Born: March 18, 1926 in Detroit, MI
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1946.
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Debut: July 7, 1950
Final Game: May 30, 1958
Died: November 20, 1997 in Detroit, MI
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| 1950 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 | 1950-07-07 | Gene Woodling | NYY | BOS | b 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1950-07-07 | Cliff Mapes | NYY | BOS | b 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1950-07-15 | Dave Philley | CHW | @ | BOS | t 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1950-07-28 | Larry Doby | CLE | BOS | b 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1950-07-28 | Luke Easter | CLE | BOS | b 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1950-07-28 | Al Rosen | CLE | BOS | b 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1950-09-27 (2) | Sam Dente | WSH | @ | BOS | t 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |||||||
| 1951 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1951-04-25 (1) | Ken Wood | SLB | @ | CHW | t 7 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||
| 1952 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1952-04-20 (2) | Ray Boone | CLE | DET | b 8 | 2 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||
| 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1952-05-10 | Minnie Minoso | CHW | @ | DET | ahead 5-3 | t 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |||||
| 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1952-06-22 (2) | Gus Zernial | PHA | @ | DET | t 9 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
| 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1952-07-29 (2) | Eddie Joost | PHA | @ | DET | t 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Lead-Off | |||||
| 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1952-09-03 | Sam Mele | CHW | SLB | b 7 | 1 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||
| 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1952-09-09 | Phil Rizzuto | NYY | @ | SLB | t 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | |||||||
| 15 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1952-09-14 (2) | Dave Philley | PHA | @ | SLB | t 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||||||
| 16 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1952-09-25 | Russ Sullivan | DET | SLB | b 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1953 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1953-05-23 | Al Rosen | CLE | SLB | b 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1953-05-23 | Larry Doby | CLE | SLB | b 3 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
| 19 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1953-05-23 | Joe Tipton | CLE | SLB | b 4 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 20 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1953-05-28 | Bobby Avila | CLE | @ | SLB | t 7 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| 21 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1953-06-07 (1) | Billy Martin | NYY | @ | SLB | t 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Lead-Off | |||||
| 22 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1953-06-07 (1) | Gil McDougald | NYY | @ | SLB | t 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |||||||
| 23 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1953-06-13 | Joe Astroth | PHA | @ | SLB | t 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 24 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1953-06-13 | Gus Zernial | PHA | @ | SLB | t 5 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||
| 25 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 1953-06-18 (1) | Mickey Mantle | NYY | SLB | b 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||
| 26 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1953-07-07 | Dale Mitchell | CLE | @ | SLB | t 5 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
| 27 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 1953-07-24 (1) | Tom Umphlett | BOS | @ | SLB | t 3 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||
| 28 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 1953-08-11 (1) | Ray Boone | DET | @ | SLB | tied 1-1 | t 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||
| 29 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 1953-08-21 (1) | Al Rosen | CLE | SLB | b 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| 30 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 1953-08-21 (1) | Al Rosen | CLE | SLB | b 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| 31 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 1953-08-30 (2) | Jackie Jensen | WSH | @ | SLB | t 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |||||||
| 32 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 1953-09-03 | Yogi Berra | NYY | @ | SLB | t 4 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 33 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 1953-09-03 | Gil McDougald | NYY | @ | SLB | t 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| 1954 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 34 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1954-05-30 (1) | Del Ennis | PHI | @ | PIT | t 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |||||||
| 35 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1954-06-19 | Andy Pafko | MLN | @ | PIT | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11% | 58% | Home Run | |
| 36 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1954-06-27 (2) | Andy Seminick | CIN | @ | PIT | behind 1-2 | t 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 8 | 2 | 14% | 50% | Home Run | |
| 37 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 1954-07-03 | Willie Mays | NYG | @ | PIT | t 8 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 38 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 1954-07-18 (1) | Del Crandall | MLN | PIT | b 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||
| 39 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 1954-07-23 | Jim Greengrass | CIN | PIT | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 5 | 7 | 24% | 78% | Home Run; Temple Scores; Bell Scores | ||
| 40 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 1954-07-23 | Andy Seminick | CIN | PIT | behind 3-4 | b 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 8 | 2 | 18% | 54% | Home Run | ||
| 41 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 1954-08-20 | Don Mueller | NYG | PIT | tied 0-0 | b 5 | 2 | 123 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 33% | 92% | Home Run; Irvin Scores; Gardner Scores; Liddle Scores | ||
| 42 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 1954-09-08 | Eddie Mathews | MLN | @ | PIT | behind 1-2 | t 3 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 5 | 22% | 58% | Home Run; Adcock Scores | |
| 43 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 1954-09-22 (2) | Stan Lopata | PHI | PIT | behind 0-1 | b 4 | 0 | -2- | 2 | 3 | 2 | 19% | 69% | Home Run (Deep LF); Clark Scores | ||
| 1955 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 44 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1955-04-14 | Willie Jones | PHI | @ | PIT | behind 0-2 | t 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10% | 39% | Home Run | |
| 45 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 1955-04-28 | Ray Jablonski | CIN | @ | PIT | tied 0-0 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12% | 62% | Home Run | |
| 46 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 1955-05-14 | Ken Boyer | STL | PIT | b 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||
| 47 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 1955-05-18 | Ted Kluszewski | CIN | PIT | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17% | 70% | Home Run; Jablonski Scores | ||
| 48 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 1955-06-25 | Walker Cooper | CHC | PIT | behind 0-3 | b 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 8 | 2 | 9% | 32% | Home Run | ||
| 49 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 1955-07-02 | Don Hoak | BRO | PIT | ahead 4-0 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4% | 92% | Home Run (Fly Ball) | ||
| 50 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 1955-07-05 | Willie Mays | NYG | @ | PIT | t 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||
| 51 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 1955-07-09 | Andy Seminick | PHI | @ | PIT | ahead 3-1 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9% | 82% | Home Run | |
| 52 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 1955-07-17 (1) | Rip Repulski | STL | @ | PIT | t 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |||||||
| 53 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 1955-07-17 (1) | Rip Repulski | STL | @ | PIT | t 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||||||
| 54 | 54 | 11 | 1 | 1955-08-02 | Ernie Banks | CHC | PIT | behind 3-4 | b 5 | 1 | 123 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 32% | 88% | Home Run; Rush Scores; Fondy Scores/unER; Baker Scores | ||
| 55 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 1955-08-04 | Ernie Banks | CHC | PIT | b 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||
| 56 | 56 | 13 | 1 | 1955-09-11 | Bill Virdon | STL | PIT | b 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||
| 57 | 57 | 14 | 2 | 1955-09-11 | Ken Boyer | STL | PIT | b 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
| 58 | 58 | 15 | 1 | 1955-09-20 (2) | Hank Thompson | NYG | PIT | b 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1956 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 59 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 1956-04-18 | Foster Castleman | NYG | PIT | b 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||
| 60 | 60 | 2 | 2 | 1956-04-18 | Gail Harris | NYG | PIT | b 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||
| 61 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 1956-05-20 (1) | Alvin Dark | NYG | STL | tied 0-0 | b 3 | 2 | --- | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13% | 64% | Home Run | ||
| 62 | 62 | 4 | 2 | 1956-05-20 (1) | Bill White | NYG | STL | ahead 1-0 | b 5 | 1 | --- | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11% | 81% | Home Run | ||
| 63 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 1956-06-17 (1) | Johnny Temple | CIN | @ | NYG | ahead 5-2 | t 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7% | 88% | Home Run | |
| 64 | 64 | 6 | 1 | 1956-07-01 (2) | Lee Walls | PIT | NYG | behind 0-1 | b 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11% | 51% | Home Run | ||
| 65 | 65 | 7 | 2 | 1956-07-01 (2) | Jack Shepard | PIT | NYG | behind 2-3 | b 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 8 | 2 | 16% | 56% | Home Run | ||
| 66 | 66 | 8 | 1 | 1956-07-16 | Frank Robinson | CIN | NYG | ahead 7-4 | b 6 | 1 | 1-3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5% | 99% | Home Run; Post Scores; Kluszewski Scores | ||
| 67 | 67 | 9 | 1 | 1956-07-18 | Bobby Thomson | MLN | NYG | b 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||
| 68 | 68 | 10 | 1 | 1956-07-19 | Joe Adcock | MLN | NYG | b 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 69 | 69 | 11 | 1 | 1956-07-26 | Bobby Thomson | MLN | @ | NYG | t 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |||||||
| 70 | 70 | 12 | 1 | 1956-07-31 (2) | Roy McMillan | CIN | @ | NYG | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16% | 70% | Home Run; Temple Scores | |
| 71 | 71 | 13 | 1 | 1956-08-10 | Bill Virdon | PIT | NYG | b 8 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
| 72 | 72 | 14 | 1 | 1956-08-16 | Duke Snider | BRO | NYG | tied 9-9 | b 13 | 1 | --- | 1 | 3 | 8 | 42% | 100% | Walk-Off | Home Run | |
| 73 | 73 | 15 | 1 | 1956-08-26 (2) | Stan Musial | STL | NYG | tied 0-0 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13% | 69% | Home Run | ||
| 74 | 74 | 16 | 2 | 1956-08-26 (2) | Ray Katt | STL | NYG | behind 1-2 | b 7 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 7 | 2 | 42% | 78% | Home Run; Moon Scores | ||
| 75 | 75 | 17 | 1 | 1956-09-07 (2) | Carl Furillo | BRO | NYG | tied 1-1 | b 11 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 7 | 9 | 43% | 100% | Walk-Off | Home Run; Fernandez Scores | |
| 76 | 76 | 18 | 1 | 1956-09-13 | Ken Boyer | STL | @ | NYG | ahead 4-0 | t 9 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1% | 100% | Home Run (LF-CF) | |
| 77 | 77 | 19 | 1 | 1956-09-19 (1) | Frank Kellert | CHC | @ | NYG | t 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 78 | 78 | 20 | 1 | 1956-09-23 | Marv Blaylock | PHI | @ | NYG | ahead 3-0 | t 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6% | 91% | Home Run | |
| 1957 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 79 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 1957-06-01 | Hal Jeffcoat | CIN | CHC | ahead 2-1 | b 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 9 | 1 | 11% | 77% | Home Run | ||
| 80 | 80 | 2 | 2 | 1957-06-01 | Gus Bell | CIN | CHC | ahead 3-1 | b 4 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12% | 90% | Home Run; Temple Scores | ||
| 81 | 81 | 3 | 3 | 1957-06-01 | Ed Bailey | CIN | CHC | ahead 5-2 | b 5 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6% | 96% | Home Run; Crowe Scores/unER | ||
| 82 | 82 | 4 | 4 | 1957-06-01 | Don Hoak | CIN | CHC | ahead 7-2 | b 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2% | 98% | Home Run | ||
| 83 | 83 | 5 | 1 | 1957-06-18 | Harry Anderson | PHI | @ | CHC | ahead 3-1 | t 5 | 1 | 123 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13% | 96% | Home Run; Sanford Scores; Ashburn Scores; Hamner Scores | |
| 84 | 84 | 6 | 1 | 1957-06-26 (1) | Bill Mazeroski | PIT | @ | CHC | t 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 85 | 85 | 7 | 2 | 1957-06-26 (1) | Roman Mejias | PIT | @ | CHC | t 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | |||||||
| 86 | 86 | 8 | 1 | 1957-07-04 (1) | Stan Musial | STL | @ | CHC | ahead 4-2 | t 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8% | 90% | Home Run | |
| 87 | 87 | 9 | 1 | 1957-08-01 | Gil Hodges | BRO | @ | CHC | ahead 5-3 | t 5 | 2 | 123 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19% | 96% | Home Run (Fly Ball); Koufax Scores/unER; Gilliam Scores/unER; Furillo Scores/unER; Hodges Scores/unER | |
| 88 | 88 | 10 | 1 | 1957-08-09 (1) | Smoky Burgess | CIN | CHC | behind 6-7 | b 8 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 2 | 2 | 64% | 93% | Home Run (Deep RF); Post Scores; Temple Scores | ||
| 89 | 89 | 11 | 1 | 1957-09-03 | Hank Aaron | MLN | @ | CHC | ahead 5-0 | t 8 | 1 | 1-3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1% | 100% | Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Jones Scores; Mathews Scores | |
| 90 | 90 | 12 | 1 | 1957-09-07 | Andy Pafko | MLN | CHC | ahead 5-1 | b 7 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | PH | 2% | 99% | Home Run (Deep LF); Aaron Scores | ||
| 1958 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 91 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 1958-05-02 | Walt Moryn | CHC | MLN | tied 7-7 | b 9 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 42% | 100% | Walk-Off | Home Run | |
| 92 | 92 | 2 | 1 | 1958-05-18 | Dee Fondy | CIN | MLN | ahead 5-3 | b 4 | 1 | -23 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10% | 94% | Home Run; Purkey Scores; Temple Scores |
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