Born: April 21, 1940 in Cincinnati, OH
High School: Goshen (Goshen, OH)
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1962.
(All Transactions)
Debut: September 19, 1962
Final Game: May 31, 1970
Died: February 21, 2002
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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 | 1962-09-19 | Harmon Killebrew | MIN | DET | ahead 4-3 | b 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11% | 83% | Home Run | ||
| 1963 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1963-05-04 | Jackie Brandt | BAL | @ | DET | ahead 6-3 | t 8 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5% | 98% | Home Run; Gentile Scores | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1963-05-25 | Gary Geiger | BOS | @ | DET | behind 0-4 | t 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5% | 12% | Home Run | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1963-05-29 | Albie Pearson | LAA | DET | behind 0-1 | b 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 18% | 56% | Home Run | ||
| 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1963-06-02 | Bob Allison | MIN | DET | tied 0-0 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11% | 66% | Home Run | ||
| 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1963-06-02 | Harmon Killebrew | MIN | DET | behind 1-2 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14% | 56% | Home Run | ||
| 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1963-06-18 | Eddie Bressoud | BOS | DET | tied 0-0 | b 7 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 7 | 6 | 25% | 89% | Home Run; Clinton Scores | ||
| 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1963-06-26 | Bob Allison | MIN | DET | tied 0-0 | b 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14% | 67% | Home Run | ||
| 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1963-06-26 | Bob Allison | MIN | DET | ahead 3-1 | b 8 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3% | 97% | Home Run | ||
| 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1963-06-26 | Earl Battey | MIN | DET | ahead 4-1 | b 8 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1% | 99% | Home Run | ||
| 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1963-07-02 | Bob Allison | MIN | @ | DET | ahead 2-1 | t 3 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19% | 79% | Home Run; Hall Scores | |
| 12 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1963-07-27 | Don Lock | WSA | @ | DET | ahead 5-1 | t 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3% | 97% | Home Run | |
| 13 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1963-07-27 | Don Zimmer | WSA | @ | DET | ahead 6-1 | t 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1% | 99% | Home Run | |
| 14 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1963-08-21 | Don Mincher | MIN | @ | DET | ahead 10-1 | t 5 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0% | 100% | Home Run; Rollins Scores | |
| 15 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1963-09-10 (1) | Dick Phillips | WSA | DET | ahead 6-5 | b 6 | 2 | --- | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12% | 84% | Home Run | ||
| 1964 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1964-10-03 | Norm Siebern | BAL | DET | behind 1-2 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12% | 55% | Home Run | ||
| 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1964-10-03 | Boog Powell | BAL | DET | behind 4-6 | b 5 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 7 | 28% | 51% | Home Run; Adair Scores | ||
| 1965 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1965-04-21 | Gordy Coleman | CIN | @ | CHC | ahead 6-2 | t 9 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1% | 100% | Home Run; Pinson Scores; Robinson Scores | |
| 19 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1965-07-05 (2) | Ron Swoboda | NYM | CHC | tied 0-0 | b 2 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 7 | 20% | 75% | Home Run; Kranepool Scores | ||
| 20 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1965-07-14 (2) | Gene Oliver | MLN | @ | CHC | behind 2-3 | t 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14% | 47% | Home Run | |
| 21 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1965-07-14 (2) | Gene Oliver | MLN | @ | CHC | tied 3-3 | t 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 2 | 21% | 71% | Home Run (Line Drive) | |
| 22 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1965-08-14 | Mack Jones | MLN | @ | CHC | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11% | 59% | Home Run | |
| 23 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1965-08-14 | Gene Oliver | MLN | @ | CHC | tied 1-1 | t 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11% | 61% | Home Run | |
| 24 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1965-08-24 | Lou Brock | STL | CHC | ahead 2-0 | b 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12% | 92% | Home Run; Javier Scores; Sadecki Scores | ||
| 25 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1965-08-29 | Frank Bolling | MLN | CHC | behind 0-2 | b 5 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13% | 34% | Home Run | ||
| 26 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 1965-09-03 | Bobby Bolin | SFG | @ | CHC | behind 0-1 | t 5 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 9 | 1 | 30% | 61% | Home Run; Henderson Scores | |
| 27 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 1965-09-11 | Willie McCovey | SFG | CHC | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 4 | 3 | 22% | 81% | Home Run; Alou Scores; Mays Scores | ||
| 28 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 1965-09-23 (2) | Johnny Callison | PHI | @ | CHC | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16% | 68% | Home Run; Briggs Scores/unER; Callison Scores/unER | |
| 29 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 1965-10-03 | Roberto Clemente | PIT | CHC | tied 1-1 | b 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 9 | 22% | 80% | Home Run | ||
| 1966 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 30 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1966-04-12 | Len Gabrielson | SFG | CHC | ahead 6-1 | b 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1% | 99% | Home Run | ||
| 31 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1966-04-19 | Hal Lanier | SFG | @ | CHC | behind 3-4 | t 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15% | 50% | Home Run | |
| 32 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1966-04-19 | Willie Mays | SFG | @ | CHC | tied 4-4 | t 5 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 8 | 22% | 77% | Home Run; Alou Scores | |
| 33 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1966-05-01 | Bill White | PHI | @ | CHC | behind 0-2 | t 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11% | 34% | Home Run | |
| 34 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 1966-05-05 | Jim Gentile | HOU | CHC | tied 0-0 | b 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 4 | 3 | 15% | 67% | Home Run | ||
| 35 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 1966-05-10 | Orlando Cepeda | STL | @ | CHC | ahead 3-0 | t 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5% | 92% | Home Run | |
| 36 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 1966-05-20 | Hank Aaron | ATL | CHC | ahead 3-1 | b 2 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17% | 92% | Home Run; Alou Scores; Woodward Scores | ||
| 37 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 1966-05-20 | Mack Jones | ATL | CHC | ahead 6-1 | b 3 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3% | 96% | Home Run | ||
| 38 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 1966-05-20 | Felipe Alou | ATL | CHC | ahead 7-1 | b 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1% | 98% | Home Run | ||
| 39 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 1966-05-20 | Joe Torre | ATL | CHC | ahead 8-1 | b 4 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1% | 100% | Home Run; Geiger Scores | ||
| 40 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 1966-05-25 | Curt Flood | STL | CHC | ahead 5-1 | b 7 | 1 | 123 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1% | 100% | Home Run; Skinner Scores; Javier Scores; Shannon Scores | ||
| 41 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 1966-07-05 | Donn Clendenon | PIT | @ | CHC | ahead 3-0 | t 6 | 0 | --3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4% | 96% | Home Run; Pagan Scores | |
| 1970 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 42 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1970-05-31 | Richie Hebner | PIT | SFG | ahead 6-0 | b 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0% | 100% | Home Run |
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