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Ken Henderson
Kenneth Joseph Henderson
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: June 15, 1946 in Carroll, IA
High School: Clairemont (San Diego, CA)
Signed
by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1965
Final Game: July 19, 1980
Relatives: Cousin of Kerry Dineen
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Career Home Runs

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.

Ken Henderson: 122 Career Home Runs

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 9 tying, 35 go ahead
7 Tms
SFG61
CHW35
ATL13
TEX5
CHC4
CIN3
NYM1
 
vs RHP98
vs LHP24
 
Home62
Away60
 
Leverage
High Lev24
Medium Lev54
Low Lev44
24 Opps
CHC15
MIN10
SDP10
STL8
PHI8
MON8
PIT7
ATL7
LAD6
CAL5
NYM5
OAK4
DET4
HOU4
TEX3
NYY3
BAL3
MIL3
SFG2
CIN2
89 Pitchers
Clay Kirby5
Dave Goltz5
Steve Renko3
Don Sutton3
Pat Dobson3
Fergie Jenkins3
Bill Hands3
Tom Phoebus3
Steve Carlton2
Tom Seaver2
Mike Strahler2
Barry Lersch2
Jim Colborn2
Nolan Ryan2
Woodie Fryman2
Larry Jaster2
John Curtis2
Milt Pappas2
Ray Corbin2
Bob Gibson2
25 Parks
Candlestick35
Comiskey Pk19
Wrigley Fld10
Atl-Fulton9
Metrop. Stad5
Shea Stad5
Qualcomm St4
Memor. Stad3
Dodger Stad3
Astrodome3
Angel Stad3
Busch Stad3
Shibe Pk2
Parc Jarry2
Arlington2
VeteransStad2
County Stad2
Tiger Stad2
3 Rivers Std2
Forbes Fld1
Where Hit
960
Unk23
723
811
784
891
General field locations when available.
 
1 Inside the Park
 
Game Totals
1·HR gms110
2·HR gms6
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
5th60
3rd20
6th16
4th10
2nd7
7th3
9th3
1st2
8th1
Outs
047
141
234
 
DefPos
CF45
LF38
RF32
PH5
DH2
Bases
---71
1--20
12-13
-2-8
1-34
1233
-233
 
199 RBI
RISP31
0 on71
1 on28
2 on20
3 on3
Any on51
Inning
110
212
39
419
512
614
710
823
910
Extra3
 
1-331
4-645
7-end46
RelScore
+4..10
+34
+28
+117
Tied29
-110
-215
-315
-4..14
 
Ahead39
Tied29
Behind54
Before event, for batter

Play By Play

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1966 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 1966-09-21 SFG PIT Tommie Sisk behind 0-3 b 7 0 --- 1 2 9 9% 20% Home Run
1967 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
2 2 1 1 1967-04-19 SFG STL Larry Jaster behind 2-7 b 6 0 --- 1 2 8 3% 8% Home Run
3 3 2 2 1967-04-19 SFG STL Larry Jaster behind 4-7 b 8 1 --- 1 2 8 5% 10% Home Run (LF-CF)
4 4 3 1 1967-04-28 SFG @ LAD Don Sutton tied 0-0 t 1 0 1-- 2 2 8 18% 72% Home Run; Fuentes Scores
5 5 4 1 1967-05-10 SFG @ CHC Ken Holtzman behind 2-5 t 8 1 --- 1 9 PH 5% 9% Home Run
1969 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
6 6 1 1 1969-05-13 SFG @ PIT Bob Moose behind 2-4 t 4 0 --- 1 6 7 11% 36% Home Run
7 7 2 1 1969-06-07 SFG PHI Turk Farrell ahead 1-0 b 8 0 -2- 2 5 7 6% 98% Home Run; McCovey Scores
8 8 3 1 1969-06-15 (1) SFG MON Dan McGinn tied 4-4 b 9 1 12- 3 6 7 30% 100% Walk-Off Home Run; Mays Scores; Davenport Scores
9 9 4 1 1969-06-22 (1) SFG @ ATL Gary Neibauer ahead 4-0 t 8 0 --- 1 5 7 2% 99% Home Run
10 10 5 1 1969-07-19 SFG LAD Don Sutton behind 1-3 b 5 0 1-- 2 6 9 25% 56% Home Run; Davenport Scores
11 11 6 1 1969-07-30 SFG @ CHC Dick Selma tied 1-1 t 6 0 --- 1 6 9 16% 66% Home Run
1970 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
12 12 1 1 1970-04-14 SFG @ ATL Milt Pappas tied 11-11 t 9 1 123 4 3 8 27% 98% Home Run; Heise Scores; McMahon Scores; Bonds Scores
13 13 2 1 1970-04-26 (2) SFG MON Carl Morton behind 0-3 b 6 2 1-- 2 3 9 20% 32% Home Run; Bonds Scores
14 14 3 1 1970-05-03 (2) SFG PHI Woodie Fryman ahead 2-0 b 1 1 -2- 2 5 7 11% 86% Home Run; McCovey Scores
15 15 4 1 1970-05-09 SFG @ NYM Jerry Koosman behind 2-3 t 3 2 -2- 2 5 7 21% 58% Home Run; McCovey Scores
16 16 5 1 1970-05-10 SFG @ NYM Nolan Ryan tied 0-0 t 1 2 -2- 2 4 9 17% 66% Home Run; Hunt Scores
17 17 6 1 1970-05-22 SFG SDP Tom Dukes ahead 5-4 b 8 2 123 4 4 9 12% 99% Home Run; Bonds Scores/unER; Hunt Scores/unER; McCovey Scores/unER; Henderson Scores/unER
18 18 7 1 1970-05-23 SFG SDP Clay Kirby ahead 1-0 b 2 0 --- 1 5 7 9% 75% Home Run
19 19 8 1 1970-05-28 SFG LAD Don Sutton behind 1-2 b 6 2 1-- 2 4 7 36% 70% Home Run; Hunt Scores
20 20 9 1 1970-06-05 SFG @ CHC Fergie Jenkins behind 0-4 t 2 0 --- 1 5 9 6% 23% Home Run
21 21 10 1 1970-06-10 SFG PIT Bob Moose ahead 3-2 b 8 2 --- 1 5 7 9% 93% Home Run
22 22 11 1 1970-07-04 SFG LAD Alan Foster behind 0-3 b 6 1 --- 1 5 7 9% 22% Home Run
23 23 12 1 1970-07-31 (2) SFG @ PHI Barry Lersch ahead 4-2 t 6 2 1-3 3 4 9 16% 95% Home Run; Bonds Scores; Hunt Scores
24 24 13 1 1970-08-01 (1) SFG @ PHI Jim Bunning tied 0-0 t 1 2 12- 3 5 7 25% 75% Home Run; Bonds Scores; McCovey Scores
25 25 14 1 1970-08-14 (2) SFG @ STL Jerry Reuss behind 1-3 t 7 0 --- 1 3 9 12% 31% Home Run
26 26 15 1 1970-09-16 SFG ATL Jim Nash behind 3-6 b 5 1 1-- 2 3 8 19% 38% Home Run; Fuentes Scores
27 27 16 1 1970-09-23 SFG @ LAD Mike Strahler ahead 11-10 t 10 2 -23 3 5 7 14% 98% Home Run; Fuentes Scores; Mays Scores
28 28 17 1 1970-09-25 SFG SDP Pat Dobson behind 0-5 b 5 2 --- 1 3 8 4% 9% Home Run
1971 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
29 29 1 1 1971-04-07 SFG @ SDP Clay Kirby tied 0-0 t 2 0 --- 1 5 7 12% 62% Home Run
30 30 2 1 1971-04-21 SFG STL Bob Gibson behind 2-5 b 8 2 --- 1 3 7 4% 8% Home Run
31 31 3 1 1971-05-08 SFG ATL Cecil Upshaw behind 1-5 b 9 1 --- 1 6 7 1% 1% Home Run
32 32 4 1 1971-06-13 SFG @ NYM Gary Gentry behind 1-3 t 4 0 --- 1 4 9 12% 36% Home Run
33 33 5 1 1971-06-15 SFG @ PHI Barry Lersch tied 0-0 t 2 0 --- 1 5 7 12% 62% Home Run
34 34 6 1 1971-06-19 SFG SDP Clay Kirby ahead 3-1 b 5 1 --- 1 6 9 7% 89% Home Run
35 35 7 1 1971-06-23 SFG CHC Milt Pappas tied 2-2 b 8 0 --- 1 5 9 28% 88% Home Run
36 36 8 1 1971-06-30 SFG @ SDP Steve Arlin tied 0-0 t 2 1 --- 1 5 9 12% 60% Home Run
37 37 9 1 1971-07-03 SFG STL Steve Carlton ahead 4-1 b 6 2 12- 3 5 9 6% 99% Home Run; Fuentes Scores; Bonds Scores
38 38 10 1 1971-07-20 SFG @ PIT Bob Veale ahead 1-0 t 2 0 1-- 2 6 7 15% 80% Home Run; Dietz Scores
39 39 11 1 1971-07-25 (2) SFG CIN Don Gullett behind 0-2 b 3 1 --- 1 3 7 12% 39% Home Run
40 40 12 1 1971-07-31 SFG PIT Bob Johnson behind 0-3 b 1 2 --- 1 3 7 8% 29% Home Run
41 41 13 1 1971-08-04 SFG @ STL Bob Gibson behind 1-7 t 9 0 --- 1 5 7 0% 0% Home Run
42 42 14 1 1971-08-20 SFG @ MON Bill Stoneman behind 0-2 t 3 1 --- 1 1 7 11% 35% Home Run
43 43 15 1 1971-08-31 SFG ATL Ron Herbel ahead 6-0 b 5 1 12- 3 1 7 1% 100% Home Run; Speier Scores; Perry Scores
1972 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
44 44 1 1 1972-04-28 SFG MON Steve Renko behind 4-5 b 3 1 --- 1 5 8 13% 53% Home Run
45 45 2 1 1972-04-30 (2) SFG MON Denny Lemaster ahead 10-1 b 8 1 -23 3 5 8 0% 100% Home Run (LF-CF); Bonds Scores; Kingman Scores
46 46 3 1 1972-05-01 SFG NYM Tom Seaver behind 3-7 b 7 0 --- 1 5 8 5% 11% Home Run
47 47 4 1 1972-05-22 SFG @ LAD Mike Strahler ahead 7-6 t 6 2 -2- 2 6 8 20% 87% Home Run; Speier Scores
48 48 5 1 1972-06-03 SFG PIT Steve Blass behind 2-4 b 7 0 --- 1 6 8 14% 34% Home Run
49 49 6 1 1972-06-06 SFG STL Rick Wise behind 2-5 b 9 0 --- 1 6 7 4% 8% Home Run
50 50 7 1 1972-07-23 SFG NYM Tom Seaver behind 0-2 b 5 2 --- 1 7 7 13% 34% Home Run
51 51 8 1 1972-08-06 (2) SFG HOU Tom Griffin ahead 2-1 b 4 1 --- 1 8 7 11% 79% Home Run
52 52 9 1 1972-08-08 (2) SFG SDP Bill Greif behind 1-2 b 4 0 --- 1 5 7 15% 56% Home Run
53 53 10 1 1972-08-09 SFG SDP Clay Kirby behind 1-4 b 4 1 --- 1 5 7 9% 26% Inside-the-park Home Run to CF
54 54 11 1 1972-08-11 SFG @ HOU Larry Dierker behind 1-6 t 8 2 1-- 2 5 7 2% 3% Home Run; Maddox Scores
55 55 12 1 1972-08-15 SFG CHC Bill Hands behind 0-2 b 4 1 --- 1 3 7 12% 38% Home Run
56 56 13 1 1972-08-16 SFG CHC Tom Phoebus ahead 5-2 b 4 1 12- 3 3 7 8% 97% Home Run; Carrithers Scores; Speier Scores
57 57 14 1 1972-08-25 SFG @ CHC Tom Phoebus ahead 2-0 t 3 0 1-3 3 3 7 10% 91% Home Run (LF-CF); Bonds Scores; Speier Scores
58 58 15 2 1972-08-25 SFG @ CHC Tom Phoebus ahead 5-1 t 5 2 --- 1 3 7 4% 94% Home Run
59 59 16 1 1972-08-26 SFG @ CHC Fergie Jenkins behind 0-3 t 4 1 --- 1 3 7 8% 23% Home Run
60 60 17 2 1972-08-26 SFG @ CHC Fergie Jenkins behind 4-7 t 7 1 -2- 2 3 7 14% 25% Home Run; Speier Scores
61 61 18 1 1972-08-27 SFG @ CHC Bill Hands tied 0-0 t 4 1 --- 1 3 7 13% 61% Home Run
1973 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
62 62 1 1 1973-04-12 CHW OAK Rollie Fingers behind 2-3 b 8 1 123 4 5 8 42% 97% Home Run; Kelly Scores; May Scores; Melton Scores
63 63 2 1 1973-05-22 CHW CAL Rudy May behind 0-1 b 2 0 --- 1 5 8 11% 55% Home Run
64 64 3 1 1973-07-16 CHW @ BOS John Curtis tied 2-2 t 3 2 1-3 3 5 10 27% 77% Home Run; May Scores; Melton Scores
65 65 4 1 1973-07-26 (1) CHW @ KCR Dick Drago behind 1-2 t 7 2 -23 3 2 10 46% 79% Home Run; Bradford Scores; Leon Scores
66 66 5 1 1973-07-29 CHW @ MIN Dave Goltz ahead 3-2 t 3 0 1-3 3 5 7 13% 86% Home Run; Hairston Scores; Melton Scores
67 67 6 1 1973-07-30 CHW @ MIN Ray Corbin ahead 8-0 t 8 1 --- 1 5 7 0% 100% Home Run
1974 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
68 68 1 1 1974-04-26 CHW DET Chuck Seelbach ahead 7-2 b 7 0 --- 1 6 8 1% 100% Home Run (Deep RF)
69 69 2 1 1974-05-04 CHW @ MIL Jim Colborn ahead 2-0 t 4 1 --- 1 5 8 9% 82% Home Run
70 70 3 2 1974-05-04 CHW @ MIL Jim Colborn ahead 3-2 t 9 0 --- 1 5 8 8% 93% Home Run
71 71 4 1 1974-05-13 CHW MIN Bill Campbell behind 2-5 b 8 0 1-- 2 5 8 17% 29% Home Run; Melton Scores
72 72 5 1 1974-05-16 CHW OAK Blue Moon Odom ahead 3-2 b 4 0 --- 1 6 8 10% 80% Home Run
73 73 6 1 1974-05-17 CHW OAK Dave Hamilton behind 1-10 b 5 0 --- 1 6 8 0% 1% Home Run
74 74 7 1 1974-06-06 CHW NYY Doc Medich behind 0-5 b 9 0 --- 1 5 8 1% 2% Home Run
75 75 8 1 1974-06-18 CHW @ CLE Tom Buskey ahead 4-2 t 8 0 --- 1 5 8 6% 94% Home Run
76 76 9 1 1974-06-21 CHW @ MIN Dave Goltz ahead 1-0 t 1 1 12- 3 5 8 19% 83% Home Run; Orta Scores; May Scores
77 77 10 2 1974-06-21 CHW @ MIN Bill Hands ahead 9-3 t 6 1 -2- 2 5 8 1% 99% Home Run; May Scores
78 78 11 1 1974-07-15 CHW DET Lerrin LaGrow tied 2-2 b 9 1 --- 1 5 8 42% 100% Walk-Off Home Run
79 79 12 1 1974-07-19 CHW MIL Jim Slaton ahead 4-1 b 5 2 1-- 2 5 8 8% 96% Home Run; Orta Scores
80 80 13 1 1974-08-04 (1) CHW TEX David Clyde tied 1-1 b 4 1 --- 1 5 8 14% 67% Home Run
81 81 14 1 1974-08-14 CHW @ BAL Dave McNally behind 1-3 t 6 1 1-- 2 5 8 26% 47% Home Run; Allen Scores
82 82 15 1 1974-08-16 (1) CHW @ NYY Pat Dobson behind 3-5 t 5 1 --- 1 5 8 11% 32% Home Run
83 83 16 1 1974-09-01 CHW NYY Pat Dobson behind 2-7 b 8 1 --- 1 5 8 1% 2% Home Run
84 84 17 1 1974-09-11 CHW TEX Jim Bibby behind 0-6 b 9 2 1-- 2 5 8 0% 0% Home Run; May Scores
85 85 18 1 1974-09-12 CHW TEX Steve Hargan behind 1-2 b 6 1 --- 1 4 8 20% 54% Home Run
86 86 19 1 1974-09-18 CHW MIN Dave Goltz tied 1-1 b 4 0 --- 1 5 8 13% 69% Home Run
87 87 20 1 1974-09-21 CHW OAK Catfish Hunter behind 1-3 b 7 0 --- 1 5 8 15% 35% Home Run
1975 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
88 88 1 1 1975-04-20 CHW CAL Nolan Ryan behind 0-3 b 4 1 1-- 2 5 8 18% 39% Home Run; Melton Scores
89 89 2 1 1975-05-17 CHW CLE Fritz Peterson tied 0-0 b 1 0 12- 3 3 8 17% 81% Home Run; Bradford Scores; Dent Scores/unER
90 90 3 1 1975-06-20 CHW MIN Ray Corbin behind 0-4 b 8 2 --- 1 5 8 2% 4% Home Run
91 91 4 1 1975-07-07 CHW @ DET Tom Walker tied 0-0 t 2 0 --- 1 5 8 10% 60% Home Run
92 92 5 1 1975-07-29 CHW @ CAL Andy Hassler ahead 4-0 t 5 2 1-- 2 3 8 6% 97% Home Run; Dent Scores
93 93 6 1 1975-08-01 CHW @ MIN Dave Goltz ahead 2-0 t 3 2 12- 3 5 8 19% 90% Home Run; Orta Scores; May Scores
94 94 7 1 1975-08-29 CHW @ BAL Ross Grimsley tied 0-0 t 1 2 --- 1 3 8 11% 57% Home Run
95 95 8 2 1975-08-29 CHW @ BAL Wayne Garland ahead 3-2 t 8 1 --- 1 3 8 13% 87% Home Run
96 96 9 1 1975-09-23 CHW @ CAL Dick Lange tied 4-4 t 7 1 --- 1 5 8 23% 69% Home Run
1976 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
97 97 1 1 1976-04-13 ATL CIN Gary Nolan tied 0-0 b 2 0 --- 1 5 9 11% 66% Home Run
98 98 2 1 1976-04-20 ATL SFG Randy Moffitt ahead 10-9 b 6 1 --- 1 5 9 12% 84% Home Run
99 99 3 1 1976-05-16 ATL MON Clay Kirby behind 1-3 b 6 0 --- 1 4 9 14% 38% Home Run
100 100 4 1 1976-05-17 (2) ATL @ HOU Gilberto Rondon tied 0-0 t 4 0 --- 1 5 9 15% 65% Home Run
101 101 5 1 1976-06-10 ATL @ CHC Steve Renko behind 1-2 t 4 2 --- 1 4 9 13% 45% Home Run
102 102 6 1 1976-06-25 ATL @ SDP Dave Freisleben ahead 2-1 t 4 0 -2- 2 5 9 14% 85% Home Run; Montanez Scores
103 103 7 1 1976-06-26 (1) ATL @ SDP Butch Metzger behind 4-7 t 8 2 12- 3 5 PH 37% 43% Home Run; Wynn Scores; Montanez Scores
104 104 8 1 1976-07-17 ATL @ PIT Bruce Kison tied 0-0 t 1 2 12- 3 5 9 27% 76% Home Run; Office Scores; Montanez Scores
105 105 9 1 1976-07-22 ATL @ MON Woodie Fryman ahead 1-0 t 4 2 1-- 2 6 9 20% 81% Home Run; Paciorek Scores
106 106 10 1 1976-08-23 ATL PHI Jim Lonborg tied 0-0 b 2 0 --- 1 5 9 11% 66% Home Run
107 107 11 1 1976-08-25 ATL PHI Larry Christenson tied 0-0 b 2 0 1-- 2 5 9 17% 76% Home Run; Montanez Scores/unER
108 108 12 1 1976-08-28 ATL @ CHC Steve Renko behind 0-1 t 5 0 1-- 2 5 9 24% 65% Home Run (Line Drive); Montanez Scores
109 109 13 1 1976-09-01 ATL CHC Bruce Sutter behind 2-4 b 9 1 1-- 2 5 9 48% 58% Home Run (Line Drive); Montanez Scores
1977 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
110 110 1 1 1977-04-24 TEX MIN Pete Redfern behind 0-12 b 8 0 1-- 2 2 8 0% 0% Home Run; Alomar Scores
111 111 2 1 1977-04-30 TEX @ CHW Wilbur Wood ahead 9-2 t 8 0 --- 1 4 9 0% 100% IPHR Inside-the-park Home Run to CF
112 112 3 1 1977-05-03 TEX @ DET Vern Ruhle tied 0-0 t 1 2 12- 3 5 9 24% 74% Home Run; Hargrove Scores; Horton Scores
113 113 4 1 1977-06-24 TEX @ CAL Frank Tanana tied 0-0 t 10 2 --- 1 6 9 41% 81% Home Run
114 114 5 1 1977-09-18 (2) TEX MIN Dave Goltz ahead 3-0 b 4 1 1-- 2 7 9 8% 94% Home Run; Bevacqua Scores
1978 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
115 115 1 1 1978-04-10 NYM CHC Paul Reuschel ahead 4-0 b 8 1 1-- 2 5 9 1% 100% Home Run; Kranepool Scores
116 116 2 1 1978-07-19 CIN @ PHI Steve Carlton behind 0-2 t 7 2 12- 3 7 8 51% 67% Home Run; Bench Scores; Concepcion Scores
117 117 3 1 1978-09-02 CIN @ STL Mark Littell tied 3-3 t 12 2 12- 3 4 PH 49% 97% Home Run (CF-RF); Rose Scores; Griffey Scores
118 118 4 1 1978-09-30 CIN ATL Phil Niekro ahead 2-0 b 3 0 --- 1 3 8 8% 86% Home Run
1979 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
119 119 1 1 1979-07-24 CHC @ HOU Ken Forsch behind 0-6 t 8 2 --- 1 9 PH 0% 0% Home Run
120 120 2 1 1979-08-25 CHC @ SFG John Curtis tied 1-1 t 6 0 --- 1 2 9 18% 68% Home Run (LF-CF)
1980 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
121 121 1 1 1980-06-02 CHC @ MON Elias Sosa ahead 5-4 t 8 1 --- 1 9 PH 12% 87% Home Run
122 122 2 1 1980-06-20 CHC @ ATL Tommy Boggs tied 0-0 t 2 0 --- 1 6 7 11% 61% Home Run

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.

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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.