Born: October 5, 1939 in Oakland, CA
High School: Yreka Union (Yreka, CA)
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1958.
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Debut: May 12, 1962
Final Game: September 29, 1968
Relatives: Brother of Dave Bennett
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| 1962 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 | 1962-05-18 | Ernie Banks | CHC | @ | PHI | ahead 1-0 | t 3 | 2 | --- | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11% | 69% | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1962-05-18 | George Altman | CHC | @ | PHI | ahead 2-0 | t 3 | 2 | --- | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9% | 78% | Home Run (Deep RF) | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1962-05-21 | Bill White | STL | PHI | ahead 2-1 | b 6 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16% | 90% | Home Run (Deep RF); Oliver Scores | ||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1962-06-08 | Joe Gaines | CIN | PHI | behind 0-7 | b 5 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 9 | PH | 3% | 5% | Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Pavletich Scores | ||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1962-07-04 (2) | Tommy Davis | LAD | PHI | ahead 3-0 | b 3 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9% | 93% | Home Run (Fly Ball); Gilliam Scores/unER | ||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1962-07-08 (1) | Dick Stuart | PIT | PHI | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 4 | 3 | 18% | 71% | Home Run (Deep LF); Groat Scores | ||
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1962-07-08 (1) | Don Hoak | PIT | PHI | tied 3-3 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13% | 69% | Home Run (Deep LF) | ||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1962-07-13 | Chuck Hiller | SFG | @ | PHI | behind 0-3 | t 5 | 2 | --- | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7% | 19% | Home Run | |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1962-07-20 (1) | Roy McMillan | MLN | @ | PHI | ahead 3-0 | t 2 | 2 | 1-3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14% | 92% | Home Run (Deep LF); Burdette Scores; Johnson Scores | |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1962-07-25 | Ernie Banks | CHC | PHI | tied 0-0 | b 2 | 0 | -2- | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13% | 75% | Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Altman Scores | ||
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1962-07-25 | Ernie Banks | CHC | PHI | ahead 2-0 | b 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8% | 85% | Home Run (Deep LF) | ||
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1962-08-01 | Frank Thomas | NYM | PHI | behind 8-10 | b 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14% | 39% | Home Run | ||
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1962-08-05 | Joe Adcock | MLN | PHI | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 5 | 3 | 25% | 79% | Home Run (Deep LF); Mathews Scores; Aaron Scores | ||
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1962-08-05 | Eddie Mathews | MLN | PHI | ahead 3-0 | b 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5% | 90% | Home Run (Deep RF) | ||
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1962-08-09 | Tommy Davis | LAD | PHI | behind 0-2 | b 6 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 7 | 31% | 52% | Home Run (Line Drive); Gilliam Scores | ||
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1962-09-07 | Hank Aaron | MLN | PHI | behind 0-1 | b 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14% | 53% | Home Run (Deep LF) | ||
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 1962-09-07 | Joe Adcock | MLN | PHI | behind 1-2 | b 7 | 0 | -2- | 2 | 5 | 3 | 31% | 79% | Home Run (Deep LF); Aaron Scores/unER | ||
| 1963 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1963-07-27 | Lee Walls | LAD | PHI | behind 0-1 | b 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12% | 51% | Home Run | ||
| 19 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1963-08-06 (2) | Gene Freese | CIN | @ | PHI | behind 0-5 | t 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2% | 3% | Home Run | |
| 20 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1963-08-14 (2) | Steve Boros | CHC | @ | PHI | tied 0-0 | t 3 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 1 | 9 | 23% | 71% | Home Run; Schaffer Scores | |
| 21 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1963-08-14 (2) | Ellis Burton | CHC | @ | PHI | ahead 2-0 | t 3 | 2 | --- | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9% | 80% | Home Run | |
| 22 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1963-08-23 | Jim Pagliaroni | PIT | @ | PHI | behind 1-3 | t 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12% | 28% | Home Run | |
| 23 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1963-08-31 | Curt Flood | STL | @ | PHI | ahead 3-2 | t 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12% | 74% | Home Run | |
| 24 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1963-09-04 | Frank Robinson | CIN | PHI | behind 1-3 | b 6 | 2 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13% | 31% | Home Run | ||
| 25 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1963-09-09 | Ron Hunt | NYM | @ | PHI | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 4 | 19% | 69% | Home Run; Green Scores | |
| 26 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1963-09-09 | Jim Hickman | NYM | @ | PHI | ahead 2-0 | t 1 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9% | 78% | Home Run | |
| 27 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 1963-09-20 | Carl Warwick | HOU | PHI | behind 0-1 | b 6 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 4 | 9 | 50% | 85% | Home Run; Johnson Scores; Fazio Scores | ||
| 28 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 1963-09-24 | Willie Mays | SFG | PHI | behind 0-2 | b 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13% | 28% | Home Run | ||
| 29 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 1963-09-28 | Tommy Davis | LAD | PHI | behind 0-2 | b 1 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 8 | 19% | 52% | Home Run (Line Drive); Walls Scores | ||
| 1964 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 30 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1964-04-14 | Joe Christopher | NYM | @ | PHI | behind 0-4 | t 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5% | 13% | Home Run (LF-CF) | |
| 31 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1964-04-19 | Ernie Banks | CHC | PHI | behind 0-5 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5% | 13% | Home Run | ||
| 32 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1964-04-25 | Andre Rodgers | CHC | @ | PHI | ahead 2-1 | t 8 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17% | 94% | Home Run; Santo Scores | |
| 33 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1964-05-04 | Curt Flood | STL | PHI | ahead 1-0 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9% | 75% | Home Run | ||
| 34 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 1964-05-23 | Dick Tracewski | LAD | PHI | behind 0-1 | b 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14% | 55% | Home Run (Fly Ball) | ||
| 35 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 1964-06-02 | Ken McMullen | LAD | @ | PHI | behind 1-3 | t 7 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 3 | 28% | 50% | Home Run (Fly Ball); Howard Scores | |
| 36 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 1964-06-06 | Jesus Alou | SFG | @ | PHI | tied 1-1 | t 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21% | 71% | Home Run | |
| 37 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 1964-06-20 | Joe Christopher | NYM | PHI | tied 0-0 | b 3 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13% | 66% | Home Run | ||
| 38 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 1964-06-20 | Hawk Taylor | NYM | PHI | ahead 1-0 | b 3 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 7 | 2 | 17% | 84% | Home Run; Smith Scores | ||
| 39 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 1964-06-24 | Ernie Banks | CHC | @ | PHI | behind 3-8 | t 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4% | 9% | Home Run | |
| 40 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 1964-07-05 | Jim Ray Hart | SFG | PHI | behind 0-2 | b 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15% | 34% | Home Run | ||
| 41 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 1964-07-10 | Deron Johnson | CIN | @ | PHI | ahead 2-1 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11% | 75% | Home Run | |
| 42 | 42 | 13 | 1 | 1964-07-20 | Tommy Harper | CIN | PHI | behind 0-2 | b 5 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 2 | 7 | 27% | 51% | Home Run; Boros Scores/unER; Harper Scores/unER | ||
| 43 | 43 | 14 | 1 | 1964-07-25 | Ken Boyer | STL | @ | PHI | behind 0-2 | t 5 | 2 | 123 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 48% | 75% | Home Run; Uecker Scores; Flood Scores; Javier Scores | |
| 44 | 44 | 15 | 1 | 1964-07-29 | Jim Ray Hart | SFG | @ | PHI | behind 0-2 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11% | 36% | Home Run | |
| 45 | 45 | 16 | 2 | 1964-07-29 | Jim Ray Hart | SFG | @ | PHI | behind 1-3 | t 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12% | 29% | Home Run | |
| 46 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 1964-08-13 | Ernie Banks | CHC | PHI | tied 0-0 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11% | 66% | Home Run | ||
| 47 | 47 | 18 | 1 | 1964-08-18 | Joey Amalfitano | CHC | @ | PHI | behind 0-1 | t 8 | 1 | --- | 1 | 1 | 4 | 27% | 45% | Home Run | |
| 48 | 48 | 19 | 1 | 1964-08-24 | Rico Carty | MLN | PHI | ahead 5-4 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10% | 80% | Home Run | ||
| 49 | 49 | 20 | 2 | 1964-08-24 | Hank Aaron | MLN | PHI | ahead 6-4 | b 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8% | 87% | Home Run | ||
| 50 | 50 | 21 | 1 | 1964-09-03 | Carroll Hardy | HOU | @ | PHI | ahead 1-0 | t 6 | 1 | --3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14% | 87% | Home Run; Aspromonte Scores | |
| 51 | 51 | 22 | 1 | 1964-09-23 | Chico Ruiz | CIN | @ | PHI | behind 0-1 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14% | 50% | Home Run (LF-CF) | |
| 52 | 52 | 23 | 2 | 1964-09-23 | Vada Pinson | CIN | @ | PHI | tied 1-1 | t 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 8 | 18% | 68% | Home Run | |
| 1965 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 53 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1965-05-14 | Jake Wood | DET | @ | BOS | behind 0-5 | t 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5% | 13% | Home Run | |
| 54 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 1965-06-11 | John Orsino | BAL | @ | BOS | behind 3-4 | t 4 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 7 | 2 | 22% | 63% | Home Run; Brandt Scores | |
| 55 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 1965-06-25 | Woodie Held | WSA | @ | BOS | behind 0-8 | t 6 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1% | 2% | Home Run; McMullen Scores | |
| 56 | 56 | 4 | 2 | 1965-06-25 | Ken McMullen | WSA | @ | BOS | behind 2-8 | t 7 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2% | 3% | Home Run; Hamlin Scores | |
| 57 | 57 | 5 | 1 | 1965-06-29 | Max Alvis | CLE | @ | BOS | ahead 2-0 | t 3 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12% | 87% | Home Run; Davalillo Scores | |
| 58 | 58 | 6 | 1 | 1965-07-02 | Elston Howard | NYY | @ | BOS | ahead 13-0 | t 7 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0% | 100% | Home Run (LF-CF); Tresh Scores | |
| 59 | 59 | 7 | 1 | 1965-07-03 | Clete Boyer | NYY | @ | BOS | ahead 5-1 | t 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4% | 96% | Home Run | |
| 60 | 60 | 8 | 1 | 1965-07-21 (2) | Harmon Killebrew | MIN | @ | BOS | ahead 6-5 | t 4 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 3 | 20% | 81% | Home Run; Oliva Scores | |
| 61 | 61 | 9 | 1 | 1965-07-24 | Jim Fregosi | CAL | @ | BOS | behind 4-8 | t 9 | 1 | --- | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1% | 1% | Home Run | |
| 62 | 62 | 10 | 1 | 1965-07-27 (2) | Bert Campaneris | KCA | @ | BOS | ahead 7-1 | t 3 | 2 | --- | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2% | 96% | IPHR | Inside-the-park Home Run to CF |
| 63 | 63 | 11 | 1 | 1965-08-22 | Don Demeter | DET | @ | BOS | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17% | 71% | Home Run; Horton Scores | |
| 64 | 64 | 12 | 1 | 1965-09-04 (2) | Mickey Mantle | NYY | BOS | behind 1-5 | b 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5% | 11% | Home Run | ||
| 65 | 65 | 13 | 1 | 1965-09-15 | Lou Clinton | CLE | @ | BOS | behind 3-4 | t 7 | 2 | --- | 1 | 9 | PH | 21% | 43% | Home Run | |
| 66 | 66 | 14 | 2 | 1965-09-15 | Chuck Hinton | CLE | @ | BOS | ahead 5-4 | t 8 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18% | 97% | Home Run; Colavito Scores; Whitfield Scores | |
| 67 | 67 | 15 | 1 | 1965-10-02 | Hector Lopez | NYY | @ | BOS | ahead 3-2 | t 6 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22% | 86% | Home Run; Boyer Scores/unER; Lopez Scores/unER | |
| 1966 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 68 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 1966-07-26 | Danny Cater | KCA | @ | BOS | ahead 1-0 | t 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10% | 66% | Home Run | |
| 69 | 69 | 2 | 1 | 1966-07-31 | Frank Howard | WSA | BOS | behind 0-2 | b 6 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28% | 54% | Home Run; Valentine Scores | ||
| 70 | 70 | 3 | 1 | 1966-08-09 | Fred Whitfield | CLE | @ | BOS | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 4 | 3 | 22% | 76% | Home Run; Wagner Scores; Hinton Scores | |
| 71 | 71 | 4 | 2 | 1966-08-09 | Max Alvis | CLE | @ | BOS | ahead 3-0 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6% | 88% | Home Run | |
| 72 | 72 | 5 | 1 | 1966-08-14 (1) | Norm Cash | DET | @ | BOS | behind 1-6 | t 5 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7% | 12% | Home Run; Wert Scores | |
| 73 | 73 | 6 | 1 | 1966-08-30 | Paul Schaal | CAL | BOS | tied 2-2 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14% | 70% | Home Run | ||
| 74 | 74 | 7 | 1 | 1966-09-05 (2) | Chico Salmon | CLE | BOS | tied 1-1 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14% | 70% | Home Run | ||
| 75 | 75 | 8 | 1 | 1966-09-17 | Buck Rodgers | CAL | @ | BOS | behind 0-3 | t 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7% | 14% | Home Run | |
| 76 | 76 | 9 | 1 | 1966-09-26 (2) | Ken McMullen | WSA | BOS | tied 0-0 | b 2 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12% | 63% | Home Run | ||
| 1967 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 77 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 1967-04-24 | Frank Howard | WSA | BOS | behind 1-2 | b 6 | 0 | 12- | 3 | 4 | 7 | 34% | 87% | Home Run; Cullen Scores; Allen Scores | ||
| 78 | 78 | 2 | 1 | 1967-05-07 | Harmon Killebrew | MIN | BOS | ahead 3-1 | b 3 | 1 | --3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9% | 90% | Home Run; Versalles Scores | ||
| 79 | 79 | 3 | 1 | 1967-05-17 | Paul Blair | BAL | @ | BOS | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11% | 57% | Home Run | |
| 80 | 80 | 4 | 2 | 1967-05-17 | Brooks Robinson | BAL | @ | BOS | behind 1-3 | t 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10% | 39% | Home Run | |
| 81 | 81 | 5 | 3 | 1967-05-17 | Frank Robinson | BAL | @ | BOS | behind 2-3 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14% | 50% | Home Run | |
| 82 | 82 | 6 | 1 | 1967-05-23 | Al Kaline | DET | BOS | behind 1-5 | b 8 | 1 | --- | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3% | 5% | Home Run | ||
| 83 | 83 | 7 | 1 | 1967-05-30 (2) | Bobby Knoop | CAL | @ | BOS | behind 0-3 | t 5 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7% | 18% | Home Run | |
| 84 | 84 | 8 | 1 | 1967-06-08 (1) | Jerry McNertney | CHW | BOS | tied 1-1 | b 2 | 2 | --- | 1 | 8 | 2 | 13% | 64% | Home Run | ||
| 85 | 85 | 9 | 2 | 1967-06-08 (1) | Ken Berry | CHW | BOS | ahead 3-2 | b 7 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15% | 95% | Home Run; Buford Scores | ||
| 86 | 86 | 10 | 1 | 1967-06-14 (1) | Dick Kenworthy | CHW | @ | BOS | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 7 | 5 | 20% | 70% | Home Run; Hansen Scores | |
| 87 | 87 | 11 | 2 | 1967-06-14 (1) | Tommie Agee | CHW | @ | BOS | behind 2-3 | t 3 | 1 | --- | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12% | 48% | Home Run | |
| 88 | 88 | 12 | 3 | 1967-06-14 (1) | Walt Williams | CHW | @ | BOS | tied 3-3 | t 4 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 1 | 9 | 32% | 81% | Home Run; Kenworthy Scores; Peters Scores | |
| 89 | 89 | 13 | 1 | 1967-07-01 | Mike Shannon | STL | @ | NYM | behind 1-2 | t 4 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 5 | 23% | 64% | Home Run; Cepeda Scores | |
| 90 | 90 | 14 | 1 | 1967-07-27 | Al Ferrara | LAD | NYM | behind 0-1 | b 1 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 7 | 23% | 63% | Home Run; Parker Scores | ||
| 91 | 91 | 15 | 1 | 1967-07-28 | Al Ferrara | LAD | NYM | ahead 1-0 | b 8 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 9 | 7% | 95% | Home Run | ||
| 92 | 92 | 16 | 1 | 1967-07-31 | Ron Davis | HOU | NYM | behind 0-2 | b 1 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11% | 43% | Lead-Off | Home Run | |
| 1968 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 93 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 1968-08-03 (2) | Jerry Adair | BOS | CAL | tied 1-1 | b 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15% | 68% | Home Run | ||
| 94 | 94 | 2 | 1 | 1968-08-18 | Brant Alyea | WSA | @ | CAL | behind 3-6 | t 9 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | PH | 1% | 2% | Home Run | |
| 95 | 95 | 3 | 1 | 1968-08-22 | Dick Green | OAK | CAL | tied 1-1 | b 9 | 1 | --- | 1 | 8 | 4 | 44% | 100% | Walk-Off | Home Run | |
| 96 | 96 | 4 | 1 | 1968-09-09 | Willie Horton | DET | @ | CAL | ahead 1-0 | t 1 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18% | 80% | Home Run; Kaline Scores | |
| 97 | 97 | 5 | 2 | 1968-09-09 | Mickey Stanley | DET | @ | CAL | ahead 3-0 | t 3 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6% | 90% | Home Run | |
| 98 | 98 | 6 | 3 | 1968-09-09 | Al Kaline | DET | @ | CAL | ahead 4-0 | t 3 | 1 | --- | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4% | 94% | Home Run |
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