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Wally Westlake
Waldon Thomas Westlake
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 186 lb.

Born: November 8, 1920 in Gridley, CA
High School: Christian Brothers (Sacramento, CA)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1947
Final Game: May 12, 1956
Relatives: Brother of Jim Westlake
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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.

Wally Westlake: 127 Career Home Runs

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 5 tying, 8 go ahead, 94 lacking some details
4 Tms
PIT97
CLE21
STL6
CIN3
 
vs RHP100
vs LHP27
 
Home75
Away52
 
Leverage
High Lev2
Medium Lev5
Low Lev4
15 Opps
BRO19
CHC18
CIN17
PHI15
BSN13
NYG12
STL11
CHW5
BOS4
PHA3
NYY3
DET3
BAL/SLB2
WSH1
PIT1
82 Pitchers
Russ Meyer4
Howie Fox4
Warren Spahn4
Billy Hoeft3
Ralph Branca3
Johnny Sain3
Bob Rush3
Frank Hiller3
Hal Gregg3
Billy Pierce3
Howie Pollet3
Larry Jansen3
Cal McLish2
Robin Roberts2
Clyde King2
Jim Konstanty2
Hank Borowy2
Hugh Casey2
Jack Banta2
Johnny Hetki2
12 Parks
Forbes Fld62
Shibe Pk9
ClevelandStd9
Ebbets Fld9
Crosley Fld8
Polo Grounds6
Wrigley Fld5
Sportsman Pk5
Fenway Pk4
Braves Fld4
Comiskey Pk3
Tiger Stad3
Where Hit
Unk120
76
91
General field locations when available.
 
2 Inside the Park
 
Game Totals
1·HR gms105
2·HR gms11
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
5th56
6th30
Unk23
4th11
3rd4
7th3
Outs
Unk94
115
09
29
 
DefPos
CF52
RF49
LF13
3B12
PH1
Bases
Unk116
---8
1--2
12-1
 
215 RBI
RISP1
0 on68
1 on37
2 on15
3 on7
Any on59
Inning
18
220
311
420
59
615
710
824
98
Extra2
 
1-339
4-644
7-end44
RelScore
+4..2
+32
+22
+16
Tied7
-16
-21
-32
-4..5
Unk94
 
Ahead12
Tied7
Behind14
Unk94
Before event, for batter

Play By Play

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1947 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 1947-04-18 PIT CIN Joe Beggs b 4 1 6 9
2 2 2 2 1947-04-18 PIT CIN Clayton Lambert b 5 3 6 9
3 3 3 1 1947-04-24 PIT CHC Hank Borowy b 8 1 9
4 4 4 1 1947-05-08 PIT @ BSN Johnny Beazley t 2 1 9
5 5 5 1 1947-05-28 PIT CHC Doyle Lade b 6 2 9
6 6 6 1 1947-06-03 (2) PIT @ BRO Hal Gregg behind 0-6 t 4 1 3 7 9
7 7 7 1 1947-06-15 (1) PIT BSN Warren Spahn b 8 1 7 8
8 8 8 1 1947-06-20 PIT PHI Schoolboy Rowe b 7 1 7 8
9 9 9 1 1947-06-29 PIT @ CHC Claude Passeau t 3 4 9
10 10 10 1 1947-07-03 PIT CIN Johnny Hetki b 2 1 6 9
11 11 11 2 1947-07-03 PIT CIN Johnny Hetki b 8 1 6 9
12 12 12 1 1947-07-10 (1) PIT @ PHI Dutch Leonard t 2 1 9
13 13 13 1 1947-07-15 (1) PIT @ BRO Hugh Casey ahead 7-4 t 7 1 4 6 8
14 14 14 1 1947-08-26 PIT @ BRO Hal Gregg ahead 1-0 t 1 2 3 6 9
15 15 15 1 1947-09-04 PIT CIN Buddy Lively b 2 1 9
16 16 16 1 1947-09-06 PIT CHC Paul Erickson b 10 1 6 9
17 17 17 1 1947-09-18 PIT BRO Clyde King tied 7-7 b 9 1 1 6 9 Walk-Off
1948 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
18 18 1 1 1948-04-25 (2) PIT @ CIN Howie Fox t 3 4 6 8
19 19 2 1 1948-05-08 PIT NYG Larry Jansen b 4 1 8
20 20 3 1 1948-05-30 (1) PIT STL Howie Pollet b 2 1 5 9
21 21 4 2 1948-05-30 (1) PIT STL Howie Pollet b 4 2 5 9
22 22 5 1 1948-05-30 (2) PIT STL Jim Hearn b 2 1 5 8
23 23 6 1 1948-06-05 PIT BSN Warren Spahn b 1 3 5 9
24 24 7 2 1948-06-05 PIT BSN Warren Spahn b 3 2 5 9
25 25 8 1 1948-06-16 PIT @ NYG Alex Konikowski t 6 1 5 9
26 26 9 1 1948-06-18 PIT @ PHI Robin Roberts t 7 1 5 9
27 27 10 1 1948-07-15 (2) PIT NYG Ray Poat b 8 3 5 8
28 28 11 1 1948-07-30 PIT @ BRO Ralph Branca ahead 3-2 t 4 1 1 5 8 Cycle
29 29 12 1 1948-08-16 PIT CIN Johnny Vander Meer b 6 1 8 IPHR
30 30 13 1 1948-08-24 PIT BRO Carl Erskine ahead 2-1 b 4 0 1 5 8
31 31 14 1 1948-08-25 PIT BRO Hugh Casey behind 5-11 b 8 1 1 5 8
32 32 15 1 1948-08-26 (1) PIT PHI Monk Dubiel b 6 4 8
33 33 16 1 1948-09-07 PIT STL Murry Dickson b 8 1 5 9
34 34 17 1 1948-09-20 (2) PIT @ PHI Lou Possehl t 8 1 1 5 9 IPHR
1949 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
35 35 1 1 1949-04-25 PIT CHC Bob Rush b 2 1 8
36 36 2 2 1949-04-25 PIT CHC Jess Dobernic b 7 2 8
37 37 3 1 1949-05-11 PIT @ BRO Jack Banta ahead 4-1 t 7 2 1 4 8
38 38 4 1 1949-05-13 PIT STL Harry Brecheen b 2 1 4 8
39 39 5 1 1949-05-14 PIT STL Howie Pollet b 2 1 8
40 40 6 1 1949-05-25 PIT BRO Rex Barney behind 1-2 b 3 2 2 3 9
41 41 7 1 1949-05-30 (1) PIT CHC Bob Rush b 1 2 4 8
42 42 8 1 1949-05-30 (2) PIT CHC Cal McLish b 1 1 4 8
43 43 9 1 1949-06-05 PIT @ BRO Ralph Branca t 2 1 1 5 8
44 44 10 1 1949-06-10 PIT @ NYG Larry Jansen t 2 2 6 8
45 45 11 1 1949-06-14 PIT BSN Bob Hall b 6 1 5 8 Cycle
46 46 12 1 1949-06-25 PIT BRO Ralph Branca tied 2-2 b 1 0 3 5 8
47 47 13 1 1949-07-01 PIT @ CHC Bob Muncrief t 5 1 9
48 48 14 1 1949-07-16 (1) PIT @ NYG Clint Hartung t 2 1 5 9
49 49 15 2 1949-07-16 (1) PIT @ NYG Clint Hartung t 8 2 5 9
50 50 16 1 1949-07-16 (2) PIT @ NYG Red Webb t 3 2 5 9
51 51 17 1 1949-07-23 PIT @ BSN Warren Spahn t 4 2 5 9
52 52 18 1 1949-08-07 (2) PIT PHI Jim Konstanty b 8 3 9
53 53 19 1 1949-09-13 PIT PHI Hank Borowy b 1 1 5 9
54 54 20 1 1949-09-16 PIT BRO Rex Barney ahead 7-1 b 8 1 2 5 9
55 55 21 1 1949-09-18 (2) PIT NYG Adrian Zabala b 6 4 9
56 56 22 1 1949-09-25 (2) PIT @ CIN Howie Fox t 2 2 5 9
57 57 23 1 1949-09-29 PIT STL Ted Wilks b 8 2 5 9
1950 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
58 58 1 1 1950-04-21 PIT CIN Herm Wehmeier b 2 1 5 8
59 59 2 2 1950-04-21 PIT CIN Herm Wehmeier b 5 3 5 8
60 60 3 1 1950-04-22 PIT CIN Kent Peterson b 3 1 5 8
61 61 4 1 1950-04-23 PIT CIN Frank Smith b 2 1 5 8
62 62 5 1 1950-05-23 PIT @ PHI Russ Meyer t 8 4 6 9
63 63 6 1 1950-05-24 PIT @ PHI Bubba Church t 7 3 6 9
64 64 7 1 1950-05-30 (2) PIT STL Red Munger b 4 1 8
65 65 8 1 1950-06-03 PIT BSN Johnny Sain b 1 2 5 8
66 66 9 2 1950-06-03 PIT BSN Johnny Sain b 5 2 5 8
67 67 10 1 1950-06-06 PIT NYG Jack Kramer b 9 1 5 8
68 68 11 1 1950-06-09 PIT BRO Jack Banta tied 1-1 b 3 1 3 5 8
69 69 12 1 1950-06-16 PIT @ BSN Johnny Sain t 4 1 5 8
70 70 13 1 1950-07-26 PIT @ BSN Vern Bickford t 6 2 6 8
71 71 14 1 1950-08-10 PIT CHC Paul Minner b 4 1 4 8
72 72 15 1 1950-08-22 PIT BRO Dan Bankhead behind 6-10 b 9 2 1 4 9
73 73 16 1 1950-08-26 PIT PHI Robin Roberts b 3 3 5 8
74 74 17 1 1950-09-02 PIT STL Jerry Staley b 3 4 5 8
75 75 18 1 1950-09-06 PIT @ CIN Ewell Blackwell t 5 1 5 8
76 76 19 1 1950-09-10 (2) PIT @ STL Erv Dusak t 4 1 4 8
77 77 20 1 1950-09-14 (1) PIT @ NYG Larry Jansen tied 1-1 t 6 1 2 5 8
78 78 21 1 1950-09-17 PIT @ PHI Russ Meyer t 9 2 5 8
79 79 22 1 1950-09-19 (2) PIT @ BRO Erv Palica behind 0-3 t 8 0 1 5 8
80 80 23 1 1950-10-01 (1) PIT @ CIN Willie Ramsdell t 6 2 5 8
81 81 24 1 1950-10-01 (2) PIT @ CIN Frank Smith t 9 1 5 7
1951 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
82 82 1 1 1951-04-17 PIT STL Tom Poholsky b 6 1 5 7
83 83 2 1 1951-04-21 PIT @ CIN Howie Fox t 9 1 5 7
84 84 3 1 1951-04-24 PIT @ CHC Turk Lown t 1 3 5 7
85 85 4 1 1951-04-29 (2) PIT CIN Howie Fox behind 0-1 b 9 1 PH
86 86 5 1 1951-05-09 PIT @ PHI Russ Meyer t 5 2 5
87 87 6 1 1951-05-11 PIT CHC Bob Rush behind 1-7 b 6 3 6 5
88 88 7 1 1951-05-12 PIT CHC Frank Hiller b 4 2 5 5
89 89 8 2 1951-05-12 PIT CHC Frank Hiller b 7 1 5 5
90 90 9 1 1951-05-17 PIT NYG Roger Bowman b 8 2 5
91 91 10 1 1951-05-18 PIT BSN Max Surkont b 8 1 5 5
92 92 11 1 1951-05-19 PIT BSN Vern Bickford b 4 1 5 5
93 93 12 1 1951-05-22 PIT BRO Carl Erskine behind 2-4 b 2 0 1 6 5
94 94 13 1 1951-05-23 PIT BRO Don Newcombe behind 0-3 b 4 2 2 6 5
95 95 14 1 1951-06-04 PIT @ PHI Russ Meyer t 3 2 6 5
96 96 15 1 1951-06-09 PIT @ BRO Clyde King ahead 2-1 t 8 2 2 6 5
97 97 16 1 1951-06-14 PIT BSN Bob Chipman b 5 2 6 5
98 98 17 1 1951-06-16 STL PHI Jim Konstanty b 8 3 4 8
99 99 18 1 1951-07-04 STL @ CHC Cal McLish t 5 2 4 8
100 100 19 1 1951-07-20 STL @ BRO Preacher Roe behind 1-5 t 9 0 1 4 8
101 101 20 1 1951-08-13 STL CHC Frank Hiller b 2 1 5 8
102 102 21 1 1951-09-09 (2) STL @ PIT Junior Walsh t 7 2 9
103 103 22 1 1951-09-22 STL CHC Paul Minner b 8 1 4 9
1952 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
104 104 1 1 1952-05-30 (1) CIN @ CHC Turk Lown t 4 1 5 8
105 105 2 1 1952-07-13 (1) CIN NYG Hal Gregg b 8 2 3 9
106 106 3 1 1952-07-20 (1) CIN PHI Curt Simmons b 6 1 3 9
107 107 4 1 1952-09-01 (1) CLE @ SLB Tommy Byrne t 8 2 6 9
1953 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
108 108 1 1 1953-05-05 CLE NYY Whitey Ford b 8 1 8
109 109 2 1 1953-05-30 (1) CLE @ CHW Billy Pierce t 3 2 3 8
110 110 3 1 1953-07-26 (2) CLE WSH Sonny Dixon b 7 1 8
111 111 4 1 1953-07-31 CLE @ PHA Bobo Newsom t 6 2 5 9
112 112 5 1 1953-08-19 CLE @ DET Billy Hoeft behind 0-1 t 4 1 1 5 8
113 113 6 1 1953-08-27 CLE NYY Bob Kuzava b 11 2 6 9
114 114 7 1 1953-09-02 CLE PHA Harry Byrd b 2 2 6 9
115 115 8 2 1953-09-02 CLE PHA Harry Byrd b 4 1 6 9
116 116 9 1 1953-09-04 CLE CHW Billy Pierce b 7 2 9
1954 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
117 117 1 1 1954-04-13 CLE @ CHW Billy Pierce tied 0-0 t 4 1 --- 1 6 7 13% 61% Home Run
118 118 2 1 1954-04-14 CLE @ CHW Don Johnson ahead 4-2 t 8 0 --- 1 6 7 6% 93% Home Run
119 119 3 1 1954-04-25 CLE @ DET Billy Hoeft behind 2-3 t 4 0 --- 1 6 9 13% 50% Home Run
120 120 4 2 1954-04-25 CLE @ DET Billy Hoeft ahead 4-3 t 5 2 12- 3 6 9 25% 90% Home Run; Rosen Scores; Doby Scores
121 121 5 1 1954-06-11 CLE @ BOS Willard Nixon ahead 5-1 t 8 1 --- 1 6 7 2% 98% Home Run
122 122 6 1 1954-06-13 (1) CLE @ BOS Frank Sullivan behind 0-1 t 2 1 --- 1 6 7 10% 48% Home Run
123 123 7 1 1954-06-13 (2) CLE @ BOS Tex Clevenger tied 0-0 t 2 2 --- 1 6 7 11% 57% Home Run
124 124 8 1 1954-06-27 CLE NYY Whitey Ford tied 1-1 b 6 0 1-- 2 5 7 23% 85% Home Run; Rosen Scores
125 125 9 1 1954-07-03 CLE CHW Sandy Consuegra behind 2-3 b 8 2 --- 1 5 7 34% 52% Home Run
126 126 10 1 1954-07-08 CLE BAL Lou Kretlow ahead 2-0 b 6 1 1-- 2 5 7 10% 95% Home Run; Rosen Scores
127 127 11 1 1954-07-22 (2) CLE @ BOS Hal Brown ahead 1-0 t 4 0 --- 1 5 7 11% 73% Home Run

About the SABR Home Run Encyclopedia

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