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Otto Velez
Otoniel (Franceschi) Velez (Otto the Swatto)
Positions: Outfielder, Designated Hitter and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 170 lb.
Born: November 29, 1950 in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1969.
(All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 1973 (Age 22)
vs. DET 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): BlueJays/Yankees/Indians 1973-1983
Agents: Jerry Kapstein, previously: Norm Kaplan,Dave Pinter [*]
Final Game: August 7, 1983 (Age 32)
vs. TEX 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
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Career Home Runs
For all seasons after 1973, the play-by-play data is complete (summary of missing data for
pre-1974). For some games from 1954 to 1973, we do not have
complete play-by-play.
Otto Velez: 78 Career Home Runs
0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 8 tying, 24 go ahead
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Play By Play
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| 1973 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | WPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1973-09-23 (1) | NYY | @ | CLE | Dick Tidrow | ahead 1-0 | t 2 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0.103 | 68% | Home Run | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1973-09-23 (1) | NYY | @ | CLE | Dick Tidrow | ahead 3-0 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0.062 | 88% | Home Run | |
| 1974 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | WPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1974-07-03 | NYY | @ | DET | John Hiller | behind 4-5 | t 8 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0.514 | 72% | Home Run; Piniella Scores | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1974-07-18 | NYY | KCR | Paul Splittorff | behind 4-5 | b 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.196 | 57% | Home Run | ||
| 1976 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | WPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1976-05-19 | NYY | @ | CLE | Don Hood | ahead 1-0 | t 6 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0.137 | 78% | Home Run | |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1976-09-08 | NYY | MIL | Kevin Kobel | ahead 6-0 | b 8 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0.001 | 100% | Home Run; Nettles Scores | ||
| 1977 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | WPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1977-04-14 | TOR | DET | John Hiller | behind 2-3 | b 8 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 5 | PH | 0.528 | 93% | Home Run; Ault Scores; Fairly Scores | ||
| 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1977-04-18 | TOR | @ | NYY | Ed Figueroa | ahead 2-1 | t 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0.128 | 77% | Home Run | |
| 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1977-04-21 | TOR | @ | NYY | Ken Holtzman | ahead 1-0 | t 4 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 4 | DH | 0.160 | 80% | Home Run; Torres Scores | |
| 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1977-04-25 (1) | TOR | BOS | Luis Tiant | behind 0-1 | b 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0.153 | 57% | Home Run | ||
| 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1977-04-25 (1) | TOR | BOS | Bill Campbell | behind 2-3 | b 8 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0.611 | 84% | Home Run; Woods Scores | ||
| 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1977-05-01 | TOR | @ | KCR | Larry Gura | behind 0-3 | t 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | DH | 0.078 | 19% | Home Run | |
| 13 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1977-05-02 | TOR | MIL | Moose Haas | behind 0-3 | b 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | DH | 0.080 | 18% | Home Run | ||
| 14 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1977-05-21 | TOR | @ | TEX | Paul Lindblad | ahead 8-4 | t 7 | 2 | --- | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0.031 | 96% | Home Run | |
| 15 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1977-06-05 | TOR | @ | OAK | Vida Blue | ahead 5-3 | t 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0.083 | 87% | Home Run (Deep RF) | |
| 16 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1977-06-05 | TOR | @ | OAK | Joe Coleman | ahead 6-3 | t 8 | 2 | --- | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0.039 | 96% | Home Run (Deep RF) | |
| 17 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 1977-07-03 (1) | TOR | TEX | Dock Ellis | ahead 1-0 | b 6 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0.119 | 82% | Home Run | ||
| 18 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 1977-07-04 | TOR | @ | BOS | Fergie Jenkins | tied 2-2 | t 6 | 0 | -2- | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0.177 | 76% | Home Run; Ewing Scores | |
| 19 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 1977-07-06 | TOR | @ | BOS | Luis Tiant | behind 2-3 | t 3 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0.201 | 56% | Home Run; Fairly Scores | |
| 20 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 1977-07-29 | TOR | MIL | Moose Haas | ahead 2-0 | b 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.075 | 84% | Home Run | ||
| 21 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 1977-09-22 | TOR | @ | BAL | Mike Flanagan | behind 0-7 | t 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0.005 | 1% | Home Run | |
| 22 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 1977-09-23 | TOR | NYY | Don Gullett | behind 0-2 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | DH | 0.103 | 44% | Home Run | ||
| 1978 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | WPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 23 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1978-04-11 | TOR | @ | CHW | Ken Kravec | behind 1-4 | t 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0.077 | 22% | Home Run | |
| 24 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1978-06-21 | TOR | DET | Jim Crawford | behind 6-10 | b 7 | 2 | --3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0.093 | 14% | Home Run; Howell Scores | ||
| 25 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1978-06-23 | TOR | @ | CLE | Rick Waits | behind 1-8 | t 8 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0.004 | 1% | Home Run; Carty Scores | |
| 26 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1978-07-31 | TOR | DET | Bob Sykes | tied 7-7 | b 14 | 1 | --- | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0.424 | 100% | Walk-Off | Home Run | |
| 27 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1978-08-12 | TOR | KCR | Paul Splittorff | ahead 3-2 | b 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | DH | 0.099 | 77% | Home Run | ||
| 28 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1978-08-23 (2) | TOR | @ | DET | Bob Sykes | ahead 1-0 | t 3 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0.179 | 78% | Home Run; Bailor Scores | |
| 29 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1978-08-29 | TOR | @ | TEX | Jon Matlack | ahead 1-0 | t 3 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0.174 | 79% | Home Run; Bailor Scores | |
| 30 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1978-09-05 | TOR | CLE | Rick Waits | behind 1-6 | b 9 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.010 | 2% | Home Run | ||
| 31 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 1978-09-11 (1) | TOR | @ | CLE | Rick Waits | behind 0-1 | t 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0.110 | 50% | Home Run | |
| 1979 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | WPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 32 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1979-04-30 | TOR | MIN | Paul Hartzell | behind 0-4 | b 4 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 5 | DH | 0.125 | 28% | Home Run (Deep RF); Mayberry Scores | ||
| 33 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1979-05-03 | TOR | @ | MIL | Bill Travers | behind 2-3 | t 5 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.255 | 59% | Home Run; Bosetti Scores | |
| 34 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1979-05-08 | TOR | @ | MIN | Roger Erickson | behind 0-1 | t 2 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0.101 | 46% | Home Run (Deep CF) | |
| 35 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 1979-05-13 (2) | TOR | TEX | Ed Farmer | behind 1-7 | b 8 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.042 | 6% | Home Run; Griffin Scores; Bailor Scores | ||
| 36 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1979-06-17 | TOR | OAK | Bob Lacey | behind 5-8 | b 7 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 7 | PH | 0.363 | 55% | Home Run; Carty Scores; Woods Scores | ||
| 37 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 1979-06-29 (1) | TOR | @ | BAL | Scott McGregor | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0.104 | 60% | Home Run | |
| 38 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 1979-07-04 | TOR | @ | DET | Dave Tobik | tied 4-4 | t 11 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 9 | PH | 0.380 | 96% | Home Run; Cannon Scores; Ainge Scores | |
| 39 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 1979-07-19 | TOR | @ | MIL | Bill Travers | behind 0-1 | t 8 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0.454 | 72% | Home Run; Howell Scores | |
| 40 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 1979-07-22 | TOR | @ | MIN | Pete Redfern | behind 0-5 | t 7 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0.019 | 4% | Home Run | |
| 41 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 1979-07-25 | TOR | TEX | John Henry Johnson | tied 1-1 | b 1 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0.181 | 70% | Home Run; Carty Scores | ||
| 42 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 1979-07-26 | TOR | TEX | Doc Medich | tied 0-0 | b 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.141 | 82% | Home Run; Carty Scores; Mayberry Scores | ||
| 43 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 1979-07-26 | TOR | TEX | Doyle Alexander | ahead 7-2 | b 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0.008 | 99% | Home Run | ||
| 44 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 1979-08-04 | TOR | CHW | Rich Wortham | tied 0-0 | b 2 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.157 | 75% | Home Run (Deep LF); Carty Scores; Velez Scores | ||
| 45 | 45 | 14 | 1 | 1979-08-22 | TOR | @ | SEA | Rick Honeycutt | ahead 1-0 | t 3 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0.105 | 68% | Home Run | |
| 46 | 46 | 15 | 1 | 1979-09-30 | TOR | @ | NYY | Ron Davis | behind 1-5 | t 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | DH | 0.048 | 11% | Home Run | |
| 1980 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | WPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 47 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1980-04-13 | TOR | @ | SEA | Floyd Bannister | behind 0-2 | t 3 | 2 | --- | 1 | 4 | DH | 0.098 | 34% | Home Run | |
| 48 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 1980-04-20 | TOR | @ | CLE | John Denny | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 5 | DH | 0.248 | 74% | Home Run (LF Line); Griffin Scores; Bosetti Scores | |
| 49 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 1980-04-29 | TOR | KCR | Dennis Leonard | ahead 2-1 | b 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | DH | 0.113 | 83% | Home Run | ||
| 50 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 1980-05-04 (1) | TOR | CLE | Dan Spillner | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 1 | 123 | 4 | 5 | DH | 0.209 | 85% | Home Run; Bailor Scores; Bonnell Scores; Mayberry Scores | ||
| 51 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 1980-05-04 (1) | TOR | CLE | Wayne Garland | ahead 6-5 | b 8 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | DH | 0.087 | 97% | Home Run; Cannon Scores | ||
| 52 | 52 | 6 | 3 | 1980-05-04 (1) | TOR | CLE | Sid Monge | tied 8-8 | b 10 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | DH | 0.357 | 100% | Walk-Off | Home Run | |
| 53 | 53 | 7 | 1 | 1980-05-04 (2) | TOR | CLE | Bob Owchinko | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 3 | 4 | DH | 0.178 | 79% | Home Run (LF-CF); Bosetti Scores; Bonnell Scores | ||
| 54 | 54 | 8 | 1 | 1980-05-07 | TOR | @ | CAL | Chris Knapp | ahead 2-1 | t 3 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | DH | 0.189 | 78% | Home Run; Bosetti Scores | |
| 55 | 55 | 9 | 1 | 1980-05-19 | TOR | BOS | Jack Billingham | ahead 3-1 | b 5 | 0 | 1-3 | 3 | 4 | DH | 0.070 | 96% | Home Run; Bailor Scores; Woods Scores | ||
| 56 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 1980-06-02 | TOR | CAL | John Montague | behind 1-6 | b 8 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | DH | 0.016 | 3% | Home Run | ||
| 57 | 57 | 11 | 1 | 1980-06-04 | TOR | CAL | Frank Tanana | ahead 6-2 | b 7 | 0 | --3 | 2 | 4 | DH | 0.010 | 99% | Home Run (Deep RF); Howell Scores | ||
| 58 | 58 | 12 | 1 | 1980-06-08 (2) | TOR | @ | MIN | Jerry Koosman | ahead 3-2 | t 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | DH | 0.126 | 75% | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 59 | 59 | 13 | 1 | 1980-07-11 | TOR | CLE | Wayne Garland | tied 3-3 | b 5 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | DH | 0.197 | 81% | Home Run; Woods Scores | ||
| 60 | 60 | 14 | 1 | 1980-07-17 | TOR | @ | SEA | Floyd Bannister | behind 0-3 | t 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | DH | 0.078 | 18% | Home Run | |
| 61 | 61 | 15 | 1 | 1980-07-18 | TOR | @ | CAL | Andy Hassler | behind 2-6 | t 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | DH | 0.054 | 13% | Home Run | |
| 62 | 62 | 16 | 1 | 1980-07-22 (1) | TOR | @ | OAK | Matt Keough | behind 0-1 | t 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | DH | 0.111 | 50% | Home Run | |
| 63 | 63 | 17 | 1 | 1980-07-27 | TOR | SEA | Floyd Bannister | tied 0-0 | b 4 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 4 | DH | 0.215 | 76% | Home Run; Griffin Scores | ||
| 64 | 64 | 18 | 1 | 1980-07-29 | TOR | OAK | Steve McCatty | behind 1-2 | b 3 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 4 | DH | 0.213 | 63% | Home Run; Garcia Scores | ||
| 65 | 65 | 19 | 1 | 1980-08-07 | TOR | @ | CLE | Wayne Garland | behind 1-5 | t 6 | 1 | 1-3 | 3 | 6 | DH | 0.175 | 30% | Home Run; Woods Scores; Mayberry Scores | |
| 66 | 66 | 20 | 1 | 1980-08-28 | TOR | MIN | Darrell Jackson | ahead 2-0 | b 3 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.134 | 88% | Home Run (Deep LF); Garcia Scores | ||
| 1981 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | WPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 67 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 1981-04-17 | TOR | DET | Howard Bailey | behind 1-4 | b 3 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 5 | DH | 0.177 | 38% | Home Run (LF-CF); Mayberry Scores | ||
| 68 | 68 | 2 | 1 | 1981-04-28 | TOR | @ | MIL | Mike Caldwell | ahead 1-0 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | DH | 0.114 | 75% | Home Run | |
| 69 | 69 | 3 | 1 | 1981-05-07 | TOR | CLE | Rick Waits | tied 0-0 | b 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | DH | 0.137 | 67% | Home Run | ||
| 70 | 70 | 4 | 1 | 1981-05-19 | TOR | CHW | Kevin Hickey | ahead 7-4 | b 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | DH | 0.038 | 96% | Home Run | ||
| 71 | 71 | 5 | 1 | 1981-05-26 | TOR | @ | CAL | Jesse Jefferson | ahead 4-3 | t 5 | 1 | --3 | 2 | 4 | DH | 0.136 | 84% | Home Run (CF-RF); Garcia Scores | |
| 72 | 72 | 6 | 1 | 1981-06-03 | TOR | CAL | Geoff Zahn | behind 0-1 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | DH | 0.114 | 55% | Home Run | ||
| 73 | 73 | 7 | 2 | 1981-06-03 | TOR | CAL | Geoff Zahn | behind 2-8 | b 6 | 2 | --- | 1 | 4 | DH | 0.015 | 3% | Home Run | ||
| 74 | 74 | 8 | 1 | 1981-08-10 | TOR | @ | DET | Milt Wilcox | behind 1-2 | t 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 3 | DH | 0.174 | 47% | Home Run | |
| 75 | 75 | 9 | 1 | 1981-08-11 | TOR | @ | DET | Dan Schatzeder | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 4 | DH | 0.226 | 76% | Home Run; Moseby Scores; Bonnell Scores | |
| 76 | 76 | 10 | 1 | 1981-08-27 | TOR | KCR | Atlee Hammaker | tied 0-0 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0.109 | 66% | Home Run | ||
| 77 | 77 | 11 | 1 | 1981-09-20 | TOR | CAL | Geoff Zahn | behind 1-3 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | DH | 0.105 | 44% | Home Run | ||
| 1982 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | WPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 78 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 1982-05-14 | TOR | @ | TEX | Jon Matlack | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | DH | 0.110 | 61% | Home Run |
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