Born: January 7, 1931 in Cleveland, OH
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1951.
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Debut: April 15, 1958
Final Game: May 2, 1961
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| 1958 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 | 1958-04-26 | Eddie Mathews | MLN | PHI | behind 0-2 | b 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12% | 38% | Home Run | ||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1958-04-26 | Joe Adcock | MLN | PHI | behind 1-2 | b 6 | 2 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 21% | 52% | Home Run | ||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1958-05-05 | Carl Furillo | LAD | PHI | behind 1-5 | b 4 | 1 | --3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11% | 28% | Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Hodges Scores | ||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1958-05-14 | Del Crandall | MLN | @ | PHI | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 2 | --- | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11% | 57% | Home Run | |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1958-05-14 | Johnny Logan | MLN | @ | PHI | ahead 1-0 | t 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10% | 72% | Home Run | |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1958-05-18 (2) | R.C. Stevens | PIT | @ | PHI | behind 0-2 | t 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12% | 36% | Home Run | |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1958-05-18 (2) | Bob Skinner | PIT | @ | PHI | behind 1-6 | t 9 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0% | 0% | Home Run | |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1958-05-23 | Ernie Banks | CHC | @ | PHI | ahead 4-0 | t 5 | 1 | --3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4% | 96% | Home Run; Dark Scores | |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1958-05-28 | Ray Jablonski | SFG | @ | PHI | behind 2-4 | t 7 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 2 | 5 | 29% | 43% | Home Run; Antonelli Scores | |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1958-06-10 | Charlie Neal | LAD | PHI | behind 1-3 | b 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14% | 40% | Home Run (Line Drive) | ||
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1958-06-19 | Joe Pignatano | LAD | @ | PHI | behind 0-9 | t 9 | 0 | --- | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0% | 0% | Home Run (Fly Ball) | |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1958-06-19 | Duke Snider | LAD | @ | PHI | behind 1-9 | t 9 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0% | 0% | Home Run (Fly Ball); Kipp Scores | |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1958-06-22 (1) | Willie Kirkland | SFG | @ | PHI | tied 4-4 | t 14 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 7 | 34% | 84% | Home Run | |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1958-07-12 | Ernie Banks | CHC | PHI | behind 0-4 | b 1 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13% | 30% | Home Run (LF-CF); Dark Scores | ||
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1958-07-17 | Willie Kirkland | SFG | PHI | behind 0-1 | b 1 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11% | 52% | Home Run | ||
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 1958-07-17 | Leon Wagner | SFG | PHI | behind 2-5 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9% | 30% | Home Run | ||
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1958-07-28 (1) | Felipe Alou | SFG | @ | PHI | behind 0-1 | t 5 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 1 | 7 | 24% | 62% | Home Run; McCormick Scores | |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1958-08-03 (1) | Lou Jackson | CHC | @ | PHI | behind 0-7 | t 7 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 9 | PH | 1% | 1% | Home Run; Neeman Scores | |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 1958-08-08 | Wes Covington | MLN | @ | PHI | ahead 3-2 | t 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12% | 79% | Home Run | |
| 20 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 1958-08-12 | Frank Robinson | CIN | @ | PHI | ahead 1-0 | t 5 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13% | 73% | Home Run | |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 1958-08-17 (2) | Wes Covington | MLN | PHI | tied 0-0 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11% | 66% | Home Run | ||
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 1958-08-24 (1) | Jim Marshall | CHC | PHI | behind 0-2 | b 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10% | 40% | Home Run | ||
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 1958-08-31 (1) | Ed Bailey | CIN | PHI | tied 0-0 | b 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 2 | 13% | 65% | Home Run | ||
| 24 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 1958-09-04 | Wes Covington | MLN | @ | PHI | ahead 2-1 | t 5 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 5 | 7 | 21% | 90% | Home Run; Mathews Scores; Aaron Scores | |
| 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 1958-09-17 | Ernie Banks | CHC | @ | PHI | ahead 3-0 | t 4 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11% | 92% | Home Run; Dark Scores | |
| 1959 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 26 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1959-04-23 | Eddie Mathews | MLN | @ | PHI | tied 0-0 | t 3 | 0 | -2- | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15% | 72% | Home Run (Deep RF); Bruton Scores | |
| 27 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1959-04-23 | Hank Aaron | MLN | @ | PHI | ahead 2-1 | t 9 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10% | 91% | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 28 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1959-05-06 | Ken Boyer | STL | @ | PHI | behind 2-5 | t 6 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16% | 34% | Home Run (Deep LF); Musial Scores | |
| 29 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1959-05-06 | Stan Musial | STL | @ | PHI | behind 4-6 | t 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12% | 25% | Home Run (Deep RF) | |
| 30 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1959-05-10 (2) | Smoky Burgess | PIT | PHI | behind 1-4 | b 6 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 8 | PH | 33% | 54% | Home Run; Mazeroski Scores; Groat Scores | ||
| 31 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 1959-05-14 | Willie Mays | SFG | PHI | ahead 3-0 | b 4 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10% | 97% | Home Run; Landrith Scores; Rodgers Scores | ||
| 32 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1959-05-14 | Leon Wagner | SFG | PHI | ahead 6-0 | b 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1% | 98% | Home Run | ||
| 33 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 1959-05-31 (2) | Wes Covington | MLN | PHI | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 7 | 20% | 72% | Home Run (Deep CF); Aaron Scores | ||
| 34 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 1959-06-07 (1) | Ray Jablonski | STL | @ | PHI | ahead 5-4 | t 3 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15% | 78% | Home Run (Deep LF); Cunningham Scores | |
| 35 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 1959-07-19 (1) | Duke Snider | LAD | @ | PHI | tied 1-1 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12% | 62% | Home Run (Fly Ball) | |
| 36 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 1959-08-24 | Norm Larker | LAD | @ | PHI | ahead 7-2 | t 9 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0% | 100% | Home Run (Line Drive) | |
| 37 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 1959-08-30 (2) | Danny Kravitz | PIT | PHI | behind 1-5 | b 8 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7% | 12% | Home Run (Deep RF); Clemente Scores | ||
| 1960 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 38 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1960-05-21 | Clint Courtney | BAL | @ | DET | ahead 4-3 | t 6 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 2 | 19% | 86% | Home Run (Deep RF); Woodling Scores | |
| 39 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 1960-06-05 (2) | Hank Foiles | CLE | DET | ahead 4-0 | b 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1% | 100% | Home Run (Deep LF) |
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