Born: November 22, 1950 in Birmingham, AL
High School: Manual Arts (Los Angeles, CA)
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 26th round of the 1972 amateur draft.
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Debut: April 8, 1975
Final Game: September 23, 1978
Died: September 23, 1978 in Gary, IN
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| 1976 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1976-04-18 | MIN | @ | NYY | Catfish Hunter | behind 2-4 | t 9 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 8 | 37% | 44% | Home Run; Hisle Scores | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1976-05-24 | MIN | @ | OAK | Dick Bosman | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11% | 61% | Lead-Off | Home Run |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1976-07-24 | MIN | @ | CHW | Chris Knapp | ahead 6-0 | t 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2% | 97% | Home Run | |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1976-08-31 (2) | MIN | MIL | Jim Slaton | ahead 2-1 | b 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12% | 85% | Home Run | ||
| 1977 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1977-04-14 | MIN | @ | SEA | Gary Wheelock | behind 0-1 | t 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14% | 50% | Home Run | |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1977-04-18 | MIN | @ | KCR | Dennis Leonard | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 2 | --3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17% | 66% | Home Run; Smalley Scores/unER; Bostock Scores/unER | |
| 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1977-04-22 | MIN | @ | TEX | Bert Blyleven | tied 1-1 | t 8 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 8 | 35% | 85% | Home Run; Smalley Scores | |
| 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1977-06-24 | MIN | CHW | Lerrin LaGrow | tied 6-6 | b 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 26% | 87% | Home Run | ||
| 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1977-07-06 | MIN | CAL | Paul Hartzell | tied 3-3 | b 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 7 | 26% | 87% | Home Run | ||
| 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1977-07-22 | MIN | CAL | Ken Brett | behind 0-1 | b 3 | 2 | --- | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13% | 51% | Home Run | ||
| 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1977-07-23 | MIN | CAL | Mike Barlow | ahead 5-2 | b 4 | 2 | --3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8% | 94% | Home Run; Smalley Scores | ||
| 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1977-07-24 (2) | MIN | OAK | Doug Bair | tied 9-9 | b 12 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 8 | 36% | 100% | Walk-Off | Home Run | |
| 13 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1977-08-01 | MIN | KCR | Jim Colborn | behind 1-2 | b 3 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19% | 67% | Home Run; Wynegar Scores | ||
| 14 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1977-08-11 | MIN | @ | TOR | Jeff Byrd | ahead 1-0 | t 3 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18% | 77% | Home Run; Smalley Scores | |
| 15 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1977-08-21 | MIN | BAL | Dennis Martinez | ahead 8-5 | b 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1% | 99% | Home Run | ||
| 16 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 1977-09-06 | MIN | TEX | Nelson Briles | ahead 6-4 | b 8 | 2 | --- | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4% | 97% | Home Run | ||
| 17 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 1977-09-21 | MIN | @ | KCR | Jim Colborn | behind 1-4 | t 5 | 2 | --- | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7% | 20% | Home Run | |
| 18 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 1977-09-30 | MIN | @ | MIL | Moose Haas | behind 1-3 | t 3 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17% | 50% | Home Run; Wilfong Scores | |
| 1978 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1978-05-26 | CAL | MIL | Bill Travers | tied 4-4 | b 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18% | 75% | Home Run (Deep RF Line) | ||
| 20 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1978-07-14 | CAL | TOR | Jesse Jefferson | behind 1-2 | b 6 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 9 | 21% | 52% | Home Run (Deep RF) | ||
| 21 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1978-08-02 | CAL | OAK | Pete Broberg | ahead 2-0 | b 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6% | 92% | Home Run | ||
| 22 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1978-09-01 | CAL | @ | TOR | Jesse Jefferson | behind 0-3 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8% | 26% | Home Run | |
| 23 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1978-09-08 | CAL | KCR | Al Hrabosky | behind 4-8 | b 8 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15% | 18% | Home Run; Grich Scores; Lansford Scores |
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