Born: January 23, 1936 in West Newton, MA
High School: Lexington (Lexington, MA)
Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1954.
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Debut: July 1, 1960
Final Game: September 6, 1969
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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 | 1961-04-15 | Al Heist | CHC | MLN | tied 5-5 | b 9 | 2 | 123 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 34% | 100% | Walk-Off | Home Run (Deep LF); Zimmer Scores; Santo Scores; Banks Scores | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1961-05-02 | Frank Howard | LAD | @ | MLN | behind 1-2 | t 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 9 | 11% | 50% | Home Run (Line Drive) | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1961-05-02 | Johnny Roseboro | LAD | @ | MLN | tied 2-2 | t 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12% | 62% | Home Run (Line Drive) | |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1961-05-16 | Willie Davis | LAD | MLN | behind 0-5 | b 6 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9% | 17% | Home Run (Fly Ball); Wills Scores | ||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1961-05-20 | Gordy Coleman | CIN | MLN | behind 1-5 | b 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6% | 17% | Home Run (Deep RF) | ||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1961-05-24 | Jim Woods | PHI | @ | MLN | tied 0-0 | t 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 8 | 5 | 12% | 62% | Home Run (Deep RF) | |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1961-05-24 | Charley Smith | PHI | @ | MLN | ahead 1-0 | t 4 | 0 | 1-3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13% | 89% | Home Run (Deep LF); Herrera Scores; Gonzalez Scores | |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1961-07-26 | Gus Bell | CIN | @ | MLN | behind 0-2 | t 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 9 | PH | 12% | 25% | Home Run (Deep RF) | |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1961-07-26 | Frank Robinson | CIN | @ | MLN | behind 1-2 | t 8 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 9 | 53% | 72% | Home Run (Deep LF Line); Pinson Scores | |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1961-08-09 | Don Drysdale | LAD | MLN | tied 1-1 | b 2 | 0 | 123 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 16% | 87% | Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Roseboro Scores; Hodges Scores; Neal Scores | ||
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1961-08-27 (1) | Charley Smith | PHI | MLN | behind 4-9 | b 7 | 1 | 123 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21% | 31% | Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Callison Scores; Demeter Scores; Covington Scores | ||
| 1962 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1962-05-29 | Ernie Banks | CHC | MLN | b 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1962-05-29 | Billy Williams | CHC | MLN | b 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||
| 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1962-07-13 | Gene Oliver | STL | @ | MLN | ahead 5-0 | t 9 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0% | 100% | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 15 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1962-07-22 (1) | Wes Covington | PHI | MLN | behind 9-11 | b 8 | 2 | --- | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10% | 19% | Home Run (Deep RF) | ||
| 1963 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1963-04-25 | Joe Torre | MLN | @ | HOU | tied 0-0 | t 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15% | 61% | Home Run | |
| 17 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1963-05-07 | Gordy Coleman | CIN | HOU | behind 0-1 | b 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17% | 56% | Home Run | ||
| 18 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1963-06-12 | Dick Tracewski | LAD | HOU | ahead 4-1 | b 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5% | 92% | Home Run | ||
| 19 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1963-07-06 (1) | Del Crandall | MLN | @ | HOU | ahead 5-1 | t 9 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1% | 100% | Home Run; Menke Scores | |
| 20 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1963-08-05 | Willie McCovey | SFG | @ | HOU | behind 2-4 | t 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11% | 22% | Home Run | |
| 21 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1963-08-15 | Ken Boyer | STL | HOU | behind 0-4 | b 5 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6% | 15% | Home Run | ||
| 22 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1963-08-27 | Hank Aaron | MLN | @ | HOU | behind 0-2 | t 4 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 9 | 22% | 50% | Home Run; Bolling Scores | |
| 23 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1963-09-05 | Tom Haller | SFG | HOU | tied 0-0 | b 5 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 2 | 18% | 69% | Home Run | ||
| 24 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1963-09-05 | Willie McCovey | SFG | HOU | behind 1-5 | b 10 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2% | 3% | Home Run | ||
| 25 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1963-09-17 | Bob Skinner | CIN | HOU | tied 3-3 | b 8 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 7 | 31% | 87% | Home Run | ||
| 1964 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 26 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1964-04-19 | Julian Javier | STL | @ | HOU | ahead 4-1 | t 7 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5% | 98% | Home Run; McCarver Scores | |
| 27 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1964-05-02 | Billy Cowan | CHC | @ | HOU | ahead 6-0 | t 9 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0% | 100% | Home Run; Rodgers Scores; Bertell Scores | |
| 28 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1964-05-10 (1) | Billy Cowan | CHC | HOU | tied 0-0 | b 2 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21% | 73% | Home Run; Bertell Scores | ||
| 29 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1964-05-10 (1) | Ernie Banks | CHC | HOU | ahead 2-0 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7% | 87% | Home Run | ||
| 30 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1964-05-10 (1) | Billy Williams | CHC | HOU | ahead 3-0 | b 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4% | 96% | Home Run | ||
| 31 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 1964-05-20 | Jerry Lynch | PIT | @ | HOU | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 7 | 19% | 69% | Home Run; Schofield Scores | |
| 32 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1964-05-30 | Wes Covington | PHI | HOU | ahead 4-1 | b 8 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1% | 99% | Home Run | ||
| 33 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 1964-06-05 | Willie Stargell | PIT | HOU | behind 0-1 | b 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 3 | 15% | 53% | Home Run | ||
| 34 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 1964-06-28 (2) | Ron Santo | CHC | HOU | behind 0-1 | b 9 | 2 | --- | 1 | 4 | 5 | 49% | 53% | Home Run | ||
| 35 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 1964-08-08 | Ken Boyer | STL | HOU | behind 1-4 | b 8 | 0 | -2- | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15% | 30% | Home Run; White Scores | ||
| 36 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 1964-08-15 | Vada Pinson | CIN | @ | HOU | behind 0-2 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12% | 36% | Home Run | |
| 37 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 1964-08-15 | Vada Pinson | CIN | @ | HOU | behind 2-5 | t 8 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11% | 14% | Home Run; Keough Scores | |
| 1965 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 38 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1965-05-08 | Ernie Banks | CHC | HOU | behind 0-3 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9% | 32% | Home Run | ||
| 39 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 1965-05-08 | Billy Williams | CHC | HOU | behind 3-8 | b 5 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8% | 13% | Home Run; Altman Scores | ||
| 40 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 1965-05-25 | Vada Pinson | CIN | @ | HOU | behind 0-3 | t 5 | 2 | 1-3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 31% | 45% | Home Run; Cardenas Scores/unER; Shamsky Scores/unER; Pinson Scores/unER | |
| 41 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 1965-05-29 | Curt Flood | STL | @ | HOU | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 8 | 19% | 70% | Home Run; White Scores | |
| 42 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 1965-06-03 | Deron Johnson | CIN | HOU | behind 1-8 | b 9 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0% | 0% | Home Run | ||
| 43 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 1965-07-08 | Hank Aaron | MLN | HOU | behind 0-3 | b 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8% | 30% | Home Run | ||
| 44 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 1965-07-08 | Rico Carty | MLN | HOU | behind 1-3 | b 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 8 | 7 | 12% | 42% | Home Run | ||
| 45 | 45 | 8 | 3 | 1965-07-08 | Felipe Alou | MLN | HOU | behind 2-3 | b 3 | 1 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13% | 53% | Home Run | ||
| 46 | 46 | 9 | 4 | 1965-07-08 | Felipe Alou | MLN | HOU | behind 3-5 | b 5 | 2 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13% | 34% | Home Run | ||
| 47 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 1965-07-19 | Johnny Roseboro | LAD | HOU | behind 0-1 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12% | 55% | Home Run | ||
| 48 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 1965-08-08 (1) | Eddie Mathews | MLN | HOU | ahead 3-0 | b 5 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7% | 96% | Home Run; Alou Scores | ||
| 49 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 1965-08-08 (1) | Eddie Mathews | MLN | HOU | ahead 5-1 | b 7 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2% | 100% | Home Run; Alou Scores; Aaron Scores | ||
| 50 | 50 | 13 | 1 | 1965-09-08 | Willie Mays | SFG | HOU | ahead 2-0 | b 2 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17% | 92% | Home Run; Bolin Scores; Alou Scores | ||
| 51 | 51 | 14 | 1 | 1965-09-13 | Willie Mays | SFG | @ | HOU | behind 0-1 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14% | 50% | Home Run | |
| 1966 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 52 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 1966-07-02 (2) | Felix Mantilla | HOU | CIN | tied 3-3 | b 8 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 5 | 5 | 31% | 98% | Home Run; Wynn Scores; Staub Scores | ||
| 53 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 1966-07-07 | Tom Haller | SFG | CIN | ahead 6-5 | b 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10% | 89% | Home Run | ||
| 54 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 1966-07-17 | Hank Aaron | ATL | CIN | ahead 5-4 | b 7 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12% | 95% | Home Run (Deep LF); Mathews Scores | ||
| 55 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 1966-07-28 | Ernie Banks | CHC | @ | CIN | behind 3-7 | t 9 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1% | 1% | Home Run; Williams Scores | |
| 56 | 56 | 5 | 1 | 1966-08-07 | Roberto Clemente | PIT | CIN | behind 4-9 | b 7 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11% | 14% | Home Run; Alley Scores; Mota Scores | ||
| 57 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 1966-08-12 | Jerry Lynch | PIT | @ | CIN | behind 7-8 | t 9 | 1 | --- | 1 | 8 | PH | 35% | 44% | Home Run (Deep RF) | |
| 58 | 58 | 7 | 2 | 1966-08-12 | Willie Stargell | PIT | @ | CIN | tied 8-8 | t 10 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 38% | 82% | Home Run (Deep RF) | |
| 59 | 59 | 8 | 1 | 1966-08-27 (2) | Johnny Briggs | PHI | @ | CIN | behind 5-7 | t 9 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9% | 16% | Home Run | |
| 60 | 60 | 9 | 1 | 1966-09-14 | Lou Brock | STL | CIN | ahead 4-0 | b 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4% | 95% | Home Run | ||
| 61 | 61 | 10 | 2 | 1966-09-14 | Curt Flood | STL | CIN | ahead 5-0 | b 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2% | 97% | Home Run | ||
| 62 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 1966-09-21 | Adolfo Phillips | CHC | CIN | ahead 6-3 | b 8 | 0 | 12- | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1% | 100% | Home Run; Altman Scores; Hundley Scores | ||
| 1967 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 63 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 1967-06-30 | Ron Santo | CHC | CIN | ahead 6-3 | b 7 | 2 | --- | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3% | 97% | Home Run | ||
| 64 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 1967-07-13 (1) | Larry Stahl | NYM | @ | CIN | ahead 4-0 | t 6 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6% | 99% | Home Run; Hendley Scores; Harrelson Scores | |
| 65 | 65 | 3 | 1 | 1967-07-20 | Bobby Tolan | STL | @ | CIN | ahead 6-3 | t 7 | 2 | --- | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5% | 94% | Home Run | |
| 66 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 1967-08-11 | Lou Johnson | LAD | @ | CIN | ahead 3-0 | t 6 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7% | 96% | Home Run; Lefebvre Scores | |
| 1969 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 67 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 1969-04-22 | Carl Yastrzemski | BOS | NYY | ahead 6-3 | b 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3% | 97% | Home Run | ||
| 68 | 68 | 2 | 1 | 1969-05-25 (1) | Nate Colbert | SDP | CHC | ahead 3-1 | b 3 | 0 | 123 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8% | 97% | Home Run; Dean Scores; Sipin Scores; Brown Scores | ||
| 69 | 69 | 3 | 1 | 1969-06-14 | Alex Johnson | CIN | CHC | ahead 4-2 | b 4 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10% | 91% | Home Run; Tolan Scores |
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