Doug Strange

Positions: Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-2, 170lb (188cm, 77kg)

Born: April 13, 1964 in Greenville, SC us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 7th round of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft from North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC).

High School: Wade Hampton HS (Greenville, SC)

School: North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)

Debut: July 13, 1989 (Age 25-091d, 15,641st in major league history)
vs. SEA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1998 (Age 34-167d)
vs. CIN 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Agents: Steve Comte

Full Name: Joseph Douglas Strange

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.5

1859

434

.234

194

RBI

211

OBP

.295

SLG

.338

OPS

.633

OPS+

Summary of 31 Home Runs

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

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 5 tying, 8 go ahead

5 Tms
TEX	12
MON	12
SEA	5
CHC	1
DET	1

Platoon
vs RHP	31

Home/Road
Home	17
Away	14

Outs
1	15
0	10
2	6

18 Opps
BAL	4
SDP	3
CHC	3
CLE	3
MIN	2
OAK	2
NYY	2
MIL	2
COL	1
SFG	1
TEX	1
SEA	1
KCR	1
NYM	1
PIT	1
PHI	1
LAD	1
TOR	1

30 Pitchers
Dwight Gooden	2
Jon Lieber	1
José Mercedes	1
José Meléndez	1
Willie Banks	1
Doug Henry	1
Rich DeLucia	1
Andy Ashby	1
Gregg Olson	1
Dave Swartzbaugh	1
Jeff Russell	1
Bret Saberhagen	1
Bill Swift	1
Mike Mussina	1
Julián Tavárez	1
Joey Hamilton	1
Cory Lidle	1
Alan Mills	1
Mike Trombley	1
Kevin McGehee	1
Bill Wegman	1
Steve Trachsel	1
Kelly Downs	1
Mark Clark	1
Charles Nagy	1
Todd Worrell	1
Ken Ryan	1
Todd Van Poppel	1
Bill Risley	1
Jack Morris	1

16 Parks
Stade Olymp. (MON)	6
Arlington St (ARL)	4
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	3
Camden Yards (BAL)	3
Kingdome (SEA)	3
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
ClevelandStd (CLE)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
9	22
89	5
8	2
7	2

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	12
1	7
3	6
4	2
6	1
Unk	1
7+	1
5	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	31

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	15
1--	7
-2-	4
12-	1
123	1
--3	1
-23	1
1-3	1

52 RBI
RISP	9
0 on	15
1 on	12
2 on	3
3 on	1
Any on	16

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

1-3	6
4-6	12
7-end	13

RelScore
+4..	5
+3	1
+2	1
+1	4
Tied	3
-1	7
-2	4
-3	2
-4..	4

Ahead	11
Tied	3
Behind	17

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-0	10
0-0	7
1-1	4
0-1	2
2-0	2
3-2	1
Unk	1
1-2	1
2-1	1
3-1	1
2-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
3B	18
2B	11
PH	2

OrderPos
7th	10
8th	10
2nd	7
9th	3
5th	1

Leverage
High Lev	7
Medium Lev	8
Low Lev	16

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1989-09-04	DET		KCR	Bret Saberhagen	ahead 1-0	b 2	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	5	0.099	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1992-05-24	CHC	@	SDP	José Meléndez	ahead 2-0	t 2	0	---	6,(2-2) BSFBFX	1	8	5	0.084	80%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); D. Strange Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1993-04-07	TEX	@	BAL	Gregg Olson	tied 1-1	t 11	1	-2-	2,(1-0) ..BX	2	9	PH	0.355	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); I. Rodríguez Scores
4	4	2	1	1993-05-18	TEX		SEA	Rich DeLucia	behind 1-2	b 7	1	-2-	2,(1-0) .BX	2	8	4	0.367	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Palmeiro Scores
5	5	3	1	1993-06-02	TEX	@	MIN	Mike Trombley	behind 2-6	t 7	0	---	4,(1-2) FCBX	1	7	4	0.048	11%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
6	6	4	1	1993-06-08	TEX		MIN	Willie Banks	tied 1-1	b 6	2	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	2	4	0.188	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
7	7	5	1	1993-08-14	TEX	@	CLE	Julián Tavárez	behind 1-2	t 3	2	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	2	4	0.213	57%		Home Run (Line Drive); D. Hulse Scores
8	8	6	1	1993-08-28	TEX		BAL	Kevin McGehee	ahead 6-0	b 4	0	---	5,(3-1) CBBBX	1	8	4	0.013	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
9	9	7	1	1993-09-29	TEX		OAK	Kelly Downs	behind 1-3	b 2	2	1-3	2,(1-0) B>X	3	2	4	0.284	62%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); M. Lee Scores; D. Hulse Scores
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1994-04-09	TEX	@	BAL	Mike Mussina	behind 0-3	t 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	4	0.082	29%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
11	11	2	1	1994-04-13	TEX		MIL	Bill Wegman	behind 1-2	b 6	1	---		1	2	4	0.172	55%		Home Run (Deep RF)
12	12	3	1	1994-04-22	TEX		CLE	Jack Morris	tied 0-0	b 1	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	2	4	0.139	72%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); D. Hulse Scores
13	13	4	1	1994-04-24	TEX		CLE	Charles Nagy	behind 2-10	b 5	1	1--	3,(1-1) CBX	2	2	4	0.024	4%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); D. Hulse Scores
14	14	5	1	1994-08-07	TEX	@	OAK	Todd Van Poppel	behind 0-6	t 5	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	8	4	0.027	7%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	1995-06-07	SEA	@	BAL	Alan Mills	ahead 7-2	t 8	1	1--	2,(1-0) ..BX	2	5	5	0.016	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Martinez Scores
16	16	2	1	1995-09-19	SEA		TEX	Jeff Russell	behind 2-4	b 9	1	-2-	1,(0-0) .X	2	9	PH	0.458	59%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); A. Diaz Scores
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	1996-04-14	SEA	@	TOR	Bill Risley	ahead 6-1	t 9	0	-23	1,(0-0) X	3	7	5	0.003	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Buhner Scores; R. Amaral Scores/unER; D. Strange Scores
18	18	2	1	1996-07-22	SEA		MIL	José Mercedes	behind 2-3	b 8	1	123	1,(0-0) X	4	7	5	0.392	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Buhner Scores; D. Bragg Scores; D. Wilson Scores
19	19	3	1	1996-08-28	SEA		NYY	Dwight Gooden	ahead 2-1	b 4	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	5	0.100	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	1997-04-22	MON		CHC	Dave Swartzbaugh	ahead 2-1	b 4	1	--3	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	5	0.117	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); F. Santangelo Scores; D. Strange Scores
21	21	2	1	1997-05-06	MON	@	SFG	Doug Henry	ahead 7-1	t 9	2	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	7	5	0.002	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); R. White Scores/unER; F. Santangelo Scores/unER; D. Strange Scores/unER
22	22	3	1	1997-05-11	MON	@	LAD	Todd Worrell	behind 2-3	t 9	2	---	7,(3-2) BSFBBFX	1	7	5	0.365	40%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
23	23	4	1	1997-05-26	MON		NYM	Cory Lidle	ahead 2-1	b 7	0	---	2,(1-0) ..BX	1	8	5	0.098	89%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
24	24	5	1	1997-07-28	MON	@	COL	Bill Swift	behind 0-1	t 5	1	1--	2,(0-1) 1C111X	2	8	5	0.214	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Grudzielanek Scores
25	25	6	1	1997-08-01	MON		SDP	Joey Hamilton	behind 0-7	b 5	1	-2-	3,(1-1) FBX	2	7	5	0.032	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); M. Grudzielanek Scores
26	26	7	1	1997-08-03	MON		SDP	Andy Ashby	behind 0-2	b 5	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	5	0.228	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Grudzielanek Scores
27	27	8	1	1997-08-22	MON	@	CHC	Steve Trachsel	behind 0-2	t 8	2	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	9	5	0.086	16%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
28	28	9	1	1997-08-23	MON	@	CHC	Mark Clark	behind 2-5	t 7	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	5	0.068	15%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
29	29	10	1	1997-08-29	MON	@	NYY	Dwight Gooden	behind 0-1	t 3	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	5	0.107	50%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
30	30	11	1	1997-09-05	MON		PHI	Ken Ryan	ahead 5-1	b 8	1	1--	3,(1-1) BCX	2	7	5	0.010	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. White Scores
31	31	12	1	1997-09-10	MON		PIT	Jon Lieber	ahead 3-0	b 4	1	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	8	5	0.055	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)