Born: June 28, 1941 in Washington, DC
High School: Fairfax (Fairfax, VA)
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1959.
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Debut: September 28, 1963
Final Game: June 14, 1970
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| 1964 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 | 1964-06-11 | Luis Aparicio | BAL | @ | CHW | behind 0-1 | t 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 6 | 18% | 47% | Home Run | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1964-07-11 | Joe Adcock | LAA | CHW | tied 0-0 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14% | 70% | Home Run | ||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1964-07-15 | Dick Stuart | BOS | CHW | behind 0-2 | b 1 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 4 | 3 | 25% | 63% | Home Run; Mantilla Scores; Conigliaro Scores | ||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1964-08-08 | Tony Horton | BOS | @ | CHW | behind 0-9 | t 9 | 1 | --- | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0% | 0% | Home Run | |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1964-08-08 | Dick Williams | BOS | @ | CHW | behind 1-9 | t 9 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0% | 0% | Home Run | |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1964-08-15 | Felix Mantilla | BOS | CHW | tied 1-1 | b 2 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 1 | 4 | 27% | 81% | Home Run; Bressoud Scores; Morehead Scores | ||
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1964-08-28 (2) | Sam Bowens | BAL | CHW | ahead 4-1 | b 5 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9% | 98% | Home Run; Aparicio Scores; Siebern Scores | ||
| 1965 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1965-05-02 (2) | Bobby Knoop | CAL | @ | KCA | behind 0-5 | t 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4% | 12% | Home Run | |
| 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1965-05-07 (2) | Paul Schaal | CAL | KCA | behind 2-6 | b 9 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0% | 0% | Home Run | ||
| 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1965-05-12 (1) | Don Buford | CHW | KCA | behind 2-4 | b 5 | 2 | --- | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13% | 33% | Home Run | ||
| 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1965-05-28 | Felix Mantilla | BOS | KCA | tied 0-0 | b 3 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 4 | 20% | 76% | Home Run; Yastrzemski Scores | ||
| 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1965-06-07 | Roger Maris | NYY | @ | KCA | behind 0-2 | t 6 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 9 | 28% | 44% | Home Run; Clarke Scores | |
| 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1965-06-26 | Leon Wagner | CLE | KCA | behind 1-4 | b 6 | 2 | --- | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8% | 18% | Home Run | ||
| 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1965-07-04 | Tony Oliva | MIN | @ | KCA | behind 0-2 | t 6 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 3 | 9 | 45% | 64% | Home Run; Versalles Scores; Valdespino Scores | |
| 15 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1965-07-09 | Norm Cash | DET | @ | KCA | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19% | 69% | IPHR | Inside-the-park Home Run to CF; McAuliffe Scores |
| 16 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1965-07-09 | Willie Horton | DET | @ | KCA | behind 2-3 | t 6 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 7 | 33% | 66% | Home Run; Cash Scores | |
| 17 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1965-07-15 (1) | Tony Oliva | MIN | KCA | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11% | 63% | Home Run | ||
| 18 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1965-07-18 (2) | Ron Hansen | CHW | KCA | ahead 1-0 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10% | 77% | Home Run | ||
| 19 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1965-07-22 | Jackie Brandt | BAL | KCA | behind 0-6 | b 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1% | 2% | Home Run | ||
| 20 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 1965-07-27 (1) | Tony Conigliaro | BOS | KCA | behind 0-3 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10% | 29% | Home Run | ||
| 21 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 1965-07-27 (1) | Tony Conigliaro | BOS | KCA | behind 1-6 | b 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3% | 7% | Home Run | ||
| 22 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 1965-07-27 (1) | Carl Yastrzemski | BOS | KCA | behind 2-6 | b 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4% | 9% | Home Run | ||
| 23 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 1965-08-14 | Roger Repoz | NYY | KCA | behind 0-1 | b 2 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12% | 51% | Home Run | ||
| 24 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 1965-08-18 (2) | Rocky Colavito | CLE | KCA | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 4 | 9 | 19% | 72% | Home Run; Davalillo Scores | ||
| 25 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 1965-08-18 (2) | Fred Whitfield | CLE | KCA | ahead 2-0 | b 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8% | 80% | Home Run | ||
| 26 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 1965-08-18 (2) | Pedro Gonzalez | CLE | KCA | ahead 3-0 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6% | 89% | Home Run | ||
| 27 | 27 | 20 | 1 | 1965-08-22 (1) | Floyd Robinson | CHW | @ | KCA | tied 0-0 | t 3 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 3 | 9 | 26% | 81% | Home Run; Cater Scores; Buford Scores | |
| 28 | 28 | 21 | 2 | 1965-08-22 (1) | Danny Cater | CHW | @ | KCA | ahead 3-0 | t 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7% | 89% | Home Run | |
| 29 | 29 | 22 | 1 | 1965-08-26 | Norm Cash | DET | @ | KCA | behind 2-3 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14% | 50% | Home Run | |
| 30 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 1965-09-10 (1) | Brooks Robinson | BAL | KCA | tied 2-2 | b 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28% | 88% | Home Run | ||
| 31 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 1965-09-19 | Jim Gosger | BOS | KCA | behind 0-1 | b 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13% | 55% | IPHR | Inside-the-park Home Run to CF | |
| 32 | 32 | 25 | 1 | 1965-09-23 | Dick Nen | WSA | @ | KCA | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 1 | 123 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 24% | 84% | Home Run; Blasingame Scores; Chance Scores; Howard Scores | |
| 1966 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 33 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1966-04-14 | Tony Oliva | MIN | KCA | ahead 2-0 | b 4 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12% | 91% | Home Run; Valdespino Scores | ||
| 34 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1966-05-04 | Jackie Warner | CAL | KCA | ahead 5-0 | b 3 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3% | 98% | Home Run; Reichardt Scores | ||
| 35 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 1966-05-08 | Paul Casanova | WSA | @ | KCA | ahead 1-0 | t 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11% | 89% | Home Run | |
| 36 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1966-05-14 | Mickey Mantle | NYY | @ | KCA | behind 0-1 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14% | 50% | Home Run | |
| 37 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 1966-05-20 | Rico Petrocelli | BOS | KCA | ahead 1-0 | b 7 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13% | 94% | Home Run; Tillman Scores | ||
| 38 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 1966-06-04 (2) | Luis Aparicio | BAL | KCA | tied 0-0 | b 3 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 1 | 6 | 21% | 77% | Home Run; McNally Scores | ||
| 39 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 1966-06-12 (2) | Norm Cash | DET | NYY | behind 1-6 | b 3 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10% | 19% | Home Run (CF-RF); Wood Scores | ||
| 40 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 1966-06-16 | Dick Howser | CLE | @ | NYY | tied 0-0 | t 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13% | 63% | Home Run | |
| 41 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 1966-06-22 | Curt Blefary | BAL | @ | NYY | tied 0-0 | t 7 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 6 | 7 | 34% | 91% | Home Run; Robinson Scores; Powell Scores | |
| 42 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 1966-06-26 (1) | Ken Berry | CHW | @ | NYY | behind 1-6 | t 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3% | 6% | Home Run | |
| 43 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 1966-07-01 | Paul Casanova | WSA | NYY | behind 2-8 | b 6 | 0 | 12- | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8% | 13% | Home Run; Lock Scores; McMullen Scores | ||
| 44 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 1966-07-05 | George Smith | BOS | @ | NYY | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 22% | 80% | Home Run; Scott Scores; Thomas Scores | |
| 45 | 45 | 13 | 1 | 1966-07-22 | Buck Rodgers | CAL | @ | NYY | tied 0-0 | t 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15% | 62% | Home Run | |
| 46 | 46 | 14 | 1 | 1966-07-27 | Bernie Allen | MIN | @ | NYY | behind 2-6 | t 7 | 2 | --- | 1 | 9 | PH | 3% | 5% | Home Run | |
| 47 | 47 | 15 | 1 | 1966-08-01 | Buck Rodgers | CAL | NYY | tied 1-1 | b 4 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 2 | 24% | 80% | Home Run; Siebern Scores | ||
| 48 | 48 | 16 | 1 | 1966-08-05 (1) | Leon Wagner | CLE | NYY | tied 0-0 | b 5 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 2 | 7 | 26% | 81% | Home Run; Azcue Scores | ||
| 49 | 49 | 17 | 1 | 1966-08-10 | Curt Blefary | BAL | @ | NYY | behind 0-1 | t 2 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12% | 48% | Home Run | |
| 50 | 50 | 18 | 1 | 1966-08-19 (1) | Danny Cater | KCA | @ | NYY | behind 0-4 | t 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5% | 14% | Home Run | |
| 51 | 51 | 19 | 2 | 1966-08-19 (1) | Roger Repoz | KCA | @ | NYY | behind 1-4 | t 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8% | 22% | Home Run (CF-RF) | |
| 52 | 52 | 20 | 3 | 1966-08-19 (1) | Roger Repoz | KCA | @ | NYY | behind 2-5 | t 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7% | 16% | Home Run | |
| 53 | 53 | 21 | 1 | 1966-08-24 | Ed Kirkpatrick | CAL | @ | NYY | tied 0-0 | t 9 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 8 | 9 | 49% | 93% | Home Run; Schaal Scores | |
| 54 | 54 | 22 | 1 | 1966-09-03 (1) | Jimmie Hall | MIN | NYY | ahead 1-0 | b 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10% | 78% | Home Run | ||
| 1967 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 55 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1967-04-22 | Carl Yastrzemski | BOS | NYY | behind 0-2 | b 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10% | 40% | Home Run | ||
| 56 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 1967-05-03 | Sandy Valdespino | MIN | NYY | behind 0-3 | b 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 9 | PH | 9% | 23% | Home Run | ||
| 57 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 1967-05-08 | Jimmie Hall | CAL | NYY | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12% | 63% | Home Run | ||
| 58 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 1967-05-17 | Leon Wagner | CLE | @ | NYY | ahead 2-0 | t 2 | 2 | 123 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20% | 95% | Home Run; Maye Scores; Alvis Scores; Hinton Scores | |
| 59 | 59 | 5 | 1 | 1967-05-22 | Frank Robinson | BAL | NYY | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 9 | 21% | 73% | Home Run; Snyder Scores | ||
| 60 | 60 | 6 | 2 | 1967-05-22 | Davey Johnson | BAL | NYY | ahead 2-0 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8% | 85% | Home Run | ||
| 61 | 61 | 7 | 3 | 1967-05-22 | Andy Etchebarren | BAL | NYY | ahead 3-0 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6% | 90% | Home Run | ||
| 62 | 62 | 8 | 1 | 1967-05-27 | Fred Whitfield | CLE | NYY | tied 0-0 | b 2 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12% | 65% | Home Run | ||
| 63 | 63 | 9 | 2 | 1967-05-27 | Max Alvis | CLE | NYY | behind 1-2 | b 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16% | 51% | Home Run | ||
| 64 | 64 | 10 | 1 | 1967-06-13 | Joe Foy | BOS | NYY | tied 0-0 | b 2 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12% | 64% | Home Run | ||
| 65 | 65 | 11 | 2 | 1967-06-13 | Tony Conigliaro | BOS | NYY | ahead 1-0 | b 2 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10% | 75% | Home Run | ||
| 66 | 66 | 12 | 1 | 1967-07-05 | Tony Oliva | MIN | NYY | ahead 7-4 | b 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4% | 94% | Home Run | ||
| 67 | 67 | 13 | 2 | 1967-07-05 | Ted Uhlaender | MIN | NYY | ahead 8-4 | b 5 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4% | 98% | Home Run; Nixon Scores | ||
| 68 | 68 | 14 | 1 | 1967-07-16 | Brooks Robinson | BAL | @ | NYY | behind 0-1 | t 9 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 5 | 37% | 50% | Home Run | |
| 69 | 69 | 15 | 1 | 1967-07-22 | Willie Horton | DET | NYY | behind 1-2 | b 3 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 4 | 7 | 35% | 76% | Home Run; Wert Scores; Cash Scores | ||
| 70 | 70 | 16 | 1 | 1967-08-13 | Duke Sims | CLE | NYY | ahead 1-0 | b 2 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11% | 75% | Home Run | ||
| 71 | 71 | 17 | 1 | 1967-08-18 (2) | Rich Reese | MIN | @ | NYY | behind 2-3 | t 9 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 9 | PH | 61% | 86% | Home Run; Uhlaender Scores | |
| 72 | 72 | 18 | 1 | 1967-08-28 | Reggie Smith | BOS | @ | NYY | ahead 2-0 | t 8 | 2 | --- | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6% | 94% | Home Run | |
| 73 | 73 | 19 | 1 | 1967-09-09 | Carl Yastrzemski | BOS | NYY | ahead 3-1 | b 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7% | 90% | Home Run | ||
| 74 | 74 | 20 | 2 | 1967-09-09 | Rico Petrocelli | BOS | NYY | ahead 5-1 | b 7 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1% | 99% | Home Run | ||
| 1968 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 75 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 1968-04-21 | Tony Oliva | MIN | NYY | tied 2-2 | b 5 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 9 | 26% | 82% | Home Run; Carew Scores | ||
| 76 | 76 | 2 | 1 | 1968-05-04 | Pete Ward | CHW | NYY | ahead 3-0 | b 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3% | 96% | Home Run | ||
| 77 | 77 | 3 | 1 | 1968-05-30 (2) | Fred Valentine | WSA | @ | NYY | tied 1-1 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16% | 66% | Home Run | |
| 78 | 78 | 4 | 2 | 1968-05-30 (2) | Ed Stroud | WSA | @ | NYY | ahead 2-1 | t 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12% | 80% | Home Run | |
| 79 | 79 | 5 | 1 | 1968-06-06 | Tony Oliva | MIN | @ | NYY | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20% | 74% | Home Run; Killebrew Scores | |
| 80 | 80 | 6 | 1 | 1968-09-27 | Mike Andrews | BOS | NYY | ahead 6-1 | b 6 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1% | 100% | Home Run; Gibson Scores | ||
| 1969 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 81 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 1969-04-10 | Frank Howard | WSA | NYY | ahead 6-0 | b 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1% | 99% | Home Run | ||
| 82 | 82 | 2 | 1 | 1969-05-28 | Brooks Robinson | BAL | @ | SEP | ahead 8-2 | t 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2% | 97% | Home Run; Robinson Scores/Team unER | |
| 83 | 83 | 3 | 1 | 1969-06-24 (2) | Carlos May | CHW | @ | SEP | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11% | 57% | Home Run | |
| 84 | 84 | 4 | 2 | 1969-06-24 (2) | Bill Melton | CHW | @ | SEP | behind 1-2 | t 2 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12% | 48% | Home Run | |
| 85 | 85 | 5 | 3 | 1969-06-24 (2) | Bill Melton | CHW | @ | SEP | ahead 3-2 | t 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12% | 73% | Home Run | |
| 86 | 86 | 6 | 1 | 1969-07-18 (2) | Ted Uhlaender | MIN | @ | SEP | behind 1-3 | t 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12% | 29% | Home Run | |
| 87 | 87 | 7 | 1 | 1969-07-26 | Reggie Smith | BOS | @ | SEP | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12% | 62% | Home Run | |
| 88 | 88 | 8 | 1 | 1969-08-12 | Ken Harrelson | CLE | SEP | ahead 3-1 | b 5 | 2 | --3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11% | 93% | Home Run; Horton Scores | ||
| 89 | 89 | 9 | 1 | 1969-08-17 | Dave May | BAL | @ | SEP | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 1 | --3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15% | 70% | Home Run; Blair Scores | |
| 90 | 90 | 10 | 2 | 1969-08-17 | Don Buford | BAL | @ | SEP | ahead 2-0 | t 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8% | 91% | Home Run | |
| 91 | 91 | 11 | 3 | 1969-08-17 | Brooks Robinson | BAL | @ | SEP | ahead 3-0 | t 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5% | 95% | Home Run | |
| 92 | 92 | 12 | 1 | 1969-08-22 | Lou Klimchock | CLE | @ | SEP | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17% | 70% | Home Run; Cardenal Scores | |
| 93 | 93 | 13 | 2 | 1969-08-22 | Tony Horton | CLE | @ | SEP | tied 3-3 | t 5 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 3 | 25% | 76% | Home Run; Snyder Scores | |
| 94 | 94 | 14 | 1 | 1969-09-07 | Harmon Killebrew | MIN | @ | OAK | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 4 | 5 | 24% | 78% | Home Run; Tovar Scores; Oliva Scores | |
| 95 | 95 | 15 | 1 | 1969-09-14 (2) | Tommy McCraw | CHW | OAK | tied 8-8 | b 9 | 1 | --- | 1 | 3 | 3 | 42% | 100% | Walk-Off | Home Run | |
| 1970 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 96 | 96 | 1 | 1 | 1970-06-14 | Dave May | BAL | OAK | tied 2-2 | b 10 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 9 | 44% | 100% | Walk-Off | Home Run; Buford Scores |
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