
Born: October 4, 1928 in Sauk Rapids, MN
High School: Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sauk Rapids, MN)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1947.
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Debut: April 14, 1953
Final Game: June 18, 1961
Died: February 10, 1993 in Waite Park, MN
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| 1953 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1953-06-03 (1) | STL | @ | PHI | Curt Simmons | t 7 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1953-06-18 | STL | BRO | Ralph Branca | ahead 7-3 | b 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1953-07-04 (1) | STL | @ | CHC | Paul Minner | t 9 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1953-07-07 | STL | @ | CIN | Jackie Collum | t 2 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1953-07-07 | STL | @ | CIN | Joe Nuxhall | t 7 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1953-07-08 | STL | @ | CIN | Frank Smith | t 7 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1953-07-19 (1) | STL | @ | PIT | Murry Dickson | t 8 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1953-07-19 (2) | STL | @ | PIT | Roy Face | t 4 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1953-07-21 | STL | @ | NYG | Marv Grissom | ahead 5-2 | t 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||||
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1953-08-08 | STL | NYG | Al Corwin | b 8 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1953-08-11 | STL | @ | MLN | Bob Buhl | t 8 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1953-08-16 (1) | STL | @ | CIN | Harry Perkowski | t 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1953-08-27 | STL | @ | NYG | Dave Koslo | t 7 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1953-08-29 | STL | @ | PIT | Murry Dickson | t 7 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1953-09-01 | STL | @ | BRO | Preacher Roe | behind 2-6 | t 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||||
| 1954 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1954-04-17 | STL | @ | CHC | Hal Jeffcoat | t 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| 17 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1954-04-21 | STL | @ | CIN | Corky Valentine | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10% | 60% | Lead-Off | Home Run |
| 18 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1954-05-05 | STL | PHI | Robin Roberts | behind 2-4 | b 5 | 1 | --- | 1 | 7 | 7 | 12% | 38% | Home Run (Deep LF) | ||
| 19 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1954-05-16 (1) | STL | @ | PHI | Steve Ridzik | tied 1-1 | t 5 | 2 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 16% | 61% | Home Run | |
| 20 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1954-05-17 | STL | @ | PHI | Robin Roberts | ahead 1-0 | t 5 | 0 | -2- | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14% | 85% | Home Run; Alston Scores | |
| 21 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1954-05-19 | STL | @ | NYG | Sal Maglie | ahead 2-0 | t 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9% | 88% | Home Run | |
| 22 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1954-06-15 | STL | @ | PHI | Bob Miller | behind 0-1 | t 3 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 1 | 7 | 19% | 62% | Home Run; Raschi Scores | |
| 23 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1954-06-18 | STL | @ | NYG | Sal Maglie | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10% | 60% | Lead-Off | Home Run |
| 24 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 1954-06-19 | STL | @ | NYG | Don Liddle | tied 1-1 | t 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 1 | 7 | 21% | 67% | IPHR | Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (CF-RF) |
| 25 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1954-06-20 | STL | @ | NYG | Ruben Gomez | behind 2-3 | t 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16% | 50% | Home Run | |
| 26 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 1954-06-23 | STL | @ | PIT | Johnny Hetki | t 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||
| 27 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 1954-06-27 | STL | @ | BRO | Preacher Roe | ahead 1-0 | t 2 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17% | 75% | Home Run; Alston Scores/unER; Repulski Scores/unER | |
| 28 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 1954-06-30 | STL | @ | CIN | Harry Perkowski | ahead 7-1 | t 7 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1% | 100% | Home Run; Jablonski Scores; Cunningham Scores | |
| 29 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 1954-06-30 | STL | @ | CIN | Moe Savransky | ahead 10-3 | t 9 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0% | 100% | Home Run | |
| 30 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 1954-07-05 (1) | STL | MLN | Jim Wilson | behind 2-7 | b 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3% | 8% | Home Run | ||
| 31 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 1954-07-30 | STL | @ | PHI | Ron Mrozinski | ahead 10-3 | t 9 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0% | 100% | Home Run (LF-CF) | |
| 32 | 32 | 17 | 1 | 1954-08-28 | STL | BRO | Jim Hughes | behind 2-7 | b 9 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0% | 1% | Home Run | ||
| 33 | 33 | 18 | 1 | 1954-09-14 | STL | @ | PHI | Ron Mrozinski | ahead 4-2 | t 8 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7% | 93% | Home Run | |
| 34 | 34 | 19 | 1 | 1954-09-21 (2) | STL | @ | CHC | Johnny Klippstein | behind 1-3 | t 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12% | 31% | Home Run | |
| 1955 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 35 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1955-04-14 | STL | MLN | Gene Conley | behind 3-7 | b 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4% | 9% | Home Run | ||
| 36 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1955-04-18 | STL | CIN | Joe Nuxhall | behind 2-6 | b 6 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11% | 22% | Home Run; Musial Scores | ||
| 37 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 1955-04-30 | STL | @ | NYG | Don Liddle | behind 1-2 | t 3 | 2 | --- | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12% | 46% | Home Run | |
| 38 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1955-05-04 | STL | @ | BRO | Johnny Podres | behind 0-5 | t 4 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8% | 17% | Home Run (Fly Ball); Virdon Scores | |
| 39 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 1955-05-06 | STL | MLN | Chet Nichols | tied 3-3 | b 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18% | 72% | Home Run | ||
| 40 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 1955-05-20 | STL | @ | CIN | Corky Valentine | behind 0-3 | t 5 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16% | 36% | Home Run; Sarni Scores | |
| 41 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 1955-05-25 (2) | STL | @ | CHC | Bob Rush | behind 0-3 | t 9 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2% | 4% | Home Run | |
| 42 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 1955-05-27 | STL | CIN | Joe Nuxhall | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19% | 71% | Home Run; Musial Scores | ||
| 43 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 1955-06-04 | STL | @ | BRO | Don Newcombe | behind 0-6 | t 9 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0% | 0% | Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF) | |
| 44 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 1955-06-22 | STL | PHI | Robin Roberts | tied 3-3 | b 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10% | 61% | Home Run | ||
| 45 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 1955-07-01 | STL | @ | CHC | Bob Rush | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10% | 60% | Home Run | |
| 46 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 1955-07-01 | STL | @ | CHC | Jim Davis | behind 4-11 | t 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0% | 1% | Home Run | |
| 47 | 47 | 13 | 1 | 1955-07-03 (1) | STL | @ | CHC | Dave Hillman | t 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |||||||
| 48 | 48 | 14 | 1 | 1955-07-04 (1) | STL | @ | MLN | Ray Crone | tied 2-2 | t 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20% | 70% | Home Run | |
| 49 | 49 | 15 | 1 | 1955-07-04 (2) | STL | @ | MLN | Lew Burdette | ahead 2-0 | t 6 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9% | 85% | Home Run | |
| 50 | 50 | 16 | 1 | 1955-07-06 | STL | @ | CIN | Jackie Collum | ahead 2-0 | t 5 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18% | 92% | Home Run; Moon Scores/unER; Musial Scores/unER; Repulski Scores/unER | |
| 51 | 51 | 17 | 1 | 1955-07-15 | STL | @ | BRO | Don Newcombe | behind 0-4 | t 5 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5% | 13% | Home Run (Fly Ball) | |
| 52 | 52 | 18 | 1 | 1955-07-17 (1) | STL | @ | PIT | Dick Littlefield | t 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |||||||
| 53 | 53 | 19 | 2 | 1955-07-17 (1) | STL | @ | PIT | Dick Littlefield | t 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||||||
| 54 | 54 | 20 | 1 | 1955-07-24 (1) | STL | @ | PHI | Curt Simmons | behind 0-6 | t 4 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6% | 12% | Home Run; Musial Scores | |
| 55 | 55 | 21 | 1 | 1955-08-28 | STL | @ | BRO | Karl Spooner | behind 0-2 | t 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12% | 31% | Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF) | |
| 56 | 56 | 22 | 1 | 1955-09-15 | STL | BRO | Sandy Koufax | tied 1-1 | b 3 | 2 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12% | 63% | Home Run (Line Drive) | ||
| 57 | 57 | 23 | 1 | 1955-09-19 | STL | CHC | Jim Davis | tied 5-5 | b 12 | 2 | 1 | 7 | Walk-Off | ||||||
| 1956 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 58 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 1956-05-03 | STL | BRO | Don Newcombe | behind 1-7 | b 7 | 1 | --3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2% | 5% | Home Run; Moon Scores | ||
| 59 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 1956-05-04 | STL | BRO | Chuck Templeton | behind 0-1 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14% | 56% | Home Run (Fly Ball) | ||
| 60 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 1956-05-08 | STL | PHI | Robin Roberts | ahead 4-1 | b 3 | 1 | 1-3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8% | 96% | Home Run; Boyer Scores; Moon Scores | ||
| 61 | 61 | 4 | 1 | 1956-05-13 (2) | STL | @ | CHC | Sam Jones | behind 2-5 | t 4 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17% | 32% | Home Run (LF-CF); Moon Scores | |
| 62 | 62 | 5 | 1 | 1956-05-19 | STL | @ | PHI | Saul Rogovin | ahead 3-0 | t 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7% | 83% | Home Run (LF-CF) | |
| 63 | 63 | 6 | 1 | 1956-05-21 | STL | @ | NYG | Don Liddle | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11% | 59% | Home Run | |
| 64 | 64 | 7 | 1 | 1956-07-01 (1) | STL | CIN | Art Fowler | behind 5-7 | b 5 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13% | 37% | Home Run | ||
| 65 | 65 | 8 | 1 | 1956-08-19 (2) | STL | CHC | Jim Davis | behind 0-2 | b 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 9 | PH | 14% | 38% | Home Run | ||
| 66 | 66 | 9 | 1 | 1956-09-13 | STL | @ | NYG | Al Worthington | ahead 2-0 | t 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9% | 81% | Home Run | |
| 67 | 67 | 10 | 1 | 1956-09-16 (1) | STL | @ | PIT | Roy Face | tied 2-2 | t 10 | 2 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 42% | 82% | Home Run | |
| 68 | 68 | 11 | 1 | 1956-09-23 (2) | STL | @ | CIN | Tom Acker | behind 2-5 | t 9 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9% | 16% | Home Run; Boyer Scores | |
| 1957 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 69 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 1957-04-28 (1) | PHI | NYG | Al Worthington | ahead 1-0 | b 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11% | 77% | Home Run (LF-CF) | ||
| 70 | 70 | 2 | 1 | 1957-05-24 | PHI | PIT | Bob Friend | behind 2-3 | b 6 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 6 | 7 | 46% | 83% | Home Run; Lopata Scores; Jones Scores | ||
| 71 | 71 | 3 | 1 | 1957-05-26 (1) | PHI | PIT | Vern Law | behind 0-4 | b 2 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13% | 33% | Home Run; Jones Scores | ||
| 72 | 72 | 4 | 1 | 1957-06-01 | PHI | BRO | Roger Craig | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18% | 73% | Home Run; Hamner Scores | ||
| 73 | 73 | 5 | 1 | 1957-06-06 | PHI | CIN | Art Fowler | ahead 5-1 | b 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2% | 98% | Home Run | ||
| 74 | 74 | 6 | 1 | 1957-06-14 | PHI | MLN | Warren Spahn | behind 1-10 | b 9 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0% | 0% | Home Run (Deep LF-CF) | ||
| 75 | 75 | 7 | 1 | 1957-06-18 | PHI | @ | CHC | Dave Hillman | tied 0-0 | t 4 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 6 | 9 | 27% | 81% | Home Run; Anderson Scores; Jones Scores | |
| 76 | 76 | 8 | 1 | 1957-06-19 (2) | PHI | @ | CHC | Moe Drabowsky | tied 0-0 | t 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15% | 65% | Home Run | |
| 77 | 77 | 9 | 1 | 1957-06-23 (1) | PHI | @ | MLN | Bob Buhl | behind 0-4 | t 2 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6% | 18% | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 78 | 78 | 10 | 1 | 1957-06-24 | PHI | @ | MLN | Juan Pizarro | ahead 8-4 | t 9 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1% | 100% | Home Run (Deep LF); Jones Scores | |
| 79 | 79 | 11 | 1 | 1957-07-04 (1) | PHI | NYG | Ruben Gomez | ahead 1-0 | b 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 9 | 11% | 82% | Home Run | ||
| 80 | 80 | 12 | 1 | 1957-07-06 | PHI | @ | BRO | Don Drysdale | behind 0-2 | t 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9% | 40% | Home Run | |
| 81 | 81 | 13 | 1 | 1957-07-14 (1) | PHI | STL | Von McDaniel | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19% | 81% | Home Run; Ashburn Scores; Bouchee Scores | ||
| 82 | 82 | 14 | 1 | 1957-08-01 | PHI | @ | CIN | Brooks Lawrence | ahead 1-0 | t 2 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10% | 68% | Home Run | |
| 83 | 83 | 15 | 1 | 1957-08-18 (1) | PHI | NYG | Mike McCormick | behind 3-5 | b 9 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10% | 19% | Home Run (LF-CF) | ||
| 84 | 84 | 16 | 1 | 1957-08-23 | PHI | STL | Vinegar Bend Mizell | behind 1-2 | b 8 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 7 | 56% | 86% | Home Run; Bouchee Scores | ||
| 85 | 85 | 17 | 1 | 1957-09-01 (2) | PHI | PIT | Whammy Douglas | behind 2-5 | b 8 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6% | 11% | Home Run | ||
| 86 | 86 | 18 | 1 | 1957-09-02 (1) | PHI | @ | BRO | Danny McDevitt | ahead 3-2 | t 4 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 2 | 7 | 18% | 79% | Home Run; Hacker Scores | |
| 87 | 87 | 19 | 1 | 1957-09-08 (1) | PHI | @ | PIT | Bob Friend | behind 0-2 | t 6 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 2 | 9 | 25% | 47% | Home Run; Ashburn Scores/unER | |
| 88 | 88 | 20 | 1 | 1957-09-13 | PHI | @ | CIN | Tom Acker | behind 3-4 | t 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11% | 50% | Home Run | |
| 1958 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 89 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 1958-04-23 | PHI | PIT | Curt Raydon | ahead 6-1 | b 8 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0% | 100% | Home Run; Bowman Scores | ||
| 90 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 1958-05-02 | PHI | @ | SFG | Mike McCormick | behind 1-4 | t 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6% | 13% | Home Run | |
| 91 | 91 | 3 | 1 | 1958-05-11 (1) | PHI | @ | PIT | Bob Friend | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10% | 58% | Home Run | |
| 92 | 92 | 4 | 1 | 1958-05-17 | PHI | PIT | Bennie Daniels | tied 0-0 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11% | 66% | Home Run | ||
| 93 | 93 | 5 | 1 | 1958-05-18 (1) | PHI | PIT | Roy Face | ahead 5-4 | b 8 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8% | 94% | Home Run | ||
| 94 | 94 | 6 | 1 | 1958-05-27 | PHI | SFG | Stu Miller | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 4 | 9 | 22% | 80% | Home Run; Ashburn Scores; Hemus Scores | ||
| 95 | 95 | 7 | 1 | 1958-06-04 | PHI | @ | CHC | Moe Drabowsky | behind 2-7 | t 5 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7% | 13% | Home Run; Anderson Scores | |
| 96 | 96 | 8 | 1 | 1958-06-07 | PHI | @ | STL | Lindy McDaniel | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 1 | -23 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17% | 75% | Home Run; Hemus Scores; Anderson Scores | |
| 97 | 97 | 9 | 1 | 1958-07-05 | PHI | @ | CIN | Harvey Haddix | behind 3-4 | t 9 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | PH | 55% | 83% | Home Run (LF-CF); Bowman Scores | |
| 98 | 98 | 10 | 1 | 1958-08-13 | PHI | PIT | Curt Raydon | behind 0-6 | b 2 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 9 | PH | 12% | 22% | Home Run (LF-CF); Fernandez Scores; Lopata Scores | ||
| 99 | 99 | 11 | 1 | 1958-08-22 | PHI | @ | STL | Sam Jones | behind 0-9 | t 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 8 | PH | 0% | 0% | Home Run | |
| 100 | 100 | 12 | 1 | 1958-08-24 (1) | PHI | @ | CHC | Bill Henry | behind 2-4 | t 7 | 0 | 12- | 3 | 9 | PH | 37% | 70% | Home Run; Fernandez Scores; Lopata Scores | |
| 101 | 101 | 13 | 1 | 1958-09-03 | PHI | MLN | Warren Spahn | behind 1-11 | b 9 | 1 | 123 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0% | 0% | Home Run; Bowman Scores; Ashburn Scores; Hemus Scores | ||
| 1959 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 102 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 1959-05-10 | LAD | @ | SFG | Mike McCormick | tied 0-0 | t 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14% | 59% | Home Run | |
| 103 | 103 | 2 | 1 | 1959-08-23 (1) | LAD | @ | PIT | Harvey Haddix | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11% | 57% | Home Run (Line Drive) | |
| 1960 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 104 | 104 | 1 | 1 | 1960-05-10 | BOS | CHW | Don Ferrarese | tied 5-5 | b 8 | 1 | 123 | 4 | 9 | PH | 21% | 99% | Home Run (Deep LF); Thomson Scores; Clinton Scores; Monbouquette Scores | ||
| 105 | 105 | 2 | 1 | 1960-06-03 | BOS | @ | NYY | Bob Turley | behind 0-4 | t 7 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 8 | PH | 8% | 14% | Home Run (Deep LF); Green Scores | |
| 106 | 106 | 3 | 1 | 1960-08-11 | BOS | @ | CLE | Jack Harshman | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11% | 61% | Home Run (Deep LF) |
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