Mookie Wilson
William Hayward Wilson
Career Home Runs
Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988
(completeness summary of
pitch
data and
hit data).
Mookie Wilson: 67 Career Home Runs
6 leading off,
2 walk-off,
4 tying,
30 go ahead
| 2 Tms |
| NYM | 60 |
| TOR | 7 |
| |
| vs RHP | 41 |
| vs LHP | 26 |
| |
| Away | 37 |
| Home | 30 |
| |
| Leverage |
| High Lev | 18 |
| Medium Lev | 29 |
| Low Lev | 20 |
|
| 17 Opps |
| PHI | 10 |
| MON | 10 |
| PIT | 9 |
| STL | 7 |
| LAD | 6 |
| ATL | 5 |
| SDP | 4 |
| CHC | 4 |
| SFG | 2 |
| CIN | 2 |
| DET | 2 |
| OAK | 1 |
| TEX | 1 |
| NYY | 1 |
| BAL | 1 |
| HOU | 1 |
| CHW | 1 |
|
|
| 16 Parks |
| Shea Stad | 28 |
| 3 Rivers Std | 7 |
| Stade Olymp. | 6 |
| VeteransStad | 4 |
| Busch Stad | 4 |
| Qualcomm St | 3 |
| Dodger Stad | 2 |
| Atl-Fulton | 2 |
| Tiger Stad | 2 |
| Wrigley Fld | 2 |
| SkyDome | 2 |
| Memor. Stad | 1 |
| Yankee Stad | 1 |
| Arlington | 1 |
| Candlestick | 1 |
| Cinergy Fld | 1 |
|
|
|
| Game Totals |
| 1·HR gms | 65 |
| 2·HR gms | 1 |
| Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
| | |
| OrderPos |
| 1st | 47 |
| 2nd | 12 |
| 6th | 5 |
| 7th | 1 |
| 5th | 1 |
| 9th | 1 |
|
| Outs |
| 0 | 27 |
| 2 | 21 |
| 1 | 19 |
| |
| DefPos |
| CF | 54 |
| LF | 9 |
| RF | 4 |
|
| Bases |
| --- | 45 |
| 1-- | 11 |
| -2- | 5 |
| 1-3 | 5 |
| 12- | 1 |
| |
| 95 RBI |
| RISP | 11 |
| 0 on | 45 |
| 1 on | 16 |
| 2 on | 6 |
| Any on | 22 |
|
| Inning |
| 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 14 |
| 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 |
| 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 |
| 9 | 5 |
| Extra | 2 |
| |
| 1-3 | 29 |
| 4-6 | 15 |
| 7-end | 23 |
|
| RelScore |
| +4.. | 5 |
| +3 | 2 |
| +2 | 6 |
| +1 | 9 |
| Tied | 23 |
| -1 | 8 |
| -2 | 9 |
| -3 | 1 |
| -4.. | 4 |
| |
| Ahead | 22 |
| Tied | 23 |
| Behind | 22 |
| Before event, for batter |
|
| Count |
| Unk | 50 |
| 0-0 | 4 |
| 1-0 | 3 |
| 1-1 | 3 |
| 0-1 | 3 |
| 0-2 | 1 |
| 2-1 | 1 |
| 2-2 | 1 |
| 2-0 | 1 |
|
| 1981 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
@Bat |
|
|
Pitcher |
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
Pit(cnt)Sequence |
RBI |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1981-06-02 |
NYM |
@ |
PHI |
Nino Espinosa |
tied 0-0 |
t 1 |
0 |
--- |
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
10% |
60% |
Lead-Off |
Home Run |
| 2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1981-08-25 |
NYM |
|
HOU |
Joe Sambito |
tied 1-1 |
b 8 |
0 |
--- |
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
28% |
88% |
|
Home Run |
| 3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1981-09-20 |
NYM |
|
STL |
Bruce Sutter |
behind 5-6 |
b 9 |
2 |
-2- |
|
2 |
1 |
8 |
87% |
100% |
Walk-Off |
Home Run (Deep RF); Taveras Scores |
| 1982 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
@Bat |
|
|
Pitcher |
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
Pit(cnt)Sequence |
RBI |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1982-04-14 |
NYM |
|
PHI |
Dick Ruthven |
ahead 2-1 |
b 4 |
2 |
1-- |
|
2 |
1 |
8 |
19% |
86% |
|
Home Run; Gardenhire Scores/unER; Wilson Scores/unER |
| 5 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1982-04-15 |
NYM |
|
PHI |
Larry Christenson |
tied 1-1 |
b 6 |
1 |
--- |
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
19% |
73% |
|
Home Run |
| 6 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
1982-07-15 |
NYM |
@ |
LAD |
Jerry Reuss |
ahead 2-1 |
t 6 |
0 |
1-- |
|
2 |
1 |
8 |
17% |
88% |
|
Home Run; Puleo Scores |
| 7 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
1982-07-25 |
NYM |
@ |
SDP |
Luis DeLeon |
tied 1-1 |
t 9 |
0 |
--- |
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
35% |
85% |
|
Home Run |
| 8 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
1982-09-16 |
NYM |
@ |
MON |
Scott Sanderson |
tied 0-0 |
t 1 |
0 |
--- |
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
10% |
60% |
Lead-Off |
Home Run |
| 1983 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
@Bat |
|
|
Pitcher |
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
Pit(cnt)Sequence |
RBI |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 9 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
1983-04-29 |
NYM |
|
ATL |
Rick Camp |
tied 3-3 |
b 7 |
2 |
--- |
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
25% |
77% |
|
Home Run |
| 10 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
1983-05-29 |
NYM |
@ |
SDP |
Tim Lollar |
behind 0-2 |
t 6 |
0 |
1-- |
|
2 |
1 |
8 |
25% |
50% |
|
Home Run; Lynch Scores |
| 11 |
11 |
3 |
1 |
1983-07-26 |
NYM |
|
ATL |
Ken Dayley |
tied 1-1 |
b 10 |
1 |
--- |
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
43% |
100% |
Walk-Off |
Home Run |
| 12 |
12 |
4 |
1 |
1983-07-27 |
NYM |
|
ATL |
Craig McMurtry |
behind 0-2 |
b 7 |
2 |
12- |
|
3 |
1 |
8 |
58% |
77% |
|
Home Run; Heep Scores; Giles Scores |
| 13 |
13 |
5 |
1 |
1983-08-31 |
NYM |
|
LAD |
Fernando Valenzuela |
ahead 2-1 |
b 4 |
2 |
1-3 |
|
3 |
1 |
8 |
22% |
91% |
|
Home Run; Oquendo Scores; Torrez Scores |
| 14 |
14 |
6 |
1 |
1983-09-10 |
NYM |
@ |
MON |
Bill Gullickson |
tied 0-0 |
t 1 |
0 |
--- |
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
10% |
60% |
Lead-Off |
Home Run |
| 15 |
15 |
7 |
1 |
1983-09-29 |
NYM |
@ |
PIT |
Rick Rhoden |
behind 0-4 |
t 6 |
2 |
--- |
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
4% |
9% |
|
Home Run |
| 1984 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
@Bat |
|
|
Pitcher |
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
Pit(cnt)Sequence |
RBI |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 16 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
1984-05-28 |
NYM |
|
SDP |
Rich Gossage |
behind 3-5 |
b 8 |
0 |
--- |
|
1 |
2 |
8 |
14% |
28% |
|
Home Run |
| 17 |
17 |
2 |
1 |
1984-06-02 |
NYM |
|
STL |
Danny Cox |
tied 0-0 |
b 1 |
0 |
-2- |
|
2 |
2 |
8 |
14% |
75% |
|
Home Run; Backman Scores |
| 18 |
18 |
3 |
1 |
1984-06-09 (1) |
NYM |
@ |
MON |
Gary Lucas |
ahead 4-2 |
t 8 |
0 |
--- |
|
1 |
2 |
8 |
6% |
94% |
|
Home Run |
| 19 |
19 |
4 |
1 |
1984-06-20 |
NYM |
|
PHI |
Steve Carlton |
ahead 5-3 |
b 4 |
1 |
1-- |
|
2 |
1 |
8 |
12% |
92% |
|
Home Run; Darling Scores |
| 20 |
20 |
5 |
1 |
1984-06-27 |
NYM |
@ |
PHI |
Marty Bystrom |
behind 0-5 |
t 6 |
2 |
--- |
|
1 |
2 |
8 |
2% |
5% |
|
Home Run |
| 21 |
21 |
6 |
1 |
1984-07-07 |
NYM |
|
CIN |
Mario Soto |
behind 0-1 |
b 3 |
2 |
1-- |
|
2 |
2 |
8 |
25% |
64% |
|
Home Run; Gooden Scores |
| 22 |
22 |
7 |
1 |
1984-08-19 (1) |
NYM |
@ |
SFG |
Jeff Robinson |
behind 3-5 |
t 5 |
1 |
--- |
|
1 |
2 |
8 |
12% |
31% |
|
Home Run |
| 23 |
23 |
8 |
1 |
1984-08-28 |
NYM |
|
LAD |
Rick Honeycutt |
behind 0-1 |
b 5 |
2 |
1-- |
|
2 |
1 |
8 |
32% |
69% |
|
Home Run; Terrell Scores |
| 24 |
24 |
9 |
1 |
1984-09-21 |
NYM |
|
MON |
Dan Schatzeder |
tied 0-0 |
b 3 |
0 |
--- |
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
12% |
68% |
|
Home Run |
| 25 |
25 |
10 |
1 |
1984-09-26 |
NYM |
|
PHI |
Renie Martin |
ahead 4-1 |
b 7 |
0 |
-2- |
|
2 |
1 |
8 |
3% |
99% |
|
Home Run; Winningham Scores |
| 1985 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
@Bat |
|
|
Pitcher |
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
Pit(cnt)Sequence |
RBI |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 26 |
26 |
1 |
1 |
1985-05-31 |
NYM |
@ |
SDP |
La Marr Hoyt |
behind 2-3 |
t 8 |
1 |
--- |
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
27% |
45% |
|
Home Run |
| 27 |
27 |
2 |
1 |
1985-06-21 |
NYM |
|
MON |
Gary Lucas |
ahead 4-3 |
b 7 |
0 |
--- |
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
10% |
90% |
|
Home Run |
| 28 |
28 |
3 |
1 |
1985-06-28 |
NYM |
@ |
STL |
John Tudor |
behind 1-3 |
t 8 |
0 |
--- |
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
12% |
24% |
|
Home Run |
| 29 |
29 |
4 |
1 |
1985-09-08 |
NYM |
@ |
LAD |
Carlos Diaz |
tied 3-3 |
t 14 |
0 |
--- |
|
1 |
1 |
7 |
35% |
85% |
|
Home Run |
| 30 |
30 |
5 |
1 |
1985-09-15 |
NYM |
@ |
MON |
Gary Lucas |
ahead 5-2 |
t 9 |
2 |
--- |
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
2% |
99% |
|
Home Run |
| 31 |
31 |
6 |
1 |
1985-10-04 |
NYM |
|
MON |
Tim Burke |
ahead 8-4 |
b 8 |
2 |
--- |
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
1% |
100% |
|
Home Run |
| 1986 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
@Bat |
|
|
Pitcher |
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
Pit(cnt)Sequence |
RBI |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 32 |
32 |
1 |
1 |
1986-05-31 |
NYM |
|
SFG |
Scott Garrelts |
behind 0-4 |
b 1 |
0 |
--- |
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
7% |
25% |
Lead-Off |
Home Run |
| 33 |
33 |
2 |
1 |
1986-06-06 (2) |
NYM |
@ |
PIT |
Jose DeLeon |
tied 0-0 |
t 1 |
0 |
--- |
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
10% |
60% |
Lead-Off |
Home Run |
| 34 |
34 |
3 |
1 |
1986-06-13 |
NYM |
|
PIT |
Rick Reuschel |
behind 1-3 |
b 3 |
0 |
--- |
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
12% |
42% |
|
Home Run |
| 35 |
35 |
4 |
1 |
1986-06-15 (2) |
NYM |
|
PIT |
Bob Kipper |
tied 0-0 |
b 3 |
1 |
1-- |
|
2 |
1 |
8 |
21% |
76% |
|
Home Run; Santana Scores |
| 36 |
36 |
5 |
1 |
1986-07-01 |
NYM |
@ |
STL |
Danny Cox |
ahead 1-0 |
t 3 |
0 |
--- |
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
10% |
72% |
|
Home Run |
| 37 |
37 |
6 |
1 |
1986-07-26 (1) |
NYM |
@ |
ATL |
Zane Smith |
tied 0-0 |
t 3 |
2 |
1-- |
|
2 |
1 |
8 |
22% |
69% |
|
Home Run; Knight Scores |
| 38 |
38 |
7 |
1 |
1986-08-05 |
NYM |
@ |
CHC |
Jamie Moyer |
tied 0-0 |
t 1 |
0 |
--- |
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
10% |
60% |
Lead-Off |
Home Run |
| 39 |
39 |
8 |
1 |
1986-08-09 |
NYM |
@ |
MON |
Tim Burke |
behind 5-6 |
t 8 |
1 |
1-3 |
|
3 |
6 |
7 |
46% |
86% |
|
Home Run; Hernandez Scores; Carter Scores |
| 40 |
40 |
9 |
1 |
1986-09-10 |
NYM |
|
MON |
Sergio Valdez |
ahead 2-0 |
b 1 |
2 |
1-- |
|
2 |
6 |
7 |
14% |
86% |
|
Home Run; Carter Scores |
| 1987 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
@Bat |
|
|
Pitcher |
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
Pit(cnt)Sequence |
RBI |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 41 |
41 |
1 |
1 |
1987-04-20 |
NYM |
@ |
PIT |
Rick Reuschel |
tied 1-1 |
t 2 |
0 |
--- |
|
1 |
6 |
7 |
10% |
60% |
|
Home Run |
| 42 |
42 |
2 |
1 |
1987-04-22 |
NYM |
@ |
PIT |
Barry Jones |
ahead 5-1 |
t 5 |
2 |
-2- |
|
2 |
1 |
8 |
6% |
96% |
|
Home Run; Darling Scores |
| 43 |
43 |
3 |
1 |
1987-05-11 |
NYM |
@ |
CIN |
Mario Soto |
ahead 1-0 |
t 3 |
0 |
--- |
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
10% |
71% |
|
Home Run |
| 44 |
44 |
4 |
1 |
1987-05-22 |
NYM |
|
LAD |
Fernando Valenzuela |
behind 0-3 |
b 3 |
2 |
--- |
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
9% |
27% |
|
Home Run |
| 45 |
45 |
5 |
1 |
1987-06-09 |
NYM |
@ |
CHC |
Lee Smith |
behind 4-6 |
t 9 |
2 |
--- |
|
1 |
9 |
9 |
2% |
4% |
|
Home Run |
| 46 |
46 |
6 |
1 |
1987-06-19 |
NYM |
|
PHI |
Don Carman |
ahead 2-0 |
b 3 |
0 |
--- |
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
7% |
85% |
|
Home Run |
| 47 |
47 |
7 |
1 |
1987-08-09 |
NYM |
|
CHC |
Scott Sanderson |
tied 0-0 |
b 2 |
1 |
--- |
|
1 |
6 |
9 |
11% |
64% |
|
Home Run |
| 48 |
48 |
8 |
1 |
1987-09-09 |
NYM |
|
PHI |
Mike Jackson |
ahead 4-2 |
b 6 |
1 |
1-3 |
|
3 |
1 |
8 |
8% |
98% |
|
Home Run; Johnson Scores; Aguilera Scores |
| 49 |
49 |
9 |
1 |
1987-09-11 |
NYM |
|
STL |
John Tudor |
ahead 3-1 |
b 2 |
2 |
--- |
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
8% |
81% |
|
Home Run |
| 1988 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
@Bat |
|
|
Pitcher |
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
Pit(cnt)Sequence |
RBI |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 50 |
50 |
1 |
1 |
1988-04-10 |
NYM |
@ |
PHI |
Shane Rawley |
ahead 1-0 |
t 3 |
0 |
--- |
3,(1-1) CBX |
1 |
1 |
8 |
11% |
73% |
|
Home Run (Deep LF-CF) |
| 51 |
51 |
2 |
2 |
1988-04-10 |
NYM |
@ |
PHI |
Shane Rawley |
behind 2-3 |
t 7 |
0 |
1-- |
2,(1-0) BX |
2 |
1 |
8 |
35% |
71% |
|
Home Run (Deep CF); Dykstra Scores |
| 52 |
52 |
3 |
1 |
1988-07-17 |
NYM |
@ |
ATL |
Tom Glavine |
tied 0-0 |
t 3 |
2 |
--- |
7,(2-2) CBFBFFX |
1 |
1 |
8 |
13% |
59% |
|
Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF) |
| 53 |
53 |
4 |
1 |
1988-08-07 |
NYM |
@ |
PIT |
Mike Dunne |
tied 1-1 |
t 7 |
0 |
--- |
2,(0-1) CX |
1 |
7 |
7 |
22% |
72% |
|
Home Run (Fly Ball) |
| 54 |
54 |
5 |
1 |
1988-09-02 |
NYM |
|
LAD |
Tim Leary |
ahead 4-0 |
b 7 |
1 |
-2- |
2,(0-1) SX |
2 |
1 |
8 |
1% |
100% |
|
Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Elster Scores |
| 55 |
55 |
6 |
1 |
1988-09-05 |
NYM |
@ |
PIT |
Jeff Robinson |
ahead 4-3 |
t 8 |
2 |
1-3 |
2,(1-0) BX |
3 |
1 |
8 |
20% |
97% |
|
Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Carter Scores; Magadan Scores |
| 56 |
56 |
7 |
1 |
1988-09-09 |
NYM |
@ |
MON |
Brian Holman |
behind 1-3 |
t 6 |
1 |
--- |
2,(0-1) CX |
1 |
6 |
7 |
12% |
29% |
|
Home Run |
| 57 |
57 |
8 |
1 |
1988-09-24 |
NYM |
@ |
STL |
Larry McWilliams |
ahead 4-0 |
t 2 |
1 |
1-- |
2,(1-0) BX |
2 |
1 |
8 |
7% |
94% |
|
Home Run; West Scores |
| 1989 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
@Bat |
|
|
Pitcher |
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
Pit(cnt)Sequence |
RBI |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 58 |
58 |
1 |
1 |
1989-04-14 |
NYM |
@ |
STL |
Frank DiPino |
ahead 8-1 |
t 6 |
2 |
--- |
3,(1-1) CBX |
1 |
1 |
8 |
1% |
99% |
|
Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF) |
| 59 |
59 |
2 |
1 |
1989-04-21 |
NYM |
|
CHC |
Rick Sutcliffe |
behind 3-7 |
b 8 |
1 |
--- |
4,(2-1) BBCX |
1 |
2 |
9 |
2% |
4% |
|
Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF) |
| 60 |
60 |
3 |
1 |
1989-06-09 |
NYM |
@ |
PIT |
Doug Drabek |
ahead 1-0 |
t 2 |
0 |
--- |
3,(0-2) SFX |
1 |
5 |
7 |
10% |
72% |
|
Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF) |
| 61 |
61 |
4 |
1 |
1989-08-18 |
TOR |
@ |
BAL |
Dave Johnson |
tied 1-1 |
t 3 |
1 |
--- |
1,(0-0) X |
1 |
2 |
9 |
12% |
60% |
|
Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF) |
| 62 |
62 |
5 |
1 |
1989-08-30 |
TOR |
|
CHW |
Richard Dotson |
behind 0-1 |
b 3 |
1 |
--- |
1,(0-0) X |
1 |
2 |
8 |
13% |
53% |
|
Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF) |
| 1990 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
@Bat |
|
|
Pitcher |
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
Pit(cnt)Sequence |
RBI |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 63 |
63 |
1 |
1 |
1990-05-10 |
TOR |
@ |
DET |
Jeff Robinson |
tied 0-0 |
t 1 |
1 |
--- |
1,(0-0) X |
1 |
2 |
8 |
10% |
58% |
|
Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF) |
| 64 |
64 |
2 |
1 |
1990-08-02 |
TOR |
@ |
TEX |
Kenny Rogers |
behind 3-4 |
t 9 |
1 |
--- |
|
1 |
1 |
8 |
35% |
44% |
|
Home Run |
| 65 |
65 |
3 |
1 |
1990-09-04 |
TOR |
@ |
DET |
Frank Tanana |
tied 0-0 |
t 3 |
1 |
--- |
1,(0-0) X |
1 |
1 |
8 |
12% |
59% |
|
Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF) |
| 1991 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
@Bat |
|
|
Pitcher |
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
Pit(cnt)Sequence |
RBI |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 66 |
66 |
1 |
1 |
1991-05-30 |
TOR |
|
OAK |
Bob Welch |
behind 1-3 |
b 4 |
2 |
1-3 |
3,(2-0) BBX |
3 |
2 |
7 |
34% |
65% |
|
Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Lee Scores; White Scores; Wilson Scores |
| 67 |
67 |
2 |
1 |
1991-06-03 |
TOR |
@ |
NYY |
Tim Leary |
tied 0-0 |
t 1 |
1 |
--- |
3,(1-1) LBX |
1 |
2 |
7 |
10% |
58% |
|
Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Wilson Scores |
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
database from the Society for American
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.