Born: October 31, 1924 in Slaton, TX
High School: San Bernardino (San Bernardino, CA)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1946.
(All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1951
Final Game: September 21, 1958
Died: August 19, 1999 in Redlands, CA
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| 1951 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 | 1951-05-16 | CHC | BRO | Dan Bankhead | ahead 10-4 | b 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1951-05-16 | CHC | BRO | Dan Bankhead | ahead 12-4 | b 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1951-06-12 | CHC | PHI | Russ Meyer | b 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Lead-Off | ||||||
| 1952 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1952-04-22 | CHC | @ | PIT | Bob Friend | t 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1952-05-17 | CHC | @ | NYG | George Spencer | t 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1952-05-25 | CHC | @ | PIT | Ted Wilks | t 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1952-06-08 (1) | CHC | BSN | Jim Wilson | b 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||
| 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1952-06-29 (1) | CHC | @ | CIN | Bubba Church | t 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1952-07-12 | CHC | BRO | Ben Wade | behind 0-2 | b 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1952-07-22 | CHC | @ | BSN | Vern Bickford | t 4 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1952-08-06 | CHC | @ | CIN | Herm Wehmeier | t 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 12 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1952-08-13 (2) | CHC | CIN | Frank Smith | b 7 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 13 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1952-09-16 | CHC | @ | NYG | Jack Harshman | t 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |||||||
| 1953 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1953-05-12 | CHC | BRO | Ben Wade | tied 4-4 | b 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Walk-Off | |||||
| 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1953-05-20 | CHC | NYG | Larry Jansen | behind 1-6 | b 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1953-05-29 | CHC | @ | CIN | Bud Podbielan | t 6 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 17 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1953-06-07 (1) | CHC | @ | NYG | Al Corwin | ahead 3-2 | t 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | IPHR | ||||
| 18 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1953-06-09 | CHC | @ | PHI | Karl Drews | t 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 19 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1953-06-09 | CHC | @ | PHI | Andy Hansen | t 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 20 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1953-06-16 (2) | CHC | PIT | Murry Dickson | b 4 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 21 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1953-06-21 | CHC | BRO | Bob Milliken | b 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 22 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1953-07-04 (1) | CHC | STL | Hal White | b 8 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 23 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 1953-07-11 | CHC | @ | CIN | Bud Podbielan | t 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 24 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 1953-07-12 (1) | CHC | @ | CIN | Harry Perkowski | t 9 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 25 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 1953-07-19 (1) | CHC | @ | PHI | Karl Drews | t 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 26 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 1953-07-25 | CHC | @ | PIT | Johnny Lindell | t 9 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 27 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 1953-08-16 (1) | CHC | MLN | Vern Bickford | b 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 28 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 1953-08-27 | CHC | @ | BRO | Russ Meyer | behind 0-4 | t 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 29 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 1953-09-06 (1) | CHC | CIN | Bob Kelly | b 7 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 30 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 1953-09-07 (2) | CHC | MLN | Jim Wilson | b 3 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 31 | 31 | 18 | 1 | 1953-09-13 | CHC | BRO | Joe Black | b 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 1954 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 32 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1954-04-25 (2) | CHC | @ | CIN | Art Fowler | behind 1-2 | t 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16% | 50% | Home Run | |
| 33 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1954-05-06 | CHC | BRO | Carl Erskine | behind 2-5 | b 5 | 0 | 1-3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 22% | 57% | Home Run; Jeffcoat Scores; Baumholtz Scores | ||
| 34 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1954-05-16 (1) | CHC | @ | PIT | Bob Friend | t 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 35 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 1954-05-19 | CHC | @ | BRO | Carl Erskine | behind 0-2 | t 8 | 0 | 12- | 3 | 2 | 3 | 43% | 74% | Home Run; Marquez Scores; Baumholtz Scores | |
| 36 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1954-05-21 | CHC | MLN | Gene Conley | behind 0-3 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9% | 31% | Home Run | ||
| 37 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 1954-05-26 | CHC | @ | STL | Royce Lint | ahead 13-2 | t 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0% | 100% | Home Run | |
| 38 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 1954-06-06 | CHC | BRO | Don Newcombe | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10% | 63% | Home Run | ||
| 39 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 1954-06-18 | CHC | @ | BRO | Don Newcombe | behind 2-3 | t 5 | 2 | --- | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14% | 45% | Home Run | |
| 40 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 1954-07-02 | CHC | STL | Vic Raschi | b 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1955 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 41 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1955-04-16 | CHC | @ | STL | Tom Poholsky | t 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |||||||
| 42 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 1955-04-16 | CHC | @ | STL | Barney Schultz | t 12 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |||||||
| 43 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 1955-04-20 | CHC | MLN | Lew Burdette | behind 2-9 | b 9 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1% | 1% | Home Run; Banks Scores | ||
| 44 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 1955-05-07 | CHC | @ | CIN | Art Fowler | behind 0-2 | t 5 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 7 | 3 | 21% | 47% | Home Run; Banks Scores | |
| 45 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 1955-05-11 | CHC | BRO | Clem Labine | ahead 5-2 | b 3 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12% | 95% | Home Run (Fly Ball); Tappe Scores; Banks Scores | ||
| 46 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 1955-05-21 | CHC | @ | MLN | Chet Nichols | ahead 1-0 | t 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13% | 81% | Home Run | |
| 47 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 1955-06-12 (1) | CHC | @ | BRO | Don Newcombe | ahead 7-1 | t 6 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2% | 99% | Home Run (Fly Ball); Banks Scores | |
| 48 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 1955-07-03 (2) | CHC | STL | Frank Smith | ahead 6-4 | b 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5% | 94% | Home Run | ||
| 49 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 1955-07-24 (1) | CHC | @ | PIT | Dick Hall | t 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | |||||||
| 50 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 1955-07-27 (2) | CHC | NYG | Ramon Monzant | b 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 51 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 1955-07-27 (2) | CHC | NYG | Don Liddle | b 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 52 | 52 | 12 | 1 | 1955-07-31 (2) | CHC | PHI | Jack Meyer | b 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 53 | 53 | 13 | 1 | 1955-08-05 | CHC | BRO | Ed Roebuck | ahead 5-4 | b 4 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18% | 84% | Home Run (Fly Ball); Hacker Scores | ||
| 54 | 54 | 14 | 1 | 1955-08-10 (1) | CHC | CIN | Don Gross | behind 0-3 | b 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9% | 22% | Home Run | ||
| 55 | 55 | 15 | 1 | 1955-08-29 | CHC | @ | NYG | Paul Giel | ahead 3-2 | t 4 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20% | 79% | Home Run; Hacker Scores | |
| 56 | 56 | 16 | 1 | 1955-09-09 (1) | CHC | BRO | Don Newcombe | behind 0-1 | b 1 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10% | 55% | Lead-Off | Home Run (Fly Ball) | |
| 57 | 57 | 17 | 1 | 1955-09-09 (2) | CHC | BRO | Russ Meyer | behind 6-13 | b 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0% | 1% | Home Run (Fly Ball) | ||
| 1956 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 58 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 1956-05-20 (1) | CHC | @ | BRO | Don Drysdale | behind 1-3 | t 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12% | 31% | Home Run | |
| 59 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 1956-05-30 (1) | CHC | MLN | Dave Jolly | b 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 60 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 1956-07-14 (2) | CHC | PIT | Roy Face | b 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 61 | 61 | 4 | 1 | 1956-07-18 (1) | CHC | PHI | Robin Roberts | ahead 2-0 | b 5 | 1 | --- | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8% | 88% | Home Run (LF-CF) | ||
| 62 | 62 | 5 | 1 | 1956-07-19 | CHC | PHI | Bob Miller | tied 3-3 | b 10 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 3 | 47% | 100% | Walk-Off | Home Run | |
| 63 | 63 | 6 | 1 | 1956-08-01 | CHC | @ | PHI | Saul Rogovin | behind 3-4 | t 5 | 1 | --3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20% | 62% | Home Run; Hoak Scores | |
| 64 | 64 | 7 | 1 | 1956-08-03 (2) | CHC | @ | NYG | Marv Grissom | t 9 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 65 | 65 | 8 | 1 | 1956-08-16 | CHC | CIN | Brooks Lawrence | behind 0-1 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14% | 56% | Home Run | ||
| 66 | 66 | 9 | 1 | 1956-08-18 | CHC | @ | STL | Willard Schmidt | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10% | 57% | Home Run | |
| 1957 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 67 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 1957-05-12 (2) | PIT | PHI | Robin Roberts | ahead 4-1 | b 3 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6% | 89% | Home Run | ||
| 68 | 68 | 2 | 1 | 1957-09-02 (1) | PIT | @ | NYG | Ramon Monzant | behind 4-5 | t 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 9 | PH | 21% | 46% | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 1958 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 69 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 1958-05-18 | CIN | MLN | Dick Littlefield | ahead 5-3 | b 4 | 1 | -23 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10% | 94% | Home Run; Purkey Scores; Temple Scores |
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