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George Altman
George Lee Altman (Big George)
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: March 20, 1933 in Goldsboro, NC
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1959
Final Game: October 1, 1967
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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.

George Altman: 101 Career Home Runs

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 7 tying, 28 go ahead, 3 lacking some details
3 Tms
CHC83
NYM9
STL9
 
vs RHP77
vs LHP24
 
Away53
Home48
 
Leverage
High Lev18
Medium Lev40
Low Lev40
10 Opps
SFG20
CIN20
STL14
ATL/MLN11
PHI9
LAD9
PIT8
HOU4
NYM3
CHC3
69 Pitchers
Jack Sanford6
Ray Sadecki3
Billy O'Dell3
Bob Friend3
Lew Burdette3
Bob Purkey2
Ed Bauta2
Bobby Locke2
Jim Maloney2
Jim Brosnan2
Ernie Broglio2
Jay Hook2
Sam Jones2
Phil Ortega2
Joey Jay2
Don Drysdale2
Moe Drabowsky2
Larry Jackson2
Harvey Haddix2
Sandy Koufax2
12 Parks
Wrigley Fld39
Sportsman Pk13
Crosley Fld10
Candlestick9
Shibe Pk6
Shea Stad6
LA Coliseum5
County Stad4
Atl-Fulton3
Forbes Fld3
Polo Grounds2
Dodger Stad1
Where Hit
952
Unk17
711
810
898
783
General field locations when available.
 
2 Inside the Park
 
Game Totals
1·HR gms87
2·HR gms7
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
4th36
5th33
2nd11
6th7
7th4
8th4
3rd4
9th2
Outs
034
133
231
Unk3
 
DefPos
RF58
CF19
LF17
1B5
PH2
Bases
---57
1--19
12-10
-2-7
Unk3
1-33
--31
-231
 
157 RBI
RISP22
0 on59
1 on28
2 on14
Any on42
Inning
17
28
37
414
59
621
717
88
97
Extra3
 
1-322
4-644
7-end35
RelScore
+4..11
+32
+212
+114
Tied22
-18
-28
-38
-4..13
Unk3
 
Ahead39
Tied22
Behind37
Unk3
Before event, for batter

Play By Play

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1959 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 1959-04-29 CHC @ CIN Brooks Lawrence behind 2-12 t 6 0 1-- 2 3 8 0% 1% Home Run (Deep RF); Dark Scores
2 2 2 1 1959-04-30 CHC @ CIN Bob Purkey ahead 1-0 t 3 0 --- 1 2 8 10% 71% Home Run (Deep RF)
3 3 3 1 1959-05-05 CHC @ PIT Bob Friend tied 3-3 t 6 1 --- 1 5 8 17% 64% Home Run
4 4 4 1 1959-07-18 CHC CIN Jay Hook behind 0-3 b 3 0 --- 1 8 8 9% 32% Home Run (Deep RF)
5 5 5 1 1959-07-31 CHC @ CIN Jim Brosnan behind 2-4 t 9 1 1-- 2 8 8 35% 44% Home Run (Deep RF); Thomson Scores
6 6 6 1 1959-08-13 CHC SFG Jack Sanford behind 0-3 b 1 0 1-- 2 2 8 15% 44% Home Run; Taylor Scores
7 7 7 2 1959-08-13 CHC SFG Gordon Jones behind 2-4 b 2 2 1-- 2 2 8 20% 51% Home Run; Taylor Scores
8 8 8 1 1959-08-28 CHC MLN Lew Burdette behind 0-9 b 6 1 -2- 2 2 8 1% 1% Home Run (Deep RF); Taylor Scores
9 9 9 1 1959-09-21 CHC @ STL Ernie Broglio ahead 3-1 t 2 2 12- 3 2 8 19% 88% Home Run (Deep RF); Dark Scores; Taylor Scores
10 10 10 2 1959-09-21 CHC @ STL Bob Duliba ahead 10-2 t 7 1 --- 1 2 8 0% 100% Home Run (Deep LF)
11 11 11 1 1959-09-22 CHC SFG Sam Jones behind 3-4 b 9 2 -2- 2 2 8 86% 100% Walk-Off Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Dark Scores
12 12 12 1 1959-09-23 CHC SFG Mike McCormick tied 7-7 b 8 0 --- 1 2 8 26% 87% Home Run
1960 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
13 13 1 1 1960-04-22 CHC SFG Sam Jones behind 4-6 b 5 2 --- 1 5 3 12% 35% Home Run (Deep RF)
14 14 2 1 1960-05-23 CHC @ CIN Bob Grim tied 6-6 t 13 1 --- 1 5 7 38% 83% Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
15 15 3 1 1960-06-19 (2) CHC @ CIN Cal McLish tied 2-2 t 6 0 --- 1 5 9 17% 67% Home Run (Deep RF)
16 16 4 1 1960-07-06 CHC STL Ed Bauta ahead 4-0 b 7 0 12- 3 5 9 2% 100% Home Run; Banks Scores; Bouchee Scores
17 17 5 2 1960-07-06 CHC STL Ed Bauta ahead 7-1 b 8 2 12- 3 5 9 0% 100% Home Run; Banks Scores; Bouchee Scores
18 18 6 1 1960-07-07 CHC @ LAD Don Drysdale behind 0-3 t 2 0 --- 1 5 9 8% 30% Home Run (Fly Ball)
19 19 7 1 1960-07-25 CHC CIN Don Newcombe ahead 2-0 b 4 0 1-3 3 6 8 8% 95% Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Kindall Scores/unER; Bouchee Scores
20 20 8 1 1960-07-30 CHC PIT Roy Face ahead 3-1 b 7 2 12- 3 4 8 9% 99% Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Will Scores; Ashburn Scores
21 21 9 1 1960-08-20 CHC SFG Stu Miller ahead 5-4 b 4 2 1-3 3 4 7 22% 91% Home Run; Will Scores; Ashburn Scores
22 22 10 1 1960-09-13 CHC @ CIN Bob Purkey behind 0-2 t 4 1 --- 1 4 8 11% 34% Home Run
23 23 11 1 1960-09-18 CHC LAD Johnny Podres ahead 3-1 b 6 2 -2- 2 7 9 10% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball); Heist Scores
24 24 12 1 1960-09-19 (1) CHC SFG Eddie Fisher behind 1-8 b 7 1 --- 1 6 9 1% 1% Home Run
25 25 13 1 1960-09-28 CHC @ SFG Jack Sanford tied 0-0 t 2 0 --- 1 5 3 11% 61% Home Run
1961 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
26 26 1 1 1961-05-02 CHC SFG Jack Sanford ahead 3-0 b 1 2 -2- 2 7 8 10% 89% Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Thomas Scores/unER; Altman Scores/unER
27 27 2 1 1961-05-14 CHC @ LAD Don Drysdale behind 4-8 t 8 1 --- 1 6 8 3% 5% Home Run (Deep LF Line)
28 28 3 1 1961-06-01 CHC @ PHI Frank Sullivan ahead 1-0 t 4 1 --- 1 5 9 11% 72% Home Run (Deep RF)
29 29 4 1 1961-06-04 (1) CHC @ CIN Jim Maloney behind 0-3 t 9 1 --- 1 5 9 2% 4% Home Run (Deep RF)
30 30 5 1 1961-06-06 (2) CHC @ STL Ray Sadecki behind 0-3 t 7 2 12- 3 5 9 32% 43% Home Run (Deep LF); Santo Scores/unER; Banks Scores/unER; Altman Scores/unER
31 31 6 1 1961-06-07 CHC @ STL Larry Jackson behind 3-8 t 8 0 --- 1 5 9 2% 4% Home Run (Deep RF Line)
32 32 7 1 1961-06-16 CHC @ SFG Jack Sanford ahead 10-6 t 9 0 1-- 2 5 9 1% 100% Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Banks Scores
33 33 8 1 1961-06-22 CHC LAD Roger Craig behind 1-4 b 4 0 --- 1 5 9 9% 31% Home Run (Fly Ball)
34 34 9 1 1961-06-25 CHC @ MLN Warren Spahn tied 2-2 t 3 2 --- 1 4 9 12% 58% IPHR Inside-the-park Home Run to CF
35 35 10 1 1961-06-28 (1) CHC CIN Jay Hook ahead 15-4 b 7 1 --- 1 4 8 0% 100% Home Run (Deep RF)
36 36 11 1 1961-06-28 (2) CHC CIN Jim O'Toole ahead 2-0 b 3 1 --- 1 4 9 8% 83% Home Run (Deep RF)
37 37 12 1 1961-06-29 CHC CIN Jim Maloney tied 0-0 b 1 2 1-- 2 4 9 18% 71% Home Run (Deep CF); Santo Scores
38 38 13 1 1961-07-01 CHC STL Mickey McDermott ahead 10-1 b 6 0 --- 1 4 9 0% 100% Home Run (Deep CF)
39 39 14 1 1961-07-04 (1) CHC SFG Billy O'Dell behind 2-18 b 7 0 --- 1 4 9 0% 0% Home Run (Deep RF Line)
40 40 15 1 1961-07-14 CHC @ CIN Jim Brosnan behind 5-7 t 9 2 1-- 2 4 9 36% 39% Home Run (Deep LF); Kindall Scores
41 41 16 1 1961-07-16 CHC @ CIN Ken Hunt tied 2-2 t 6 0 --- 1 4 9 16% 66% Home Run (Deep RF)
42 42 17 1 1961-07-18 (2) CHC @ STL Bob Gibson behind 0-4 t 6 1 --- 1 4 9 5% 12% Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
43 43 18 1 1961-07-22 CHC @ PHI Chris Short behind 0-1 t 2 0 --- 1 4 9 11% 50% Home Run (Deep RF)
44 44 19 1 1961-07-23 CHC @ PHI Paul Brown ahead 6-4 t 7 0 12- 3 4 9 10% 97% Home Run (Deep RF); Zimmer Scores; Williams Scores
45 45 20 1 1961-08-04 CHC @ LAD Sandy Koufax ahead 1-0 t 4 0 --- 1 4 9 10% 72% Home Run (Fly Ball)
46 46 21 2 1961-08-04 CHC @ LAD Sandy Koufax tied 2-2 t 6 1 1-- 2 4 9 25% 75% Home Run (Deep CF); Kindall Scores
47 47 22 1 1961-08-12 CHC @ MLN Bob Hendley ahead 2-1 t 6 1 12- 3 4 9 21% 92% Home Run (Deep RF); Zimmer Scores; Santo Scores
48 48 23 1 1961-09-02 CHC SFG Jack Sanford ahead 2-0 b 5 2 -2- 2 4 9 12% 92% Home Run (Deep RF); Ashburn Scores
49 49 24 1 1961-09-03 (2) CHC MLN Tony Cloninger behind 0-4 b 6 1 1-- 2 4 9 12% 22% Home Run (Deep RF); Banks Scores
50 50 25 1 1961-09-14 (1) CHC @ STL Ernie Broglio behind 3-6 t 6 0 --- 1 5 9 8% 23% Home Run (Deep RF)
51 51 26 1 1961-09-18 CHC @ LAD Phil Ortega ahead 4-3 t 6 1 --- 1 4 9 12% 75% Home Run (Fly Ball)
52 52 27 1 1961-09-27 CHC STL Larry Jackson ahead 1-0 b 1 2 --- 1 4 8 9% 71% Home Run (Deep LF)
1962 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
53 53 1 1 1962-04-27 CHC @ SFG Billy O'Dell tied 1-1 t 4 1 1-- 2 6 9 21% 72% Home Run; Williams Scores
54 54 2 1 1962-05-13 (1) CHC PHI Dallas Green tied 3-3 b 7 2 -23 3 5 9 33% 93% Home Run (Deep RF); Williams Scores; Banks Scores
55 55 3 1 1962-05-13 (2) CHC PHI Bobby Locke ahead 6-4 b 7 0 1-- 2 5 9 7% 97% Home Run (Deep RF); Banks Scores
56 56 4 1 1962-05-15 CHC @ NYM Vinegar Bend Mizell tied 1-1 t 4 2 --- 1 5 9 13% 59% Home Run
57 57 5 2 1962-05-15 CHC @ NYM Vinegar Bend Mizell ahead 3-1 t 6 2 --- 1 5 9 9% 85% Home Run
58 58 6 1 1962-05-18 CHC @ PHI Dennis Bennett ahead 2-0 t 3 2 --- 1 5 9 9% 78% Home Run (Deep RF)
59 59 7 2 1962-05-18 CHC @ PHI Bobby Locke behind 3-4 t 5 1 12- 3 5 9 33% 74% Home Run (Deep RF); Williams Scores; Banks Scores
60 60 8 1 1962-05-20 (2) CHC @ PHI Chris Short ahead 7-2 t 7 1 --- 1 5 9 2% 98% Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
61 61 9 1 1962-05-22 CHC @ PIT Bob Friend tied 0-0 t 4 1 1-- 2 5 9 21% 71% Home Run; Banks Scores
62 62 10 1 1962-05-25 CHC @ CIN Moe Drabowsky behind 0-2 t 5 0 --- 1 5 9 11% 36% Home Run (Deep CF)
63 63 11 1 1962-05-29 CHC MLN Lew Burdette b 9 1 5 9
64 64 12 1 1962-06-03 CHC CIN Moe Drabowsky ahead 2-0 b 3 1 12- 3 4 9 14% 93% Home Run (Deep RF); Brock Scores; Williams Scores
65 65 13 1 1962-07-22 CHC LAD Ed Roebuck behind 5-13 b 5 2 --- 1 4 9 1% 2% Home Run (Fly Ball)
66 66 14 1 1962-07-29 (1) CHC HOU Bob Bruce ahead 1-0 b 4 0 --- 1 4 9 10% 79% Home Run
67 67 15 1 1962-08-01 CHC @ SFG Billy O'Dell tied 1-1 t 10 2 1-- 2 4 9 49% 91% Home Run; Hubbs Scores
68 68 16 1 1962-08-05 (1) CHC @ LAD Phil Ortega ahead 2-1 t 6 0 --- 1 4 9 12% 79% Home Run (Line Drive)
69 69 17 1 1962-08-06 CHC @ MLN Bob Shaw behind 0-2 t 4 2 --- 1 4 9 11% 32% Home Run (Deep RF)
70 70 18 1 1962-08-07 CHC @ MLN Lew Burdette behind 0-3 t 7 1 --- 1 4 9 7% 14% Home Run (Deep CF)
71 71 19 1 1962-08-10 CHC PIT Diomedes Olivo behind 4-5 b 7 2 --3 2 4 9 41% 75% IPHR Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Deep CF); Brock Scores
72 72 20 1 1962-08-12 CHC PIT Harvey Haddix tied 0-0 b 2 1 --- 1 5 9 11% 64% Home Run (Deep RF)
73 73 21 1 1962-08-23 CHC CIN Johnny Klippstein behind 0-7 b 6 1 1-- 2 4 3 3% 5% Home Run (Deep RF); Hubbs Scores
74 74 22 1 1962-09-07 CHC @ SFG Jack Sanford tied 0-0 t 1 2 1-- 2 4 9 19% 66% Home Run; Williams Scores/unER; Altman Scores/unER
1963 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
75 75 1 1 1963-05-10 STL @ PIT Bob Friend tied 0-0 t 9 2 --- 1 4 9 42% 83% Home Run
76 76 2 1 1963-05-17 STL CIN Joey Jay tied 0-0 b 1 2 1-- 2 4 9 19% 72% Home Run; White Scores
77 77 3 1 1963-06-01 STL SFG Jack Fisher ahead 6-3 b 5 0 --- 1 6 9 5% 94% Home Run (CF-RF)
78 78 4 1 1963-06-16 (2) STL PIT Vern Law behind 0-1 b 4 1 1-3 3 5 9 27% 78% Home Run; White Scores; Boyer Scores
79 79 5 1 1963-07-21 STL HOU Dick Drott ahead 8-3 b 7 0 --- 1 6 7 1% 100% Home Run
80 80 6 1 1963-07-28 (2) STL @ CHC Don Elston ahead 10-6 t 6 2 --- 1 5 7 4% 96% Home Run
81 81 7 1 1963-08-01 STL CIN Joey Jay tied 1-1 b 5 1 --- 1 3 9 16% 70% Home Run
82 82 8 1 1963-08-26 STL @ SFG Juan Marichal behind 1-2 t 8 2 1-- 2 6 9 57% 74% Home Run (CF-RF); James Scores
83 83 9 1 1963-09-02 (2) STL PIT Harvey Haddix ahead 5-1 b 8 1 --- 1 8 9 1% 100% Home Run
1964 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
84 84 1 1 1964-05-06 NYM CIN Sammy Ellis behind 0-2 b 4 1 1-- 2 4 9 24% 53% Home Run; Hunt Scores
85 85 2 1 1964-05-18 NYM @ SFG Billy Pierce behind 0-1 t 8 1 12- 3 3 7 53% 86% Home Run; Smith Scores; Kanehl Scores
86 86 3 1 1964-07-11 NYM STL Ray Sadecki behind 3-8 b 6 0 --- 1 7 7 3% 8% Home Run
87 87 4 1 1964-07-25 NYM MLN Cecil Butler ahead 8-0 b 6 2 -2- 2 3 7 0% 100% Home Run; Harkness Scores
88 88 5 1 1964-08-14 (1) NYM PHI Jim Bunning behind 0-4 b 5 0 --- 1 7 7 7% 16% Home Run
89 89 6 1 1964-08-23 (2) NYM CHC Dick Ellsworth ahead 1-0 b 6 0 --- 1 4 7 11% 86% Home Run
90 90 7 1 1964-08-28 NYM @ CHC Bob Buhl ahead 1-0 t 2 0 --- 1 5 7 10% 71% Home Run (CF-RF)
91 91 8 1 1964-09-16 NYM @ SFG Gaylord Perry ahead 2-0 t 8 2 1-- 2 4 7 10% 96% Home Run; Christopher Scores
92 92 9 1 1964-10-03 NYM @ STL Ray Sadecki ahead 4-3 t 2 0 --- 1 8 7 10% 70% Home Run
1965 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
93 93 1 1 1965-04-14 CHC STL Ron Taylor ahead 2-1 b 7 0 --- 1 5 7 10% 90% Home Run
94 94 2 1 1965-05-07 CHC HOU Dave Giusti ahead 3-2 b 3 1 --- 1 2 7 11% 76% Home Run
95 95 3 1 1965-05-08 CHC HOU Larry Dierker behind 5-10 b 7 2 --- 1 2 7 2% 4% Home Run
96 96 4 1 1965-05-26 CHC @ NYM Dennis Ribant tied 6-6 t 10 1 -2- 2 9 PH 37% 93% Home Run; Amalfitano Scores
1966 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
97 97 1 1 1966-04-14 CHC @ SFG Ron Herbel tied 0-0 t 1 1 --- 1 2 7 10% 58% Home Run
98 98 2 1 1966-05-21 CHC @ ATL Tony Cloninger behind 4-5 t 7 0 --- 1 9 PH 20% 50% Home Run
99 99 3 1 1966-05-22 (2) CHC @ ATL Ken Johnson t 4 2 5 3
100 100 4 2 1966-05-22 (2) CHC @ ATL Ken Johnson t 6 1 5 3
101 101 5 1 1966-07-24 (1) CHC STL Nelson Briles tied 4-4 b 5 0 --- 1 5 7 15% 72% Home Run

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