Born: May 13, 1927 in Mathews, AL
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1947.
(All Transactions)
Debut: July 15, 1952
Final Game: September 27, 1959
About biographical information
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1952-07-22 | NYG | STL | Jerry Staley | behind 0-1 | b 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1952-07-24 | NYG | STL | Bobby Tiefenauer | ahead 5-2 | b 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1952-07-26 | NYG | CIN | Frank Hiller | b 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1952-07-29 | NYG | CHC | Warren Hacker | behind 0-4 | b 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1952-07-30 (1) | NYG | CHC | Bob Kelly | behind 3-6 | b 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1952-07-31 | NYG | CHC | Paul Minner | behind 4-11 | b 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1952-08-01 | NYG | PIT | Harry Fisher | ahead 1-0 | b 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1952-08-02 | NYG | PIT | Murry Dickson | b 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1952-08-11 (1) | NYG | @ | BSN | Sheldon Jones | t 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1952-08-17 (1) | NYG | BSN | Max Surkont | b 6 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1953 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1953-08-16 (2) | NYG | PHI | Karl Drews | b 6 | 1 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||
| 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1953-08-19 | NYG | @ | BRO | Russ Meyer | ahead 3-1 | t 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |||||
| 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1953-08-21 | NYG | @ | PHI | Bob Miller | t 5 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||
| 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1953-08-26 | NYG | STL | Harvey Haddix | b 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||
| 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1953-08-26 | NYG | STL | Hal White | b 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||
| 16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1953-08-26 | NYG | STL | Al Brazle | b 7 | 1 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||
| 17 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1953-08-30 (2) | NYG | CHC | Warren Hacker | b 5 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
| 18 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1953-08-31 | NYG | CHC | Turk Lown | b 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||
| 19 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1953-09-01 | NYG | CHC | Bubba Church | b 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||
| 20 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1953-09-02 | NYG | CIN | Bud Podbielan | b 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||
| 21 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 1953-09-07 (1) | NYG | PIT | Bob Friend | b 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1954 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 22 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1954-06-20 | NYG | STL | Cot Deal | tied 6-6 | b 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 9 | PH | 18% | 72% | Home Run | ||
| 23 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1954-07-04 (1) | NYG | @ | PIT | Max Surkont | t 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |||||||
| 24 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1954-07-05 (1) | NYG | PHI | Bob Greenwood | ahead 8-0 | b 4 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1% | 100% | Home Run; Dark Scores | ||
| 25 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1954-07-05 (2) | NYG | PHI | Murry Dickson | behind 1-3 | b 5 | 0 | 1-3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 24% | 71% | Home Run; Lockman Scores; Dark Scores | ||
| 26 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1954-07-27 | NYG | STL | Brooks Lawrence | behind 2-3 | b 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 18% | 58% | Home Run | ||
| 27 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1954-07-28 | NYG | STL | Tom Poholsky | tied 0-0 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11% | 66% | Home Run | ||
| 28 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1954-07-28 | NYG | STL | Al Brazle | ahead 4-0 | b 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2% | 97% | Home Run | ||
| 29 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1954-07-28 | NYG | STL | Royce Lint | ahead 5-0 | b 8 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0% | 100% | Home Run; Mays Scores | ||
| 30 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 1954-08-01 (1) | NYG | CIN | Frank Smith | tied 3-3 | b 7 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 9 | PH | 24% | 89% | Home Run; Gomez Scores | ||
| 31 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 1954-08-06 | NYG | MLN | Dave Jolly | behind 4-6 | b 9 | 2 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3% | 5% | Home Run | ||
| 32 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 1954-08-18 | NYG | PHI | Herm Wehmeier | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 24% | 78% | Home Run; Williams Scores; Dark Scores | ||
| 33 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 1954-08-18 | NYG | PHI | Ron Mrozinski | ahead 4-0 | b 5 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5% | 98% | Home Run; Mays Scores | ||
| 34 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 1954-08-29 (2) | NYG | @ | STL | Joe Presko | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10% | 60% | Home Run | |
| 35 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 1954-08-29 (2) | NYG | @ | STL | Joe Presko | behind 1-3 | t 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11% | 30% | Home Run | |
| 36 | 36 | 15 | 1 | 1954-09-01 | NYG | @ | CIN | Joe Nuxhall | behind 1-5 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6% | 19% | Home Run | |
| 1955 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 37 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1955-05-21 | NYG | @ | PIT | Ron Kline | t 4 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||
| 38 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 1955-06-20 | NYG | @ | CIN | Art Fowler | tied 0-0 | t 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13% | 58% | Home Run (CF-RF) | |
| 39 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 1955-07-27 (2) | NYG | @ | CHC | Howie Pollet | t 7 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||
| 40 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 1955-09-01 | NYG | CIN | Joe Nuxhall | behind 1-6 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5% | 14% | Home Run | ||
| 41 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 1955-09-01 | NYG | CIN | Joe Nuxhall | behind 2-7 | b 9 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1% | 2% | Home Run | ||
| 42 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 1955-09-21 (2) | NYG | PIT | Ron Kline | b 5 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1956 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 43 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1956-05-25 | NYG | BRO | Don Newcombe | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19% | 71% | Home Run; Dark Scores | ||
| 44 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 1956-06-17 (1) | NYG | CIN | Brooks Lawrence | behind 2-6 | b 4 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 9 | PH | 14% | 27% | Home Run; Castleman Scores | ||
| 45 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 1956-06-24 (2) | NYG | MLN | Dave Jolly | b 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||
| 46 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 1956-07-17 | NYG | @ | MLN | Ray Crone | t 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||||||
| 47 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 1956-07-20 | NYG | @ | CHC | Jim Brosnan | t 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||
| 48 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 1956-07-24 | NYG | MLN | Warren Spahn | b 1 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||
| 49 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 1956-08-08 | NYG | PHI | Robin Roberts | behind 1-3 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12% | 42% | Home Run | ||
| 50 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 1956-08-10 | NYG | @ | PIT | Bob Friend | t 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |||||||
| 1957 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 51 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 1957-04-30 | NYG | MLN | Bob Buhl | tied 0-0 | b 3 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 2 | 9 | 22% | 75% | Home Run (Deep RF); Schoendienst Scores | ||
| 52 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 1957-05-07 | NYG | STL | Herm Wehmeier | ahead 1-0 | b 1 | 1 | --- | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9% | 73% | Home Run (Deep RF) | ||
| 53 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 1957-05-17 | NYG | @ | CIN | Don Gross | behind 0-6 | t 8 | 1 | --- | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1% | 1% | Home Run | |
| 54 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 1957-07-05 | NYG | PIT | Joe Trimble | behind 0-1 | b 4 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 7 | 25% | 67% | Home Run; Spencer Scores |
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.