
Born: October 28, 1935 in Birmingham, AL
High School: Birmingham (Birmingham, AL)
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1958.
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Debut: April 16, 1962
Final Game: September 8, 1974
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| 1962 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 | 1962-05-01 | Orlando Cepeda | SFG | PIT | ahead 3-1 | b 3 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8% | 83% | Home Run | ||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1962-05-05 | Doug Camilli | LAD | @ | PIT | ahead 5-0 | t 3 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5% | 96% | IPHR | Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Line Drive); Fairly Scores |
| 1963 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1963-06-27 | Clay Dalrymple | PHI | @ | PIT | ahead 12-2 | t 8 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0% | 100% | Home Run | |
| 1964 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1964-04-14 | Andre Rodgers | CHC | @ | PIT | behind 2-3 | t 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 6 | 21% | 50% | Home Run | |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1964-04-14 | Dick Bertell | CHC | @ | PIT | tied 3-3 | t 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 8 | 2 | 22% | 69% | Home Run | |
| 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1964-05-20 | Walt Bond | HOU | PIT | behind 0-4 | b 7 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11% | 19% | Home Run; Wynn Scores/unER | ||
| 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1964-07-01 | Willie Mays | SFG | PIT | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11% | 62% | Home Run | ||
| 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1964-08-14 (1) | Ron Santo | CHC | PIT | tied 1-1 | b 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19% | 73% | Home Run | ||
| 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1964-08-17 | Charley Smith | NYM | PIT | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 5 | 7 | 27% | 81% | Home Run; Klaus Scores; Hunt Scores | ||
| 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1964-09-18 | Willie Mays | SFG | PIT | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18% | 73% | Home Run; Kuenn Scores | ||
| 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1964-09-18 | Willie Mays | SFG | PIT | ahead 2-0 | b 5 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8% | 88% | Home Run | ||
| 1965 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1965-05-02 (2) | Ken Boyer | STL | PIT | behind 0-4 | b 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6% | 17% | Home Run | ||
| 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1965-05-08 | Deron Johnson | CIN | @ | PIT | ahead 2-1 | t 4 | 0 | 12- | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17% | 89% | Home Run; Pinson Scores; Perez Scores | |
| 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1965-06-23 | Willie Mays | SFG | PIT | tied 0-0 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11% | 66% | Home Run | ||
| 15 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1965-07-16 | Felipe Alou | MLN | PIT | b 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Lead-Off | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1965-08-18 | Ron Brand | HOU | PIT | behind 1-8 | b 9 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0% | 0% | Home Run; Thomas Scores | ||
| 1966 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1966-04-12 | Joe Torre | ATL | PIT | tied 0-0 | b 5 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16% | 69% | Home Run | ||
| 18 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1966-04-25 | Dick Allen | PHI | @ | PIT | tied 0-0 | t 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14% | 61% | Home Run | |
| 19 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1966-05-12 | Jim Ray Hart | SFG | @ | PIT | ahead 1-0 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11% | 75% | Home Run | |
| 20 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1966-05-17 | Hank Aaron | ATL | @ | PIT | t 5 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||
| 21 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1966-06-05 | Jimmy Wynn | HOU | @ | PIT | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18% | 68% | Home Run; Jackson Scores | |
| 22 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1966-06-05 | Jimmy Wynn | HOU | @ | PIT | tied 2-2 | t 3 | 1 | --- | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12% | 60% | Home Run | |
| 23 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1966-06-19 | Hank Aaron | ATL | PIT | b 8 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||
| 24 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1966-07-03 (1) | Eddie Bressoud | NYM | PIT | behind 1-8 | b 7 | 2 | 123 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6% | 7% | Home Run; McMillan Scores; Jones Scores; Boyer Scores | ||
| 25 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 1966-08-07 | Pete Rose | CIN | @ | PIT | ahead 3-2 | t 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12% | 77% | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 26 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1966-08-12 | Deron Johnson | CIN | PIT | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19% | 71% | Home Run (Deep CF); Rose Scores | ||
| 27 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 1966-08-12 | Pete Rose | CIN | PIT | behind 2-4 | b 5 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 4 | 25% | 54% | Home Run (Deep RF); Harper Scores | ||
| 28 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 1966-08-17 | Cleon Jones | NYM | PIT | behind 0-2 | b 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10% | 40% | Home Run | ||
| 29 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 1966-08-17 | Hawk Taylor | NYM | PIT | behind 2-7 | b 4 | 1 | 123 | 4 | 8 | PH | 24% | 38% | Home Run; Boyer Scores; Hickman Scores; Swoboda Scores | ||
| 30 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 1966-08-21 | Billy Williams | CHC | PIT | behind 0-1 | b 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11% | 51% | Home Run | ||
| 31 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 1966-09-06 | Joe Torre | ATL | @ | PIT | tied 1-1 | t 8 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 4 | 3 | 36% | 93% | Home Run (Deep LF); Alou Scores; Aaron Scores | |
| 32 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 1966-09-11 | Ed Spiezio | STL | @ | PIT | behind 1-3 | t 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12% | 35% | Home Run | |
| 33 | 33 | 17 | 1 | 1966-09-16 | Lou Johnson | LAD | PIT | tied 0-0 | b 3 | 2 | 1-3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 29% | 85% | Home Run; Koufax Scores; Schofield Scores | ||
| 34 | 34 | 18 | 1 | 1966-10-02 | Willie Mays | SFG | @ | PIT | behind 0-1 | t 3 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 3 | 8 | 23% | 59% | Home Run; Alou Scores | |
| 1967 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 35 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1967-04-11 | Jerry Grote | NYM | PIT | tied 1-1 | b 4 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 7 | 2 | 21% | 80% | Home Run; Swoboda Scores | ||
| 36 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1967-04-21 | Adolfo Phillips | CHC | PIT | behind 0-5 | b 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5% | 14% | Home Run | ||
| 37 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 1967-05-26 | Tony Perez | CIN | @ | PIT | behind 0-2 | t 7 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 5 | 28% | 50% | Home Run (Deep LF); Rose Scores | |
| 38 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1967-05-31 | Jesus Alou | SFG | PIT | behind 2-3 | b 4 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 1 | 7 | 38% | 78% | Home Run; Dietz Scores; Lanier Scores | ||
| 39 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 1967-05-31 | Ollie Brown | SFG | PIT | ahead 5-4 | b 5 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19% | 89% | Home Run; Hiatt Scores | ||
| 40 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 1967-06-10 | Johnny Callison | PHI | @ | PIT | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18% | 71% | Home Run; Lock Scores | |
| 41 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 1967-06-15 (1) | Dick Allen | PHI | PIT | tied 1-1 | b 3 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 5 | 19% | 78% | Home Run; Sutherland Scores | ||
| 42 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 1967-06-15 (1) | Gene Oliver | PHI | PIT | ahead 3-1 | b 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6% | 93% | Home Run | ||
| 43 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 1967-07-17 | Felipe Alou | ATL | PIT | ahead 2-0 | b 6 | 2 | 123 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11% | 99% | Home Run; Boyer Scores; Menke Scores; Johnson Scores | ||
| 44 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 1967-08-04 | Al Ferrara | LAD | @ | PIT | behind 0-2 | t 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12% | 32% | Home Run | |
| 45 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 1967-08-26 | Gene Oliver | PHI | PIT | tied 0-0 | b 2 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12% | 65% | Home Run | ||
| 46 | 46 | 12 | 1 | 1967-09-04 (1) | Lou Brock | STL | PIT | behind 2-3 | b 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 25% | 75% | Home Run (CF-RF); Ricketts Scores; Maxvill Scores | ||
| 1968 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 47 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1968-04-15 | Jim Lefebvre | LAD | PIT | behind 1-2 | b 9 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 4 | 4 | 88% | 100% | Walk-Off | Home Run; Davis Scores | |
| 48 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 1968-04-26 | Orlando Cepeda | STL | PIT | behind 0-1 | b 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17% | 53% | Home Run | ||
| 49 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 1968-04-26 | Tim McCarver | STL | PIT | tied 1-1 | b 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 2 | 26% | 80% | Home Run | ||
| 50 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 1968-05-20 | Ed Charles | NYM | PIT | tied 0-0 | b 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 7 | 5 | 16% | 69% | Home Run | ||
| 51 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 1968-05-20 | Ed Charles | NYM | PIT | tied 1-1 | b 9 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 5 | 39% | 100% | Walk-Off | Home Run | |
| 52 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 1968-07-07 (1) | Jose Arcia | CHC | PIT | tied 4-4 | b 9 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 8 | 38% | 100% | Walk-Off | Home Run | |
| 53 | 53 | 7 | 1 | 1968-08-03 | Bobby Bonds | SFG | PIT | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12% | 66% | Lead-Off | Home Run | |
| 54 | 54 | 8 | 1 | 1968-08-08 | Denis Menke | HOU | PIT | behind 0-1 | b 5 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 4 | 20% | 53% | Home Run | ||
| 55 | 55 | 9 | 1 | 1968-08-13 | Willie Mays | SFG | @ | PIT | tied 0-0 | t 8 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 3 | 8 | 45% | 95% | Home Run; Lanier Scores; Hunt Scores | |
| 56 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 1968-08-23 | Orlando Cepeda | STL | PIT | behind 0-2 | b 6 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 3 | 34% | 51% | Home Run; Javier Scores | ||
| 57 | 57 | 11 | 1 | 1968-08-28 | Orlando Cepeda | STL | @ | PIT | tied 0-0 | t 4 | 0 | 1-3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18% | 86% | Home Run; Javier Scores; Flood Scores | |
| 58 | 58 | 12 | 1 | 1968-09-02 (1) | Rusty Staub | HOU | @ | PIT | t 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |||||||
| 59 | 59 | 13 | 1 | 1968-09-29 | Ron Santo | CHC | PIT | tied 1-1 | b 6 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 5 | 32% | 85% | Home Run; Williams Scores | ||
| 1969 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 60 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 1969-05-24 | Bobby Bonds | SFG | PIT | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11% | 65% | Lead-Off | Home Run | |
| 61 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 1969-05-24 | Willie McCovey | SFG | PIT | ahead 1-0 | b 5 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17% | 89% | Home Run; Mays Scores | ||
| 62 | 62 | 3 | 1 | 1969-05-29 | Jim Beauchamp | CIN | PIT | tied 1-1 | b 5 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 1 | 8 | 21% | 81% | Home Run; Chaney Scores | ||
| 63 | 63 | 4 | 2 | 1969-05-29 | Johnny Bench | CIN | PIT | ahead 3-1 | b 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7% | 91% | Home Run | ||
| 64 | 64 | 5 | 1 | 1969-06-08 (2) | Milt Pappas | ATL | PIT | behind 0-3 | b 3 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 9 | 1 | 18% | 40% | Home Run; Lum Scores | ||
| 65 | 65 | 6 | 1 | 1969-06-21 | Dick Allen | PHI | PIT | tied 0-0 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11% | 66% | Home Run | ||
| 66 | 66 | 7 | 1 | 1969-09-15 (1) | Deron Johnson | PHI | PIT | tied 0-0 | b 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14% | 68% | Home Run | ||
| 67 | 67 | 8 | 1 | 1969-09-28 | Billy Williams | CHC | @ | PIT | tied 0-0 | t 6 | 0 | 12- | 3 | 3 | 7 | 25% | 88% | Home Run; Kessinger Scores; Popovich Scores | |
| 1970 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 68 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 1970-04-10 | Deron Johnson | PHI | PIT | tied 0-0 | b 4 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 3 | 21% | 78% | Home Run; Doyle Scores | ||
| 69 | 69 | 2 | 1 | 1970-04-26 | Tommie Aaron | ATL | @ | PIT | ahead 1-0 | t 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12% | 76% | Home Run | |
| 70 | 70 | 3 | 1 | 1970-05-20 | Byron Browne | PHI | @ | PIT | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11% | 57% | Home Run | |
| 71 | 71 | 4 | 1 | 1970-06-12 (2) | Al Ferrara | SDP | PIT | tied 2-2 | b 5 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 3 | 7 | 24% | 81% | Home Run; Huntz Scores | ||
| 72 | 72 | 5 | 1 | 1970-06-16 | Billy Grabarkewitz | LAD | PIT | tied 0-0 | b 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14% | 65% | Home Run | ||
| 73 | 73 | 6 | 1 | 1970-06-30 | Tommie Agee | NYM | PIT | behind 2-3 | b 5 | 2 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 16% | 51% | Home Run | ||
| 74 | 74 | 7 | 1 | 1970-07-04 (2) | Billy Williams | CHC | PIT | tied 1-1 | b 6 | 0 | --3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12% | 84% | Home Run; Popovich Scores | ||
| 75 | 75 | 8 | 2 | 1970-07-04 (2) | Jim Hickman | CHC | PIT | ahead 3-1 | b 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7% | 90% | Home Run | ||
| 76 | 76 | 9 | 1 | 1970-07-11 | Dick Allen | STL | PIT | behind 3-6 | b 3 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17% | 39% | Home Run; Taylor Scores | ||
| 77 | 77 | 10 | 1 | 1970-07-30 | Johnny Bench | CIN | PIT | behind 1-2 | b 1 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16% | 63% | Home Run; Perez Scores | ||
| 78 | 78 | 11 | 1 | 1970-08-08 | Donn Clendenon | NYM | @ | PIT | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 4 | 3 | 22% | 76% | Home Run; Agee Scores; Jones Scores | |
| 79 | 79 | 12 | 1 | 1970-08-21 | Bill Sudakis | LAD | PIT | tied 0-0 | b 2 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12% | 63% | Home Run | ||
| 80 | 80 | 13 | 1 | 1970-09-01 | Bob Bailey | MON | PIT | behind 1-5 | b 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5% | 12% | Home Run | ||
| 81 | 81 | 14 | 1 | 1970-09-07 (2) | Billy Williams | CHC | @ | PIT | behind 1-2 | t 6 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 7 | 17% | 44% | Home Run | |
| 82 | 82 | 15 | 2 | 1970-09-07 (2) | Ron Santo | CHC | @ | PIT | tied 2-2 | t 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 5 | 20% | 70% | Home Run | |
| 1971 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 83 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 1971-06-27 (2) | Deron Johnson | PHI | PIT | ahead 7-5 | b 6 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9% | 96% | Home Run; McCarver Scores | ||
| 84 | 84 | 2 | 1 | 1971-07-20 | Ken Henderson | SFG | @ | PIT | ahead 1-0 | t 2 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15% | 80% | Home Run; Dietz Scores | |
| 85 | 85 | 3 | 1 | 1971-08-01 (1) | Willie McCovey | SFG | PIT | ahead 8-7 | b 8 | 2 | -23 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11% | 99% | Home Run; Fuentes Scores; Mays Scores | ||
| 86 | 86 | 4 | 1 | 1971-08-24 | Marty Perez | ATL | PIT | ahead 6-0 | b 3 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2% | 99% | Home Run; Lum Scores; Jackson Scores | ||
| 87 | 87 | 5 | 2 | 1971-08-24 | Hank Aaron | ATL | PIT | ahead 9-1 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0% | 100% | Home Run | ||
| 1973 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 88 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 1973-04-22 (2) | Charlie Spikes | CLE | BOS | behind 1-5 | b 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5% | 12% | Home Run | ||
| 89 | 89 | 2 | 1 | 1973-08-22 | Bill Sudakis | TEX | BOS | behind 2-9 | b 8 | 1 | 1-3 | 3 | 3 | PH | 1% | 2% | Home Run; Nelson Scores; Harrah Scores | ||
| 1974 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | Batter | @Bat | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | R | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 90 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 1974-06-22 (1) | Frank Duffy | CLE | @ | BOS | ahead 8-0 | t 9 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0% | 100% | Home Run; Gamble Scores; Duncan Scores | |
| 91 | 91 | 2 | 1 | 1974-06-29 | Oscar Gamble | CLE | BOS | behind 1-10 | b 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0% | 0% | Home Run |
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