Born: July 21, 1955 in Jersey City, NJ
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1973.
(All Transactions)
Debut: September 14, 1976
Final Game: July 23, 1979
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| 1976 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 | 1976-10-01 | Gary Alexander | SFG | @ | HOU | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 7 | 2 | 22% | 70% | Home Run; Clark Scores | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1976-10-01 | Gary Matthews | SFG | @ | HOU | ahead 2-1 | t 6 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 3 | 7 | 20% | 88% | Home Run; Herndon Scores | |
| 1977 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1977-04-15 | Jeff Burroughs | ATL | HOU | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18% | 70% | Home Run; Montanez Scores | ||
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1977-04-15 | Jerry Royster | ATL | HOU | ahead 2-1 | b 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9% | 76% | Home Run | ||
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1977-05-01 | Willie Stargell | PIT | HOU | tied 0-0 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11% | 66% | Home Run | ||
| 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1977-05-01 | Willie Stargell | PIT | HOU | behind 1-2 | b 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 23% | 59% | Home Run | ||
| 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1977-05-29 | Dave Winfield | SDP | HOU | behind 0-1 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12% | 55% | Home Run | ||
| 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1977-06-03 | Johnny Bench | CIN | HOU | tied 0-0 | b 2 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 2 | 16% | 75% | Home Run; Foster Scores | ||
| 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1977-06-08 | Jay Johnstone | PHI | HOU | behind 1-2 | b 5 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 2 | 9 | 30% | 67% | Home Run; Maddox Scores | ||
| 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1977-06-18 | John Milner | NYM | HOU | tied 0-0 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11% | 66% | Home Run | ||
| 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1977-06-18 | Ed Kranepool | NYM | HOU | ahead 1-0 | b 4 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17% | 86% | Home Run; Milner Scores | ||
| 12 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1977-07-07 | Dusty Baker | LAD | HOU | ahead 3-0 | b 1 | 2 | --3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10% | 90% | Home Run; Garvey Scores | ||
| 13 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1977-07-07 | Steve Yeager | LAD | HOU | ahead 5-4 | b 4 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 8 | 2 | 14% | 87% | Home Run; Baker Scores | ||
| 14 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1977-07-25 | Larry Biittner | CHC | HOU | tied 7-7 | b 8 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 2 | 3 | 37% | 92% | Home Run (Line Drive); Mitterwald Scores | ||
| 15 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1977-08-11 | Gary Alexander | SFG | HOU | tied 2-2 | b 4 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 8 | 2 | 22% | 78% | Home Run; Foli Scores | ||
| 16 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1977-08-16 | Dick Ruthven | ATL | HOU | behind 0-2 | b 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10% | 44% | Home Run | ||
| 17 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1977-08-21 | Tim McCarver | PHI | HOU | behind 1-2 | b 4 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 7 | 2 | 29% | 77% | Home Run; Hebner Scores; Johnstone Scores | ||
| 18 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1977-08-26 | Tony Perez | MON | @ | HOU | ahead 2-0 | t 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9% | 81% | Home Run | |
| 19 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1977-08-26 | Tony Perez | MON | @ | HOU | ahead 3-1 | t 5 | 1 | --3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9% | 91% | Home Run; Cromartie Scores | |
| 20 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1977-09-05 | Tom Seaver | CIN | @ | HOU | behind 0-2 | t 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 9 | 1 | 12% | 32% | Home Run | |
| 21 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 1977-09-23 | Lee Lacy | LAD | @ | HOU | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11% | 59% | Home Run | |
| 22 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1977-09-28 | Pat Rockett | ATL | HOU | behind 0-2 | b 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 8 | 6 | 14% | 41% | Home Run | ||
| 1978 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 23 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1978-04-09 | Dan Driessen | CIN | HOU | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 5 | 3 | 26% | 80% | Home Run; Rose Scores; Foster Scores | ||
| 24 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1978-04-09 | Cesar Geronimo | CIN | HOU | ahead 4-3 | b 4 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18% | 86% | Home Run (CF-RF); Concepcion Scores | ||
| 25 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1978-04-15 | Johnny Bench | CIN | @ | HOU | behind 0-6 | t 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1% | 1% | Home Run | |
| 26 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1978-04-25 | Dave Winfield | SDP | @ | HOU | behind 1-3 | t 6 | 2 | --- | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11% | 26% | Home Run | |
| 27 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1978-04-30 | Andre Dawson | MON | @ | HOU | tied 0-0 | t 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15% | 62% | Home Run | |
| 28 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1978-05-10 | Jim Morrison | PHI | HOU | tied 0-0 | b 2 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 8 | 4 | 21% | 74% | Home Run; Boone Scores | ||
| 29 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1978-05-21 | Gary Matthews | ATL | @ | HOU | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12% | 58% | Home Run | |
| 30 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1978-05-26 | Willie Montanez | NYM | @ | HOU | behind 0-3 | t 4 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 3 | 18% | 31% | Home Run; Boisclair Scores | |
| 31 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 1978-06-21 | Dusty Baker | LAD | HOU | behind 1-2 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14% | 56% | Home Run | ||
| 32 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 1978-07-01 (1) | Oscar Gamble | SDP | @ | HOU | ahead 1-0 | t 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13% | 74% | Home Run | |
| 33 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 1978-07-07 | Dusty Baker | LAD | @ | HOU | tied 3-3 | t 7 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 7 | 37% | 83% | Home Run; Garvey Scores | |
| 34 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 1978-07-07 | Joe Ferguson | LAD | @ | HOU | ahead 5-4 | t 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11% | 89% | Home Run | |
| 35 | 35 | 13 | 1 | 1978-07-14 (2) | Ellis Valentine | MON | HOU | behind 1-2 | b 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 9 | 20% | 57% | Home Run | ||
| 36 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 1978-07-14 (2) | Andre Dawson | MON | HOU | behind 2-4 | b 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 9 | PH | 13% | 29% | Home Run | ||
| 37 | 37 | 15 | 1 | 1978-08-04 | Jeff Burroughs | ATL | HOU | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21% | 80% | Home Run; Royster Scores; Office Scores | ||
| 38 | 38 | 16 | 1 | 1978-08-09 | Jack Clark | SFG | HOU | behind 0-4 | b 1 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14% | 30% | Home Run (LF-CF); Dwyer Scores | ||
| 39 | 39 | 17 | 2 | 1978-08-09 | Terry Whitfield | SFG | HOU | behind 2-6 | b 8 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5% | 8% | Home Run (Fly Ball); Herndon Scores | ||
| 40 | 40 | 18 | 1 | 1978-08-27 | Willie Stargell | PIT | @ | HOU | ahead 1-0 | t 1 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17% | 78% | Home Run; Parker Scores | |
| 41 | 41 | 19 | 1 | 1978-09-07 | Dusty Baker | LAD | @ | HOU | tied 1-1 | t 5 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17% | 63% | Home Run | |
| 42 | 42 | 20 | 1 | 1978-09-12 | Champ Summers | CIN | HOU | ahead 2-1 | b 6 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12% | 84% | Home Run (RF Line) | ||
| 1979 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 43 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1979-04-14 | Al Cowens | KCR | @ | TOR | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 9 | 11% | 57% | Home Run | |
| 44 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 1979-04-14 | Hal McRae | KCR | @ | TOR | behind 5-6 | t 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 10 | 19% | 50% | Home Run | |
| 45 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 1979-04-20 | Lou Whitaker | DET | TOR | ahead 3-0 | b 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6% | 89% | Home Run | ||
| 46 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 1979-04-30 | Rob Wilfong | MIN | @ | TOR | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 2 | --3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 18% | 66% | Home Run (Deep RF); Wynegar Scores | |
| 47 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 1979-04-30 | Butch Wynegar | MIN | @ | TOR | ahead 4-3 | t 8 | 1 | --3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12% | 92% | Home Run (Deep RF); Landreaux Scores | |
| 48 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 1979-05-06 | Robin Yount | MIL | TOR | ahead 1-0 | b 2 | 1 | --- | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10% | 73% | Home Run | ||
| 49 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 1979-05-17 | Andre Thornton | CLE | TOR | behind 0-1 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11% | 55% | Home Run | ||
| 50 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 1979-05-17 | Dave Rosello | CLE | TOR | tied 1-1 | b 2 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 8 | 4 | 18% | 72% | Home Run; Harrah Scores | ||
| 51 | 51 | 9 | 3 | 1979-05-17 | Toby Harrah | CLE | TOR | ahead 4-3 | b 6 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17% | 89% | Home Run; Thornton Scores | ||
| 52 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 1979-05-22 | Andre Thornton | CLE | @ | TOR | tied 1-1 | t 3 | 1 | 123 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 24% | 85% | Home Run; Bonds Scores/unER; Dade Scores; Manning Scores | |
| 53 | 53 | 11 | 1 | 1979-06-03 | Dan Meyer | SEA | TOR | behind 1-2 | b 3 | 1 | 123 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 27% | 82% | Home Run; Cruz Scores; Jones Scores; Bochte Scores | ||
| 54 | 54 | 12 | 1 | 1979-06-22 | Jim Rice | BOS | TOR | ahead 11-0 | b 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0% | 100% | Home Run | ||
| 55 | 55 | 13 | 1 | 1979-07-01 | Rick Dempsey | BAL | TOR | ahead 6-5 | b 7 | 1 | 1-3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 12% | 97% | Home Run; May Scores/unER; Dauer Scores | ||
| 56 | 56 | 14 | 2 | 1979-07-01 | Eddie Murray | BAL | TOR | ahead 9-5 | b 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1% | 100% | Home Run |
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