Denny Hocking

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Outfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: April 2, 1970 in Torrance, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 52nd round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from El Camino College (Torrance, CA).

High School: West HS (Torrance, CA)

School: El Camino College (Torrance, CA)

Debut: September 10, 1993 (Age 23-161d, 16,424th in major league history)
vs. TEX 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2005 (Age 35-179d)
vs. MIN 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1996 season

Full Name: Dennis Lee Hocking

Pronunciation: \HAWK-ing\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

2358

591

.251

294

RBI

226

OBP

.310

SLG

.344

OPS

.654

OPS+

Summary of 25 Home Runs

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

3 leading off, 1 walk-off, 1 tying, 9 go ahead

1 Tm
MIN	25

Platoon
vs RHP	18
vs LHP	7

Home/Road
Away	19
Home	6

Outs
0	9
2	9
1	7

13 Opps
OAK	4
DET	4
TEX	3
ANA	3
KCR	2
MIL	2
STL	1
CLE	1
CHC	1
SEA	1
BAL	1
HOU	1
TOR	1

25 Pitchers
Steve Sparks	1
Jason Johnson	1
Jaret Wright	1
Paul Quantrill	1
Rubén Quevedo	1
Rich Sauveur	1
José Rosado	1
Scott Sanders	1
R.A. Dickey	1
Terry Mulholland	1
Darren Oliver	1
Jeff Zimmerman	1
Cory Lidle	1
Jerry Spradlin	1
Mike Mohler	1
Mike Oquist	1
Mike Hampton	1
Jarrod Washburn	1
Al Levine	1
Todd Jones	1
Matt Kinney	1
Ismael Valdez	1
Jeff Weaver	1
Ramón Ortiz	1
Bobby Ayala	1

13 Parks
Metrodome (MIN)	6
RingCentral Col (OAK)	4
Am Fam Field (MIL)	2
Comerica Pk (DET)	2
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	2
Tiger Stad (DET)	2
Busch Stad (STL)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1

Where Hit
9	14
7	4
78	3
8	2
89	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	5
4	4
2	4
6	3
1	3
7+	3
5	3

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	25

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	18
1--	3
12-	1
123	1
--3	1
1-3	1

36 RBI
RISP	4
0 on	18
1 on	4
2 on	2
3 on	1
Any on	7

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

1-3	8
4-6	8
7-end	9

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	2
+2	4
+1	1
Tied	9
-1	1
-3	2
-4..	4

Ahead	9
Tied	9
Behind	7

Before event,
for batter

Count
2-1	4
2-2	4
0-0	3
2-0	3
3-2	2
1-2	2
1-0	2
1-1	2
0-1	2
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
SS	8
2B	7
3B	5
LF	2
PH	1
1B	1
RF	1

OrderPos
2nd	8
1st	6
9th	6
8th	3
7th	1
5th	1

Leverage
High Lev	4
Medium Lev	8
Low Lev	13

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1996-05-26	MIN	@	TOR	Paul Quantrill	tied 2-2	t 7	2	---	6,(3-2) BBBCFX	1	2	9	0.197	62%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); D. Hocking Scores
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1997-04-22	MIN	@	OAK	Mike Mohler	ahead 4-1	t 7	1	---	2,(0-1) LX	1	9	5	0.052	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
3	3	2	1	1997-08-20	MIN	@	DET	Scott Sanders	ahead 1-0	t 2	2	1-3	5,(2-2) CBBC1X	3	9	6	0.216	81%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); M. Cordova Scores; B. Brede Scores; D. Hocking Scores
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1998-07-18	MIN	@	OAK	Mike Oquist	behind 0-3	t 5	1	---	7,(3-2) BCSFBBX	1	9	7	0.080	23%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
5	5	2	1	1998-09-15	MIN		SEA	Bobby Ayala	behind 6-12	b 9	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	4	0.006	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
6	6	3	1	1998-09-20	MIN	@	DET	Todd Jones	ahead 2-0	t 9	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	4	0.054	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1999-04-17 (2)	MIN	@	CLE	Jaret Wright	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	1	6	0.087	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
8	8	2	1	1999-06-04	MIN		HOU	Mike Hampton	tied 1-1	b 2	2	123	5,(1-2) BCCFX	4	1	6	0.267	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball); T. Hunter Scores; D. Mientkiewicz Scores; J. Valentín Scores
9	9	3	1	1999-07-17	MIN	@	CHC	Terry Mulholland	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	4	0.094	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
10	10	4	1	1999-07-18	MIN	@	STL	Darren Oliver	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	1	7	0.091	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
11	11	5	1	1999-08-04	MIN	@	TEX	Jeff Zimmerman	behind 0-3	t 8	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	9	4	0.072	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
12	12	6	1	1999-08-19	MIN	@	BAL	Jason Johnson	behind 1-9	t 7	2	1--	6,(2-2) CBFBFX	2	1	4	0.007	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); T. Hunter Scores
13	13	7	1	1999-09-11	MIN		ANA	Ramón Ortiz	ahead 4-0	b 5	1	--3	4,(2-1) BBFX	2	2	6	0.035	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Jones Scores
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	2000-04-20	MIN		KCR	José Rosado	behind 2-3	b 3	0	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	2	5	0.105	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	2	1	2000-05-18	MIN	@	OAK	Rich Sauveur	ahead 8-5	t 7	1	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	2	6	0.077	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); J. Jones Scores
16	16	3	1	2000-08-05	MIN	@	DET	Steve Sparks	tied 1-1	t 5	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	5	0.136	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
17	17	4	1	2000-08-30	MIN	@	KCR	Jerry Spradlin	behind 4-8	t 9	0	12-	6,(1-2) BCSFFX	3	2	3	0.106	19%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Moeller Scores; C. Guzmán Scores
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	2001-06-23	MIN	@	DET	Jeff Weaver	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	5	0.108	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
19	19	2	1	2001-07-25	MIN	@	OAK	Cory Lidle	ahead 2-0	t 3	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	2	6	0.086	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
20	20	3	1	2001-09-02	MIN		ANA	Al Levine	tied 4-4	b 9	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	PH	0.352	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	2002-05-21	MIN		TEX	Ismael Valdez	ahead 4-0	b 5	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	9	4	0.035	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
22	22	2	1	2002-06-16	MIN	@	MIL	Rubén Quevedo	ahead 5-3	t 4	0	---	9,(2-2) CBFBFFFFX	1	8	4	0.085	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	2003-06-22	MIN	@	MIL	Matt Kinney	ahead 4-2	t 5	2	---	7,(2-2) BFCBFFX	1	2	6	0.095	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
24	24	2	1	2003-07-12	MIN	@	ANA	Jarrod Washburn	tied 0-0	t 5	1	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	8	5	0.141	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
25	25	3	1	2003-08-31	MIN	@	TEX	R.A. Dickey	behind 1-6	t 4	2	1--	3,(1-1) CBX	2	9	6	0.088	17%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Pierzynski Scores