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Bill Virdon
William Charles Virdon
William Charles Virdon
Bats: Left
, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.
Born: June 9, 1931 in Hazel Park, MI
High School: West Plains (West Plains, MO)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1950.
(All Transactions)
Debut: April 12, 1955
Final Game: July 31, 1968
About biographical information
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.
Bill Virdon: 91 Career Home Runs
6 leading off, 4 walk-off, 14 tying, 24 go ahead, 11 lacking some details
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Play By Play
Glossaries · Click headers to sort · · CSV · PRE · LINK · View Pitches · WE and WPA Explanation| 1955 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 | 1955-04-14 | STL | MLN | Dave Koslo | tied 7-7 | b 11 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 8 | 36% | 100% | Walk-Off | Home Run | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1955-05-05 | STL | @ | BRO | Clem Labine | behind 2-3 | t 5 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14% | 47% | Home Run (Fly Ball) | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1955-05-06 | STL | MLN | Chet Nichols | behind 2-3 | b 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 3 | 8 | 18% | 58% | Home Run | ||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1955-05-10 | STL | PHI | Jack Meyer | tied 3-3 | b 10 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 2 | 8 | 36% | 100% | Walk-Off | Home Run (Deep RF); Stephenson Scores | |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1955-05-16 | STL | PIT | Ron Kline | b 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1955-06-15 | STL | PIT | Nellie King | b 8 | 2 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1955-06-23 | STL | PHI | Herm Wehmeier | ahead 1-0 | b 4 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14% | 86% | Home Run; Musial Scores | ||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1955-06-26 (2) | STL | NYG | Windy McCall | ahead 5-0 | b 5 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2% | 99% | Home Run; Musial Scores | ||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1955-07-05 | STL | @ | CIN | Jerry Staley | behind 2-3 | t 9 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 8 | 33% | 50% | Home Run | |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1955-07-07 | STL | @ | CIN | Hersh Freeman | ahead 8-5 | t 7 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 9 | 6% | 93% | Home Run | |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1955-07-19 (1) | STL | @ | NYG | Jim Hearn | t 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |||||||
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1955-07-29 | STL | BRO | Karl Spooner | ahead 2-0 | b 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7% | 90% | Home Run (Fly Ball) | ||
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1955-08-03 | STL | NYG | Windy McCall | b 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1955-08-03 | STL | NYG | Windy McCall | b 7 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1955-08-06 | STL | PHI | Murry Dickson | behind 0-1 | b 4 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 8 | 24% | 67% | Home Run; Musial Scores | ||
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1955-08-12 | STL | CIN | Rudy Minarcin | behind 3-5 | b 4 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12% | 40% | Home Run | ||
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1955-09-11 | STL | PIT | Dick Littlefield | b 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||
| 1956 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1956-05-12 | STL | @ | CHC | Bob Rush | behind 5-9 | t 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5% | 10% | Home Run | |
| 19 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1956-05-15 | STL | @ | BRO | Ed Roebuck | behind 2-7 | t 6 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12% | 17% | Home Run; Boyer Scores; Repulski Scores | |
| 20 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1956-06-10 (1) | PIT | @ | STL | Willard Schmidt | tied 3-3 | t 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 20% | 70% | Home Run | |
| 21 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1956-07-03 | PIT | PHI | Curt Simmons | behind 3-5 | b 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14% | 30% | Home Run | ||
| 22 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1956-07-12 (1) | PIT | @ | CHC | Don Kaiser | t 3 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 23 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1956-07-22 (1) | PIT | @ | CIN | Art Fowler | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10% | 60% | Lead-Off | Home Run |
| 24 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1956-08-10 | PIT | NYG | Dick Littlefield | b 8 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
| 25 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1956-08-16 | PIT | @ | PHI | Robin Roberts | ahead 2-0 | t 7 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12% | 94% | Home Run; Mazeroski Scores | |
| 26 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 1956-08-30 | PIT | @ | MLN | Bob Buhl | t 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 27 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 1956-09-03 (1) | PIT | @ | BRO | Roger Craig | tied 0-0 | t 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 16% | 66% | Home Run (Line Drive) | |
| 1957 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 28 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1957-05-19 (1) | PIT | @ | CIN | Brooks Lawrence | behind 4-7 | t 9 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 5 | 8 | 36% | 39% | Home Run (Deep RF); Clemente Scores; Thomas Scores | |
| 29 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1957-06-18 | PIT | @ | STL | Larry Jackson | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17% | 70% | Home Run; Thomas Scores | |
| 30 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1957-06-18 | PIT | @ | STL | Larry Jackson | ahead 2-0 | t 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8% | 90% | Home Run | |
| 31 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1957-06-20 | PIT | @ | STL | Murry Dickson | behind 1-7 | t 8 | 1 | --- | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1% | 1% | Home Run | |
| 32 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1957-06-23 (1) | PIT | @ | CIN | Hal Jeffcoat | behind 1-4 | t 3 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16% | 34% | Home Run (Deep RF); Clemente Scores | |
| 33 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 1957-06-26 (2) | PIT | @ | CHC | Moe Drabowsky | t 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |||||||
| 34 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1957-07-28 (2) | PIT | @ | STL | Larry Jackson | behind 0-3 | t 3 | 1 | -23 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 19% | 48% | Home Run; Peterson Scores; Fondy Scores | |
| 35 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 1957-08-17 | PIT | @ | BRO | Don Drysdale | ahead 6-3 | t 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4% | 96% | Home Run (Fly Ball) | |
| 1958 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 36 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1958-05-20 | PIT | CHC | Hersh Freeman | ahead 6-0 | b 3 | 2 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2% | 98% | Home Run (Deep RF) | ||
| 37 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1958-06-07 | PIT | @ | CHC | Taylor Phillips | tied 2-2 | t 8 | 2 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 29% | 72% | Home Run | |
| 38 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 1958-07-04 (1) | PIT | @ | CIN | Don Newcombe | ahead 2-0 | t 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8% | 79% | Home Run (Deep RF) | |
| 39 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 1958-07-04 (2) | PIT | @ | CIN | Bob Purkey | behind 1-3 | t 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10% | 39% | Home Run (Deep CF) | |
| 40 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 1958-08-03 (1) | PIT | STL | Sal Maglie | ahead 1-0 | b 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11% | 84% | Home Run (CF-RF) | ||
| 41 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 1958-08-06 | PIT | @ | MLN | Carl Willey | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10% | 60% | Lead-Off | Home Run |
| 42 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 1958-08-24 (2) | PIT | @ | STL | Bob Mabe | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10% | 60% | Lead-Off | Home Run (Deep RF) |
| 43 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 1958-09-02 | PIT | PHI | Don Cardwell | tied 0-0 | b 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 19% | 73% | Home Run | ||
| 44 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 1958-09-05 | PIT | MLN | Carl Willey | tied 0-0 | b 10 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 37% | 100% | Walk-Off | Home Run (Deep RF) | |
| 1959 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 45 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1959-04-22 | PIT | CIN | Orlando Pena | behind 4-7 | b 7 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 1 | 8 | 40% | 52% | Home Run; Burgess Scores; Law Scores | ||
| 46 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 1959-05-23 | PIT | CIN | Don Rudolph | ahead 3-0 | b 2 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12% | 95% | Home Run; Hoak Scores; Mejias Scores | ||
| 47 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 1959-06-04 | PIT | STL | Tom Cheney | ahead 7-3 | b 6 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3% | 99% | Home Run (Deep RF); Kline Scores | ||
| 48 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 1959-07-19 | PIT | SFG | Stu Miller | tied 2-2 | b 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 8 | 8 | 26% | 87% | Home Run | ||
| 49 | 49 | 5 | 1 | 1959-08-06 | PIT | @ | STL | Jack Urban | ahead 10-2 | t 9 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0% | 100% | Home Run (Deep RF); Burgess Scores; Hoak Scores | |
| 50 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 1959-08-23 (2) | PIT | LAD | Larry Sherry | behind 0-1 | b 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16% | 56% | Home Run (Fly Ball) | ||
| 51 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 1959-09-17 | PIT | @ | STL | Larry Jackson | ahead 4-0 | t 6 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5% | 97% | IPHR | Inside-the-park Home Run to LF (Deep LF); Mazeroski Scores/unER |
| 52 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 1959-09-27 | PIT | @ | CIN | Jay Hook | behind 0-3 | t 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8% | 29% | Home Run (Deep CF) | |
| 1960 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 53 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1960-06-17 | PIT | @ | LAD | Stan Williams | ahead 1-0 | t 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12% | 78% | Home Run (Fly Ball) | |
| 54 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 1960-07-08 (1) | PIT | @ | PHI | John Buzhardt | ahead 1-0 | t 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10% | 72% | Home Run (Deep RF) | |
| 55 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 1960-07-17 (2) | PIT | CIN | Cal McLish | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10% | 65% | Lead-Off | Home Run (Deep RF) | |
| 56 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 1960-07-19 | PIT | @ | LAD | Don Drysdale | ahead 1-0 | t 2 | 2 | --3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 16% | 76% | Home Run (Fly Ball); Mazeroski Scores | |
| 57 | 57 | 5 | 1 | 1960-07-25 | PIT | @ | STL | Larry Jackson | behind 0-1 | t 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 16% | 47% | Home Run (Deep RF) | |
| 58 | 58 | 6 | 1 | 1960-07-26 | PIT | @ | STL | Bob Gibson | ahead 3-0 | t 7 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 1 | PH | 6% | 97% | Home Run (Deep RF); Mazeroski Scores | |
| 59 | 59 | 7 | 1 | 1960-08-15 | PIT | PHI | Art Mahaffey | behind 2-3 | b 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 24% | 55% | Home Run (Deep RF) | ||
| 60 | 60 | 8 | 1 | 1960-09-20 (1) | PIT | @ | PHI | Robin Roberts | ahead 2-0 | t 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8% | 87% | Home Run (Deep RF) | |
| 1961 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 61 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 1961-04-11 | PIT | @ | SFG | Mike McCormick | behind 5-7 | t 9 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 1 | 8 | 74% | 81% | Home Run (Deep RF); Schofield Scores; Mejias Scores | |
| 62 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 1961-04-15 | PIT | @ | LAD | Don Drysdale | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9% | 59% | Lead-Off | Home Run (Fly Ball) |
| 63 | 63 | 3 | 2 | 1961-04-15 | PIT | @ | LAD | Larry Sherry | ahead 3-0 | t 7 | 2 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6% | 92% | Home Run (Fly Ball) | |
| 64 | 64 | 4 | 1 | 1961-05-13 | PIT | CIN | Jay Hook | ahead 7-5 | b 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7% | 91% | Home Run (Deep CF-RF) | ||
| 65 | 65 | 5 | 1 | 1961-06-06 | PIT | @ | LAD | Roger Craig | tied 1-1 | t 4 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 1 | 8 | 29% | 78% | Home Run (Fly Ball); Hoak Scores; Gibbon Scores | |
| 66 | 66 | 6 | 1 | 1961-06-27 | PIT | LAD | Johnny Podres | behind 0-2 | b 1 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10% | 45% | Lead-Off | Home Run (Line Drive) | |
| 67 | 67 | 7 | 1 | 1961-07-01 | PIT | SFG | Jack Sanford | behind 0-1 | b 3 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 1 | 8 | 22% | 63% | Home Run (Deep RF); Mazeroski Scores | ||
| 68 | 68 | 8 | 1 | 1961-07-03 | PIT | @ | CIN | Jim Maloney | behind 0-3 | t 6 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 1 | 8 | 16% | 30% | Home Run (Deep RF); Shantz Scores | |
| 69 | 69 | 9 | 1 | 1961-09-03 | PIT | @ | STL | Al Cicotte | ahead 7-1 | t 5 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2% | 97% | Home Run (Deep RF) | |
| 1962 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 70 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 1962-05-17 | PIT | MLN | Bob Shaw | b 7 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
| 71 | 71 | 2 | 1 | 1962-05-18 | PIT | CIN | Bob Purkey | behind 0-1 | b 3 | 2 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12% | 51% | Home Run (Deep RF) | ||
| 72 | 72 | 3 | 1 | 1962-06-13 | PIT | @ | CHC | Cal Koonce | tied 2-2 | t 6 | 1 | -23 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 22% | 85% | Home Run (Deep RF); Hoak Scores; Mazeroski Scores | |
| 73 | 73 | 4 | 1 | 1962-08-23 | PIT | HOU | Ken Johnson | tied 0-0 | b 3 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 1 | 8 | 21% | 74% | Home Run; Law Scores | ||
| 74 | 74 | 5 | 1 | 1962-08-26 (1) | PIT | @ | STL | Ray Washburn | ahead 1-0 | t 3 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14% | 78% | Home Run (Deep RF); Haddix Scores | |
| 75 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 1962-08-28 | PIT | CHC | Bob Buhl | behind 3-6 | b 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10% | 29% | Home Run (Deep RF) | ||
| 1963 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 76 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 1963-06-01 | PIT | @ | NYM | Don Rowe | ahead 8-1 | t 9 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0% | 100% | Home Run; Schofield Scores | |
| 77 | 77 | 2 | 1 | 1963-06-05 (2) | PIT | CIN | Bob Purkey | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17% | 75% | Home Run (Deep RF); Schofield Scores | ||
| 78 | 78 | 3 | 1 | 1963-06-28 | PIT | NYM | Roger Craig | tied 0-0 | b 3 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 2 | 8 | 24% | 76% | Home Run; Schofield Scores | ||
| 79 | 79 | 4 | 1 | 1963-07-06 | PIT | @ | NYM | Al Jackson | tied 2-2 | t 8 | 0 | -23 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17% | 94% | Home Run; Stargell Scores; Schofield Scores | |
| 80 | 80 | 5 | 1 | 1963-08-09 (2) | PIT | HOU | Bob Bruce | behind 2-3 | b 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13% | 55% | Home Run | ||
| 81 | 81 | 6 | 1 | 1963-08-17 | PIT | PHI | Dallas Green | ahead 1-0 | b 3 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11% | 77% | Home Run | ||
| 82 | 82 | 7 | 1 | 1963-09-01 | PIT | CIN | Al Worthington | behind 2-4 | b 9 | 2 | 123 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 84% | 100% | Walk-Off | Home Run (Deep RF); Bailey Scores; Mota Scores; Schofield Scores | |
| 83 | 83 | 8 | 1 | 1963-09-02 (2) | PIT | @ | STL | Ron Taylor | behind 0-4 | t 3 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6% | 17% | Home Run | |
| 1964 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 84 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 1964-04-24 | PIT | NYM | Al Jackson | ahead 6-3 | b 6 | 0 | -2- | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4% | 98% | Home Run; Schofield Scores/unER | ||
| 85 | 85 | 2 | 1 | 1964-07-23 | PIT | @ | STL | Mike Cuellar | ahead 4-3 | t 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11% | 76% | Home Run | |
| 86 | 86 | 3 | 1 | 1964-08-19 | PIT | @ | NYM | Tracy Stallard | behind 0-4 | t 9 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4% | 6% | Home Run; Bailey Scores | |
| 1965 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 87 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 1965-04-21 | PIT | @ | SFG | Juan Marichal | behind 1-3 | t 8 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10% | 19% | Home Run | |
| 88 | 88 | 2 | 1 | 1965-07-24 | PIT | @ | CHC | Larry Jackson | behind 1-2 | t 3 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12% | 48% | Home Run | |
| 89 | 89 | 3 | 1 | 1965-08-10 | PIT | @ | SFG | Juan Marichal | behind 1-4 | t 9 | 0 | -2- | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8% | 15% | Home Run; Bailey Scores | |
| 90 | 90 | 4 | 1 | 1965-09-01 (2) | PIT | LAD | Don Drysdale | behind 0-1 | b 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 8 | 20% | 57% | Home Run | ||
| 1968 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | bWPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 91 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 1968-07-23 | PIT | CIN | Ted Abernathy | behind 3-5 | b 9 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 9 | PH | 48% | 56% | Home Run; Pagan Scores |
About the SABR Home Run Encyclopedia
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