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Lou Piniella
Louis Victor Piniella
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 198 lb.

Born: August 28, 1943 in Tampa, FL
High School: Jesuit (Tampa, FL)
Signed
by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 1964
Final Game: June 16, 1984
Relatives: Cousin of Dave Magadan
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Career Home Runs

For all seasons after 1973, the play-by-play data is complete (summary of missing data for pre-1974). For some games from 1954 to 1973, we do not have complete play-by-play.

Lou Piniella: 102 Career Home Runs

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 9 tying, 35 go ahead
2 Tms
NYY57
KCR45
 
vs LHP63
vs RHP39
 
Away64
Home38
 
Leverage
High Lev19
Medium Lev40
Low Lev43
14 Opps
CLE18
CAL10
MIL/SEP10
MIN9
BOS9
DET9
CHW9
OAK6
BAL5
KCR4
TEX/WSA4
NYY4
SEA3
TOR2
83 Pitchers
Frank Tanana3
Francisco Barrios3
Sparky Lyle2
Dan Schatzeder2
Mike Caldwell2
Larry Gura2
Fritz Peterson2
Dean Chance2
Luis Tiant2
Jim Palmer2
Rich Wortham2
Rudy May2
Mike Kekich2
Bill Lee2
Ken Kravec2
Rick Honeycutt2
Sid Monge2
Jon Matlack1
Steve Trout1
Jim Beattie1
17 Parks
Yankee Stad20
Munic. Stad17
ClevelandStd11
Fenway Pk8
Metrop. Stad7
County Stad7
Tiger Stad6
Angel Stad6
Comiskey Pk4
KauffmanStad4
Metrodome2
Memor. Stad2
Arlington2
Exhibit Stad2
Kingdome2
NetworkAssoc1
Shea Stad1
Where Hit
768
Unk11
911
88
784
General field locations when available.
 
1 Inside the Park
 
Game Totals
1·HR gms102
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
5th38
4th25
6th13
7th12
3rd12
8th1
2nd1
Outs
135
235
032
 
DefPos
LF69
DH19
RF12
PH2
Bases
---59
1--18
-2-7
12-6
--35
1-34
-232
1231
 
159 RBI
RISP25
0 on59
1 on30
2 on12
3 on1
Any on43
Inning
113
212
310
417
511
615
79
87
98
 
1-335
4-643
7-end24
RelScore
+4..6
+37
+210
+111
Tied26
-116
-28
-35
-4..13
 
Ahead34
Tied26
Behind42
Before event, for batter

Play By Play

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1969 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 1969-04-20 (1) KCR OAK Jim Nash behind 0-4 b 7 1 --- 1 5 7 4% 9% Home Run
2 2 2 1 1969-04-20 (2) KCR OAK Catfish Hunter tied 0-0 b 1 1 1-- 2 3 7 18% 73% Home Run; Fiore Scores
3 3 3 1 1969-05-04 KCR @ CAL Phil Ortega ahead 7-1 t 6 2 -2- 2 3 7 1% 99% Home Run; Hernandez Scores
4 4 4 1 1969-05-06 KCR @ DET Denny McLain behind 1-6 t 7 0 --- 1 3 7 2% 5% Home Run
5 5 5 1 1969-05-20 KCR @ CLE Sam McDowell behind 0-4 t 7 1 --- 1 3 7 4% 7% Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
6 6 6 1 1969-06-11 KCR @ NYY Fritz Peterson tied 2-2 t 8 2 1-- 2 5 7 42% 86% IPHR Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Fiore Scores
7 7 7 1 1969-06-30 KCR CAL Rudy May tied 1-1 b 9 2 --- 1 5 7 47% 100% Walk-Off Home Run
8 8 8 1 1969-07-06 KCR SEP Gene Brabender behind 1-3 b 3 2 --- 1 5 7 11% 38% Home Run
9 9 9 1 1969-07-10 KCR @ MIN Ron Perranoski behind 3-6 t 7 2 1-- 2 4 7 15% 22% Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Fiore Scores
10 10 10 1 1969-07-11 KCR CHW Gary Peters behind 0-1 b 3 2 12- 3 4 7 34% 75% Home Run (Deep LF); Kelly Scores; Hernandez Scores
11 11 11 1 1969-08-31 KCR @ NYY Fritz Peterson behind 1-2 t 4 0 -2- 2 4 7 19% 64% Home Run; Fiore Scores/unER
1970 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
12 12 1 1 1970-04-16 KCR @ MIL Lew Krausse ahead 3-1 t 3 1 12- 3 5 7 16% 91% Home Run; Kirkpatrick Scores; Otis Scores
13 13 2 1 1970-04-25 KCR BAL Jim Palmer behind 1-5 b 6 0 1-- 2 5 7 12% 24% Home Run; Oliver Scores
14 14 3 1 1970-04-28 KCR DET Joe Niekro behind 0-8 b 6 2 --3 2 3 7 1% 1% Home Run; Rooker Scores/unER; Piniella Scores/unER
15 15 4 1 1970-05-01 KCR CLE Dean Chance behind 0-1 b 1 2 -23 3 5 7 27% 72% Home Run; Hernandez Scores; Otis Scores
16 16 5 1 1970-05-03 KCR CLE Barry Moore behind 0-1 b 2 0 1-- 2 5 7 19% 66% Home Run; Keough Scores
17 17 6 1 1970-06-13 KCR NYY Mike Kekich behind 0-1 b 2 0 --- 1 5 7 12% 55% Home Run
18 18 7 1 1970-06-28 (2) KCR CAL Greg Garrett ahead 3-1 b 6 0 --- 1 5 7 6% 92% Home Run
19 19 8 1 1970-07-04 KCR @ MIL Dave Baldwin behind 5-6 t 9 2 12- 3 7 PH 78% 92% Home Run; Otis Scores; Oliver Scores
20 20 9 1 1970-07-24 (2) KCR @ CLE Dean Chance behind 2-9 t 8 1 -23 3 5 7 1% 2% Home Run; Rojas Scores; Kirkpatrick Scores
21 21 10 1 1970-08-28 (2) KCR WSA Jim Hannan tied 0-0 b 4 1 -2- 2 4 7 20% 78% Home Run; Otis Scores
22 22 11 1 1970-09-17 KCR @ MIL Marty Pattin behind 0-2 t 2 1 --- 1 5 7 10% 37% Home Run
1971 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
23 23 1 1 1971-07-18 (1) KCR DET Bill Gilbreth ahead 1-0 b 1 1 12- 3 5 7 19% 88% Home Run; Otis Scores; Rojas Scores
24 24 2 1 1971-07-21 KCR BAL Jim Palmer behind 0-1 b 2 0 --- 1 6 7 12% 55% Home Run
25 25 3 1 1971-08-13 KCR @ BOS Sparky Lyle ahead 4-1 t 9 2 --- 1 6 7 2% 99% Home Run
1972 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
26 26 1 1 1972-05-02 KCR @ DET Tom Timmermann ahead 5-3 t 9 0 --- 1 5 7 3% 97% Home Run
27 27 2 1 1972-05-09 KCR @ CLE Dick Tidrow behind 0-2 t 9 2 --- 1 5 7 2% 3% Home Run
28 28 3 1 1972-05-19 KCR OAK Blue Moon Odom ahead 1-0 b 1 1 --3 2 4 7 12% 83% Home Run; Otis Scores
29 29 4 1 1972-05-20 KCR OAK Diego Segui behind 0-4 b 4 0 --- 1 4 7 6% 17% Home Run (LF-CF)
30 30 5 1 1972-06-01 KCR @ MIN Dick Woodson behind 0-3 t 6 2 1-- 2 3 7 17% 25% Home Run; Hovley Scores
31 31 6 1 1972-07-08 KCR @ CLE Mike Kilkenny behind 0-2 t 3 2 --- 1 3 7 11% 33% Home Run
32 32 7 1 1972-07-09 (2) KCR @ CLE Ed Farmer ahead 1-0 t 1 2 --- 1 4 7 11% 69% Home Run
33 33 8 1 1972-07-10 KCR @ BAL Mike Cuellar behind 1-2 t 9 2 1-- 2 4 7 77% 84% Home Run; Hovley Scores
34 34 9 1 1972-07-18 (2) KCR CLE Phil Hennigan ahead 9-3 b 4 2 --- 1 5 7 1% 99% Home Run
35 35 10 1 1972-08-27 (2) KCR @ NYY Sparky Lyle behind 2-6 t 8 1 12- 3 4 7 12% 17% Home Run; Otis Scores; Scheinblum Scores
36 36 11 1 1972-09-02 KCR @ BOS Sonny Siebert behind 0-5 t 4 1 --- 1 5 7 4% 8% Home Run
1973 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
37 37 1 1 1973-04-08 KCR @ CAL Rudy May behind 3-4 t 4 0 --- 1 6 7 14% 50% Home Run
38 38 2 1 1973-05-14 KCR CAL Bill Singer behind 1-2 b 4 1 --- 1 7 10 14% 53% Home Run
39 39 3 1 1973-05-19 KCR @ OAK Vida Blue ahead 4-0 t 6 2 --- 1 5 7 4% 96% Home Run
40 40 4 1 1973-05-23 KCR @ MIN Jim Kaat tied 1-1 t 3 1 123 4 5 7 25% 85% Home Run; Rojas Scores; Otis Scores; Mayberry Scores
41 41 5 1 1973-06-15 KCR @ CLE Tom Hilgendorf ahead 5-2 t 9 2 1-- 2 6 10 3% 99% Home Run; Kirkpatrick Scores
42 42 6 1 1973-06-17 (2) KCR @ CLE Mike Kekich ahead 4-0 t 3 0 1-- 2 3 7 6% 94% Home Run; Wohlford Scores
43 43 7 1 1973-07-10 KCR @ MIL Jim Colborn tied 0-0 t 2 1 1-- 2 6 7 19% 69% Home Run; Mayberry Scores
44 44 8 1 1973-08-10 KCR BAL Doyle Alexander ahead 1-0 b 5 1 --- 1 7 7 11% 80% Home Run
45 45 9 1 1973-08-14 KCR CLE Gaylord Perry ahead 3-2 b 4 1 --- 1 7 7 11% 77% Home Run
1974 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
46 46 1 1 1974-05-12 (1) NYY MIL Clyde Wright behind 0-3 b 2 0 --- 1 4 9 9% 32% Home Run
47 47 2 1 1974-06-02 NYY @ MIN Vic Albury ahead 2-0 t 6 0 --- 1 4 7 8% 87% Home Run
48 48 3 1 1974-06-17 NYY @ CAL Frank Tanana behind 0-1 t 7 2 1-- 2 2 7 44% 68% Home Run; Stanley Scores
49 49 4 1 1974-07-27 NYY @ BOS Luis Tiant tied 3-3 t 6 0 --- 1 6 7 16% 66% Home Run
50 50 5 1 1974-07-28 NYY @ BOS Bill Lee behind 2-3 t 5 0 --- 1 6 7 14% 50% Home Run
51 51 6 1 1974-08-11 NYY @ CAL Dick Lange tied 0-0 t 2 0 --- 1 5 7 12% 62% Home Run
52 52 7 1 1974-09-13 NYY @ DET Woodie Fryman tied 0-0 t 1 1 1-3 3 4 7 20% 77% Home Run; Maddox Scores; Murcer Scores
53 53 8 1 1974-09-14 NYY @ DET Mickey Lolich ahead 2-0 t 1 1 --- 1 4 7 8% 77% Home Run
54 54 9 1 1974-09-28 (2) NYY @ CLE Bruce Ellingsen behind 2-4 t 5 2 -2- 2 4 7 24% 45% Home Run (Deep LF); White Scores
1976 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
55 55 1 1 1976-04-23 NYY KCR Paul Splittorff behind 1-3 b 6 2 --- 1 5 10 13% 31% Home Run
56 56 2 1 1976-05-12 NYY DET Bill Laxton ahead 4-1 b 4 0 --- 1 7 10 5% 93% Home Run
57 57 3 1 1976-07-02 NYY @ CLE Tom Buskey ahead 4-1 t 3 0 1-- 2 4 9 9% 92% Home Run; Munson Scores
1977 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
58 58 1 1 1977-05-28 NYY CHW Francisco Barrios behind 1-7 b 5 0 --- 1 8 7 3% 7% Home Run
59 59 2 1 1977-06-02 NYY @ MIN Jeff Holly tied 0-0 t 4 1 1-- 2 5 10 21% 72% Home Run; Chambliss Scores
60 60 3 1 1977-06-30 NYY @ TOR Jerry Garvin ahead 3-1 t 8 1 --- 1 7 7 7% 92% Home Run
61 61 4 1 1977-07-04 NYY CLE Sid Monge ahead 6-3 b 8 1 --- 1 7 10 2% 99% Home Run
62 62 5 1 1977-07-07 NYY CLE Pat Dobson ahead 4-1 b 5 2 --3 2 5 10 7% 96% Home Run; Blair Scores
63 63 6 1 1977-08-22 NYY @ CHW Francisco Barrios tied 0-0 t 5 1 --- 1 7 10 15% 62% Home Run
64 64 7 1 1977-08-26 NYY TEX Roger Moret behind 0-3 b 4 0 --- 1 5 9 9% 31% Home Run
65 65 8 1 1977-09-02 NYY @ MIN Dave Goltz tied 0-0 t 5 0 --- 1 6 9 14% 64% Home Run
66 66 9 1 1977-09-03 NYY @ MIN Jim Shellenback ahead 3-2 t 6 1 1-- 2 6 9 19% 86% Home Run; Chambliss Scores
67 67 10 1 1977-09-06 NYY @ CLE Dennis Eckersley tied 2-2 t 6 2 --- 1 6 10 18% 62% Home Run
68 68 11 1 1977-09-21 NYY @ BOS Luis Tiant behind 0-2 t 5 0 --- 1 7 10 11% 37% Home Run
69 69 12 1 1977-09-25 (1) NYY @ TOR Jerry Johnson ahead 8-0 t 7 0 --- 1 5 7 0% 100% Home Run
1978 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
70 70 1 1 1978-05-02 NYY KCR Larry Gura tied 2-2 b 6 2 -2- 2 5 7 29% 84% Home Run; Munson Scores
71 71 2 1 1978-07-14 NYY CHW Ken Kravec tied 0-0 b 1 2 1-- 2 4 7 20% 72% Home Run (Deep LF); Munson Scores
72 72 3 1 1978-07-26 NYY CLE Rick Waits behind 0-1 b 9 1 1-3 3 4 7 55% 100% Walk-Off Home Run; Rivers Scores; Munson Scores
73 73 4 1 1978-08-31 NYY @ BAL Scott McGregor ahead 3-2 t 7 0 --- 1 5 7 12% 83% Home Run
74 74 5 1 1978-09-08 NYY @ BOS Bill Lee ahead 8-0 t 5 0 --- 1 7 9 0% 99% Home Run
75 75 6 1 1978-09-18 NYY MIL Bill Travers ahead 1-0 b 2 0 --- 1 5 9 10% 76% Home Run (Deep LF)
1979 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
76 76 1 1 1979-04-27 NYY @ SEA Rick Honeycutt tied 0-0 t 1 2 --3 2 4 10 16% 65% Home Run; Rivers Scores
77 77 2 1 1979-05-01 NYY @ CAL Frank Tanana tied 0-0 t 1 1 1-3 3 4 7 19% 75% Home Run; Beniquez Scores; Munson Scores
78 78 3 1 1979-05-06 NYY OAK Craig Minetto behind 3-4 b 6 0 --- 1 3 7 18% 58% Home Run
79 79 4 1 1979-05-27 (2) NYY @ CLE Sid Monge tied 4-4 t 8 1 --- 1 7 PH 26% 72% Home Run
80 80 5 1 1979-05-30 NYY @ MIL Mike Caldwell tied 0-0 t 3 2 --3 2 4 9 19% 68% Home Run (Deep LF); Randolph Scores; Piniella Scores
81 81 6 1 1979-06-01 NYY CHW Francisco Barrios ahead 1-0 b 7 2 12- 3 6 7 18% 97% Home Run; Nettles Scores; Jackson Scores; Piniella Scores
82 82 7 1 1979-06-15 NYY @ TEX Jon Matlack behind 3-9 t 8 1 1-- 2 4 9 1% 2% Home Run; Munson Scores
83 83 8 1 1979-07-11 NYY @ SEA Floyd Bannister behind 0-11 t 7 0 --- 1 5 7 0% 0% Home Run
84 84 9 1 1979-07-30 NYY @ CHW Rich Wortham tied 0-0 t 4 1 --- 1 5 7 12% 60% Home Run (Deep LF); Piniella Scores
85 85 10 1 1979-08-01 NYY @ CHW Ken Kravec ahead 2-0 t 1 2 --- 1 5 7 8% 74% Home Run (Deep LF); Piniella Scores
86 86 11 1 1979-08-09 NYY CHW Rich Wortham behind 0-4 b 4 1 --- 1 3 7 7% 19% Home Run (Deep RF); Piniella Scores
1980 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
87 87 1 1 1980-05-21 NYY @ DET Dan Schatzeder ahead 1-0 t 4 1 1-3 3 5 7 18% 87% Home Run; Jones Scores; Soderholm Scores
88 88 2 1 1980-08-28 NYY SEA Jim Beattie tied 0-0 b 2 0 1-- 2 5 7 16% 75% Home Run (Deep LF); Jackson Scores
1981 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
89 89 1 1 1981-05-04 NYY @ CAL Geoff Zahn tied 2-2 t 6 1 --- 1 6 9 18% 65% Home Run
90 90 2 1 1981-06-11 NYY @ CHW Steve Trout tied 0-0 t 1 2 --- 1 3 9 11% 57% Home Run
91 91 3 1 1981-08-15 NYY @ DET Dan Schatzeder ahead 1-0 t 3 2 --- 1 3 10 11% 69% Home Run
92 92 4 1 1981-09-14 NYY @ MIL Mike Caldwell ahead 3-0 t 3 2 --- 1 4 10 7% 87% Home Run
93 93 5 1 1981-09-18 NYY @ BOS Frank Tanana ahead 3-1 t 6 1 --- 1 4 10 9% 86% Home Run
1982 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
94 94 1 1 1982-04-13 NYY @ TEX Rick Honeycutt ahead 3-1 t 5 1 -2- 2 5 10 12% 90% Home Run; Griffey Scores
95 95 2 1 1982-05-28 NYY @ MIN Bobby Castillo behind 1-3 t 5 0 1-- 2 7 7 20% 50% Home Run; Nettles Scores
96 96 3 1 1982-06-21 NYY @ MIL Bob McClure behind 0-1 t 4 0 --- 1 4 10 13% 50% Home Run
97 97 4 1 1982-08-16 (2) NYY KCR Bud Black tied 0-0 b 4 2 --- 1 5 10 14% 65% Home Run
98 98 5 1 1982-09-04 NYY @ KCR Larry Gura tied 0-0 t 2 1 --- 1 5 10 11% 58% Home Run
99 99 6 1 1982-09-24 NYY @ BOS John Tudor tied 0-0 t 2 1 --- 1 5 10 10% 58% Home Run
1983 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
100 100 1 1 1983-05-06 NYY @ MIN Jack O'Connor ahead 2-0 t 2 0 --- 1 6 7 8% 78% Home Run
101 101 2 1 1983-07-02 NYY BOS Bruce Hurst behind 0-1 b 1 2 -2- 2 4 9 19% 62% Home Run; Mumphrey Scores
1984 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
102 102 1 1 1984-05-18 NYY CAL Tommy John behind 0-3 b 4 2 --- 1 5 7 9% 25% Home Run

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