
Born: June 7, 1933 in Rosedale, NY
High School: Holy Name (Lake Worth, FL)
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1952.
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Debut: April 15, 1955
Final Game: May 4, 1962
Died: November 11, 2008 in Rocky River, OH
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| 1955 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 | 1955-04-19 | Gus Zernial | KCA | CLE | behind 0-3 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10% | 31% | Home Run | ||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1955-04-19 | Jim Finigan | KCA | CLE | behind 1-3 | b 5 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 5 | 27% | 51% | Home Run; Power Scores | ||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1955-04-24 | Ray Boone | DET | @ | CLE | tied 1-1 | t 3 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 5 | 5 | 28% | 77% | Home Run; Kaline Scores; Fain Scores | |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1955-05-24 | Chico Carrasquel | CHW | @ | CLE | tied 1-1 | t 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 6 | 24% | 74% | Home Run | |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1955-05-24 | Bob Nieman | CHW | @ | CLE | ahead 2-1 | t 8 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19% | 91% | Home Run; Groth Scores | |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1955-05-29 | Gus Zernial | KCA | CLE | behind 0-4 | b 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4% | 9% | Home Run | ||
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1955-06-19 | Norm Zauchin | BOS | CLE | behind 0-1 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13% | 56% | Home Run (Deep LF) | ||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1955-06-19 | Ted Williams | BOS | CLE | behind 3-5 | b 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12% | 42% | Home Run (Deep CF) | ||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1955-07-02 | Jack Harshman | CHW | @ | CLE | tied 1-1 | t 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 9 | 1 | 21% | 67% | Home Run | |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1955-07-06 | Bill Wilson | KCA | CLE | behind 0-1 | b 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14% | 53% | Home Run | ||
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1955-07-06 | Hector Lopez | KCA | CLE | behind 1-2 | b 5 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 7 | 5 | 24% | 71% | Home Run; Finigan Scores/unER | ||
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1955-07-10 (2) | Bob Nieman | CHW | CLE | behind 0-1 | b 4 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 9 | 23% | 66% | Home Run; Minoso Scores | ||
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1955-07-17 (1) | Jim Piersall | BOS | @ | CLE | ahead 4-0 | t 4 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6% | 95% | Home Run; Hatton Scores | |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1955-07-26 | Ted Williams | BOS | CLE | ahead 2-1 | b 5 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11% | 78% | Home Run | ||
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1955-08-23 | Ted Williams | BOS | @ | CLE | tied 0-0 | t 3 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 7 | 21% | 68% | Home Run; Klaus Scores | |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1955-08-27 | Bill Skowron | NYY | @ | CLE | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 24% | 74% | Home Run; Bauer Scores; McDougald Scores | |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 1955-08-27 | Don Larsen | NYY | @ | CLE | ahead 3-0 | t 2 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9% | 89% | Home Run; Carey Scores | |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1955-09-05 (2) | Hector Lopez | KCA | @ | CLE | behind 0-9 | t 9 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0% | 0% | Home Run; Zernial Scores | |
| 1956 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1956-04-29 (1) | Bill Tuttle | DET | CLE | tied 0-0 | b 10 | 2 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 46% | 100% | Walk-Off | Home Run | |
| 20 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1956-05-09 | Yogi Berra | NYY | CLE | behind 4-5 | b 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 2 | 24% | 55% | Home Run | ||
| 21 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1956-05-13 (2) | Hector Lopez | KCA | @ | CLE | behind 1-5 | t 7 | 2 | 1-3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18% | 24% | Home Run; DeMaestri Scores; Jacobs Scores | |
| 22 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1956-05-19 | Roy Sievers | WSH | @ | CLE | behind 0-5 | t 9 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1% | 2% | Home Run (LF-CF) | |
| 23 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1956-05-28 | Ray Boone | DET | @ | CLE | ahead 2-1 | t 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13% | 76% | Home Run | |
| 24 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1956-06-16 | Mickey Mantle | NYY | @ | CLE | behind 0-1 | t 3 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18% | 59% | Home Run; McDougald Scores | |
| 25 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1956-06-20 | Jackie Jensen | BOS | @ | CLE | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18% | 65% | Home Run; Klaus Scores | |
| 26 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 1956-07-07 | Gus Zernial | KCA | CLE | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10% | 61% | Home Run | ||
| 27 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 1956-07-14 | Mickey Mantle | NYY | CLE | behind 0-3 | b 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9% | 28% | Home Run | ||
| 28 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 1956-07-18 (1) | Pete Runnels | WSH | CLE | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 0 | 12- | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17% | 81% | Home Run (LF-CF); Yost Scores; Roig Scores | ||
| 29 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 1956-07-18 (1) | Jim Lemon | WSH | CLE | ahead 3-0 | b 1 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6% | 87% | Home Run | ||
| 30 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 1956-07-21 (2) | Dick Williams | BAL | CLE | behind 1-3 | b 7 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 1 | 8 | 35% | 52% | Home Run; Brown Scores | ||
| 31 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 1956-07-25 | Roy Sievers | WSH | @ | CLE | behind 0-11 | t 8 | 2 | -23 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0% | 0% | Home Run; Yost Scores; Fitz Gerald Scores | |
| 32 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 1956-08-25 | Dick Gernert | BOS | CLE | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19% | 78% | Home Run; Bolling Scores; Williams Scores/unER | ||
| 33 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 1956-08-31 (1) | Walt Dropo | CHW | CLE | behind 0-2 | b 2 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10% | 40% | Home Run | ||
| 34 | 34 | 16 | 2 | 1956-08-31 (1) | Bubba Phillips | CHW | CLE | behind 1-3 | b 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12% | 42% | Home Run | ||
| 35 | 35 | 17 | 1 | 1956-09-09 (1) | Walt Dropo | CHW | @ | CLE | behind 0-1 | t 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12% | 47% | Home Run | |
| 36 | 36 | 18 | 1 | 1956-09-14 (1) | Ted Williams | BOS | @ | CLE | behind 1-3 | t 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11% | 31% | Home Run | |
| 1958 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 37 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1958-04-18 | Al Kaline | DET | CLE | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 2 | --3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17% | 71% | Home Run; Bolling Scores | ||
| 1959 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 38 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1959-04-14 | Gail Harris | DET | @ | CLE | behind 0-4 | t 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4% | 7% | Home Run (Deep RF) | |
| 39 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 1959-04-19 | Bill Tuttle | KCA | @ | CLE | behind 0-2 | t 9 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9% | 16% | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 40 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 1959-04-24 | Ray Boone | CHW | @ | CLE | ahead 2-0 | t 3 | 2 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9% | 78% | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 41 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 1959-05-16 | Dick Gernert | BOS | CLE | behind 0-5 | b 5 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9% | 19% | Home Run (Deep LF); Jensen Scores | ||
| 42 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 1959-05-20 | Harmon Killebrew | WSH | CLE | behind 1-5 | b 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6% | 13% | Home Run (Deep CF) | ||
| 43 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 1959-06-03 | Harmon Killebrew | WSH | @ | CLE | tied 0-0 | t 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14% | 61% | Home Run (Deep LF-CF) | |
| 44 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 1959-06-03 | Ron Samford | WSH | @ | CLE | ahead 1-0 | t 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 8 | 6 | 12% | 76% | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 45 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 1959-06-07 (1) | Hector Lopez | NYY | @ | CLE | behind 0-2 | t 6 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 5 | 27% | 44% | Home Run (Deep LF); Skowron Scores | |
| 46 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 1959-06-07 (1) | Enos Slaughter | NYY | @ | CLE | behind 2-7 | t 9 | 1 | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2% | 3% | Home Run (Deep RF); Howard Scores; Kubek Scores | |
| 47 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 1959-06-14 (2) | Jim Lemon | WSH | CLE | behind 0-7 | b 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2% | 4% | Home Run (Deep LF) | ||
| 48 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 1959-06-14 (2) | Harmon Killebrew | WSH | CLE | behind 1-7 | b 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2% | 4% | Home Run (Deep LF) | ||
| 49 | 49 | 12 | 3 | 1959-06-14 (2) | Bob Allison | WSH | CLE | behind 3-7 | b 8 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9% | 16% | Home Run (Deep LF); Bertoia Scores | ||
| 50 | 50 | 13 | 4 | 1959-06-14 (2) | Jim Lemon | WSH | CLE | behind 5-7 | b 8 | 2 | --- | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10% | 19% | Home Run (Deep CF) | ||
| 51 | 51 | 14 | 1 | 1959-06-24 | Gus Triandos | BAL | @ | CLE | behind 0-2 | t 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11% | 34% | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 52 | 52 | 15 | 2 | 1959-06-24 | Walt Dropo | BAL | @ | CLE | behind 1-2 | t 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13% | 45% | Home Run (Deep CF) | |
| 53 | 53 | 16 | 3 | 1959-06-24 | Billy Gardner | BAL | @ | CLE | tied 2-2 | t 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14% | 59% | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 54 | 54 | 17 | 4 | 1959-06-24 | Bob Nieman | BAL | @ | CLE | tied 3-3 | t 6 | 2 | --- | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18% | 63% | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 55 | 55 | 18 | 1 | 1959-07-03 | Bob Cerv | KCA | CLE | behind 0-5 | b 1 | 1 | 123 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21% | 42% | Home Run (Deep CF); Tuttle Scores; Maris Scores; Boone Scores | ||
| 56 | 56 | 19 | 1 | 1959-07-09 | Bubba Phillips | CHW | CLE | ahead 3-2 | b 6 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12% | 83% | Home Run (Deep LF) | ||
| 57 | 57 | 20 | 1 | 1959-07-18 | Pete Runnels | BOS | CLE | behind 0-1 | b 3 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 2 | 6 | 21% | 65% | Home Run (Deep RF); Busby Scores | ||
| 58 | 58 | 21 | 2 | 1959-07-18 | Sammy White | BOS | CLE | tied 2-2 | b 6 | 2 | --- | 1 | 8 | 2 | 19% | 70% | Home Run (Deep LF) | ||
| 59 | 59 | 22 | 1 | 1959-07-22 | Hector Lopez | NYY | @ | CLE | behind 0-4 | t 6 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10% | 16% | Home Run (Deep RF); Mantle Scores | |
| 60 | 60 | 23 | 1 | 1959-07-27 | Jackie Jensen | BOS | @ | CLE | ahead 2-0 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9% | 83% | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 61 | 61 | 24 | 1 | 1959-08-15 | Charlie Maxwell | DET | CLE | behind 2-4 | b 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11% | 44% | Home Run | ||
| 62 | 62 | 25 | 2 | 1959-08-15 | Gus Zernial | DET | CLE | behind 3-4 | b 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12% | 56% | Home Run | ||
| 63 | 63 | 26 | 1 | 1959-09-10 | Brooks Robinson | BAL | CLE | ahead 3-1 | b 8 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4% | 100% | Home Run (Deep LF); Woodling Scores; Boyd Scores | ||
| 64 | 64 | 27 | 1 | 1959-09-27 | Hal Smith | KCA | @ | CLE | behind 0-1 | t 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13% | 45% | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 65 | 65 | 28 | 2 | 1959-09-27 | Lou Klimchock | KCA | @ | CLE | ahead 2-1 | t 5 | 0 | 1-3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13% | 91% | Home Run (Deep LF); Snyder Scores; Maris Scores/unER; Klimchock Scores/unER | |
| 1960 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 66 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 1960-04-25 | Hank Bauer | KCA | CHW | behind 0-1 | b 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12% | 55% | Home Run (Deep LF) | ||
| 67 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 1960-05-14 | Jim Piersall | CLE | CHW | tied 3-3 | b 2 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 2 | 8 | 19% | 73% | Home Run (Deep CF); Temple Scores | ||
| 68 | 68 | 3 | 1 | 1960-07-03 | Gus Triandos | BAL | CHW | tied 0-0 | b 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14% | 65% | Home Run (Deep LF) | ||
| 69 | 69 | 4 | 1 | 1960-08-06 | Harmon Killebrew | WSH | @ | CHW | behind 0-3 | t 3 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8% | 24% | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 70 | 70 | 5 | 1 | 1960-08-10 | Bill Skowron | NYY | @ | CHW | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11% | 61% | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 71 | 71 | 6 | 1 | 1960-08-15 | Al Kaline | DET | @ | CHW | ahead 2-1 | t 9 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14% | 96% | Home Run (Deep LF); Fernandez Scores/unER; Kaline Scores/unER | |
| 72 | 72 | 7 | 1 | 1960-08-24 | Tony Kubek | NYY | CHW | ahead 2-1 | b 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11% | 89% | Home Run (Deep RF) | ||
| 73 | 73 | 8 | 1 | 1960-08-29 | Jackie Brandt | BAL | CHW | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10% | 65% | Lead-Off | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 74 | 74 | 9 | 1 | 1960-09-06 | Norm Siebern | KCA | CHW | tied 0-0 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13% | 69% | Home Run (Deep RF) | ||
| 75 | 75 | 10 | 1 | 1960-09-14 | Earl Battey | WSH | @ | CHW | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 8 | 2 | 19% | 69% | Home Run (Deep LF); Whisenant Scores | |
| 1961 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 76 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 1961-04-29 | Marv Throneberry | KCA | CHW | behind 2-4 | b 3 | 2 | 123 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 38% | 74% | Home Run (Deep RF); Posada Scores; Tuttle Scores; Carey Scores | ||
| 77 | 77 | 2 | 1 | 1961-05-14 (2) | Joe Pignatano | KCA | @ | CHW | ahead 2-1 | t 6 | 2 | --3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 20% | 85% | Home Run (Deep LF); Carey Scores | |
| 78 | 78 | 3 | 1 | 1961-05-19 (1) | Steve Bilko | LAA | CHW | behind 1-2 | b 3 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 3 | 19% | 64% | Home Run (Deep CF); Aspromonte Scores | ||
| 1962 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 79 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 1962-05-01 | Elston Howard | NYY | @ | CHW | ahead 4-0 | t 9 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1% | 100% | Home Run; Mantle Scores |
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