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Johnny Ray
John Cornelius Ray
All-Star Player
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: March 1, 1957 in Chouteau, OK
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 12th round of the 1979 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1981
Final Game: September 30, 1990
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Career Home Runs

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Johnny Ray: 53 Career Home Runs

1 leading off, 1 walk-off, 4 tying, 25 go ahead
2 Tms
PIT37
CAL16
 
vs RHP46
vs LHP7
 
Home34
Away19
 
Leverage
High Lev10
Medium Lev28
Low Lev15
19 Opps
STL7
PHI6
SFG5
NYM5
SDP4
CHC4
MIL3
CIN2
SEA2
NYY2
BAL2
CLE2
HOU2
CHW2
MIN1
KCR1
ATL1
BOS1
MON1
51 Pitchers
Charles Hudson2
Rick Aguilera2
Brian Holman1
Steve Mura1
Ricky Horton1
John Tudor1
Jeff Innis1
Bob Knepper1
Neil Allen1
John Denny1
Brad Havens1
Fred Breining1
Mark Knudson1
Jay Tibbs1
Walt Terrell1
Dick Tidrow1
Frank Pastore1
Joe Niekro1
Steve Bedrosian1
Eric Show1
12 Parks
3 Rivers Std22
Angel Stad12
Busch Stad5
VeteransStad3
Shea Stad2
Wrigley Fld2
Qualcomm St2
Comiskey Pk1
Yankee Stad1
Kingdome1
Candlestick1
County Stad1
Where Hit
921
Unk18
86
76
892
General field locations when available.
 
 
Pitches
Unk37
36
44
13
22
61
Pitches in PA when available.
Game Totals
1·HR gms51
2·HR gms1
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
2nd21
3rd21
1st5
6th4
7th2
Outs
018
218
117
 
DefPos
2B50
PH2
LF1
Bases
---33
12-6
1--6
-2-4
-232
1-32
 
83 RBI
RISP14
0 on33
1 on10
2 on10
Any on20
Inning
17
23
38
46
56
66
76
86
93
Extra2
 
1-318
4-618
7-end17
RelScore
+4..2
+31
+23
+16
Tied19
-16
-27
-33
-4..6
 
Ahead12
Tied19
Behind22
Before event, for batter
Count
Unk37
0-03
2-13
1-13
2-03
1-02
3-21
1-21

Play By Play

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1982 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 1982-04-10 PIT @ STL Steve Mura tied 0-0 t 2 0 --- 1 7 4 11% 61% Home Run
2 2 2 1 1982-05-15 PIT CIN Frank Pastore ahead 3-0 b 3 2 12- 3 6 4 11% 96% Home Run; Thompson Scores; Easler Scores
3 3 3 1 1982-05-30 PIT SFG Jim Barr tied 6-6 b 13 1 --- 1 3 4 42% 100% Walk-Off Home Run
4 4 4 1 1982-06-17 PIT PHI Larry Christenson tied 1-1 b 6 0 --- 1 2 4 18% 75% Home Run
5 5 5 1 1982-06-21 PIT CHC Dick Tidrow ahead 3-2 b 7 2 --- 1 2 4 11% 88% Home Run
6 6 6 1 1982-07-05 PIT HOU Joe Niekro tied 1-1 b 1 0 --- 1 2 4 10% 65% Home Run
7 7 7 1 1982-08-18 PIT SFG Renie Martin behind 1-4 b 3 1 12- 3 2 4 26% 53% Home Run; Robinson Scores; Lacy Scores
1983 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
8 8 1 1 1983-04-26 PIT SFG Fred Breining ahead 2-0 b 6 1 --- 1 6 4 7% 91% Home Run
9 9 2 1 1983-07-13 PIT @ SFG Greg Minton behind 5-6 t 9 2 --- 1 1 PH 37% 40% Home Run
10 10 3 1 1983-07-16 PIT @ SDP Ed Whitson tied 1-1 t 5 1 --- 1 2 4 16% 63% Home Run
11 11 4 1 1983-07-27 PIT SDP Eric Show tied 0-0 b 1 0 1-- 2 2 4 16% 74% Home Run; Wynne Scores
12 12 5 2 1983-07-27 PIT SDP Elias Sosa ahead 6-0 b 7 0 -2- 2 2 4 0% 100% Home Run; Wynne Scores
1984 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
13 13 1 1 1984-08-07 PIT @ STL Danny Cox behind 0-2 t 7 0 --- 1 2 4 12% 29% Home Run
14 14 2 1 1984-08-21 PIT ATL Pascual Perez tied 0-0 b 4 0 -2- 2 3 4 16% 80% Home Run; Lacy Scores
15 15 3 1 1984-09-08 PIT STL Joaquin Andujar behind 1-9 b 8 0 --- 1 3 4 0% 0% Home Run
16 16 4 1 1984-09-11 PIT MON Greg Bargar ahead 1-0 b 3 1 -23 3 3 4 14% 90% Home Run; Wynne Scores; Lacy Scores
17 17 5 1 1984-09-14 PIT @ STL Bruce Sutter tied 7-7 t 12 0 --- 1 3 4 35% 85% Home Run
18 18 6 1 1984-09-18 PIT @ CHC Dennis Eckersley tied 1-1 t 4 1 --- 1 3 4 13% 60% Home Run
1985 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
19 19 1 1 1985-05-22 PIT HOU Bob Knepper tied 0-0 b 2 2 --- 1 7 4 12% 63% Home Run
20 20 2 1 1985-06-14 PIT PHI Kevin Gross tied 0-0 b 5 2 --- 1 1 4 17% 69% Home Run
21 21 3 1 1985-06-22 PIT @ PHI Charles Hudson tied 0-0 t 1 0 --- 1 1 4 10% 60% Lead-Off Home Run
22 22 4 1 1985-07-02 PIT @ NYM Ron Darling behind 0-4 t 5 2 --- 1 1 4 5% 11% Home Run
23 23 5 1 1985-07-11 PIT SFG Mike Krukow behind 2-3 b 2 2 -2- 2 1 4 22% 63% Home Run; Orsulak Scores
24 24 6 1 1985-10-02 PIT @ CHC Rick Sutcliffe behind 1-3 t 5 2 12- 3 3 4 36% 60% Home Run; Ortiz Scores; Orsulak Scores
25 25 7 1 1985-10-04 (1) PIT @ PHI Dave Shipanoff ahead 4-2 t 9 2 1-3 3 3 4 6% 99% Home Run; Khalifa Scores; Reynolds Scores
1986 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
26 26 1 1 1986-04-12 PIT CHC Lee Smith behind 0-1 b 8 2 12- 3 3 4 66% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball); Belliard Scores; Orsulak Scores
27 27 2 1 1986-05-25 PIT CIN John Denny behind 0-2 b 6 0 --- 1 3 4 14% 38% Home Run
28 28 3 1 1986-07-09 PIT @ SDP Lance McCullers ahead 1-0 t 1 1 --- 1 3 4 10% 68% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
29 29 4 1 1986-08-09 PIT @ STL Tim Conroy tied 0-0 t 1 1 1-- 2 3 4 18% 68% Home Run; Bonilla Scores
30 30 5 1 1986-08-14 PIT @ PHI Charles Hudson behind 2-5 t 6 0 --- 1 3 4 8% 21% Home Run
31 31 6 1 1986-10-01 PIT @ STL Ray Soff tied 3-3 t 8 1 --- 1 3 4 28% 74% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
32 32 7 1 1986-10-04 (2) PIT @ NYM Rick Aguilera behind 0-2 t 4 1 --- 1 3 4 11% 34% Home Run
1987 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
33 33 1 1 1987-04-18 PIT PHI Steve Bedrosian behind 3-5 b 8 1 12- 3 3 4 60% 85% Home Run; Bream Scores; Cangelosi Scores
34 34 2 1 1987-04-20 PIT NYM Rick Aguilera behind 1-2 b 3 0 1-- 2 3 4 19% 67% Home Run; Van Slyke Scores
35 35 3 1 1987-04-21 PIT NYM Bob Ojeda behind 5-7 b 8 1 --- 1 3 4 12% 24% Home Run
36 36 4 1 1987-06-14 PIT NYM Jeff Innis behind 0-4 b 4 0 1-- 2 3 4 13% 31% Home Run; Van Slyke Scores
37 37 5 1 1987-08-11 PIT STL John Tudor tied 2-2 b 4 2 --- 1 6 4 14% 65% Home Run
1988 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
38 38 1 1 1988-04-04 CAL @ CHW Ricky Horton ahead 1-0 t 3 2 --- 3,(2-0)  1 2 7 11% 69% Home Run (Line Drive)
39 39 2 1 1988-05-25 CAL NYY Neil Allen behind 1-2 b 9 1 --- 4,(1-2)  1 2 PH 47% 58% Home Run
40 40 3 1 1988-07-22 CAL CLE Brad Havens ahead 6-2 b 6 2 --- 3,(2-0)  1 2 4 2% 97% Home Run (LF Line)
41 41 4 1 1988-08-06 CAL CHW Melido Perez ahead 4-2 b 4 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  3 2 4 15% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball); Schofield Scores/unER; White Scores/unER; Ray Scores/unER
42 42 5 1 1988-08-31 CAL BAL Jay Tibbs behind 0-4 b 7 0 --- 3,(2-0)  1 2 4 5% 12% Home Run
43 43 6 1 1988-09-27 CAL @ MIL Chuck Crim behind 1-6 t 7 2 -23 4,(2-1)  3 2 4 9% 12% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Miller Scores; White Scores
1989 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
44 44 1 1 1989-05-16 CAL BOS Mike Smithson tied 1-1 b 3 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  2 2 4 15% 77% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Washington Scores
45 45 2 1 1989-06-24 CAL BAL Bob Milacki tied 0-0 b 1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  1 2 4 11% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
46 46 3 1 1989-08-03 CAL @ SEA Randy Johnson ahead 1-0 t 6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  2 2 4 17% 87% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Schofield Scores
47 47 4 1 1989-08-18 CAL CLE Tom Candiotti behind 2-3 b 3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  1 3 4 13% 53% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
48 48 5 1 1989-09-01 CAL @ NYY Walt Terrell behind 1-7 t 3 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  2 3 4 6% 10% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Washington Scores
1990 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
49 49 1 1 1990-04-09 CAL SEA Brian Holman tied 0-0 b 1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  1 2 4 11% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
50 50 2 1 1990-05-27 CAL MIL Bill Wegman tied 2-2 b 5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  1 2 4 17% 68% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
51 51 3 1 1990-07-18 CAL MIL Mark Knudson behind 0-3 b 5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  1 6 4 9% 24% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
52 52 4 1 1990-09-12 CAL MIN Tim Drummond ahead 7-6 b 7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  1 2 4 10% 89% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
53 53 5 1 1990-09-27 CAL KCR Hector Wagner behind 2-4 b 8 2 12- 1,(0-0)  3 2 4 70% 85% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Schofield Scores; White Scores

About the SABR Home Run Encyclopedia

Much of the data on Baseball-Reference.com's Home Run Logs comes from the Tattersall/McConnell Home Run Log, a database of all homers hit in the major leagues since 1876. This project was begun in the 1940's by John C. Tattersall and was continued after Tattersall's death in 1981 by Bob McConnell, one of SABR's original 16 members. David Vincent, another SABR member, has since assumed the leadership of the project. Baseball-Reference.com has licensed this remarkable database from the Society for American Baseball Research. All credit for the data therein goes to the intrepid researchers who digitized this data from archival sources.

For years from 1954 to 2009, RetroSheet play-by-play data has been used whenever the home run occurred in a game for which we have complete play-by-play data.

There are a handful of cases where the home run logs totals do not agree with the totals on our player pages. We are working to reconcile all of those differences, but believe that in all cases the Home Run Encyclopedia is correct.