Born: January 21, 1939 in Laurel, MS
High School: Vallejo (Vallejo, CA)
Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1958.
(All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1961
Final Game: April 26, 1963
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| 1961 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1961-05-22 | Norm Cash | DET | @ | KCA | behind 0-1 | t 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12% | 45% | Home Run (Deep RF) | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1961-05-28 (2) | Johnny Romano | CLE | KCA | behind 0-4 | b 2 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7% | 21% | Home Run (Deep CF-RF) | ||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1961-05-28 (2) | Woodie Held | CLE | KCA | behind 1-4 | b 2 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8% | 29% | Home Run (Deep LF) | ||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1961-05-28 (2) | Jim Piersall | CLE | KCA | behind 2-8 | b 6 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4% | 7% | Home Run (Deep RF); de la Hoz Scores | ||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1961-06-18 | Del Rice | LAA | @ | KCA | behind 2-3 | t 9 | 0 | --- | 1 | 8 | PH | 33% | 50% | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1961-06-18 | Del Rice | LAA | @ | KCA | tied 3-3 | t 11 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 8 | 2 | 36% | 92% | Home Run (Deep LF Line); Averill Scores | |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1961-06-22 | Roger Maris | NYY | @ | KCA | ahead 2-0 | t 2 | 2 | -23 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17% | 88% | Home Run (Deep RF); Ford Scores; Boyer Scores | |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1961-07-04 (1) | Ted Kluszewski | LAA | KCA | ahead 5-1 | b 5 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4% | 97% | Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Thomas Scores | ||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1961-08-08 (2) | Jackie Brandt | BAL | KCA | tied 0-0 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13% | 69% | Home Run (Deep LF) | ||
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1961-08-08 (2) | Jim Gentile | BAL | KCA | behind 2-3 | b 6 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 3 | 29% | 75% | Home Run (Deep RF); Brandt Scores | ||
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1961-08-08 (2) | Jackie Brandt | BAL | KCA | ahead 4-3 | b 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7% | 94% | Home Run (Deep LF) | ||
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1961-08-16 | Harmon Killebrew | MIN | KCA | behind 0-6 | b 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3% | 8% | Home Run (Deep LF) | ||
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1961-08-16 | Bob Allison | MIN | KCA | behind 3-10 | b 7 | 2 | -23 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3% | 5% | Home Run (Deep LF); Green Scores; Martin Scores | ||
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1961-08-22 | Marv Throneberry | BAL | @ | KCA | behind 0-2 | t 8 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 8 | PH | 31% | 45% | Home Run (Deep RF); Foiles Scores; Throneberry Scores | |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1961-09-10 (1) | Harmon Killebrew | MIN | @ | KCA | behind 0-5 | t 6 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3% | 6% | Home Run (Deep CF) | |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1961-09-20 | Don Dillard | CLE | KCA | behind 1-2 | b 8 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 7 | 32% | 56% | Home Run (Deep RF) | ||
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1961-09-26 | Rocky Colavito | DET | @ | KCA | behind 3-8 | t 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2% | 4% | Home Run (Deep CF) | |
| 1962 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1962-04-12 | Earl Battey | MIN | @ | KCA | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10% | 60% | Home Run | |
| 19 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1962-05-02 | Dick Brown | DET | @ | KCA | ahead 1-0 | t 2 | 2 | --- | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10% | 67% | Home Run | |
| 20 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1962-05-02 | Al Kaline | DET | @ | KCA | behind 2-7 | t 3 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9% | 18% | Home Run; Bruton Scores | |
| 21 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1962-05-02 | Bill Bruton | DET | @ | KCA | behind 4-7 | t 4 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17% | 33% | Home Run; Wood Scores | |
| 22 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1962-05-06 | Willie Kirkland | CLE | @ | KCA | ahead 1-0 | t 5 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 4 | 8 | 25% | 88% | Home Run; Francona Scores; Essegian Scores | |
| 23 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1962-05-13 | Bernie Allen | MIN | KCA | behind 0-2 | b 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11% | 38% | Home Run | ||
| 24 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1962-06-30 | Lou Clinton | BOS | KCA | tied 4-4 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 9 | 13% | 69% | Home Run | ||
| 1963 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 25 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1963-04-10 | Elston Howard | NYY | @ | KCA | ahead 3-0 | t 8 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5% | 98% | Home Run (LF-CF); Lopez Scores | |
| 26 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1963-04-26 (1) | Jim King | WSA | KCA | ahead 8-6 | b 7 | 2 | --- | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6% | 94% | Home Run |
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