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Ed Kirkpatrick
Edgar Leon Kirkpatrick (Spanky)
Edgar Leon Kirkpatrick (Spanky)
Bats: Left
, Throws: Right
Weight: 195 lb.
Weight: 195 lb.
Born: October 8, 1944 in Spokane, WA
High School: Glendora (Glendora, CA)
Signed by the Los Angeles Angels as an amateur free agent in 1962.
(All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1962
Final Game: October 2, 1977
About biographical information
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.
Ed Kirkpatrick: 85 Career Home Runs
0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 6 tying, 34 go ahead
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Play By Play
Glossaries · Click headers to sort · · CSV · PRE · LINK · View Pitches · WE and WPA Explanation| 1963 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 | 1963-07-15 | LAA | BOS | Bill Monbouquette | behind 0-1 | b 5 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 2 | 19% | 51% | Home Run | ||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1963-09-25 | LAA | @ | NYY | Jim Bouton | behind 0-3 | t 2 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8% | 25% | Home Run | |
| 1964 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1964-05-24 (2) | LAA | @ | NYY | Ralph Terry | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18% | 70% | Home Run; Moran Scores | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1964-06-16 | LAA | @ | WSA | Ron Kline | tied 5-5 | t 10 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 7 | 49% | 92% | Home Run; Smith Scores/unER; Kirkpatrick Scores/unER | |
| 1965 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1965-09-09 | CAL | @ | KCA | Wes Stock | ahead 4-2 | t 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9% | 88% | Home Run | |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1965-09-28 | CAL | @ | BOS | Dave Morehead | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 9 | 11% | 59% | Home Run | |
| 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1965-10-02 | CAL | @ | MIN | Mudcat Grant | tied 2-2 | t 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17% | 67% | Home Run | |
| 1966 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1966-05-09 | CAL | WSA | Diego Segui | ahead 9-5 | b 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1% | 99% | Home Run | ||
| 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1966-05-15 (1) | CAL | BOS | Bucky Brandon | behind 2-3 | b 7 | 0 | --3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 26% | 81% | Home Run; Schaal Scores | ||
| 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1966-06-04 | CAL | DET | Denny McLain | tied 1-1 | b 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 9 | 23% | 81% | Home Run | ||
| 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1966-06-14 | CAL | @ | CHW | John Buzhardt | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12% | 60% | Home Run | |
| 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1966-06-14 | CAL | @ | CHW | Dennis Higgins | ahead 6-4 | t 8 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7% | 97% | Home Run; Hernandez Scores | |
| 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1966-06-21 | CAL | MIN | Dwight Siebler | ahead 5-0 | b 4 | 2 | 1-3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3% | 99% | Home Run; Satriano Scores/unER; Piersall Scores/unER; Kirkpatrick Scores/unER | ||
| 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1966-06-29 | CAL | DET | Dave Wickersham | ahead 2-0 | b 2 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14% | 93% | Home Run; Schaal Scores; Brunet Scores | ||
| 15 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1966-07-29 | CAL | CLE | Sonny Siebert | behind 0-1 | b 8 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 2 | 9 | 62% | 86% | Home Run; Piersall Scores | ||
| 16 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1966-08-24 | CAL | @ | NYY | Fred Talbot | tied 0-0 | t 9 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 8 | 9 | 49% | 93% | Home Run; Schaal Scores | |
| 1968 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1968-05-10 (2) | CAL | MIN | Dean Chance | behind 2-4 | b 4 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 9 | PH | 29% | 51% | Home Run; Knoop Scores/unER; Kirkpatrick Scores/unER | ||
| 1969 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1969-05-03 | KCR | @ | CAL | Jim McGlothlin | tied 0-0 | t 3 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13% | 61% | Home Run (CF-RF) | |
| 19 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1969-05-15 | KCR | CLE | Luis Tiant | ahead 1-0 | b 5 | 2 | 1-3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21% | 93% | Home Run (CF-RF); Kelly Scores; Foy Scores | ||
| 20 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1969-06-03 | KCR | WSA | Jim Hannan | behind 0-2 | b 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12% | 38% | Home Run (Deep CF-RF) | ||
| 21 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1969-06-20 (2) | KCR | @ | SEP | John Gelnar | ahead 4-0 | t 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3% | 96% | Home Run | |
| 22 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1969-07-12 | KCR | CHW | Joe Horlen | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18% | 73% | Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Schaal Scores | ||
| 23 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1969-08-12 | KCR | @ | WSA | Jim Hannan | ahead 4-3 | t 5 | 2 | --- | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13% | 75% | Home Run | |
| 24 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1969-08-22 | KCR | WSA | Joe Coleman | behind 1-2 | b 8 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 9 | 64% | 86% | Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Foy Scores | ||
| 25 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1969-08-23 | KCR | WSA | Jim Hannan | behind 0-1 | b 3 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 9 | 25% | 64% | Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Schaal Scores | ||
| 26 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 1969-09-11 | KCR | @ | CAL | Jim McGlothlin | tied 0-0 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14% | 64% | Home Run | |
| 27 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1969-09-11 | KCR | @ | CAL | Jim McGlothlin | ahead 1-0 | t 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12% | 81% | Home Run | |
| 28 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 1969-09-28 | KCR | @ | CHW | Fred Rath | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18% | 66% | IPHR | Inside-the-park Home Run to LF (Deep LF-CF); Northey Scores |
| 29 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 1969-09-28 | KCR | @ | CHW | Fred Rath | ahead 4-0 | t 5 | 2 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4% | 94% | Home Run | |
| 30 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 1969-09-30 | KCR | CAL | Tom Murphy | ahead 3-2 | b 5 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19% | 88% | Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Alcaraz Scores | ||
| 31 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 1969-09-30 | KCR | CAL | Wally Wolf | ahead 5-2 | b 7 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5% | 99% | Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Northey Scores; Fiore Scores | ||
| 1970 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 32 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1970-04-10 | KCR | CAL | Clyde Wright | behind 0-4 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7% | 20% | Home Run | ||
| 33 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1970-04-22 | KCR | @ | OAK | Al Downing | tied 0-0 | t 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21% | 71% | Home Run | |
| 34 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1970-04-26 | KCR | BAL | Marcelino Lopez | behind 4-7 | b 5 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9% | 24% | Home Run | ||
| 35 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 1970-05-09 | KCR | @ | DET | Mickey Lolich | behind 0-1 | t 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 8 | 2 | 12% | 50% | Home Run | |
| 36 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1970-05-10 | KCR | @ | DET | Earl Wilson | behind 2-3 | t 4 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 8 | 2 | 30% | 72% | Home Run; Schaal Scores; Severson Scores | |
| 37 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 1970-05-29 | KCR | @ | WSA | Joe Coleman | behind 0-1 | t 8 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 2 | 55% | 73% | Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Keough Scores | |
| 38 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 1970-05-31 | KCR | @ | WSA | Casey Cox | tied 1-1 | t 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15% | 60% | Home Run (Deep RF) | |
| 39 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 1970-06-15 | KCR | BOS | Mike Nagy | behind 0-2 | b 4 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 2 | 25% | 51% | Home Run (CF-RF); Oliver Scores | ||
| 40 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 1970-06-20 | KCR | MIN | Dave Boswell | ahead 4-0 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3% | 95% | Home Run | ||
| 41 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 1970-07-10 (1) | KCR | CHW | Barry Moore | ahead 7-3 | b 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1% | 99% | Home Run (Deep CF-RF) | ||
| 42 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 1970-07-10 (2) | KCR | CHW | Bob Miller | tied 0-0 | b 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14% | 67% | Home Run (Deep CF-RF) | ||
| 43 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 1970-08-09 | KCR | MIL | Bobby Bolin | behind 0-1 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14% | 56% | Home Run | ||
| 44 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 1970-08-09 | KCR | MIL | Bobby Bolin | tied 1-1 | b 6 | 2 | --- | 1 | 5 | 2 | 20% | 72% | Home Run | ||
| 45 | 45 | 14 | 1 | 1970-08-13 | KCR | @ | BOS | John Curtis | ahead 7-2 | t 8 | 1 | 123 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1% | 100% | Home Run; Rojas Scores/unER; Otis Scores; Piniella Scores; Kirkpatrick Scores | |
| 46 | 46 | 15 | 1 | 1970-08-23 | KCR | BOS | Cal Koonce | behind 1-3 | b 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13% | 40% | Home Run | ||
| 47 | 47 | 16 | 1 | 1970-09-05 | KCR | @ | OAK | Chuck Dobson | behind 1-3 | t 6 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11% | 26% | Home Run | |
| 48 | 48 | 17 | 1 | 1970-09-07 | KCR | CAL | Eddie Fisher | ahead 3-1 | b 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3% | 98% | Home Run | ||
| 49 | 49 | 18 | 1 | 1970-09-22 (1) | KCR | @ | CHW | Billy Wynne | tied 0-0 | t 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14% | 61% | Home Run | |
| 1971 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 50 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1971-04-17 | KCR | @ | MIL | Marty Pattin | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12% | 62% | Home Run | |
| 51 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 1971-04-25 | KCR | CLE | Steve Hargan | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 4 | 7 | 23% | 82% | Home Run (CF-RF); Rojas Scores; Otis Scores | ||
| 52 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 1971-06-06 | KCR | @ | NYY | Stan Bahnsen | behind 1-5 | t 6 | 2 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4% | 8% | Home Run | |
| 53 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 1971-06-11 | KCR | BOS | Ken Brett | ahead 5-3 | b 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6% | 93% | Home Run | ||
| 54 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 1971-06-19 | KCR | CAL | Andy Messersmith | behind 0-4 | b 3 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14% | 26% | Home Run; Otis Scores | ||
| 55 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 1971-07-16 | KCR | CLE | Ed Farmer | behind 2-8 | b 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1% | 2% | Home Run | ||
| 56 | 56 | 7 | 2 | 1971-07-16 | KCR | CLE | Phil Hennigan | behind 3-8 | b 9 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1% | 1% | Home Run | ||
| 57 | 57 | 8 | 1 | 1971-08-02 | KCR | OAK | Diego Segui | tied 0-0 | b 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 8 | 2 | 13% | 68% | Home Run | ||
| 58 | 58 | 9 | 1 | 1971-08-07 | KCR | MIL | Marty Pattin | behind 0-6 | b 6 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 9 | PH | 4% | 8% | Home Run; Paepke Scores | ||
| 1972 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 59 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 1972-05-05 | KCR | @ | BAL | Jim Palmer | tied 0-0 | t 8 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 8 | 2 | 43% | 88% | Home Run; Scheinblum Scores | |
| 60 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 1972-05-06 | KCR | @ | BAL | Dave Leonhard | ahead 7-0 | t 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1% | 99% | Home Run | |
| 61 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 1972-05-07 | KCR | @ | BAL | Pat Dobson | behind 2-5 | t 9 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8% | 14% | Home Run (CF-RF); Schaal Scores | |
| 62 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 1972-06-01 | KCR | @ | MIN | Dick Woodson | behind 2-3 | t 6 | 2 | --- | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19% | 45% | Home Run (CF-RF) | |
| 63 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 1972-06-29 (2) | KCR | @ | MIN | Dick Woodson | ahead 1-0 | t 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12% | 75% | Home Run | |
| 64 | 64 | 6 | 1 | 1972-07-07 | KCR | @ | CLE | Milt Wilcox | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12% | 62% | Home Run | |
| 65 | 65 | 7 | 1 | 1972-08-06 (1) | KCR | CAL | Steve Barber | tied 1-1 | b 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 2 | 20% | 77% | Home Run | ||
| 66 | 66 | 8 | 1 | 1972-08-23 | KCR | BOS | Sonny Siebert | tied 0-0 | b 6 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 5 | 2 | 36% | 93% | Home Run; Otis Scores; Mayberry Scores | ||
| 67 | 67 | 9 | 1 | 1972-09-26 | KCR | @ | CHW | Stan Bahnsen | ahead 1-0 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12% | 76% | Home Run | |
| 1973 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 68 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 1973-04-15 | KCR | @ | CHW | Rich Gossage | ahead 6-0 | t 3 | 1 | 1-3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3% | 99% | Home Run; Mayberry Scores; McRae Scores | |
| 69 | 69 | 2 | 1 | 1973-04-18 | KCR | OAK | Catfish Hunter | behind 0-4 | b 2 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20% | 42% | Home Run; Mayberry Scores; Piniella Scores | ||
| 70 | 70 | 3 | 1 | 1973-04-27 | KCR | @ | DET | Jim Perry | tied 0-0 | t 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14% | 64% | Home Run | |
| 71 | 71 | 4 | 1 | 1973-05-25 | KCR | @ | MIN | Bill Hands | ahead 1-0 | t 4 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 2 | 18% | 81% | Home Run; Mayberry Scores | |
| 72 | 72 | 5 | 1 | 1973-05-27 (1) | KCR | BOS | Luis Tiant | ahead 2-0 | b 3 | 2 | 1-3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16% | 93% | Home Run; Patek Scores; Mayberry Scores | ||
| 73 | 73 | 6 | 1 | 1973-06-23 | KCR | TEX | Pete Broberg | behind 0-3 | b 6 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20% | 33% | Home Run; Mayberry Scores | ||
| 1974 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 74 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 1974-06-08 | PIT | @ | SFG | Charlie Williams | ahead 4-1 | t 9 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2% | 99% | Home Run | |
| 75 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 1974-08-07 | PIT | NYM | Harry Parker | ahead 3-0 | b 4 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8% | 97% | Home Run; Taveras Scores; Demery Scores | ||
| 76 | 76 | 3 | 1 | 1974-08-12 | PIT | @ | CIN | Clay Kirby | ahead 3-0 | t 4 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8% | 93% | Home Run; Sanguillen Scores | |
| 77 | 77 | 4 | 1 | 1974-08-13 | PIT | @ | CIN | Jack Billingham | ahead 3-0 | t 1 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11% | 88% | Home Run; Zisk Scores | |
| 78 | 78 | 5 | 1 | 1974-08-21 | PIT | SFG | Ed Halicki | behind 0-1 | b 2 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 7 | 3 | 23% | 63% | Home Run; Sanguillen Scores | ||
| 79 | 79 | 6 | 1 | 1974-09-06 | PIT | MON | Steve Renko | tied 1-1 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11% | 66% | Home Run | ||
| 1975 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 80 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 1975-05-25 | PIT | @ | SDP | Danny Frisella | tied 5-5 | t 11 | 1 | --- | 1 | 9 | PH | 40% | 84% | Home Run | |
| 81 | 81 | 2 | 1 | 1975-07-11 (2) | PIT | SDP | Joe McIntosh | ahead 2-0 | b 5 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10% | 94% | Home Run; Stennett Scores | ||
| 82 | 82 | 3 | 1 | 1975-07-25 | PIT | MON | Don Demola | ahead 5-1 | b 8 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1% | 100% | Home Run | ||
| 83 | 83 | 4 | 1 | 1975-08-15 | PIT | @ | CIN | Fred Norman | behind 2-8 | t 9 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0% | 0% | Home Run | |
| 84 | 84 | 5 | 1 | 1975-09-19 | PIT | STL | John Denny | ahead 3-1 | b 5 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14% | 96% | Home Run; Stennett Scores; Hebner Scores | ||
| 1977 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 85 | 85 | 1 | 1 | 1977-04-18 | PIT | @ | MON | Jackie Brown | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 2 | --3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 19% | 68% | Home Run; Oliver Scores/unER; Kirkpatrick Scores/unER |
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.
For years from 1954 to 2009, RetroSheet play-by-play data has been used whenever the home run occurred in a game for which we have complete play-by-play data.
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.
