
Metrodome (MIN)	19
Tiger Stad (DET)	15
3Com Park (SFO)	12
KauffmanStad (KAN)	5
RingCentral Col (OAK)	3
ClevelandStd (CLE)	3
Kingdome (SEA)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	2
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
Astrodome (HOU)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
Arlington St (ARL)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	1
Memor. Stad (BAL)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1

Where Hit
7	45
78	12
8	3
9	2
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	24
2	14
3	10
4	8
5	7
1	5
6	4
7+	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	70
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	46
1--	9
12-	6
123	5
-2-	3
--3	2
-23	2
1-3	1

121 RBI
RISP	19
0 on	46
1 on	14
2 on	9
3 on	5
Any on	28

Inning
1	20
2	3
3	7
4	6
5	11
6	8
7	7
8	5
9	6
Extra	1

1-3	30
4-6	25
7-end	19

RelScore
+4..	6
+3	4
+2	4
+1	7
Tied	27
-1	5
-2	9
-3	5
-4..	7

Ahead	21
Tied	27
Behind	26

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	24
1-0	8
0-1	6
2-0	6
1-2	5
0-0	5
2-1	5
3-2	4
1-1	4
2-2	4
3-1	2
0-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
LF	56
CF	18

OrderPos
1st	48
2nd	18
6th	4
8th	2
9th	1
3rd	1

Leverage
High Lev	17
Medium Lev	36
Low Lev	21

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1983-09-09	SFG		HOU	Joe Niekro	behind 0-5	b 5	0	1--		2	6	8	0.085	17%		Home Run; C. Smith Scores
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1984-06-29	SFG		PIT	John Tudor	ahead 2-0	b 5	2	---		1	1	8	0.079	89%		Home Run
3	3	2	1	1984-06-30	SFG		PIT	José DeLeón	ahead 1-0	b 5	1	1--		2	1	8	0.169	89%		Home Run; B. Laskey Scores
4	4	3	1	1984-07-27	SFG		ATL	Rick Camp	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---		1	1	8	0.108	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run
5	5	4	1	1984-09-06	SFG		HOU	Bob Knepper	behind 0-6	b 3	2	---		1	1	8	0.027	7%		Home Run
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1985-04-26	SFG		CIN	Ted Power	behind 4-6	b 9	2	12-		3	1	8	0.919	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run; B. Wellman Scores; D. Green Scores
7	7	2	1	1985-06-30 (1)	SFG		HOU	Mike Scott	behind 0-1	b 1	0	---		1	1	8	0.114	55%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	3	1	1985-09-11 (1)	SFG	@	HOU	Ron Mathis	ahead 5-0	t 4	0	---		1	1	7	0.026	96%		Home Run
9	9	4	1	1985-09-21	SFG		LAD	Jerry Reuss	behind 0-11	b 9	0	---		1	1	8	0.000	0%		Home Run (Deep LF)
10	10	5	1	1985-10-01	SFG		CIN	Andy McGaffigan	behind 0-2	b 1	0	---		1	1	8	0.105	43%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
11	11	6	1	1985-10-02	SFG		HOU	Mike Scott	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---		1	1	8	0.110	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run
12	12	7	1	1985-10-05	SFG		ATL	Pascual Pérez	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---		1	1	8	0.110	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	1986-05-14	SFG	@	CHC	Matt Keough	ahead 6-2	t 6	0	1-3		3	1	8	0.029	99%		Home Run; J. Uribe Scores; M. LaCoss Scores
14	14	2	1	1986-05-21	SFG		NYM	Ron Darling	behind 1-7	b 3	0	---		1	1	8	0.034	9%		Home Run
15	15	3	1	1986-09-17	SFG	@	SDP	Bob Stoddard	ahead 3-2	t 7	2	---		1	1	8	0.140	81%		Home Run (Deep CF)
16	16	4	1	1986-09-22	SFG	@	CIN	Scott Terry	ahead 4-3	t 6	2	123		4	1	8	0.262	95%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Youngblood Scores; B. Melvin Scores; B. Gulden Scores
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	1987-05-03	MIN		NYY	Dennis Rasmussen	behind 1-3	b 5	1	---		1	1	7	0.121	39%		Home Run (Deep LF)
18	18	2	1	1987-06-01	MIN	@	BOS	Roger Clemens	tied 3-3	t 7	1	---		1	1	7	0.195	65%		Home Run (Deep RF)
19	19	3	1	1987-06-21	MIN		CHW	Floyd Bannister	ahead 2-1	b 3	1	---		1	1	7	0.096	74%		Home Run (Deep LF)
20	20	4	1	1987-06-25	MIN		CLE	Phil Niekro	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---		1	1	7	0.092	64%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep CF)
21	21	5	1	1987-07-08	MIN	@	NYY	Rick Rhoden	behind 1-3	t 2	2	---		1	1	7	0.090	36%		Home Run (Deep LF)
22	22	6	1	1987-09-11	MIN	@	CLE	Don Gordon	tied 10-10	t 11	2	-23		3	2	7	0.450	96%		Home Run; T. Laudner Scores/unER; C. Pittaro Scores/unER; D. Gladden Scores/unER
23	23	7	1	1987-09-16	MIN	@	CHW	José DeLeón	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---		1	1	8	0.091	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
24	24	8	1	1987-09-23	MIN		TEX	José Guzmán	behind 0-2	b 6	1	1--		2	1	7	0.263	54%		Home Run (Deep LF); S. Lombardozzi Scores
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
25	25	1	1	1988-04-08	MIN		TOR	Dave Stieb	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	1	7	0.099	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
26	26	2	2	1988-04-08	MIN		TOR	David Wells	ahead 5-2	b 8	2	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	1	7	0.018	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
27	27	3	1	1988-05-29	MIN		DET	Doyle Alexander	behind 0-2	b 1	0	---	6,(3-2) BBCBCX	1	1	7	0.097	45%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
28	28	4	1	1988-06-09	MIN	@	SEA	Mark Langston	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	5,(3-1) BFBBX	1	1	7	0.097	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
29	29	5	1	1988-06-14	MIN		CHW	Dave LaPoint	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	7	0.099	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
30	30	6	1	1988-06-26 (1)	MIN	@	OAK	Curt Young	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	7	0.102	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
31	31	7	1	1988-08-10	MIN		CLE	Brad Havens	ahead 5-4	b 7	0	---	6,(3-2) BBFFBX	1	1	7	0.098	89%		Home Run (Deep LF)
32	32	8	1	1988-08-17	MIN	@	DET	Doyle Alexander	behind 0-1	t 7	2	1--	4,(1-2) 1BSF1111X	2	1	7	0.416	66%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Newman Scores
33	33	9	1	1988-08-24	MIN		DET	Frank Tanana	ahead 3-0	b 2	1	--3	2,(1-0) .BX	2	1	7	0.065	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); S. Lombardozzi Scores
34	34	10	1	1988-09-03	MIN		KCR	Bret Saberhagen	tied 1-1	b 5	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	7	0.153	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
35	35	11	1	1988-09-06	MIN		SEA	Mike Campbell	behind 1-3	b 3	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	7	0.109	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
36	36	1	1	1989-04-24	MIN	@	MIL	Dan Plesac	behind 2-3	t 9	0	---	4,(0-2) .CFFX	1	1	7	0.343	50%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
37	37	2	1	1989-05-31	MIN	@	KCR	Tom Gordon	ahead 3-1	t 6	2	123	3,(1-1) SBX	4	8	7	0.170	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); G. Gaetti Scores; C. Castillo Scores; J. Dwyer Scores
38	38	3	1	1989-06-20	MIN	@	CLE	Tim Stoddard	ahead 4-2	t 9	1	---	5,(2-2) BCBFX	1	2	7	0.044	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
39	39	4	1	1989-06-24 (1)	MIN	@	BOS	John Dopson	behind 0-3	t 6	0	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	2	7	0.084	22%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
40	40	5	1	1989-08-13	MIN		NYY	Chuck Cary	behind 0-3	b 1	1	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	2	7	0.083	33%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
41	41	6	1	1989-08-19	MIN	@	OAK	Storm Davis	tied 0-0	t 3	2	1--	5,(3-1) FBBBX	2	2	7	0.224	70%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. Backman Scores
42	42	7	1	1989-09-03	MIN	@	TOR	Mike Flanagan	ahead 5-1	t 5	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	3	7	0.040	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
43	43	8	1	1989-09-27	MIN	@	CHW	Shawn Hillegas	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	1	7	0.103	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
44	44	1	1	1990-04-10	MIN	@	OAK	Bob Welch	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	6,(3-2) BFCBBX	1	1	7	0.104	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
45	45	2	1	1990-05-08	MIN		CLE	John Farrell	behind 3-5	b 4	1	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	1	7	0.202	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); A. Newman Scores
46	46	3	1	1990-05-21	MIN	@	BAL	Kevin Hickey	ahead 6-2	t 9	0	---	6,(3-2) .BBBCSX	1	1	7	0.008	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
47	47	4	1	1990-05-27	MIN		BOS	Dana Kiecker	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	7	0.098	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
48	48	5	1	1990-08-21	MIN	@	KCR	Jim Campbell	behind 1-4	t 4	2	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	1	7	0.284	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Hrbek Scores; S. Mack Scores
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
49	49	1	1	1991-04-23	MIN		OAK	Curt Young	behind 2-7	b 7	0	1--	9,(2-2) BCFB1FFFFX	2	1	7	0.070	13%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); G. Gagne Scores; D. Gladden Scores
50	50	2	1	1991-05-01	MIN		BOS	Jeff Gray	tied 0-0	b 8	0	---	3,(2-0) ..BBX	1	1	7	0.256	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Gladden Scores
51	51	3	1	1991-05-28	MIN	@	TEX	José Guzmán	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	1	7	0.100	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); D. Gladden Scores
52	52	4	1	1991-06-21	MIN	@	NYY	Scott Sanderson	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	7	0.098	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Gladden Scores
53	53	5	1	1991-07-27	MIN		MIL	Bill Wegman	tied 4-4	b 9	1	12-	5,(2-2) .FSBBX	3	1	7	0.289	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); S. Mack Scores; A. Newman Scores; D. Gladden Scores
54	54	6	1	1991-10-03 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	Jack McDowell	tied 0-0	t 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	7	0.165	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Gladden Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
55	55	1	1	1992-04-14	DET	@	CLE	Jack Armstrong	behind 1-4	t 6	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	1	7	0.320	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Fryman Scores/unER; M. Cuyler Scores/unER; D. Gladden Scores/unER
56	56	2	1	1992-04-26	DET		CHW	Greg Hibbard	behind 2-7	b 5	2	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	2	7	0.160	23%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Cuyler Scores; T. Phillips Scores; D. Gladden Scores
57	57	3	1	1992-05-04	DET		CAL	Jim Abbott	tied 0-0	b 5	2	-23	3,(1-1) BFX	3	2	7	0.298	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Deer Scores; M. Cuyler Scores; D. Gladden Scores
58	58	4	1	1992-08-17	DET	@	KCR	Rick Reed	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	4,(1-2) BCFX	1	6	7	0.111	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Gladden Scores
59	59	5	1	1992-08-18	DET	@	KCR	Rich Sauveur	ahead 4-1	t 8	0	---	4,(2-1) .BBCX	1	6	7	0.034	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); D. Gladden Scores
60	60	6	1	1992-08-24	DET	@	MIN	Bill Krueger	ahead 3-1	t 5	0	-2-	7,(1-2) CSBFFFX	2	2	7	0.096	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Phillips Scores; D. Gladden Scores
61	61	7	1	1992-08-28	DET		KCR	Rusty Meacham	tied 2-2	b 8	1	1--	2,(0-1) F.X	2	6	7	0.331	94%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); C. Fielder Scores/unER; D. Gladden Scores/unER
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
62	62	1	1	1993-06-04	DET		CAL	Mark Langston	behind 2-3	b 8	1	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	2	7	0.315	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
63	63	2	1	1993-06-17	DET		CLE	Dennis Cook	behind 1-4	b 5	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	7	0.087	24%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
64	64	3	2	1993-06-17	DET		CLE	Cliff Young	ahead 5-4	b 6	2	12-	2,(1-0) .BX	3	2	7	0.211	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Cuyler Scores; T. Phillips Scores
65	65	4	1	1993-07-01	DET		TEX	Todd Burns	behind 4-8	b 7	1	---	5,(1-2) CCBFX	1	8	8	0.047	10%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
66	66	5	1	1993-07-10	DET	@	KCR	Dennis Rasmussen	behind 1-2	t 4	2	123	3,(2-0) BBX	4	2	7	0.364	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Kreuter Scores; G. Thurman Scores; T. Phillips Scores
67	67	6	1	1993-08-06	DET		BOS	Roger Clemens	tied 0-0	b 3	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	1	7	0.190	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Livingstone Scores
68	68	7	1	1993-08-10	DET		BAL	Ben McDonald	ahead 5-0	b 4	2	123	4,(2-1) BBFX	4	2	7	0.044	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); S. Livingstone Scores; C. Kreuter Scores; T. Phillips Scores
69	69	8	1	1993-08-11	DET		BAL	Anthony Telford	ahead 5-1	b 3	2	123	2,(0-1) CX	4	2	7	0.083	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); S. Livingstone Scores; C. Kreuter Scores; C. Gomez Scores
70	70	9	1	1993-08-12	DET		BAL	Fernando Valenzuela	tied 0-0	b 1	0	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	2	7	0.125	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); G. Thurman Scores
71	71	10	1	1993-08-24	DET		SEA	Erik Hanson	ahead 2-1	b 7	1	--3	5,(2-2) CBSBX	2	9	7	0.099	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); A. Trammell Scores
72	72	11	1	1993-08-31	DET	@	SEA	Randy Johnson	ahead 3-0	t 5	0	---	5,(1-2) CBFFX	1	2	8	0.061	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
73	73	12	1	1993-09-05	DET		CHW	Wilson Álvarez	behind 0-2	b 4	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	1	7	0.117	43%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
74	74	13	1	1993-09-08	DET		CAL	Mark Langston	tied 0-0	b 1	0	1--	2,(0-1) F11X	2	2	7	0.148	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Phillips Scores