Born: July 30, 1923 in New Wilmington, PA
High School: New Wilmington (New Wilmington, PA)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1941.
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Debut: September 12, 1946
Final Game: June 12, 1956
Died: March 28, 2006 in LeMoyne, PA
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| 1946 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 | 1946-09-16 | Bill Nicholson | CHC | @ | BRO | t 7 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||
| 1948 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1948-05-04 | Enos Slaughter | STL | BRO | ahead 4-3 | b 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1948-06-27 | Stan Musial | STL | @ | BRO | ahead 5-2 | t 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||||
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1948-08-23 | Mike McCormick | BSN | @ | BRO | behind 1-2 | t 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||||
| 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1948-08-29 (1) | Stan Musial | STL | BRO | behind 0-7 | b 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1948-09-18 | Stan Musial | STL | @ | BRO | behind 1-2 | t 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |||||
| 1949 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1949-04-27 | Johnny Mize | NYG | BRO | b 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |||||||
| 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1949-04-30 | Eddie Miller | PHI | @ | BRO | ahead 6-2 | t 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | |||||
| 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1949-06-12 | Danny Litwhiler | CIN | @ | BRO | behind 5-15 | t 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |||||
| 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1949-06-15 | Nippy Jones | STL | BRO | behind 4-5 | b 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1949-06-19 | Andy Pafko | CHC | BRO | ahead 7-2 | b 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1949-07-02 | Ray Mueller | NYG | BRO | tied 4-4 | b 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1949-07-02 | Willard Marshall | NYG | BRO | ahead 5-4 | b 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||||||
| 1950 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1950-05-14 (2) | Johnny Hopp | PIT | @ | CHC | t 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1950-05-21 (1) | Walker Cooper | BSN | CHC | b 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||
| 16 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1950-06-05 | Roy Campanella | BRO | @ | CHC | ahead 1-0 | t 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | |||||
| 17 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1950-06-05 | Bobby Morgan | BRO | @ | CHC | ahead 4-0 | t 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||
| 18 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1950-06-10 | Earl Torgeson | BSN | @ | CHC | t 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 19 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1950-07-01 | Ted Kluszewski | CIN | CHC | b 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 20 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1950-07-01 | Dixie Howell | CIN | CHC | tied 3-3 | b 10 | 2 | 2 | Walk-Off | |||||||
| 21 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1950-07-23 (1) | Wes Westrum | NYG | @ | CHC | t 5 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 22 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1950-07-28 | Bruce Edwards | BRO | CHC | behind 0-2 | b 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||||||
| 23 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 1950-08-10 | Ralph Kiner | PIT | CHC | b 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||
| 24 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 1950-08-10 | Wally Westlake | PIT | CHC | b 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||
| 25 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 1950-08-15 | Stan Musial | STL | @ | CHC | t 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||||||
| 26 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 1950-08-24 (1) | Luis Olmo | BSN | @ | CHC | t 6 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |||||||
| 27 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 1950-08-27 (1) | Mike Goliat | PHI | @ | CHC | t 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| 28 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 1950-09-02 | Johnny Wyrostek | CIN | @ | CHC | t 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |||||||
| 29 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 1950-09-06 (1) | Bill Howerton | STL | CHC | b 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||
| 30 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 1950-09-06 (1) | Stan Musial | STL | CHC | tied 4-4 | b 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Walk-Off | |||||
| 31 | 31 | 18 | 1 | 1950-09-18 | Tommy Brown | BRO | CHC | behind 0-3 | b 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| 1951 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 32 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1951-04-25 | Joe Adcock | CIN | CHC | b 5 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
| 33 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1951-04-25 | Connie Ryan | CIN | CHC | b 5 | 1 | PH | |||||||||
| 34 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1951-04-25 | Ted Kluszewski | CIN | CHC | b 8 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 35 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 1951-05-01 | Alvin Dark | NYG | CHC | b 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| 36 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1951-05-23 | Monte Irvin | NYG | @ | CHC | t 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||
| 37 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 1951-06-09 | Wes Westrum | NYG | CHC | ahead 4-1 | b 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 38 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 1951-06-09 | Alvin Dark | NYG | CHC | tied 1-1 | b 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| 39 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 1951-07-12 | Carl Furillo | BRO | CHC | b 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Lead-Off | ||||||
| 40 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 1951-07-12 | Billy Cox | BRO | CHC | ahead 2-0 | b 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | ||||||
| 41 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 1951-07-16 | Sam Jethroe | BSN | CHC | b 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||
| 42 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 1951-07-16 | Sid Gordon | BSN | CHC | b 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||
| 43 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 1951-07-16 | Earl Torgeson | BSN | CHC | b 6 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 44 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 1951-07-24 | Gil Hodges | BRO | @ | CHC | behind 1-2 | t 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||||
| 45 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 1951-07-24 | Roy Campanella | BRO | @ | CHC | tied 2-2 | t 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||
| 46 | 46 | 15 | 1 | 1951-08-17 | Bill Howerton | PIT | CHC | b 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||
| 47 | 47 | 16 | 1 | 1951-09-08 | Danny Litwhiler | CIN | CHC | b 6 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||
| 48 | 48 | 17 | 2 | 1951-09-08 | Bob Usher | CIN | CHC | tied 3-3 | b 12 | 1 | 2 | 8 | Walk-Off | ||||||
| 49 | 49 | 18 | 1 | 1951-09-15 | Bobby Thomson | NYG | @ | CHC | t 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
| 50 | 50 | 19 | 2 | 1951-09-15 | Willie Mays | NYG | @ | CHC | ahead 2-0 | t 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |||||
| 51 | 51 | 20 | 1 | 1951-09-22 | Wally Westlake | STL | CHC | b 8 | 1 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||
| 1952 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 52 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 1952-04-21 | Jack Merson | PIT | CHC | b 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||
| 53 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 1952-04-28 | Solly Hemus | STL | CHC | b 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
| 54 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 1952-05-05 | Wes Westrum | NYG | @ | CHC | t 5 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 55 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 1952-05-24 | George Strickland | PIT | CHC | b 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 56 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 1952-06-05 | Wes Westrum | NYG | @ | CHC | t 7 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 57 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 1952-06-10 | Stan Lopata | PHI | @ | CHC | t 8 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 58 | 58 | 7 | 1 | 1952-06-15 (1) | Eddie Mathews | BSN | CHC | b 6 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| 59 | 59 | 8 | 1 | 1952-07-06 (1) | Bob Borkowski | CIN | @ | CHC | t 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| 60 | 60 | 9 | 1 | 1952-07-22 | Sibby Sisti | BSN | CHC | b 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||
| 61 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 1952-07-31 | Whitey Lockman | NYG | CHC | behind 0-1 | b 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 62 | 62 | 11 | 2 | 1952-07-31 | Dusty Rhodes | NYG | CHC | behind 4-11 | b 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| 63 | 63 | 12 | 1 | 1952-08-10 (2) | Lee Walls | PIT | CHC | b 6 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
| 64 | 64 | 13 | 1 | 1952-08-21 (1) | Bobby Thomson | NYG | @ | CHC | t 1 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||
| 1953 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 65 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 1953-04-30 | Frank Thomas | PIT | CHC | tied 2-2 | b 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | Walk-Off | |||||
| 66 | 66 | 2 | 1 | 1953-05-06 | Daryl Spencer | NYG | CHC | behind 0-3 | b 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | ||||||
| 67 | 67 | 3 | 1 | 1953-05-10 (1) | Johnny Logan | MLN | CHC | b 7 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 68 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 1953-05-23 | Eddie Mathews | MLN | @ | CHC | t 5 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
| 69 | 69 | 5 | 1 | 1953-05-29 | Ted Kluszewski | CIN | CHC | b 8 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 70 | 70 | 6 | 1 | 1953-06-04 | Carlos Bernier | PIT | CHC | b 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Lead-Off,IPHR | ||||||
| 71 | 71 | 7 | 1 | 1953-06-19 (1) | George Shuba | BRO | @ | CHC | behind 6-11 | t 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||||
| 72 | 72 | 8 | 1 | 1953-06-29 | Ray Jablonski | STL | CHC | b 8 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| 73 | 73 | 9 | 1 | 1953-07-04 (1) | Peanuts Lowrey | STL | @ | CHC | t 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||
| 74 | 74 | 10 | 2 | 1953-07-04 (1) | Rip Repulski | STL | @ | CHC | t 9 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 75 | 75 | 11 | 1 | 1953-07-10 (1) | Andy Seminick | CIN | CHC | b 4 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 76 | 76 | 12 | 1 | 1953-07-19 (1) | Stan Lopata | PHI | CHC | b 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 77 | 77 | 13 | 1 | 1953-08-16 (1) | Joe Adcock | MLN | @ | CHC | t 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 78 | 78 | 14 | 1 | 1953-09-05 | Grady Hatton | CIN | @ | CHC | t 5 | 3 | 9 | PH | |||||||
| 79 | 79 | 15 | 1 | 1953-09-15 | Robin Roberts | PHI | @ | CHC | t 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1954 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 80 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 1954-04-13 | Wally Moon | STL | CHC | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10% | 63% | Home Run | ||
| 81 | 81 | 2 | 2 | 1954-04-13 | Stan Musial | STL | CHC | behind 3-13 | b 9 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0% | 0% | Home Run | ||
| 82 | 82 | 3 | 1 | 1954-05-02 (1) | Jerry Lynch | PIT | @ | CHC | t 9 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||
| 83 | 83 | 4 | 1 | 1954-05-08 | Del Crandall | MLN | CHC | ahead 2-0 | b 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8% | 85% | Home Run | ||
| 84 | 84 | 5 | 1 | 1954-05-26 | Del Rice | STL | CHC | behind 0-1 | b 2 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 8 | 2 | 21% | 62% | Home Run; Jablonski Scores | ||
| 85 | 85 | 6 | 1 | 1954-05-31 | Ray Jablonski | STL | @ | CHC | tied 2-2 | t 3 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 5 | 21% | 68% | Home Run; Musial Scores | |
| 86 | 86 | 7 | 1 | 1954-06-06 | Jackie Robinson | BRO | @ | CHC | behind 0-1 | t 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10% | 50% | Home Run (Line Drive) | |
| 87 | 87 | 8 | 2 | 1954-06-06 | Roy Campanella | BRO | @ | CHC | behind 1-4 | t 7 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15% | 23% | Home Run; Hodges Scores | |
| 88 | 88 | 9 | 1 | 1954-06-29 | Eddie Mathews | MLN | CHC | ahead 1-0 | b 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11% | 84% | Home Run | ||
| 89 | 89 | 10 | 1 | 1954-07-04 (1) | Ray Jablonski | STL | @ | CHC | behind 1-4 | t 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7% | 14% | Home Run | |
| 90 | 90 | 11 | 1 | 1954-08-08 (1) | Del Ennis | PHI | CHC | behind 0-4 | b 2 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13% | 33% | Home Run (Deep LF); Hamner Scores | ||
| 91 | 91 | 12 | 1 | 1954-08-12 | Ted Kluszewski | CIN | CHC | tied 0-0 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10% | 66% | Home Run | ||
| 92 | 92 | 13 | 2 | 1954-08-12 | Jim Greengrass | CIN | CHC | behind 1-2 | b 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14% | 51% | Home Run | ||
| 93 | 93 | 14 | 3 | 1954-08-12 | Wally Post | CIN | CHC | tied 2-2 | b 6 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 7 | 9 | 33% | 90% | Home Run; Greengrass Scores; Temple Scores | ||
| 94 | 94 | 15 | 1 | 1954-08-29 (1) | Sid Gordon | PIT | @ | CHC | ahead 3-1 | t 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8% | 86% | Home Run | |
| 95 | 95 | 16 | 1 | 1954-09-03 | Alex Grammas | STL | CHC | b 7 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||
| 96 | 96 | 17 | 1 | 1954-09-09 (1) | Hank Thompson | NYG | CHC | tied 1-1 | b 3 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 5 | 21% | 74% | Home Run; Williams Scores | ||
| 97 | 97 | 18 | 2 | 1954-09-09 (1) | Alvin Dark | NYG | CHC | behind 3-6 | b 8 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6% | 12% | Home Run | ||
| 98 | 98 | 19 | 3 | 1954-09-09 (1) | Monte Irvin | NYG | CHC | behind 4-6 | b 8 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 7 | 41% | 53% | Home Run; Mays Scores | ||
| 1955 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 99 | 99 | 1 | 1 | 1955-04-12 | Ken Boyer | STL | @ | CHC | t 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |||||||
| 100 | 100 | 2 | 1 | 1955-04-22 | Chuck Harmon | CIN | @ | CHC | behind 0-1 | t 3 | 2 | --3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 20% | 58% | Home Run; McMillan Scores | |
| 101 | 101 | 3 | 2 | 1955-04-22 | Ted Kluszewski | CIN | @ | CHC | ahead 2-1 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11% | 73% | Home Run | |
| 102 | 102 | 4 | 1 | 1955-05-06 | Smoky Burgess | CIN | CHC | tied 0-0 | b 2 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11% | 62% | Home Run | ||
| 103 | 103 | 5 | 1 | 1955-05-30 (1) | Ken Boyer | STL | CHC | b 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||
| 104 | 104 | 6 | 2 | 1955-05-30 (1) | Ken Boyer | STL | CHC | b 9 | 2 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||
| 105 | 105 | 7 | 1 | 1955-06-09 | Frank Thomas | PIT | CHC | behind 1-2 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14% | 56% | Home Run | ||
| 106 | 106 | 8 | 1 | 1955-06-24 | Roman Mejias | PIT | @ | CHC | t 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |||||||
| 107 | 107 | 9 | 1 | 1955-07-02 | Pete Whisenant | STL | @ | CHC | t 9 | 2 | PH | ||||||||
| 108 | 108 | 10 | 1 | 1955-07-08 | Stan Musial | STL | CHC | b 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 109 | 109 | 11 | 1 | 1955-07-17 (2) | Del Ennis | PHI | CHC | behind 1-5 | b 5 | 2 | --3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13% | 23% | Home Run; Ashburn Scores | ||
| 110 | 110 | 12 | 2 | 1955-07-17 (2) | Andy Seminick | PHI | CHC | behind 3-5 | b 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14% | 39% | Home Run | ||
| 111 | 111 | 13 | 1 | 1955-08-01 | Dale Long | PIT | @ | CHC | t 6 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 112 | 112 | 14 | 1 | 1955-09-02 | Wally Moon | STL | @ | CHC | t 9 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 113 | 113 | 15 | 1 | 1955-09-19 | Harry Elliott | STL | CHC | b 8 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||
| 1956 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 114 | 114 | 1 | 1 | 1956-04-22 (1) | Ray Jablonski | CIN | @ | CHC | behind 2-4 | t 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12% | 29% | Home Run | |
| 115 | 115 | 2 | 2 | 1956-04-22 (1) | Ray Jablonski | CIN | @ | CHC | behind 3-5 | t 8 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10% | 19% | Home Run | |
| 116 | 116 | 3 | 1 | 1956-04-28 | George Crowe | CIN | CHC | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 5 | 3 | 25% | 79% | Home Run; Temple Scores; Jablonski Scores | ||
| 117 | 117 | 4 | 2 | 1956-04-28 | Wally Post | CIN | CHC | ahead 3-0 | b 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 9 | 6% | 85% | Home Run | ||
| 118 | 118 | 5 | 3 | 1956-04-28 | Frank Robinson | CIN | CHC | ahead 4-1 | b 2 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10% | 91% | Home Run; McMillan Scores | ||
| 119 | 119 | 6 | 1 | 1956-05-31 | Joe Adcock | MLN | @ | CHC | ahead 1-0 | t 1 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 6 | 3 | 23% | 82% | IPHR | Home Run; Logan Scores; Thomson Scores |
| 120 | 120 | 7 | 2 | 1956-05-31 | Del Crandall | MLN | @ | CHC | ahead 4-0 | t 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5% | 90% | Home Run | |
| 121 | 121 | 8 | 1 | 1956-06-06 | Dale Long | PIT | @ | CHC | t 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 122 | 122 | 9 | 1 | 1956-06-12 | Foster Castleman | NYG | @ | CHC | ahead 2-0 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9% | 83% | Home Run |
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