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John Buck
Johnathan Richard Buck
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: July 7, 1980 in Kemmerer, WY
High School: Taylorsville (Taylorsville, UT)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 7th round of the 1998 amateur draft.
Signed June 11, 1998. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 25, 2004
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Career Home Runs

John Buck: 70 Career Home Runs

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 23 go ahead
1 Tm
KCR70
 
vs RHP50
vs LHP20
 
Away42
Home28
 
Leverage
High Lev13
Medium Lev32
Low Lev25
19 Opps
CHW12
CLE10
TBD/TBR6
OAK5
SEA5
DET5
MIN4
ANA/LAA3
NYY3
ARI2
STL2
TEX2
CIN2
BAL2
FLA2
TOR2
PIT1
BOS1
HOU1
63 Pitchers
Cliff Lee3
Ryan Franklin2
Freddy Garcia2
A.J. Burnett2
Mark Buehrle2
James Shields2
Eric Milton1
Aaron Harang1
Tanyon Sturtze1
Gary Glover1
Javier Vazquez1
Pat Neshek1
Ian Snell1
Kenny Rogers1
Sidney Ponson1
Jamie Walker1
Armando Benitez1
Daniel Hudson1
Luis Vizcaino1
Justin Verlander1
16 Parks
KauffmanStad28
US Cellular9
NetworkAssoc4
Jacobs Fld4
Metrodome3
TropicanaFld3
Angel Stad3
Comerica Pk3
Safeco Fld3
Chase Field2
Rangers Bpk2
GreatAmer BP2
Busch Std II1
Camden Yards1
SkyDome1
MinuteMaidPk1
Where Hit
729
7819
898
87
97
General field locations when available.
 
 
Pitches
115
314
212
69
48
57
7+5
Pitches in PA when available.
Game Totals
1·HR gms60
2·HR gms5
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
8th37
7th16
9th9
6th8
Outs
032
122
216
 
DefPos
C69
DH1
Bases
---41
1--12
-2-5
12-4
--33
1-33
1232
 
110 RBI
RISP17
0 on41
1 on20
2 on7
3 on2
Any on29
Inning
12
26
37
47
513
610
76
89
98
Extra2
 
1-315
4-630
7-end25
RelScore
+4..8
+33
+23
+17
Tied21
-14
-28
-36
-4..10
 
Ahead21
Tied21
Behind28
Before event, for batter
Count
0-015
3-210
1-27
1-06
1-16
0-16
2-06
2-25
0-23
2-13
3-13

Play By Play

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2004 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 2004-07-19 KCR BAL Sidney Ponson ahead 1-0 b 2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  1 9 2 9% 71% Home Run (Fly Ball)
2 2 2 1 2004-08-01 KCR CLE C.C. Sabathia ahead 3-2 b 4 2 12- 1,(0-0)  3 9 2 22% 89% Home Run (Fly Ball); Nunez Scores; Berroa Scores
3 3 3 1 2004-08-04 KCR CHW Scott Schoeneweis ahead 4-0 b 1 2 12- 8,(3-2)  3 9 2 10% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball); Berroa Scores; Relaford Scores
4 4 4 1 2004-08-13 KCR @ OAK Santiago Casilla ahead 6-1 t 8 2 123 2,(0-1)  4 8 2 2% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball); Sweeney Scores; Harvey Scores; Mateo Scores
5 5 5 1 2004-08-18 KCR SEA Ryan Franklin behind 1-2 b 8 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  2 8 2 51% 84% Home Run (Fly Ball); Relaford Scores
6 6 6 1 2004-08-24 KCR @ ANA John Lackey tied 4-4 t 5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  1 9 2 13% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
7 7 7 1 2004-08-29 KCR @ SEA Ryan Franklin ahead 1-0 t 4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  1 7 2 10% 72% Home Run (Fly Ball)
8 8 8 1 2004-09-11 KCR TBD Rob Bell tied 5-5 b 6 2 --- 2,(0-1)  1 9 2 17% 69% Home Run (Fly Ball)
9 9 9 1 2004-09-13 KCR NYY Tanyon Sturtze ahead 5-3 b 5 1 1-3 6,(0-2)  3 7 2 10% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball); Harvey Scores; Stairs Scores
10 10 10 1 2004-09-18 KCR @ CLE Cliff Lee ahead 2-1 t 4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  2 6 10 17% 80% Home Run (Fly Ball); Randa Scores
11 11 11 1 2004-09-24 KCR @ CHW Freddy Garcia behind 0-2 t 3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  1 8 2 10% 38% Home Run (Fly Ball)
12 12 12 2 2004-09-24 KCR @ CHW Felix Diaz tied 4-4 t 6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  1 8 2 16% 66% Home Run (Fly Ball)
2005 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
13 13 1 1 2005-04-21 KCR @ MIN Matt Guerrier behind 5-8 t 6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  1 6 2 8% 23% Home Run (Fly Ball)
14 14 2 1 2005-05-01 KCR @ CLE Scott Elarton ahead 2-0 t 5 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  2 8 2 12% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball); Long Scores/unER; Buck Scores
15 15 3 1 2005-05-22 KCR STL Jeff Suppan ahead 4-0 b 1 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  2 8 2 8% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Diaz Scores/unER; Buck Scores/unER
16 16 4 1 2005-05-27 KCR @ LAA Esteban Yan ahead 4-3 t 9 1 --- 8,(2-2)  1 8 2 10% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
17 17 5 1 2005-06-11 KCR @ ARI Jose Valverde ahead 5-1 t 7 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  2 8 2 5% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball); Long Scores
18 18 6 1 2005-06-20 KCR @ CHW Luis Vizcaino behind 6-8 t 6 0 --- 4,(2-1)  1 8 2 12% 35% Home Run (Fly Ball)
19 19 7 1 2005-08-05 KCR OAK Kirk Saarloos tied 1-1 b 5 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  2 8 2 16% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Berroa Scores
20 20 8 1 2005-08-30 KCR MIN Carlos Silva behind 0-2 b 3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  1 8 2 11% 44% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
21 21 9 1 2005-09-06 KCR @ CHW Orlando Hernandez behind 1-5 t 7 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  2 8 2 9% 16% Home Run (Fly Ball); Teahen Scores
22 22 10 1 2005-09-09 KCR @ DET Jamie Walker ahead 11-1 t 8 1 --- 3,(1-1)  1 7 2 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball)
23 23 11 1 2005-09-17 KCR @ CLE Cliff Lee behind 0-5 t 3 1 --- 3,(2-0)  1 8 2 4% 12% Home Run (Fly Ball)
24 24 12 1 2005-09-29 KCR @ MIN Travis Bowyer tied 6-6 t 6 1 --- 5,(3-1)  1 8 2 16% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
2006 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
25 25 1 1 2006-05-08 KCR CLE Paul Byrd tied 2-2 b 5 0 --- 3,(2-0)  1 9 2 13% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
26 26 2 1 2006-05-09 KCR CLE Danny Graves behind 4-6 b 6 0 12- 5,(2-2)  3 9 2 31% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Berroa Scores; Robinson Scores
27 27 3 1 2006-06-04 KCR @ SEA Jarrod Washburn tied 3-3 t 4 1 --3 6,(3-2)  2 8 2 15% 71% Home Run (Fly Ball); Berroa Scores
28 28 4 1 2006-06-18 KCR @ HOU Andy Pettitte behind 0-1 t 6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  1 8 2 15% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball)
29 29 5 1 2006-06-22 KCR PIT Paul Maholm tied 2-2 b 2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  1 8 2 10% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
30 30 6 1 2006-06-27 KCR @ CIN Eric Milton behind 1-5 t 5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  1 8 2 5% 13% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
31 31 7 1 2006-06-28 KCR @ CIN Aaron Harang tied 0-0 t 2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  1 6 2 10% 56% Home Run (Fly Ball)
32 32 8 1 2006-07-07 KCR TOR A.J. Burnett ahead 4-3 b 7 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  2 8 2 12% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball); Graffanino Scores
33 33 9 1 2006-08-14 KCR @ CHW Brandon McCarthy behind 1-12 t 9 0 --- 1,(0-0)  1 7 2 0% 0% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
34 34 10 1 2006-09-23 KCR DET Kenny Rogers behind 0-15 b 8 0 --- 4,(2-1)  1 6 2 0% 0% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
35 35 11 2 2006-09-23 KCR DET Mike Maroth behind 2-15 b 9 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  2 6 2 0% 0% Home Run (Fly Ball); Shealy Scores
2007 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
36 36 1 1 2007-04-02 KCR BOS Hideki Okajima ahead 5-1 b 6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  1 8 2 3% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
37 37 2 1 2007-04-09 KCR @ TOR A.J. Burnett behind 0-8 t 7 1 --- 2,(1-0)  1 8 2 0% 1% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
38 38 3 1 2007-04-18 KCR @ DET Fernando Rodney tied 3-3 t 10 0 --- 3,(2-0)  1 8 2 33% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
39 39 4 1 2007-04-23 KCR CHW Mark Buehrle tied 0-0 b 5 1 --3 6,(3-2)  2 7 2 16% 79% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); German Scores
40 40 5 1 2007-05-12 KCR @ CHW Mark Buehrle tied 2-2 t 4 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  2 9 2 22% 68% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Brown Scores
41 41 6 1 2007-05-14 KCR @ OAK Justin Duchscherer tied 0-0 t 9 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  2 8 2 36% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Gordon Scores
42 42 7 1 2007-05-15 KCR @ OAK Joe Kennedy behind 0-2 t 8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  1 7 2 12% 25% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
43 43 8 1 2007-05-23 KCR CLE Cliff Lee behind 2-3 b 2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  1 8 2 10% 55% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
44 44 9 1 2007-06-04 KCR @ TBD James Shields behind 0-3 t 5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  1 7 2 7% 20% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
45 45 10 2 2007-06-04 KCR @ TBD James Shields behind 1-3 t 8 0 --- 8,(3-2)  1 7 2 12% 26% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
46 46 11 1 2007-06-16 KCR FLA Rick VandenHurk tied 2-2 b 2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  1 7 2 10% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
47 47 12 2 2007-06-16 KCR FLA Armando Benitez behind 6-9 b 8 2 --- 2,(1-0)  1 7 2 5% 10% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
48 48 13 1 2007-06-18 KCR @ STL Adam Wainwright tied 1-1 t 2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  1 6 2 10% 60% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
49 49 14 1 2007-06-26 KCR @ LAA Ervin Santana ahead 5-2 t 6 0 --- 6,(2-2)  1 7 2 6% 91% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
50 50 15 1 2007-07-06 KCR TBD Gary Glover behind 4-6 b 9 0 --- 5,(2-2)  1 7 2 12% 22% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
51 51 16 1 2007-07-21 KCR @ DET Justin Verlander behind 2-5 t 5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  1 8 2 8% 26% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
52 52 17 1 2007-09-02 KCR @ MIN Pat Neshek ahead 6-1 t 9 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  2 7 2 1% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Costa Scores
53 53 18 1 2007-09-05 KCR @ TEX Wes Littleton behind 0-3 t 7 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  2 8 2 15% 27% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Gathright Scores
2008 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
54 54 1 1 2008-04-09 KCR NYY Kyle Farnsworth tied 0-0 b 5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  1 8 2 14% 71% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
55 55 2 1 2008-04-30 KCR @ TEX C.J. Wilson behind 7-11 t 9 1 --3 4,(1-2)  2 8 2 2% 4% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Butler Scores
56 56 3 1 2008-06-14 KCR @ ARI Randy Johnson ahead 5-2 t 5 1 12- 3,(1-1)  3 6 2 11% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Guillen Scores; Grudzielanek Scores
57 57 4 1 2008-07-07 KCR @ TBR Dan Wheeler tied 3-3 t 10 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  3 7 2 28% 96% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); German Scores/unER; Gload Scores
58 58 5 1 2008-07-09 KCR CHW Javier Vazquez ahead 5-2 b 4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  1 9 2 6% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
59 59 6 1 2008-07-19 KCR @ CHW Gavin Floyd tied 0-0 t 5 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  2 8 2 19% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Gload Scores/unER
60 60 7 1 2008-07-25 KCR TBR Edwin Jackson behind 1-3 b 6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  1 8 2 14% 40% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
61 61 8 1 2008-07-29 KCR @ OAK Greg Smith ahead 2-1 t 7 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  3 8 2 24% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Gordon Scores; Teahen Scores
62 62 9 1 2008-09-16 KCR SEA Brandon Morrow tied 0-0 b 3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  1 8 2 11% 67% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2009 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
63 63 1 1 2009-04-12 KCR NYY Joba Chamberlain behind 0-1 b 3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  1 8 2 12% 53% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
64 64 2 1 2009-04-14 KCR CLE Carl Pavano tied 2-2 b 5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  1 8 2 14% 71% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
65 65 3 2 2009-04-14 KCR CLE Vinnie Chulk ahead 5-3 b 8 1 123 2,(0-1)  4 8 2 3% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Butler Scores; Jacobs Scores; Gordon Scores
66 66 4 1 2009-07-30 KCR @ BAL Mark Hendrickson behind 1-7 t 8 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  2 6 2 1% 3% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Callaspo Scores
67 67 5 1 2009-08-18 KCR @ CHW Freddy Garcia behind 1-4 t 4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  2 8 2 15% 33% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Teahen Scores
68 68 6 1 2009-08-29 KCR @ SEA Ian Snell behind 0-4 t 3 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  2 8 2 12% 29% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Maier Scores
69 69 7 1 2009-09-13 KCR @ CLE Carlos Carrasco tied 0-0 t 3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  1 7 2 11% 61% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
70 70 8 1 2009-09-18 KCR @ CHW Daniel Hudson ahead 10-0 t 9 1 --- 3,(2-0)  1 7 2 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)

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