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Willie Norwood
Willie Norwood
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: November 7, 1950 in Greene County, AL
High School: Polytechnic (Long Beach, CA)
Drafted
by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1972 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1977
Final Game: October 4, 1980
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Career Home Runs

Willie Norwood: 18 Career Home Runs

1 leading off, 1 walk-off, 5 tying, 6 go ahead
1 Tm
MIN18
 
vs LHP9
vs RHP9
 
Away11
Home7
 
Leverage
High Lev2
Medium Lev11
Low Lev5
10 Opps
TEX3
SEA3
TOR3
BOS2
NYY2
KCR1
CAL1
DET1
BAL1
MIL1
17 Pitchers
Jim Umbarger2
Rick Honeycutt1
Jerry Garvin1
Dennis Eckersley1
Dock Ellis1
Lary Sorensen1
Larry Gura1
Jim Wright1
Sparky Lyle1
John Flinn1
Al Fitzmorris1
Glenn Abbott1
Steve Baker1
Jesse Jefferson1
Balor Moore1
Floyd Bannister1
Ron Guidry1
9 Parks
Metrop. Stad7
Kingdome2
Yankee Stad2
Arlington2
Exhibit Stad1
Fenway Pk1
Tiger Stad1
Angel Stad1
KauffmanStad1
Where Hit
712
Unk3
92
781
General field locations when available.
 
 
Game Totals
1·HR gms16
2·HR gms1
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
1st6
8th6
7th2
2nd2
5th1
6th1
Outs
28
07
13
 
DefPos
CF9
LF6
RF3
Bases
---12
1--4
12-1
--31
 
25 RBI
RISP2
0 on12
1 on5
2 on1
Any on6
Inning
11
23
33
42
52
62
81
92
Extra2
 
1-37
4-66
7-end5
RelScore
+4..1
+12
Tied6
-15
-4..4
 
Ahead3
Tied6
Behind9
Before event, for batter

Play By Play

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1977 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 1977-09-18 (2) MIN @ TEX Jim Umbarger behind 0-5 t 6 2 --- 1 2 8 3% 6% Home Run
2 2 2 2 1977-09-18 (2) MIN @ TEX Jim Umbarger behind 2-9 t 8 2 --3 2 2 8 0% 1% Home Run; Bulling Scores
3 3 3 1 1977-09-25 (1) MIN MIL Lary Sorensen behind 3-8 b 9 0 --- 1 8 8 1% 2% Home Run
1978 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
4 4 1 1 1978-05-14 MIN BOS Dennis Eckersley behind 0-1 b 3 0 --- 1 1 8 13% 55% Home Run
5 5 2 1 1978-05-15 MIN BAL John Flinn tied 6-6 b 10 2 12- 3 1 8 39% 100% Walk-Off Home Run (LF-CF); Chiles Scores; Wilfong Scores
6 6 3 1 1978-05-18 MIN @ KCR Larry Gura ahead 6-1 t 4 2 --- 1 1 7 3% 95% Home Run
7 7 4 1 1978-07-16 (2) MIN @ BOS Jim Wright behind 0-1 t 5 1 --- 1 8 7 14% 47% Home Run
8 8 5 1 1978-07-28 MIN @ NYY Sparky Lyle tied 5-5 t 10 2 1-- 2 7 7 49% 92% Home Run; Cubbage Scores
9 9 6 1 1978-08-04 MIN @ CAL Al Fitzmorris behind 1-2 t 3 0 --- 1 1 7 12% 50% Home Run (Deep LF)
10 10 7 1 1978-08-08 MIN SEA Rick Honeycutt behind 0-1 b 2 1 --- 1 6 7 12% 53% Home Run (Deep LF)
11 11 8 1 1978-08-19 MIN TOR Jerry Garvin tied 0-0 b 1 0 --- 1 1 7 10% 65% Lead-Off Home Run (Deep LF)
1979 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
12 12 1 1 1979-04-14 MIN @ SEA Floyd Bannister tied 3-3 t 6 1 --- 1 5 8 17% 63% Home Run
13 13 2 1 1979-04-15 MIN @ SEA Glenn Abbott ahead 4-3 t 4 0 --- 1 8 8 10% 72% Home Run
14 14 3 1 1979-05-01 MIN @ TOR Jesse Jefferson tied 0-0 t 3 0 --- 1 8 8 11% 61% Home Run (Deep LF)
15 15 4 1 1979-05-15 MIN TEX Dock Ellis ahead 1-0 b 2 2 1-- 2 1 8 16% 79% Home Run; Wilfong Scores
16 16 5 1 1979-07-09 MIN @ DET Steve Baker tied 0-0 t 2 2 1-- 2 8 9 19% 66% Home Run (Deep LF); Jackson Scores
17 17 6 1 1979-07-21 (2) MIN TOR Balor Moore behind 1-2 b 5 0 --- 1 7 9 15% 57% Home Run
1980 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
18 18 1 1 1980-05-09 MIN @ NYY Ron Guidry behind 0-5 t 9 2 1-- 2 8 9 0% 0% Home Run; Edwards Scores

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