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Del Unser
Delbert Bernard Unser
Delbert Bernard Unser
Bats: Left
, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.
Born: December 9, 1944 in Decatur, IL
Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed June 28, 1966.
(All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1968
Final Game: June 6, 1982
Relatives: Son of Al Unser
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Career Home Runs
For all seasons after 1973, the play-by-play data is complete (summary of missing data for
pre-1974). For some games from 1954 to 1973, we do not have
complete play-by-play.
Del Unser: 87 Career Home Runs
7 leading off, 4 walk-off, 7 tying, 33 go ahead
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Play By Play
Glossaries · Click headers to sort · · CSV · PRE · LINK · View Pitches · WE and WPA Explanation| 1968 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 | 1968-08-20 (1) | WSA | @ | OAK | Jim Nash | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12% | 62% | Lead-Off | Home Run |
| 1969 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1969-06-03 | WSA | @ | KCR | Wally Bunker | behind 2-5 | t 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6% | 12% | Home Run | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1969-06-08 | WSA | @ | MIN | Tom Hall | tied 5-5 | t 12 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 1 | 8 | 42% | 92% | Home Run; Casanova Scores | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1969-06-25 | WSA | @ | BAL | Dave Leonhard | ahead 7-6 | t 7 | 2 | 1-3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 23% | 94% | Home Run; Allen Scores; Howard Scores | |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1969-06-29 (2) | WSA | BOS | Bill Lee | ahead 9-4 | b 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1% | 99% | Home Run (Deep CF-RF) | ||
| 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1969-09-07 | WSA | @ | BOS | Jim Lonborg | tied 2-2 | t 10 | 2 | --- | 1 | 9 | PH | 41% | 81% | Home Run | |
| 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1969-09-25 | WSA | @ | DET | Mike Kilkenny | ahead 3-0 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6% | 89% | Home Run | |
| 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1969-09-28 | WSA | CLE | Stan Williams | tied 6-6 | b 10 | 1 | --- | 1 | 7 | 8 | 43% | 100% | Walk-Off | Home Run | |
| 1970 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1970-05-27 | WSA | @ | BOS | Ray Culp | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10% | 60% | Lead-Off | Home Run (Deep RF) |
| 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1970-06-10 | WSA | @ | KCR | Wally Bunker | ahead 4-0 | t 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4% | 95% | Home Run (Deep RF) | |
| 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1970-06-13 | WSA | @ | CHW | Floyd Weaver | ahead 10-7 | t 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3% | 97% | Home Run (Deep RF) | |
| 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1970-07-05 (2) | WSA | @ | NYY | Gary Waslewski | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17% | 70% | Home Run; Stroud Scores | |
| 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1970-08-23 | WSA | @ | MIN | Pete Hamm | ahead 6-0 | t 6 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2% | 100% | Home Run; Bosman Scores; Stroud Scores | |
| 1971 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1971-04-21 | WSA | @ | NYY | Mel Stottlemyre | tied 5-5 | t 6 | 2 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 20% | 65% | Home Run | |
| 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1971-05-09 | WSA | @ | MIN | Jim Perry | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11% | 61% | Lead-Off | Home Run |
| 16 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1971-06-27 (1) | WSA | @ | NYY | Stan Bahnsen | behind 0-1 | t 3 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 1 | 8 | 22% | 61% | Home Run; Cullen Scores | |
| 17 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1971-07-04 | WSA | @ | CLE | Steve Dunning | tied 2-2 | t 5 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 1 | 8 | 27% | 74% | Home Run; Cullen Scores | |
| 18 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1971-07-05 | WSA | @ | CLE | Phil Hennigan | ahead 11-3 | t 6 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1% | 100% | Home Run; Cullen Scores; Lindblad Scores | |
| 19 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1971-07-25 (1) | WSA | @ | CHW | Wilbur Wood | behind 0-4 | t 5 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5% | 11% | Home Run | |
| 20 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1971-08-29 (1) | WSA | @ | OAK | Vida Blue | behind 0-3 | t 5 | 1 | --- | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8% | 19% | Home Run | |
| 21 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1971-09-04 | WSA | BAL | Jim Palmer | behind 0-2 | b 1 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11% | 43% | Lead-Off | Home Run | |
| 22 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1971-09-15 | WSA | @ | DET | Joe Coleman | behind 1-2 | t 5 | 1 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15% | 47% | Home Run | |
| 1972 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 23 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1972-05-09 | CLE | KCR | Paul Splittorff | tied 0-0 | b 8 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 1 | 8 | 40% | 94% | Home Run; Tidrow Scores | ||
| 1973 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 24 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1973-05-09 | PHI | CIN | Pedro Borbon | behind 6-7 | b 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 9 | PH | 31% | 60% | Home Run | ||
| 25 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1973-05-18 | PHI | CHC | Fergie Jenkins | behind 0-4 | b 3 | 2 | --- | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6% | 18% | Home Run | ||
| 26 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1973-05-27 (1) | PHI | @ | SDP | Bill Greif | ahead 3-1 | t 5 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9% | 85% | Home Run | |
| 27 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1973-06-22 | PHI | @ | MON | Mike Torrez | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10% | 58% | Home Run | |
| 28 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1973-06-26 (1) | PHI | STL | Bob Gibson | ahead 5-3 | b 6 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10% | 98% | Home Run; Anderson Scores; Doyle Scores | ||
| 29 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1973-06-26 (2) | PHI | STL | Wayne Granger | behind 3-4 | b 9 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 8 | 49% | 53% | Home Run | ||
| 30 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1973-06-28 | PHI | @ | NYM | Jim McAndrew | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16% | 69% | Home Run; Doyle Scores | |
| 31 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 1973-07-13 | PHI | HOU | Don Wilson | tied 1-1 | b 3 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 5 | 8 | 29% | 83% | Home Run; Montanez Scores; Luzinski Scores | ||
| 32 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 1973-07-26 (2) | PHI | MON | Mike Marshall | behind 0-5 | b 9 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0% | 1% | Home Run | ||
| 33 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 1973-09-09 | PHI | PIT | Nelson Briles | behind 1-7 | b 6 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5% | 9% | Home Run; Doyle Scores | ||
| 34 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 1973-09-27 | PHI | @ | PIT | Bruce Kison | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16% | 70% | Home Run; Grabarkewitz Scores | |
| 1974 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 35 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1974-04-26 | PHI | @ | SDP | Dave Freisleben | behind 0-2 | t 6 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 8 | 26% | 47% | Home Run; Cash Scores | |
| 36 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1974-05-18 | PHI | @ | PIT | John Morlan | ahead 5-1 | t 6 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6% | 99% | Home Run; Cash Scores; Bowa Scores | |
| 37 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 1974-05-22 | PHI | @ | STL | Alan Foster | ahead 2-0 | t 5 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15% | 90% | Home Run; Cash Scores | |
| 38 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1974-06-04 | PHI | ATL | Roric Harrison | behind 0-1 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11% | 55% | Home Run | ||
| 39 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 1974-07-10 | PHI | LAD | Don Sutton | behind 0-1 | b 4 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 8 | 25% | 67% | Home Run; Montanez Scores | ||
| 40 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 1974-07-14 (2) | PHI | @ | SFG | Tom Bradley | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 2 | -23 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24% | 75% | Home Run; Cash Scores; Schmidt Scores | |
| 41 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 1974-08-01 | PHI | MON | Ernie McAnally | behind 1-2 | b 3 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 5 | 8 | 28% | 76% | Home Run; Schmidt Scores; Montanez Scores | ||
| 42 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 1974-08-21 | PHI | @ | CIN | Dick Baney | ahead 9-3 | t 9 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0% | 100% | Home Run | |
| 43 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 1974-08-30 | PHI | HOU | Don Wilson | behind 1-3 | b 6 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13% | 32% | Home Run | ||
| 44 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 1974-09-12 | PHI | PIT | Bruce Kison | tied 4-4 | b 8 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 7 | PH | 38% | 93% | Home Run; Johnstone Scores | ||
| 45 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 1974-09-20 | PHI | @ | MON | Don Demola | ahead 6-1 | t 5 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4% | 98% | Home Run; Johnstone Scores | |
| 1975 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 46 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1975-04-11 | NYM | @ | PIT | Larry Demery | ahead 2-0 | t 8 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7% | 93% | Home Run | |
| 47 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 1975-04-23 | NYM | STL | Al Hrabosky | ahead 6-1 | b 7 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1% | 99% | Home Run | ||
| 48 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 1975-05-26 | NYM | LAD | Andy Messersmith | tied 1-1 | b 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12% | 67% | Home Run | ||
| 49 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 1975-05-30 | NYM | SDP | Randy Jones | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10% | 65% | Lead-Off | Home Run | |
| 50 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 1975-07-29 (1) | NYM | @ | STL | Lynn McGlothen | behind 1-4 | t 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7% | 18% | Home Run | |
| 51 | 51 | 6 | 1 | 1975-08-19 | NYM | @ | HOU | Larry Dierker | tied 0-0 | t 3 | 1 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13% | 61% | Home Run | |
| 52 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 1975-08-23 | NYM | @ | SFG | John Montefusco | tied 0-0 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13% | 63% | Home Run | |
| 53 | 53 | 8 | 1 | 1975-08-28 | NYM | @ | LAD | Mike Marshall | ahead 2-1 | t 7 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 1 | 8 | 17% | 90% | Home Run; Stearns Scores | |
| 54 | 54 | 9 | 1 | 1975-09-07 | NYM | STL | Lynn McGlothen | behind 3-12 | b 9 | 1 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0% | 0% | Home Run | ||
| 55 | 55 | 10 | 1 | 1975-09-13 | NYM | @ | STL | Ron Reed | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10% | 60% | Lead-Off | Home Run |
| 1976 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 56 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1976-04-19 | NYM | @ | STL | Mike Wallace | tied 3-3 | t 17 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 8 | 42% | 83% | Home Run | |
| 57 | 57 | 2 | 1 | 1976-04-20 | NYM | @ | STL | Lynn McGlothen | ahead 2-0 | t 1 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14% | 83% | Home Run; Kranepool Scores | |
| 58 | 58 | 3 | 1 | 1976-05-02 (2) | NYM | HOU | Tom Griffin | ahead 5-4 | b 8 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11% | 98% | Home Run; Lockwood Scores | ||
| 59 | 59 | 4 | 1 | 1976-05-23 | NYM | @ | MON | Don Carrithers | behind 2-3 | t 6 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 7 | 8 | 31% | 65% | Home Run; Hodges Scores | |
| 60 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 1976-06-23 | NYM | @ | STL | Pete Falcone | behind 0-3 | t 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 8 | 8 | 9% | 27% | Home Run | |
| 61 | 61 | 6 | 1 | 1976-07-22 | MON | ATL | Bruce Dal Canton | behind 0-5 | b 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2% | 4% | Home Run | ||
| 62 | 62 | 7 | 1 | 1976-07-23 | MON | NYM | Skip Lockwood | tied 2-2 | b 11 | 1 | --- | 1 | 3 | 7 | 43% | 100% | Walk-Off | Home Run | |
| 63 | 63 | 8 | 1 | 1976-08-05 | MON | CHC | Ray Burris | behind 1-4 | b 6 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20% | 31% | Home Run (Line Drive); Williams Scores | ||
| 64 | 64 | 9 | 1 | 1976-09-02 (2) | MON | LAD | Rick Rhoden | behind 0-3 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9% | 33% | Home Run | ||
| 65 | 65 | 10 | 1 | 1976-09-04 | MON | PIT | Doc Medich | tied 0-0 | b 3 | 1 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13% | 66% | Home Run | ||
| 66 | 66 | 11 | 1 | 1976-09-18 (2) | MON | STL | Eddie Solomon | behind 0-4 | b 1 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7% | 25% | Lead-Off | Home Run | |
| 67 | 67 | 12 | 1 | 1976-09-19 (1) | MON | STL | Lynn McGlothen | behind 3-4 | b 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 1 | 9 | 25% | 55% | Home Run | ||
| 1977 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 68 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 1977-05-01 | MON | @ | LAD | Elias Sosa | tied 2-2 | t 6 | 2 | -23 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 34% | 85% | Home Run; Speier Scores; Perez Scores | |
| 69 | 69 | 2 | 1 | 1977-05-07 | MON | @ | SDP | Victor Bernal | ahead 5-2 | t 7 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5% | 95% | Home Run | |
| 70 | 70 | 3 | 1 | 1977-05-28 | MON | @ | STL | Eric Rasmussen | behind 3-7 | t 9 | 2 | --3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1% | 1% | Home Run; Cromartie Scores | |
| 71 | 71 | 4 | 1 | 1977-05-29 | MON | @ | STL | John Urrea | ahead 10-3 | t 7 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0% | 100% | Home Run; Cromartie Scores | |
| 72 | 72 | 5 | 1 | 1977-07-04 (2) | MON | @ | CHC | Steve Renko | ahead 1-0 | t 1 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15% | 73% | Home Run; Morales Scores | |
| 73 | 73 | 6 | 1 | 1977-07-10 | MON | @ | NYM | Pat Zachry | tied 0-0 | t 5 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 3 | 16% | 61% | Home Run | |
| 74 | 74 | 7 | 1 | 1977-07-22 | MON | @ | LAD | Burt Hooton | tied 1-1 | t 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14% | 64% | Home Run | |
| 75 | 75 | 8 | 1 | 1977-07-25 | MON | @ | SFG | Dave Heaverlo | ahead 2-0 | t 8 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 9 | PH | 10% | 96% | Home Run; Garrett Scores | |
| 76 | 76 | 9 | 1 | 1977-08-10 (2) | MON | @ | PHI | Ron Reed | behind 0-6 | t 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1% | 2% | Home Run | |
| 77 | 77 | 10 | 1 | 1977-08-14 | MON | @ | STL | Eric Rasmussen | ahead 3-2 | t 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13% | 77% | Home Run (CF-RF) | |
| 78 | 78 | 11 | 1 | 1977-08-20 | MON | ATL | Buzz Capra | ahead 3-1 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 9 | 7% | 87% | Home Run | ||
| 79 | 79 | 12 | 1 | 1977-08-21 | MON | ATL | Dick Ruthven | ahead 6-4 | b 6 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10% | 95% | Home Run; Cash Scores | ||
| 1978 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 80 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 1978-06-14 (1) | MON | @ | SDP | Eric Rasmussen | behind 1-4 | t 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7% | 15% | Home Run | |
| 81 | 81 | 2 | 1 | 1978-07-01 | MON | STL | Mark Littell | tied 2-2 | b 9 | 2 | --- | 1 | 4 | 3 | 47% | 100% | Walk-Off | Home Run | |
| 1979 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 82 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 1979-06-01 | PHI | @ | CIN | Bill Bonham | behind 0-2 | t 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12% | 30% | Home Run (CF-RF) | |
| 83 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 1979-06-30 | PHI | @ | STL | George Frazier | behind 2-4 | t 9 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 7 | PH | 37% | 40% | Home Run; Maddox Scores | |
| 84 | 84 | 3 | 1 | 1979-07-05 | PHI | NYM | Craig Swan | behind 0-3 | b 7 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 2 | PH | 18% | 27% | Home Run; Gross Scores | ||
| 85 | 85 | 4 | 1 | 1979-07-10 | PHI | SDP | Rollie Fingers | behind 3-5 | b 9 | 2 | 1-3 | 3 | 2 | PH | 91% | 100% | Walk-Off | Home Run; Boone Scores; McBride Scores | |
| 86 | 86 | 5 | 1 | 1979-08-05 (1) | PHI | @ | PIT | Joe Coleman | ahead 7-3 | t 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4% | 94% | Home Run | |
| 87 | 87 | 6 | 1 | 1979-09-19 (2) | PHI | PIT | Jim Bibby | behind 1-5 | b 5 | 1 | --3 | 2 | 9 | PH | 11% | 25% | Home Run; Moreland Scores |
About the SABR Home Run Encyclopedia
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