Born: September 14, 1927 in Dungannon, VA
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1950.
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Debut: April 30, 1955
Final Game: June 22, 1962
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| 1955 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 | 1955-04-30 | Jackie Robinson | BRO | CHC | ahead 5-2 | b 7 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5% | 98% | Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Campanella Scores | ||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1955-05-01 (1) | Stan Lopata | PHI | CHC | behind 5-6 | b 7 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 2 | 41% | 77% | Home Run; Hamner Scores | ||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1955-06-10 | Roy Campanella | BRO | CHC | ahead 5-0 | b 7 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1% | 100% | Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Reese Scores | ||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1955-06-19 (2) | Stan Lopata | PHI | @ | CHC | behind 1-3 | t 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10% | 40% | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1955-07-03 (1) | Rip Repulski | STL | @ | CHC | t 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1955-07-20 (1) | Duke Snider | BRO | CHC | ahead 6-1 | b 6 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2% | 98% | Home Run (Fly Ball) | ||
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1955-07-20 (1) | Gil Hodges | BRO | CHC | ahead 7-1 | b 6 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1% | 100% | Home Run (Fly Ball); Campanella Scores | ||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1955-07-20 (1) | Don Zimmer | BRO | CHC | ahead 9-1 | b 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0% | 100% | Home Run (Fly Ball) | ||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1955-08-04 | Dick Groat | PIT | @ | CHC | t 5 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1955-08-04 | Frank Thomas | PIT | @ | CHC | t 6 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1957 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1957-04-30 | Don Zimmer | BRO | CHC | tied 9-9 | b 10 | 1 | --- | 1 | 8 | 6 | 42% | 100% | Walk-Off | Home Run (Fly Ball) | |
| 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1957-06-13 | Whitey Lockman | NYG | CHC | b 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1957-06-18 | Rip Repulski | PHI | @ | CHC | tied 0-0 | t 4 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 6 | 9 | 27% | 81% | Home Run; Anderson Scores; Jones Scores | |
| 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1957-06-21 | Danny O'Connell | NYG | @ | CHC | tied 10-10 | t 10 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 5 | 38% | 83% | Home Run | |
| 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1957-06-21 | Bobby Thomson | NYG | @ | CHC | ahead 11-10 | t 10 | 2 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10% | 92% | Home Run | |
| 16 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1957-07-02 | Ed Bailey | CIN | @ | CHC | behind 5-6 | t 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 2 | 25% | 50% | Home Run | |
| 17 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1957-07-14 | Bobby Thomson | NYG | CHC | b 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||
| 18 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1957-07-14 | Whitey Lockman | NYG | CHC | b 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Lead-Off | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1957-07-30 (2) | Charlie Neal | BRO | @ | CHC | behind 0-2 | t 4 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21% | 45% | Home Run (Line Drive); Amoros Scores | |
| 20 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1957-07-30 (2) | Sandy Amoros | BRO | @ | CHC | behind 2-4 | t 9 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9% | 16% | Home Run (Fly Ball) | |
| 21 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 1957-08-10 | Frank Robinson | CIN | CHC | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10% | 61% | Home Run (Deep LF) | ||
| 22 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 1957-08-17 | Frank Robinson | CIN | @ | CHC | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10% | 57% | Home Run | |
| 23 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 1957-09-07 | Wes Covington | MLN | CHC | tied 0-0 | b 3 | 2 | 1-3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 28% | 84% | Home Run (Deep RF); Schoendienst Scores; Aaron Scores | ||
| 1958 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 24 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1958-04-29 | Eddie Mathews | MLN | @ | CHC | ahead 5-2 | t 8 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4% | 98% | Home Run; Pafko Scores | |
| 25 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1958-06-15 (1) | Pete Whisenant | CIN | @ | CHC | ahead 4-0 | t 9 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1% | 100% | Home Run; Haddix Scores; Temple Scores | |
| 26 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1958-07-17 | Frank Robinson | CIN | @ | CHC | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19% | 69% | Home Run; Bailey Scores | |
| 27 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1958-07-23 | George Crowe | CIN | CHC | behind 0-2 | b 5 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 3 | 26% | 51% | Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Thurman Scores/unER; Crowe Scores/unER | ||
| 28 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1958-07-27 | Hank Aaron | MLN | CHC | b 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||
| 29 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1958-08-05 | Leon Wagner | SFG | @ | CHC | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19% | 66% | Home Run; Mays Scores | |
| 30 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1958-08-15 | Orlando Cepeda | SFG | CHC | behind 0-1 | b 9 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 47% | 58% | Home Run | ||
| 31 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 1958-08-20 (1) | Dick Stuart | PIT | @ | CHC | tied 0-0 | t 4 | 0 | -2- | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16% | 74% | Home Run; Clemente Scores | |
| 32 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 1958-08-24 (2) | Ed Bouchee | PHI | @ | CHC | behind 0-2 | t 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12% | 30% | Home Run | |
| 33 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 1958-09-09 | Gene Freese | STL | CHC | behind 0-2 | b 1 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10% | 45% | Lead-Off | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 34 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 1958-09-27 | Johnny Roseboro | LAD | CHC | behind 0-1 | b 1 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10% | 53% | Home Run (Fly Ball) | ||
| 35 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 1958-09-27 | Carl Furillo | LAD | CHC | ahead 2-1 | b 5 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17% | 88% | Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Fairly Scores | ||
| 1959 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 36 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1959-04-14 | Felipe Alou | SFG | CHC | tied 0-0 | b 2 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17% | 75% | Home Run; Cepeda Scores | ||
| 37 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1959-04-19 | Duke Snider | LAD | CHC | behind 1-3 | b 3 | 1 | --- | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11% | 41% | Home Run (Fly Ball) | ||
| 38 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 1959-05-10 (1) | Stan Musial | STL | CHC | behind 0-3 | b 1 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15% | 43% | Home Run (Deep LF); Blasingame Scores | ||
| 39 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 1959-05-19 | Carl Sawatski | PHI | @ | CHC | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 8 | 2 | 19% | 67% | Home Run (Deep CF); Jones Scores | |
| 40 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 1959-05-23 | Ken Boyer | STL | @ | CHC | tied 0-0 | t 4 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 5 | 24% | 71% | Home Run (Deep LF); Musial Scores | |
| 41 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 1959-05-28 | Gil Hodges | LAD | CHC | ahead 3-2 | b 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10% | 84% | Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF) | ||
| 42 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 1959-06-03 | Ed Bouchee | PHI | CHC | behind 0-1 | b 3 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19% | 67% | Home Run (Deep RF); Ashburn Scores | ||
| 43 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 1959-06-10 | Frank Robinson | CIN | @ | CHC | ahead 5-2 | t 9 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2% | 99% | Home Run (Deep CF) | |
| 44 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 1959-06-28 | Eddie Mathews | MLN | CHC | behind 0-1 | b 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15% | 53% | Home Run (Deep RF) | ||
| 45 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 1959-07-03 | Willie Kirkland | SFG | @ | CHC | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10% | 57% | Home Run | |
| 46 | 46 | 11 | 1 | 1959-07-24 | Jackie Brandt | SFG | CHC | behind 2-3 | b 5 | 1 | --- | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16% | 54% | Home Run | ||
| 47 | 47 | 12 | 1 | 1959-07-29 | Hank Aaron | MLN | CHC | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18% | 73% | Home Run; Avila Scores | ||
| 48 | 48 | 13 | 2 | 1959-07-29 | Hank Aaron | MLN | CHC | ahead 2-0 | b 3 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8% | 84% | Home Run | ||
| 49 | 49 | 14 | 1 | 1959-08-22 (2) | Mickey Vernon | MLN | CHC | behind 1-2 | b 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 9 | PH | 25% | 55% | Home Run | ||
| 50 | 50 | 15 | 1 | 1959-09-03 | Willie McCovey | SFG | CHC | tied 4-4 | b 5 | 1 | --- | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16% | 69% | Home Run | ||
| 51 | 51 | 16 | 1 | 1959-09-09 (2) | Vada Pinson | CIN | @ | CHC | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10% | 58% | Home Run | |
| 52 | 52 | 17 | 2 | 1959-09-09 (2) | Ed Bailey | CIN | @ | CHC | ahead 1-0 | t 2 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15% | 78% | Home Run; Gilbert Scores | |
| 1960 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 53 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1960-05-24 | Jerry Lumpe | KCA | BOS | tied 0-0 | b 3 | 2 | --- | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12% | 64% | Home Run (Deep RF) | ||
| 54 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 1960-06-02 (2) | Billy Gardner | WSH | @ | BOS | behind 0-2 | t 2 | 2 | 123 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 34% | 67% | Home Run (Deep LF); Becquer Scores/unER; Naragon Scores/unER; Kaat Scores/unER; Gardner Scores/unER | |
| 55 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 1960-06-02 (2) | Harmon Killebrew | WSH | @ | BOS | tied 4-4 | t 5 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 5 | 5 | 25% | 72% | Home Run (Deep LF); Allison Scores | |
| 56 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 1960-06-08 (2) | Jim Piersall | CLE | @ | BOS | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10% | 60% | Lead-Off | Home Run (Deep LF) |
| 57 | 57 | 5 | 2 | 1960-06-08 (2) | Woodie Held | CLE | @ | BOS | ahead 1-0 | t 6 | 2 | 123 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 26% | 95% | Home Run (Deep LF); Kuenn Scores; Francona Scores; Power Scores | |
| 58 | 58 | 6 | 1 | 1960-06-20 | Harry Chiti | KCA | BOS | ahead 6-5 | b 7 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15% | 94% | Home Run; Siebern Scores | ||
| 1961 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 59 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 1961-05-15 | Johnny Romano | CLE | @ | BOS | ahead 6-2 | t 7 | 1 | --3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3% | 98% | Home Run (Deep LF); Power Scores | |
| 60 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 1961-05-21 (1) | Jim Landis | CHW | @ | BOS | tied 4-4 | t 10 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 8 | 42% | 92% | Home Run (Deep LF); Sievers Scores | |
| 61 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 1961-05-30 | Bill Skowron | NYY | @ | BOS | ahead 6-3 | t 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5% | 92% | Home Run (Deep CF-RF) | |
| 62 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 1961-06-11 (2) | Harmon Killebrew | MIN | @ | BOS | ahead 5-3 | t 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8% | 83% | Home Run (Deep LF-CF) | |
| 63 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 1961-07-04 | Gene Green | WSA | BOS | ahead 5-1 | b 7 | 2 | --- | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2% | 99% | Home Run (Deep LF) | ||
| 64 | 64 | 6 | 2 | 1961-07-04 | Willie Tasby | WSA | BOS | ahead 6-1 | b 7 | 2 | --- | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1% | 99% | Home Run (Deep CF) | ||
| 65 | 65 | 7 | 1 | 1961-08-09 | Jim Lemon | MIN | @ | BOS | behind 2-5 | t 9 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9% | 17% | Home Run (Deep LF); Allison Scores/unER | |
| 66 | 66 | 8 | 1 | 1961-08-19 | Jake Wood | DET | BOS | behind 0-1 | b 3 | 2 | --- | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12% | 51% | Home Run (Deep CF) | ||
| 1962 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 67 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 1962-04-28 | Don Demeter | PHI | @ | NYM | ahead 5-1 | t 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3% | 95% | Home Run | |
| 68 | 68 | 2 | 1 | 1962-05-16 | Ernie Banks | CHC | @ | NYM | ahead 2-0 | t 3 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14% | 85% | Home Run; Williams Scores | |
| 69 | 69 | 3 | 1 | 1962-05-25 | Larry Burright | LAD | NYM | ahead 11-3 | b 6 | 1 | 1-3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0% | 100% | IPHR | Home Run (Line Drive); Howard Scores; Fairly Scores/unER | |
| 70 | 70 | 4 | 1 | 1962-05-30 (1) | Ron Fairly | LAD | @ | NYM | ahead 4-0 | t 3 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7% | 94% | Home Run (Fly Ball); Davis Scores | |
| 71 | 71 | 5 | 1 | 1962-06-22 (2) | Merritt Ranew | HOU | @ | NYM | ahead 7-0 | t 5 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2% | 99% | Home Run; Warwick Scores |
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