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Ralph Branca
Ralph Theodore Joseph Branca (Hawk)

Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: January 6, 1926 in Mount Vernon, NY
High School: Davis (Mount Vernon, NY)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1943. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 12, 1944
Final Game: September 7, 1956
Relatives: Father-In-Law of Bobby Valentine
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Career Home Runs Allowed

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.

Ralph Branca: 149 Career Home Runs Allowed

3 leading off, 2 walk-off, 18 tying, 21 go ahead, 33 lacking some details

2 Tms
BRO	132
DET	17

vs RHB	82
vs LHB	67

Away	76
Home	73

Leverage
High Lev	1
Medium Lev	5
Low Lev	4

13 Opps
NYG	45
PIT	29
CHC	15
BSN	14
STL	11
PHI	10
CIN	8
BAL/SLB	4
BOS	3
CLE	3
NYY	3
WSH	2
PHA	2

94 Batters
Ralph Kiner	8
Willard Marshall	6
Monte Irvin	5
Whitey Lockman	5
Johnny Mize	5
Andy Pafko	5
Bobby Thomson	4
Sid Gordon	4
Bill Nicholson	4
Wally Westlake	3
Willie Jones	3
Don Mueller	3
Wes Westrum	3
Earl Torgeson	3
Bill Rigney	3
Johnny Wyrostek	2
George Strickland	2
Del Ennis	2
Stan Musial	2
Whitey Kurowski	2

13 Parks
Ebbets Fld	65
Polo Grounds	23
Forbes Fld	17
Tiger Stad	8
Sportsman Pk	8
Braves Fld	8
Wrigley Fld	5
Crosley Fld	4
Shibe Pk	4
Yankee Stad	3
Fenway Pk	2
ClevelandStd	1
Memor. Stad	1

Where Hit
Unk	139
7	5
9	5
General field locations when available.

1 Inside the Park

Game Totals
1·HR gms	74
2·HR gms	24
3·HR gms	6
4·HR gms	1
5·HR gms	1
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.

OrderPos
4th	26
5th	23
6th	18
3rd	17
7th	17
2nd	13
8th	12
1st	10
9th	9
Unk	4

Outs
0	54
1	47
2	38
Unk	10

DefPos
LF	30
RF	24
3B	21
1B	20
CF	16
C	14
2B	8
PH	7
SS	6
P	3

Bases
Unk	139
---	6
1--	2
123	1
-2-	1

239 Runs
RISP	2
0 on	82
1 on	48
2 on	15
3 on	4
Any on	67

Inning
1	16
2	19
3	15
4	16
5	16
6	22
7	16
8	12
9	15
Extra	2

1-3	50
4-6	54
7-end	45

RelScore
+4..	9
+3	3
+2	8
+1	16
Tied	16
-1	14
-2	18
-3	7
-4..	25
Unk	33

Ahead	36
Tied	16
Behind	64
Unk	33
Before event, for batter

Play By Play

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1944 HRs	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1944-06-12	Phil Weintraub	NYG		BRO		b 5			1		3
2	2	2	1	1944-07-29 (1)	Danny Litwhiler	STL	@	BRO		t 7			4	2	7
1945 HRs	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1945-08-03 (2)	Butch Nieman	BSN		BRO		b 3			2		7
4	4	2	1	1945-08-14	Whitey Kurowski	STL	@	BRO		t 9			1	4	5
5	5	3	1	1945-08-23	Red Treadway	NYG		BRO		b 5			1		7
6	6	4	1	1945-09-01	Mel Ott	NYG		BRO		b 5			1	3	9
1946 HRs	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1946-04-22	Chuck Workman	BSN	@	BRO	tied 1-1	t 4	0		1	5	8
8	8	2	1	1946-06-06	Jim Russell	PIT		BRO		b 5			2	2	7
9	9	3	1	1946-08-25 (1)	Stan Musial	STL		BRO		b 4			1	3	3
10	10	4	1	1946-09-25	Oscar Judd	PHI	@	BRO		t 3			1		1			IPHR
1947 HRs	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	1947-04-19	Johnny Mize	NYG		BRO		b 1	2		2	4	3
12	12	2	2	1947-04-19	Bill Rigney	NYG		BRO	behind 2-3	b 3	0		1	2	6
13	13	3	1	1947-04-30	Bill Nicholson	CHC	@	BRO	tied 1-1	t 9	2		2	6	9
14	14	4	1	1947-05-12	Earl Torgeson	BSN	@	BRO	behind 1-8	t 9	0		2	7	3
15	15	5	1	1947-05-27	Johnny Mize	NYG		BRO	behind 0-2	b 2	0		1	4	3
16	16	6	2	1947-05-27	Willard Marshall	NYG		BRO	behind 1-7	b 8	1		2	5	9
17	17	7	1	1947-06-04	Ralph Kiner	PIT	@	BRO		t 1	2		1	3	7
18	18	8	2	1947-06-04	Hank Greenberg	PIT	@	BRO	behind 1-7	t 4	1		1	4	3
19	19	9	1	1947-06-28	Earl Torgeson	BSN		BRO		b 2	1		1	5	3
20	20	10	1	1947-07-02	Willard Marshall	NYG	@	BRO	behind 0-9	t 5	0		2	5	9
21	21	11	2	1947-07-02	Lloyd Gearhart	NYG	@	BRO	behind 2-10	t 6	0		1	9	PH
22	22	12	1	1947-07-14	Ray Lamanno	CIN	@	BRO	ahead 1-0	t 2	2		1	8	2
23	23	13	1	1947-07-26	Jimmy Bloodworth	PIT		BRO	behind 1-4	b 7	1		3	7	4
24	24	14	1	1947-07-30	Whitey Kurowski	STL		BRO	behind 1-10	b 6	2		3	6	5
25	25	15	1	1947-08-12	Phil Masi	BSN	@	BRO	tied 1-1	t 4	0		1	6	2
26	26	16	2	1947-08-12	Bob Elliott	BSN	@	BRO	tied 2-2	t 8	0		2	4	5
27	27	17	1	1947-08-29	Willard Marshall	NYG	@	BRO	behind 1-6	t 7	1		1	3	9
28	28	18	1	1947-09-01 (2)	Howie Schultz	PHI	@	BRO	ahead 2-0	t 7	0		1	7	3
29	29	19	1	1947-09-06	Walker Cooper	NYG		BRO		b 2	2		1	6	2
30	30	20	2	1947-09-06	Jack Lohrke	NYG		BRO	behind 1-2	b 7	2		1	8	5
31	31	21	3	1947-09-06	Walker Cooper	NYG		BRO	tied 2-2	b 9	2		1	6	2			Walk-Off
32	32	22	1	1947-09-11	Nippy Jones	STL		BRO	behind 2-3	b 7	0		1	2	4
1948 HRs	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
33	33	1	1	1948-04-21	Johnny Mize	NYG		BRO	behind 0-1	b 2	0		1	4	3
34	34	2	1	1948-04-25	Del Ennis	PHI	@	BRO	behind 0-1	t 4	0		1	5	9
35	35	3	1	1948-04-29	Bobby Thomson	NYG	@	BRO	behind 6-16	t 7	1		1	9	PH
36	36	4	1	1948-05-04	Stan Musial	STL		BRO	ahead 3-2	b 6	0		1	3	7
37	37	5	1	1948-05-09 (2)	Ralph Kiner	PIT		BRO	behind 6-7	b 6	2		3	3	7
38	38	6	1	1948-05-18	Enos Slaughter	STL	@	BRO	tied 2-2	t 6	0		2	4	9
39	39	7	1	1948-05-31 (1)	Bill Rigney	NYG	@	BRO		t 1	0		1	1	4			Lead-Off
40	40	8	1	1948-06-08	Augie Galan	CIN		BRO	behind 0-6	b 3	0		3	5	9
41	41	9	1	1948-06-16	Johnny Wyrostek	CIN	@	BRO	behind 1-3	t 8	2		2	1	8
42	42	10	1	1948-06-25	Ron Northey	STL	@	BRO	behind 1-3	t 9	0		1	5	9
43	43	11	1	1948-07-03	Sid Gordon	NYG	@	BRO		t 2	2		2	7	5
44	44	12	2	1948-07-03	Sid Gordon	NYG	@	BRO	ahead 3-2	t 7	1		2	7	5
45	45	13	1	1948-07-04	Willard Marshall	NYG	@	BRO	behind 8-9	t 9	0		1	6	9
46	46	14	2	1948-07-04	Bill Rigney	NYG	@	BRO	tied 9-9	t 9	1		3	1	4
47	47	15	1	1948-07-21 (1)	Bill Nicholson	CHC		BRO	behind 0-2	b 2	1		1	5	9
48	48	16	1	1948-07-25 (2)	Stan Rojek	PIT		BRO	behind 0-1	b 1	0		1	1	6			Lead-Off
49	49	17	2	1948-07-25 (2)	Eddie Bockman	PIT		BRO	behind 1-4	b 6	2		2	6	5
50	50	18	1	1948-07-30	Max West	PIT	@	BRO	behind 0-2	t 2	0		3	6	3
51	51	19	2	1948-07-30	Clyde Kluttz	PIT	@	BRO	ahead 4-2	t 4	2		2	8	2
52	52	20	3	1948-07-30	Wally Westlake	PIT	@	BRO	ahead 3-2	t 4	1		1	5	8			Cycle
53	53	21	1	1948-08-15	Jeff Heath	BSN		BRO	behind 1-3	b 6	2		1	5	7
54	54	22	1	1948-09-11 (2)	Johnny McCarthy	NYG		BRO	behind 0-3	b 5	2		2	9	PH
55	55	23	1	1948-09-16	Hank Sauer	CIN	@	BRO		t 1	2		4	6	7
56	56	24	2	1948-09-16	Ken Burkhart	CIN	@	BRO	ahead 4-3	t 4	2		1	9	1
1949 HRs	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
57	57	1	1	1949-04-20	Sid Gordon	NYG	@	BRO	behind 1-5	t 6	1		1	3	5
58	58	2	1	1949-04-28	Whitey Lockman	NYG		BRO	behind 1-4	b 5	2		1	2	7
59	59	3	1	1949-05-07	Andy Pafko	CHC	@	BRO	behind 0-2	t 2	0		1	4	8
60	60	4	2	1949-05-07	Andy Pafko	CHC	@	BRO	tied 2-2	t 3	2		2	4	8
61	61	5	1	1949-05-17	Smoky Burgess	CHC		BRO	behind 0-2	b 8	0		2	9	PH
62	62	6	2	1949-05-17	Andy Pafko	CHC		BRO	behind 2-8	b 11	1		2	4	8
63	63	7	1	1949-05-30 (2)	Whitey Lockman	NYG		BRO		b 1	0		2	2	7
64	64	8	2	1949-05-30 (2)	Johnny Mize	NYG		BRO	ahead 4-1	b 2	2		2	4	3
65	65	9	1	1949-06-05	Wally Westlake	PIT	@	BRO		t 2	1		1	5	8
66	66	10	1	1949-06-25	Wally Westlake	PIT		BRO	tied 2-2	b 1	0		3	5	8
67	67	11	2	1949-06-25	Ralph Kiner	PIT		BRO	behind 5-11	b 3	1		1	4	7
68	68	12	3	1949-06-25	Ed Stevens	PIT		BRO	behind 6-11	b 3	2		1	6	3
69	69	13	4	1949-06-25	Ralph Kiner	PIT		BRO	behind 8-14	b 5	0		1	4	7
70	70	14	5	1949-06-25	Dino Restelli	PIT		BRO	behind 7-14	b 5	0		1	3	9
71	71	15	1	1949-07-06	Elbie Fletcher	BSN		BRO		b 1	0		2	2	3
72	72	16	1	1949-07-09	Johnny Mize	NYG	@	BRO	ahead 6-4	t 6	2		2	4	3
73	73	17	1	1949-07-20	Ralph Kiner	PIT	@	BRO		t 3	2		2	4	7
74	74	18	2	1949-07-20	Dixie Walker	PIT	@	BRO	behind 2-5	t 7	0		2	9	PH
75	75	19	1	1949-08-06	Johnny Wyrostek	CIN		BRO	behind 0-2	b 8	0		1	7	9
76	76	20	1	1949-08-22	Eddie Stanky	BSN		BRO	behind 5-6	b 9	0		1	1	4
77	77	21	1	1949-10-01	Del Ennis	PHI		BRO	behind 1-3	b 6	1		2	4	7
1950 HRs	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
78	78	1	1	1950-04-27	Dick Sisler	PHI	@	BRO	ahead 7-2	t 9	0		2	6	7
79	79	2	1	1950-05-05	Hank Edwards	CHC		BRO	behind 0-1	b 1	1		1	2	9
80	80	3	1	1950-05-09	Ralph Kiner	PIT		BRO	behind 0-5	b 3	1		3	3	7
81	81	4	1	1950-05-23	Andy Pafko	CHC	@	BRO	ahead 2-1	t 6	1		1	5	8
82	82	5	2	1950-05-23	Roy Smalley	CHC	@	BRO	ahead 3-1	t 6	1		2	7	6
83	83	6	1	1950-06-08	Ralph Kiner	PIT		BRO		b 2	0		1	4	7
84	84	7	2	1950-06-08	Cliff Chambers	PIT		BRO	ahead 3-1	b 7	1		1	9	1
85	85	8	3	1950-06-08	Clyde McCullough	PIT		BRO	ahead 2-1	b 7	1		1	8	2
86	86	9	1	1950-06-13	Bob Borkowski	CHC	@	BRO	behind 2-3	t 6	2		1	5	8
87	87	10	2	1950-06-13	Phil Cavarretta	CHC	@	BRO	behind 1-3	t 6	1		1	3	3
88	88	11	3	1950-06-13	Bob Ramazzotti	CHC	@	BRO	behind 0-3	t 6	0		1	1	4
89	89	12	1	1950-06-19	Whitey Lockman	NYG	@	BRO	behind 4-8	t 9	0		1	2	8
90	90	13	1	1950-06-24	Dale Coogan	PIT	@	BRO	ahead 1-0	t 1	2		3	6	3
91	91	14	2	1950-06-24	Earl Turner	PIT	@	BRO	ahead 4-0	t 2	0		1	8	2
92	92	15	1	1950-07-02 (1)	Bill Nicholson	PHI		BRO	tied 4-4	b 8	1		2	9	PH
93	93	16	1	1950-07-07	Willie Jones	PHI	@	BRO	behind 0-2	t 4	2		1	5	5
94	94	17	1	1950-07-13	Andy Pafko	CHC		BRO	ahead 5-3	b 5	1		1	5	9
95	95	18	1	1950-07-29 (2)	Rube Walker	CHC	@	BRO		t 3	1		1	8	2
96	96	19	1	1950-08-02	Johnny Hopp	PIT	@	BRO	behind 0-2	t 5	2		2	3	9
97	97	20	2	1950-08-02	Ralph Kiner	PIT	@	BRO	tied 2-2	t 9	2		2	4	7
98	98	21	1	1950-09-17	Wayne Terwilliger	CHC	@	BRO	tied 1-1	t 7	1		2	8	4
99	99	22	1	1950-09-26	Wes Westrum	NYG	@	BRO	behind 0-5	t 3	1		1	8	2
100	100	23	2	1950-09-26	Don Mueller	NYG	@	BRO		t 7			1	3	9
101	101	24	1	1950-09-28 (2)	Del Crandall	BSN	@	BRO	ahead 4-3	t 7	1		2	7	2
1951 HRs	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
102	102	1	1	1951-06-19	Johnny Pramesa	CIN		BRO	behind 3-5	b 9	1		1	8	2
103	103	2	1	1951-06-28	Monte Irvin	NYG		BRO	tied 1-1	b 4	2		1	7	7
104	104	3	2	1951-06-28	Monte Irvin	NYG		BRO	behind 2-4	b 8	1		3	7	7
105	105	4	1	1951-08-01	George Strickland	PIT		BRO	behind 2-7	b 4	0		2	7	6
106	106	5	1	1951-08-09	Monte Irvin	NYG	@	BRO		t 1	2		2	4	7
107	107	6	1	1951-08-11 (1)	Sid Gordon	BSN	@	BRO	behind 0-2	t 2	0		1	5	7
108	108	7	1	1951-08-15	Wes Westrum	NYG		BRO	tied 1-1	b 8	1		2	8	2
109	109	8	1	1951-08-19	Willard Marshall	BSN		BRO		b 2	1		1	6	9
110	110	9	2	1951-08-19	Earl Torgeson	BSN		BRO	ahead 2-0	b 6	0		3	3	3
111	111	10	1	1951-09-01	Don Mueller	NYG		BRO		b 1	2		1	3	9
112	112	11	2	1951-09-01	Bobby Thomson	NYG		BRO	ahead 1-0	b 2	0		2	6	5
113	113	12	3	1951-09-01	Don Mueller	NYG		BRO	ahead 3-1	b 3	1		2	3	9
114	114	13	1	1951-09-05	Bill Nicholson	PHI	@	BRO	behind 1-5	t 9	1		1	4	9
115	115	14	1	1951-09-09	Monte Irvin	NYG	@	BRO		t 4	0		2	4	7
116	116	15	1	1951-09-18	Vern Benson	STL		BRO	ahead 2-1	b 6	0		1	6	5
117	117	16	1	1951-09-25 (1)	Sam Jethroe	BSN		BRO		b 1	0		2	2	8
118	118	17	1	1951-10-01	Bobby Thomson	NYG	@	BRO	behind 0-1	t 4	2		2	6	5
119	119	18	2	1951-10-01	Monte Irvin	NYG	@	BRO	ahead 2-1	t 8	0		1	4	7
120	120	19	1	1951-10-03	Bobby Thomson	NYG		BRO	behind 2-4	b 9	1		3	6	5			Walk-Off
1952 HRs	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
121	121	1	1	1952-04-19	Whitey Lockman	NYG	@	BRO		t 2	1		1	7	3
122	122	2	2	1952-04-19	Whitey Lockman	NYG	@	BRO	behind 1-7	t 6	1		2	7	3
123	123	3	3	1952-04-19	Willie Mays	NYG	@	BRO	behind 3-11	t 8	0		1	5	8
124	124	4	4	1952-04-19	Wes Westrum	NYG	@	BRO	behind 4-11	t 8	1		2	8	2
125	125	5	1	1952-05-10 (1)	Willie Jones	PHI	@	BRO		t 2	0		2	5	5
126	126	6	1	1952-06-03	George Strickland	PIT		BRO	behind 0-5	b 6	0		1	7	6
127	127	7	2	1952-06-03	Ed Fitz Gerald	PIT		BRO	behind 1-6	b 9	0		1	9	PH
128	128	8	1	1952-09-02 (1)	Willie Jones	PHI		BRO	ahead 7-2	b 5	0		1	7	5
1953 HRs	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
129	129	1	1	1953-05-17 (1)	Willard Marshall	CIN		BRO	ahead 11-4	b 8	1		2	5	9
130	130	2	1	1953-06-18	Ray Jablonski	STL		BRO	ahead 6-3	b 5	0		1	5	5
131	131	3	2	1953-06-18	Rip Repulski	STL		BRO	ahead 7-3	b 7	1		3	7	8
132	132	4	1	1953-07-05	Hank Thompson	NYG		BRO	ahead 13-2	b 5	0		4	3	5
133	133	5	1	1953-07-12 (2)	Johnny Groth	SLB	@	DET		t 1	0		1	1	8			Lead-Off
134	134	6	2	1953-07-12 (2)	Vic Wertz	SLB	@	DET	ahead 1-0	t 1	1		2	4	9
135	135	7	1	1953-08-07	Gus Zernial	PHA		DET	ahead 2-1	b 4	0		1	4	7
136	136	8	1	1953-08-27	Gil Coan	WSH	@	DET	ahead 1-0	t 1	1		3	5	7
137	137	9	1	1953-08-31 (1)	Dave Philley	PHA	@	DET		t 3	1		3	2	9
138	138	10	1	1953-09-05	Dick Kokos	SLB		DET		b 12	0		1	2	7
139	139	11	1	1953-09-20 (2)	Dale Mitchell	CLE	@	DET	ahead 5-0	t 6	2		1	1	7
1954 HRs	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
140	140	1	1	1954-05-11	Eddie Yost	WSH	@	DET	behind 2-3	t 5	2	---	1	1	5	15%	45%		Home Run
141	141	2	1	1954-05-16 (2)	Ted Williams	BOS	@	DET	tied 2-2	t 3	0	---	1	4	7	12%	62%		Home Run
142	142	3	1	1954-05-29	Rudy Regalado	CLE		DET	ahead 8-0	b 7	1	---	1	6	5	0%	100%		Home Run
143	143	4	1	1954-06-01	Vern Stephens	BAL		DET	behind 0-1	b 4	1	---	1	5	5	15%	53%		Home Run
144	144	5	1	1954-06-06	Ted Lepcio	BOS		DET	behind 0-3	b 2	1	-2-	2	7	4	15%	42%		Home Run; White Scores
145	145	6	2	1954-06-06	Milt Bolling	BOS		DET	behind 2-4	b 4	1	1--	2	8	6	22%	53%		Home Run; Lepcio Scores
146	146	7	1	1954-06-10	Yogi Berra	NYY		DET	tied 3-3	b 5	2	---	1	4	2	17%	68%		Home Run
147	147	8	2	1954-06-10	Bobby Brown	NYY		DET	ahead 4-3	b 6	2	1--	2	2	5	18%	91%		Home Run; Rizzuto Scores
148	148	9	3	1954-06-10	Mickey Mantle	NYY		DET	ahead 6-3	b 6	2	---	1	3	8	4%	95%		Home Run
149	149	10	1	1954-07-05 (1)	Bill Glynn	CLE	@	DET	ahead 4-0	t 3	2	123	4	1	3	10%	98%		Home Run; Westlake Scores; Strickland Scores; Naragon Scores

About the SABR Home Run Encyclopedia

Much of the data on Baseball-Reference.com's Home Run Logs comes from the Tattersall/McConnell Home Run Log, a database of all homers hit in the major leagues since 1876. This project was begun in the 1940's by John C. Tattersall and was continued after Tattersall's death in 1981 by Bob McConnell, one of SABR's original 16 members. David Vincent, another SABR member, has since assumed the leadership of the project. Baseball-Reference.com has licensed this remarkable database from the Society for American Baseball Research. All credit for the data therein goes to the intrepid researchers who digitized this data from archival sources.

For years from 1954 to 2009, RetroSheet play-by-play data has been used whenever the home run occurred in a game for which we have complete play-by-play data.

There are a handful of cases where the home run logs totals do not agree with the totals on our player pages. We are working to reconcile all of those differences, but believe that in all cases the Home Run Encyclopedia is correct.

Site last updated Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 07:09:43 AM

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Total Zone Rating calculations provided by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com.

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