Born: May 5, 1933 in Johnson City, TN
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1953.
(All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1961
Final Game: June 1, 1962
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| 1961 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 | 1961-04-21 | Don Mincher | MIN | WSA | behind 0-3 | b 4 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17% | 43% | Home Run (Deep CF); Green Scores | ||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1961-04-21 | Lenny Green | MIN | WSA | behind 2-3 | b 8 | 2 | --- | 1 | 2 | 8 | 32% | 53% | Home Run (Deep RF) | ||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1961-05-03 | Dick Brown | DET | @ | WSA | behind 0-1 | t 2 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11% | 46% | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1961-06-06 | Vic Power | CLE | @ | WSA | behind 0-1 | t 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13% | 47% | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1961-06-11 (1) | Rocky Colavito | DET | WSA | behind 0-4 | b 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7% | 19% | Home Run (Deep LF) | ||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1961-06-11 (1) | Norm Cash | DET | WSA | behind 1-4 | b 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9% | 28% | Home Run (Deep RF) | ||
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1961-06-11 (1) | Norm Cash | DET | WSA | behind 2-5 | b 6 | 2 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8% | 20% | Home Run (Deep RF) | ||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1961-06-11 (1) | Al Kaline | DET | WSA | behind 3-5 | b 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14% | 31% | Home Run (Deep RF) | ||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1961-06-17 | Jim Pagliaroni | BOS | WSA | behind 4-5 | b 6 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 9 | PH | 35% | 70% | Home Run (Deep LF); Buddin Scores | ||
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1961-06-23 | Minnie Minoso | CHW | WSA | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10% | 61% | Home Run (Deep LF) | ||
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1961-07-18 | Mickey Mantle | NYY | @ | WSA | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18% | 66% | Home Run (Deep RF); Richardson Scores | |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1961-07-18 | Mickey Mantle | NYY | @ | WSA | tied 3-3 | t 8 | 2 | --- | 1 | 4 | 8 | 29% | 71% | Home Run (Deep CF-RF) | |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1961-07-23 | Steve Bilko | LAA | WSA | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16% | 70% | Home Run (Deep RF); Wagner Scores | ||
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1961-07-27 | Harmon Killebrew | MIN | WSA | tied 2-2 | b 5 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15% | 67% | Home Run (Deep LF) | ||
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1961-08-06 (2) | Roy Sievers | CHW | WSA | behind 0-1 | b 8 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 3 | 54% | 85% | Home Run (Deep LF); Minoso Scores | ||
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1961-08-28 | Al Kaline | DET | @ | WSA | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10% | 57% | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 1961-08-28 | Rocky Colavito | DET | @ | WSA | ahead 1-0 | t 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10% | 66% | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1961-09-01 (2) | Roy Sievers | CHW | @ | WSA | tied 0-0 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13% | 63% | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 1961-09-05 | Mickey Mantle | NYY | WSA | behind 0-1 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11% | 55% | Home Run (Deep RF) | ||
| 20 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 1961-09-05 | Elston Howard | NYY | WSA | tied 1-1 | b 5 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16% | 69% | Home Run (Deep LF) | ||
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 1961-09-10 | Jackie Brandt | BAL | WSA | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11% | 62% | Home Run (Deep LF) | ||
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 1961-09-10 | Brooks Robinson | BAL | WSA | ahead 1-0 | b 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10% | 77% | Home Run (Deep LF) | ||
| 1962 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 23 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1962-04-18 | Al Kaline | DET | WSA | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10% | 61% | Home Run | ||
| 24 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1962-04-24 | Pete Runnels | BOS | WSA | tied 0-0 | b 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12% | 67% | Home Run | ||
| 25 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1962-04-24 | Pete Runnels | BOS | WSA | tied 1-1 | b 8 | 1 | --- | 1 | 1 | 3 | 29% | 85% | Home Run | ||
| 26 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1962-04-29 (2) | Bill Skowron | NYY | @ | WSA | behind 0-2 | t 2 | 1 | --- | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9% | 37% | Home Run | |
| 27 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1962-04-29 (2) | Clete Boyer | NYY | @ | WSA | behind 1-2 | t 3 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12% | 48% | Home Run | |
| 28 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 1962-04-29 (2) | Roger Maris | NYY | @ | WSA | ahead 5-2 | t 4 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13% | 95% | Home Run; Richardson Scores; Boyer Scores | |
| 29 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1962-05-03 | Jim Pagliaroni | BOS | @ | WSA | ahead 5-2 | t 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5% | 94% | Home Run | |
| 30 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1962-05-22 | Lenny Green | MIN | @ | WSA | behind 0-1 | t 2 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 1 | 8 | 21% | 57% | Home Run; Zimmerman Scores |
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