Dick Williams
Richard Hirschfeld Williams
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.
Dick Williams: 70 Career Home Runs
3 leading off,
2 walk-off,
9 tying,
15 go ahead,
2 lacking some details
| 5 Tms |
| KCA | 28 |
| BAL | 25 |
| BOS | 7 |
| CLE | 6 |
| BRO | 4 |
| |
| vs RHP | 39 |
| vs LHP | 31 |
| |
| Home | 38 |
| Away | 32 |
| |
| Leverage |
| High Lev | 13 |
| Medium Lev | 23 |
| Low Lev | 30 |
|
| 12 Opps |
| MIN/WSH | 13 |
| NYY | 13 |
| CLE | 10 |
| BAL | 8 |
| KCA | 7 |
| CHW | 7 |
| BOS | 4 |
| DET | 4 |
| PHI | 1 |
| STL | 1 |
| CHC | 1 |
| CIN | 1 |
|
|
| 13 Parks |
| Munic. Stad | 21 |
| Memor. Stad | 17 |
| ClevelandStd | 10 |
| Fenway Pk | 5 |
| Yankee Stad | 4 |
| Comiskey Pk | 3 |
| GriffithStad | 3 |
| Tiger Stad | 2 |
| Crosley Fld | 1 |
| Shibe Pk | 1 |
| Ebbets Fld | 1 |
| Metrop. Stad | 1 |
| Sportsman Pk | 1 |
|
|
|
| Game Totals |
| 1·HR gms | 68 |
| 2·HR gms | 1 |
| Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
| | |
| OrderPos |
| 1st | 13 |
| 5th | 11 |
| 2nd | 11 |
| 6th | 11 |
| 3rd | 8 |
| 4th | 7 |
| 7th | 6 |
| 9th | 2 |
| 8th | 1 |
|
| Outs |
| 1 | 26 |
| 0 | 22 |
| 2 | 21 |
| Unk | 1 |
| |
| DefPos |
| 3B | 26 |
| LF | 14 |
| 1B | 12 |
| CF | 11 |
| PH | 3 |
| RF | 3 |
| 2B | 1 |
|
| Bases |
| --- | 41 |
| 1-- | 10 |
| 12- | 6 |
| Unk | 4 |
| -2- | 4 |
| 123 | 2 |
| --3 | 2 |
| 1-3 | 1 |
| |
| 108 RBI |
| RISP | 15 |
| 0 on | 44 |
| 1 on | 16 |
| 2 on | 8 |
| 3 on | 2 |
| Any on | 26 |
|
| Inning |
| 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 10 |
| 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 10 |
| 7 | 6 |
| 8 | 7 |
| 9 | 9 |
| Extra | 2 |
| |
| 1-3 | 15 |
| 4-6 | 31 |
| 7-end | 24 |
|
| RelScore |
| +4.. | 8 |
| +3 | 1 |
| +2 | 7 |
| +1 | 11 |
| Tied | 12 |
| -1 | 11 |
| -2 | 5 |
| -3 | 3 |
| -4.. | 10 |
| Unk | 2 |
| |
| Ahead | 27 |
| Tied | 12 |
| Behind | 29 |
| Unk | 2 |
| Before event, for batter |
|
|
| 1951 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
@Bat |
|
|
Pitcher |
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
RBI |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1951-07-13 |
BRO |
|
CHC |
Bob Schultz |
ahead 2-0 |
b 1 |
2 |
|
3 |
7 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
| 1953 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
@Bat |
|
|
Pitcher |
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
RBI |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1953-09-17 |
BRO |
@ |
STL |
Harvey Haddix |
behind 0-1 |
t 2 |
1 |
|
1 |
7 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
| 3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1953-09-26 |
BRO |
@ |
PHI |
Curt Simmons |
|
t 4 |
1 |
|
1 |
3 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
| 1954 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
@Bat |
|
|
Pitcher |
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
RBI |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1954-04-29 |
BRO |
@ |
CIN |
Harry Perkowski |
tied 3-3 |
t 6 |
2 |
--- |
1 |
8 |
7 |
17% |
62% |
|
Home Run |
| 1956 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
@Bat |
|
|
Pitcher |
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
RBI |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 5 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1956-06-27 |
BAL |
@ |
CLE |
Ray Narleski |
ahead 10-9 |
t 9 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
6 |
5 |
10% |
91% |
|
Home Run |
| 6 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
1956-07-01 |
BAL |
|
BOS |
Bob Porterfield |
tied 3-3 |
b 5 |
2 |
--3 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
24% |
80% |
|
Home Run; Nieman Scores |
| 7 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
1956-07-04 (1) |
BAL |
@ |
WSH |
Chuck Stobbs |
behind 0-8 |
t 5 |
1 |
-2- |
2 |
2 |
9 |
1% |
3% |
|
Home Run; Schmitz Scores/unER |
| 8 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
1956-07-13 |
BAL |
|
KCA |
Alex Kellner |
behind 0-3 |
b 1 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
1 |
9 |
9% |
34% |
Lead-Off |
Home Run |
| 9 |
9 |
5 |
1 |
1956-07-15 (2) |
BAL |
|
DET |
Virgil Trucks |
behind 0-1 |
b 1 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
1 |
5 |
11% |
55% |
Lead-Off |
Home Run |
| 10 |
10 |
6 |
1 |
1956-07-21 (2) |
BAL |
|
CLE |
Herb Score |
behind 1-3 |
b 7 |
2 |
1-- |
2 |
1 |
8 |
35% |
52% |
|
Home Run; Brown Scores |
| 11 |
11 |
7 |
1 |
1956-07-24 (1) |
BAL |
@ |
DET |
Steve Gromek |
behind 5-9 |
t 8 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3% |
5% |
|
Home Run |
| 12 |
12 |
8 |
1 |
1956-08-10 |
BAL |
@ |
NYY |
Whitey Ford |
ahead 3-1 |
t 5 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
1 |
8 |
8% |
84% |
|
Home Run |
| 13 |
13 |
9 |
1 |
1956-08-17 |
BAL |
|
NYY |
Rip Coleman |
behind 2-3 |
b 4 |
2 |
123 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
40% |
85% |
|
Home Run; Hatton Scores; Gardner Scores; Miranda Scores |
| 14 |
14 |
10 |
1 |
1956-09-21 |
BAL |
|
WSH |
Camilo Pascual |
ahead 3-1 |
b 7 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
1 |
8 |
6% |
94% |
|
Home Run |
| 15 |
15 |
11 |
1 |
1956-09-23 |
BAL |
|
WSH |
Chuck Stobbs |
ahead 2-0 |
b 3 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
1 |
8 |
8% |
85% |
|
Home Run |
| 1957 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
@Bat |
|
|
Pitcher |
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
RBI |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 16 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
1957-05-18 |
BAL |
|
CHW |
Paul LaPalme |
behind 3-4 |
b 9 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
6 |
3 |
45% |
62% |
Walk-Off |
Home Run |
| 17 |
17 |
2 |
1 |
1957-06-14 |
CLE |
|
BAL |
Bill Wight |
ahead 1-0 |
b 4 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
5 |
7 |
11% |
78% |
|
Home Run |
| 18 |
18 |
3 |
1 |
1957-06-16 (2) |
CLE |
|
BAL |
Billy O'Dell |
ahead 4-0 |
b 5 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
5 |
8 |
3% |
97% |
|
Home Run |
| 19 |
19 |
4 |
1 |
1957-07-17 |
CLE |
|
WSH |
Chuck Stobbs |
behind 4-11 |
b 9 |
1 |
1-- |
2 |
6 |
8 |
0% |
0% |
|
Home Run; Colavito Scores |
| 20 |
20 |
5 |
1 |
1957-08-04 (2) |
CLE |
@ |
NYY |
Bobby Shantz |
tied 4-4 |
t 8 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
6 |
7 |
26% |
76% |
|
Home Run |
| 21 |
21 |
6 |
1 |
1957-08-16 |
CLE |
@ |
KCA |
Alex Kellner |
tied 0-0 |
t 1 |
2 |
--- |
1 |
3 |
8 |
11% |
57% |
|
Home Run |
| 22 |
22 |
7 |
1 |
1957-09-25 |
CLE |
@ |
KCA |
Tom Gorman |
|
t 3 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
| 1958 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
@Bat |
|
|
Pitcher |
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
RBI |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 23 |
23 |
1 |
1 |
1958-07-02 |
BAL |
|
NYY |
Zach Monroe |
behind 0-1 |
b 6 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
5 |
8 |
20% |
57% |
|
Home Run |
| 24 |
24 |
2 |
1 |
1958-08-16 |
BAL |
|
WSH |
Pedro Ramos |
ahead 1-0 |
b 3 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
1 |
8 |
10% |
78% |
|
Home Run |
| 25 |
25 |
3 |
1 |
1958-08-18 |
BAL |
|
KCA |
Ray Herbert |
ahead 5-1 |
b 6 |
2 |
12- |
3 |
1 |
8 |
4% |
99% |
|
Home Run; Miranda Scores; Brown Scores |
| 26 |
26 |
4 |
1 |
1958-09-01 (2) |
BAL |
@ |
WSH |
Russ Kemmerer |
ahead 3-1 |
t 5 |
1 |
1-- |
2 |
2 |
3 |
13% |
90% |
|
Home Run; Busby Scores |
| 1959 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
@Bat |
|
|
Pitcher |
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
RBI |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 27 |
27 |
1 |
1 |
1959-05-17 (2) |
KCA |
@ |
NYY |
Tom Sturdivant |
ahead 1-0 |
t 2 |
0 |
12- |
3 |
7 |
5 |
16% |
86% |
|
Home Run; Cerv Scores; House Scores |
| 28 |
28 |
2 |
1 |
1959-05-26 |
KCA |
|
DET |
Paul Foytack |
behind 0-6 |
b 4 |
2 |
1-- |
2 |
5 |
5 |
6% |
11% |
|
Home Run; Herzog Scores |
| 29 |
29 |
3 |
1 |
1959-06-18 |
KCA |
@ |
WSH |
Bill Fischer |
behind 3-4 |
t 6 |
1 |
1-- |
2 |
4 |
5 |
30% |
64% |
|
Home Run (Deep LF); Lumpe Scores |
| 30 |
30 |
4 |
1 |
1959-06-24 |
KCA |
|
NYY |
Jim Bronstad |
ahead 1-0 |
b 5 |
2 |
1-- |
2 |
2 |
5 |
19% |
87% |
|
Home Run; Tuttle Scores |
| 31 |
31 |
5 |
1 |
1959-07-04 (2) |
KCA |
|
CHW |
Rudy Arias |
ahead 5-3 |
b 5 |
1 |
-2- |
2 |
2 |
3 |
10% |
93% |
|
Home Run; Kucks Scores |
| 32 |
32 |
6 |
1 |
1959-07-21 |
KCA |
|
BAL |
Billy Hoeft |
ahead 6-0 |
b 7 |
0 |
-2- |
2 |
2 |
5 |
0% |
100% |
|
Home Run (Deep LF); Tuttle Scores |
| 33 |
33 |
7 |
1 |
1959-07-22 |
KCA |
|
BAL |
Jerry Walker |
behind 0-1 |
b 4 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
2 |
5 |
14% |
53% |
|
Home Run (Deep LF) |
| 34 |
34 |
8 |
1 |
1959-07-23 |
KCA |
|
BAL |
Jack Fisher |
ahead 6-1 |
b 6 |
2 |
1-- |
2 |
2 |
5 |
2% |
99% |
|
Home Run (Deep LF); Snyder Scores |
| 35 |
35 |
9 |
1 |
1959-07-24 |
KCA |
|
BOS |
Frank Sullivan |
ahead 2-1 |
b 5 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
2 |
5 |
11% |
80% |
|
Home Run |
| 36 |
36 |
10 |
1 |
1959-07-29 |
KCA |
|
WSH |
Bill Fischer |
tied 0-0 |
b 1 |
1 |
--3 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
13% |
72% |
|
Home Run (Deep LF); Snyder Scores |
| 37 |
37 |
11 |
1 |
1959-08-06 |
KCA |
@ |
BOS |
Jerry Casale |
tied 0-0 |
t 1 |
2 |
--- |
1 |
3 |
5 |
10% |
56% |
|
Home Run |
| 38 |
38 |
12 |
1 |
1959-08-13 |
KCA |
|
CLE |
Jack Harshman |
behind 4-7 |
b 9 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
3 |
5 |
5% |
9% |
|
Home Run (Deep LF) |
| 39 |
39 |
13 |
1 |
1959-08-21 |
KCA |
|
NYY |
Duke Maas |
behind 4-5 |
b 5 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
3 |
5 |
15% |
57% |
|
Home Run |
| 40 |
40 |
14 |
1 |
1959-08-22 |
KCA |
|
NYY |
Jim Coates |
behind 0-1 |
b 4 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
3 |
5 |
14% |
56% |
|
Home Run |
| 41 |
41 |
15 |
1 |
1959-09-02 |
KCA |
@ |
CLE |
Gary Bell |
ahead 2-0 |
t 3 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
3 |
3 |
8% |
81% |
|
Home Run (Deep LF) |
| 42 |
42 |
16 |
1 |
1959-09-26 |
KCA |
@ |
CLE |
John Briggs |
tied 0-0 |
t 4 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
5 |
5 |
14% |
61% |
|
Home Run (Deep LF) |
| 1960 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
@Bat |
|
|
Pitcher |
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
RBI |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 43 |
43 |
1 |
1 |
1960-05-10 |
KCA |
@ |
BAL |
Jack Fisher |
ahead 6-0 |
t 5 |
1 |
123 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
2% |
100% |
|
Home Run (Deep LF); Lumpe Scores; Siebern Scores; Bauer Scores |
| 44 |
44 |
2 |
1 |
1960-06-11 |
KCA |
@ |
BAL |
Jack Fisher |
tied 4-4 |
t 10 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
7 |
5 |
38% |
83% |
|
Home Run (Deep LF) |
| 45 |
45 |
3 |
1 |
1960-06-14 |
KCA |
|
NYY |
Jim Coates |
behind 0-4 |
b 5 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
6 |
5 |
6% |
16% |
|
Home Run |
| 46 |
46 |
4 |
1 |
1960-06-16 |
KCA |
|
NYY |
Johnny James |
ahead 4-1 |
b 7 |
2 |
1-3 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
5% |
99% |
|
Home Run; Tuttle Scores; Snyder Scores |
| 47 |
47 |
5 |
1 |
1960-08-09 (2) |
KCA |
|
WSH |
Julio Becquer |
ahead 7-3 |
b 8 |
2 |
--- |
1 |
5 |
3 |
1% |
99% |
|
Home Run (Deep LF) |
| 48 |
48 |
6 |
1 |
1960-08-10 |
KCA |
|
WSH |
Rudy Hernandez |
ahead 9-0 |
b 4 |
2 |
1-- |
2 |
6 |
5 |
0% |
100% |
|
Home Run (Deep LF); Throneberry Scores |
| 49 |
49 |
7 |
1 |
1960-08-14 (1) |
KCA |
@ |
CHW |
Billy Pierce |
behind 2-4 |
t 7 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
5 |
3 |
11% |
26% |
|
Home Run (Deep LF) |
| 50 |
50 |
8 |
1 |
1960-08-16 |
KCA |
@ |
CLE |
Don Newcombe |
behind 2-3 |
t 9 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
4 |
3 |
34% |
50% |
|
Home Run (Deep RF) |
| 51 |
51 |
9 |
1 |
1960-09-13 |
KCA |
|
NYY |
Whitey Ford |
tied 0-0 |
b 1 |
1 |
12- |
3 |
4 |
7 |
22% |
80% |
|
Home Run; Lumpe Scores; Bauer Scores |
| 52 |
52 |
10 |
1 |
1960-09-17 |
KCA |
@ |
CLE |
Jack Harshman |
ahead 2-1 |
t 6 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
4 |
7 |
13% |
78% |
|
Home Run (Deep LF) |
| 53 |
53 |
11 |
1 |
1960-09-18 (1) |
KCA |
@ |
CLE |
Bobby Locke |
tied 1-1 |
t 4 |
2 |
1-- |
2 |
5 |
7 |
24% |
71% |
|
Home Run (Deep LF); Siebern Scores |
| 54 |
54 |
12 |
1 |
1960-09-23 |
KCA |
@ |
DET |
Jim Bunning |
ahead 1-0 |
t 6 |
2 |
--- |
1 |
5 |
7 |
13% |
75% |
|
Home Run (Deep LF) |
| 1961 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
@Bat |
|
|
Pitcher |
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
RBI |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 55 |
55 |
1 |
1 |
1961-04-15 |
BAL |
|
MIN |
Paul Giel |
ahead 6-0 |
b 6 |
2 |
-2- |
2 |
2 |
7 |
1% |
100% |
|
Home Run (Deep LF); Breeding Scores |
| 56 |
56 |
2 |
1 |
1961-05-14 (2) |
BAL |
@ |
CLE |
Gary Bell |
behind 0-2 |
t 6 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
1 |
7 |
12% |
33% |
|
Home Run (Deep LF) |
| 57 |
57 |
3 |
1 |
1961-05-21 (1) |
BAL |
@ |
NYY |
Whitey Ford |
behind 1-4 |
t 8 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
1 |
7 |
5% |
9% |
|
Home Run (Deep RF) |
| 58 |
58 |
4 |
1 |
1961-05-23 |
BAL |
|
CHW |
Billy Pierce |
tied 0-0 |
b 1 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
1 |
3 |
10% |
65% |
Lead-Off |
Home Run (Deep LF) |
| 59 |
59 |
5 |
1 |
1961-05-30 (2) |
BAL |
@ |
CHW |
Billy Pierce |
ahead 1-0 |
t 4 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
2 |
7 |
11% |
73% |
|
Home Run (Deep LF) |
| 60 |
60 |
6 |
1 |
1961-06-12 |
BAL |
|
CHW |
Warren Hacker |
behind 7-9 |
b 8 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
7 |
PH |
14% |
30% |
|
Home Run (Deep LF) |
| 61 |
61 |
7 |
1 |
1961-07-14 |
BAL |
@ |
BOS |
Mike Fornieles |
behind 4-5 |
t 9 |
2 |
12- |
3 |
7 |
3 |
77% |
91% |
|
Home Run (Deep LF); Philley Scores; Hansen Scores |
| 62 |
62 |
8 |
1 |
1961-09-02 (1) |
BAL |
|
CLE |
Dick Stigman |
ahead 1-0 |
b 7 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
6 |
7 |
11% |
88% |
|
Home Run (Deep LF) |
| 1962 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
@Bat |
|
|
Pitcher |
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
RBI |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 63 |
63 |
1 |
1 |
1962-09-28 |
BAL |
@ |
MIN |
Jim Kaat |
behind 2-6 |
t 8 |
1 |
12- |
3 |
9 |
PH |
14% |
20% |
|
Home Run; Saverine Scores; Smith Scores |
| 1963 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
@Bat |
|
|
Pitcher |
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
RBI |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 64 |
64 |
1 |
1 |
1963-06-17 |
BOS |
|
BAL |
Mike McCormick |
behind 1-7 |
b 8 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
9 |
PH |
1% |
2% |
|
Home Run |
| 65 |
65 |
2 |
1 |
1963-09-14 |
BOS |
@ |
KCA |
Orlando Pena |
ahead 1-0 |
t 1 |
2 |
12- |
3 |
6 |
5 |
23% |
82% |
|
Home Run; Yastrzemski Scores; Clinton Scores |
| 1964 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
@Bat |
|
|
Pitcher |
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
RBI |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 66 |
66 |
1 |
1 |
1964-06-07 (2) |
BOS |
@ |
KCA |
Diego Segui |
behind 3-5 |
t 6 |
2 |
--- |
1 |
6 |
5 |
11% |
27% |
|
Home Run |
| 67 |
67 |
2 |
2 |
1964-06-07 (2) |
BOS |
@ |
KCA |
Diego Segui |
behind 4-8 |
t 9 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
6 |
5 |
2% |
3% |
|
Home Run |
| 68 |
68 |
3 |
1 |
1964-06-10 (1) |
BOS |
|
NYY |
Bud Daley |
tied 6-6 |
b 10 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
4 |
3 |
42% |
100% |
Walk-Off |
Home Run |
| 69 |
69 |
4 |
1 |
1964-07-02 |
BOS |
|
MIN |
Jim Kaat |
behind 7-15 |
b 9 |
2 |
1-- |
2 |
5 |
5 |
0% |
0% |
|
Home Run; Jones Scores |
| 70 |
70 |
5 |
1 |
1964-08-08 |
BOS |
@ |
CHW |
Fred Talbot |
behind 1-9 |
t 9 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
4 |
3 |
0% |
0% |
|
Home Run |
About the SABR Home Run Encyclopedia
Much of the data on Baseball-Reference.com's Home Run Logs comes
from the Tattersall/McConnell Home Run Log, a database of all homers
hit in the major leagues since 1876. This project was begun in the
1940's by John C. Tattersall and was continued after Tattersall's
death in 1981 by Bob McConnell, one of SABR's original 16 members.
David Vincent, another SABR member, has since assumed the leadership
of the project. Baseball-Reference.com has licensed this remarkable
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Baseball Research. All credit for the data therein goes to the
intrepid researchers who digitized this data from archival sources.
For years from 1954 to 2009, RetroSheet play-by-play data has
been used whenever the home run occurred in a game for which we have
complete play-by-play data.
There are a handful of cases where the home run logs totals do not
agree with the totals on our player pages. We are working to
reconcile all of those differences, but believe that in all cases the
Home Run Encyclopedia is correct.