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Gordy Coleman

Gordon Calvin Coleman

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 208 lb.

Born: July 5, 1934 in Rockville, MD
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 19, 1959 (Age 25)   vs. KCA 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Reds/Indians 1959-1967

Final Game: May 3, 1967 (Age 32)   vs. STL 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Died: March 12, 1994 in Cincinnati, OH
Buried: Arlington Memorial Gardens, Mount Healthy, OH
Relatives: Cousin of Larry Littleton
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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.

Gordy Coleman: 98 Career Home Runs

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 7 tying, 24 go ahead

1 Tm
CIN	98

vs RHP	89
vs LHP	9

Home	53
Away	45

Leverage
High Lev	12
Medium Lev	49
Low Lev	37

9 Opps
CHC	20
SFG	13
MLN	13
PHI	11
STL	11
LAD	11
HOU	7
NYM	6
PIT	6

60 Pitchers
Don Drysdale	6
Don Cardwell	5
Ernie Broglio	4
Glen Hobbie	4
Tony Cloninger	3
Art Mahaffey	3
Warren Spahn	3
Bobby Bolin	3
Robin Roberts	3
Dick Ellsworth	2
Larry Sherry	2
Jim Golden	2
Bob Buhl	2
Don Nottebart	2
Jack Sanford	2
Juan Marichal	2
Bob Shaw	2
Jim Duffalo	2
Roger Craig	2
Dave Gerard	2

12 Parks
Crosley Fld	53
Wrigley Fld	12
Candlestick	7
Shibe Pk	5
Sprtsmn3/Busch	5
County Stad	4
LA Coliseum	3
Dodger Stad	2
Polo Grounds	2
Forbes Fld	2
Colt Stad	2
Busch Stad	1

Where Hit
9	52
8	20
Unk	13
89	9
7	4
General field locations when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	86
2·HR gms	6
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.

OrderPos
5th	46
6th	23
4th	19
7th	8
9th	2

Outs
0	41
1	29
2	28

DefPos
1B	95
PH	3

Bases
---	56
1--	19
-2-	13
12-	4
123	2
1-3	2
--3	1
-23	1

151 RBI
RISP	23
0 on	56
1 on	33
2 on	7
3 on	2
Any on	42

Inning
1	8
2	15
3	5
4	23
5	6
6	14
7	12
8	5
9	8
Extra	2

1-3	28
4-6	43
7-end	27

RelScore
+4..	8
+3	6
+2	6
+1	19
Tied	19
-1	9
-2	9
-3	5
-4..	17

Ahead	39
Tied	19
Behind	40
Before event, for batter

Play By Play

· WE and WPA Explanation

1960 HRs	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1960-07-24	CIN		STL	Ernie Broglio	behind 0-1	b 2	1	---	1	5	3	0.115	53%		Home Run (Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	1960-07-28	CIN	@	LAD	Larry Sherry	behind 5-8	t 8	0	---	1	5	3	0.065	13%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
3	3	3	1	1960-08-03 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	Glen Hobbie	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	1	5	3	0.114	59%		Home Run (Deep CF)
4	4	4	1	1960-08-20	CIN		PIT	Tom Cheney	behind 0-8	b 4	1	1-3	3	5	3	0.042	7%		Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Pinson Scores; Robinson Scores
5	5	5	1	1960-08-28	CIN	@	LAD	Stan Williams	ahead 4-0	t 1	1	---	1	6	3	0.053	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
6	6	6	1	1960-09-13	CIN		CHC	Dick Burwell	tied 0-0	b 2	1	-2-	2	6	3	0.168	74%		Home Run; Robinson Scores
1961 HRs	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1961-04-13	CIN		CHC	Dick Ellsworth	behind 0-2	b 4	0	1--	2	6	3	0.203	56%		Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Freese Scores
8	8	2	1	1961-04-18	CIN	@	SFG	Eddie Fisher	ahead 4-0	t 3	0	12-	3	6	3	0.064	96%		Home Run (Deep RF); Post Scores; Freese Scores
9	9	3	1	1961-04-19	CIN	@	SFG	Jack Sanford	behind 1-2	t 4	0	---	1	6	3	0.128	50%		Home Run (Deep RF)
10	10	4	1	1961-05-01	CIN		PHI	Robin Roberts	behind 0-1	b 2	0	---	1	5	3	0.109	55%		Home Run (Deep RF)
11	11	5	1	1961-05-03	CIN		PHI	John Buzhardt	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	1	5	3	0.108	64%		Home Run (Deep RF)
12	12	6	1	1961-05-07 (1)	CIN	@	MLN	Warren Spahn	tied 4-4	t 9	0	---	1	7	3	0.346	85%		Home Run (Deep CF)
13	13	7	1	1961-05-20	CIN		MLN	Don Nottebart	behind 1-5	b 4	2	---	1	5	3	0.062	17%		Home Run (Deep RF)
14	14	8	1	1961-05-31	CIN	@	LAD	Don Drysdale	tied 3-3	t 6	1	1--	2	6	3	0.251	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball); Bell Scores
15	15	9	1	1961-06-03	CIN		CHC	Dick Drott	ahead 5-0	b 6	2	---	1	7	3	0.014	98%		Home Run (Deep RF)
16	16	10	1	1961-06-08	CIN		MLN	Moe Drabowsky	ahead 9-2	b 6	2	---	1	7	3	0.004	100%		Home Run (Deep CF)
17	17	11	1	1961-06-17	CIN	@	PHI	Robin Roberts	tied 1-1	t 2	0	---	1	6	3	0.106	61%		Home Run (Deep RF)
18	18	12	2	1961-06-17	CIN	@	PHI	Robin Roberts	ahead 2-1	t 4	0	-2-	2	6	3	0.131	82%		Home Run (Deep RF); Bell Scores
19	19	13	1	1961-06-28 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	Glen Hobbie	behind 0-5	t 4	0	--3	2	6	3	0.064	18%		Home Run (Deep CF); Bell Scores
20	20	14	2	1961-06-28 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	Glen Hobbie	behind 4-16	t 8	1	---	1	6	3	0.000	0%		Home Run (Deep RF Line)
21	21	15	1	1961-06-29	CIN	@	CHC	Don Cardwell	behind 5-14	t 7	2	1--	2	6	3	0.003	0%		Home Run (Deep RF Line); Bell Scores
22	22	16	1	1961-07-02 (1)	CIN	@	MLN	Warren Spahn	tied 5-5	t 13	2	12-	3	5	3	0.485	96%		Home Run (Deep CF); Kasko Scores; Robinson Scores
23	23	17	1	1961-07-05	CIN	@	SFG	Mike McCormick	ahead 2-1	t 7	0	---	1	7	3	0.124	82%		Home Run (Deep RF)
24	24	18	1	1961-07-06	CIN	@	SFG	Juan Marichal	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	---	1	5	3	0.109	74%		Home Run (Deep RF)
25	25	19	1	1961-07-16	CIN		CHC	Dick Ellsworth	ahead 1-0	b 4	1	---	1	7	3	0.106	77%		Home Run (Deep RF)
26	26	20	1	1961-07-30 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	Jim Brewer	behind 0-2	t 5	2	---	1	7	3	0.107	31%		Home Run (Deep LF)
27	27	21	1	1961-08-02 (1)	CIN		PHI	Art Mahaffey	ahead 2-1	b 6	0	1--	2	5	3	0.139	91%		Home Run (Deep RF); Robinson Scores
28	28	22	1	1961-08-20	CIN		STL	Ray Sadecki	behind 1-3	b 6	2	1--	2	7	3	0.298	52%		Home Run (Deep RF); Freese Scores
29	29	23	1	1961-08-26	CIN		LAD	Larry Sherry	behind 5-10	b 8	2	---	1	9	3	0.011	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
30	30	24	1	1961-09-23	CIN		SFG	Jim Duffalo	ahead 1-0	b 1	2	1--	2	5	3	0.161	78%		Home Run (Deep CF); Kasko Scores
31	31	25	2	1961-09-23	CIN		SFG	Jim Duffalo	ahead 3-2	b 3	2	1--	2	5	3	0.175	82%		Home Run (Deep RF); Lynch Scores
32	32	26	1	1961-09-29	CIN	@	PIT	Larry Foss	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	1--	2	5	3	0.169	74%		Home Run (Deep RF); Pinson Scores
1962 HRs	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
33	33	1	1	1962-04-14	CIN	@	SFG	Don Larsen	behind 5-13	t 8	0	---	1	5	3	0.002	0%		Home Run (CF-RF)
34	34	2	1	1962-04-29 (1)	CIN	@	STL	Larry Jackson	behind 1-10	t 7	0	---	1	5	3	0.003	1%		Home Run (Deep RF)
35	35	3	1	1962-04-29 (2)	CIN	@	STL	Ernie Broglio	ahead 2-0	t 4	1	---	1	6	3	0.088	79%		Home Run (Deep CF)
36	36	4	1	1962-05-06 (1)	CIN		STL	Ernie Broglio	ahead 2-0	b 6	0	---	1	5	3	0.066	91%		Home Run
37	37	5	1	1962-05-22	CIN	@	MLN	Bob Shaw	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	5	3	0.107	61%		Home Run (Deep CF)
38	38	6	1	1962-05-27	CIN		CHC	Don Cardwell	ahead 1-0	b 4	0	---	1	5	3	0.100	78%		Home Run (Deep CF)
39	39	7	1	1962-06-01	CIN	@	CHC	Don Cardwell	ahead 2-0	t 1	1	-2-	2	5	3	0.117	81%		Home Run (Deep RF); Lynch Scores
40	40	8	1	1962-06-10 (2)	CIN		PHI	Art Mahaffey	ahead 4-1	b 6	1	---	1	6	3	0.043	95%		Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
41	41	9	1	1962-06-12 (1)	CIN		SFG	Juan Marichal	tied 0-0	b 4	0	---	1	5	3	0.124	69%		Home Run
42	42	10	1	1962-06-13	CIN		SFG	Dick LeMay	ahead 3-0	b 6	0	---	1	6	3	0.040	95%		Home Run
43	43	11	1	1962-07-01	CIN	@	HOU	Jim Golden	ahead 1-0	t 6	0	---	1	5	3	0.122	79%		Home Run (Deep LF)
44	44	12	1	1962-07-02 (2)	CIN		CHC	Don Elston	behind 2-3	b 9	0	-2-	2	5	3	0.549	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep CF); Robinson Scores
45	45	13	1	1962-07-08 (1)	CIN		HOU	Russ Kemmerer	ahead 9-8	b 6	2	-2-	2	5	3	0.172	90%		Home Run; Robinson Scores
46	46	14	1	1962-07-08 (2)	CIN		HOU	Jim Golden	ahead 1-0	b 1	2	-2-	2	5	3	0.151	78%		Home Run; Robinson Scores
47	47	15	1	1962-07-12	CIN	@	CHC	Don Cardwell	behind 2-4	t 7	2	1--	2	5	3	0.283	43%		Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Robinson Scores
48	48	16	1	1962-07-14	CIN	@	CHC	Glen Hobbie	behind 2-6	t 9	1	---	1	6	3	0.009	1%		Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
49	49	17	1	1962-07-18	CIN		LAD	Don Drysdale	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	1	5	3	0.107	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
50	50	18	2	1962-07-18	CIN		LAD	Don Drysdale	ahead 1-0	b 7	2	-2-	2	5	3	0.156	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball); Robinson Scores
51	51	19	1	1962-07-20	CIN		NYM	Roger Craig	tied 0-0	b 2	1	1--	2	6	3	0.176	73%		Home Run; Robinson Scores
52	52	20	1	1962-07-26	CIN		PIT	Vern Law	ahead 3-1	b 5	2	1--	2	6	3	0.126	92%		Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Robinson Scores
53	53	21	1	1962-08-03	CIN	@	NYM	Jay Hook	ahead 2-1	t 4	0	-2-	2	6	3	0.129	82%		Home Run; Robinson Scores
54	54	22	1	1962-08-05 (2)	CIN	@	NYM	Bob Moorhead	behind 1-2	t 6	1	12-	3	6	3	0.362	76%		Home Run; Lynch Scores; Robinson Scores
55	55	23	1	1962-08-07	CIN	@	HOU	Ken Johnson	tied 0-0	t 4	1	-2-	2	6	3	0.201	73%		Home Run; Lynch Scores
56	56	24	1	1962-08-12	CIN		NYM	Roger Craig	behind 0-3	b 2	0	1--	2	5	3	0.152	44%		Home Run; Robinson Scores
57	57	25	1	1962-08-14	CIN		MLN	Tony Cloninger	behind 0-3	b 2	0	-2-	2	5	3	0.132	44%		Home Run (Deep RF); Robinson Scores
58	58	26	1	1962-08-23	CIN	@	CHC	Dave Gerard	ahead 12-3	t 9	0	---	1	5	3	0.000	100%		Home Run (Deep RF)
59	59	27	1	1962-09-05 (1)	CIN		CHC	Dave Gerard	tied 5-5	b 10	0	1--	2	7	3	0.285	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep CF); Cardenas Scores
60	60	28	1	1962-09-30	CIN		PHI	Art Mahaffey	ahead 2-0	b 6	2	---	1	6	3	0.076	90%		Home Run (Deep CF)
1963 HRs	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
61	61	1	1	1963-04-08	CIN		PIT	Tommie Sisk	ahead 4-1	b 6	0	---	1	5	3	0.036	96%		Home Run
62	62	2	1	1963-04-10	CIN	@	PHI	Ray Culp	ahead 6-2	t 7	2	---	1	5	3	0.025	97%		Home Run
63	63	3	1	1963-05-04	CIN		STL	Bob Gibson	ahead 3-0	b 3	2	---	1	6	3	0.059	90%		Home Run
64	64	4	1	1963-05-07	CIN		HOU	Don Nottebart	behind 0-1	b 5	0	---	1	5	3	0.169	56%		Home Run
65	65	5	1	1963-06-09 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	Dallas Green	ahead 5-2	t 7	2	-2-	2	6	3	0.063	97%		Home Run; Spencer Scores
66	66	6	1	1963-06-13	CIN		PIT	Don Cardwell	behind 1-2	b 4	1	1--	2	5	3	0.264	68%		Home Run; Robinson Scores
67	67	7	1	1963-07-14 (2)	CIN		MLN	Tony Cloninger	behind 3-5	b 7	0	---	1	9	PH	0.144	34%		Home Run (Deep RF)
68	68	8	1	1963-08-23	CIN	@	SFG	Jack Sanford	behind 0-3	t 2	0	---	1	5	3	0.084	28%		Home Run
69	69	9	1	1963-08-26	CIN	@	LAD	Don Drysdale	tied 0-0	t 4	1	1--	2	5	3	0.247	75%		Home Run; Robinson Scores
70	70	10	1	1963-09-09 (1)	CIN		MLN	Bob Sadowski	behind 0-5	b 4	1	---	1	4	3	0.041	10%		Home Run
71	71	11	2	1963-09-09 (1)	CIN		MLN	Bob Sadowski	behind 1-9	b 9	1	---	1	4	3	0.000	0%		Home Run
72	72	12	1	1963-09-10	CIN		MLN	Bob Shaw	tied 2-2	b 4	0	---	1	4	3	0.140	70%		Home Run
73	73	13	1	1963-09-11	CIN		MLN	Ron Piche	ahead 6-1	b 4	2	123	4	4	PH	0.035	100%		Home Run; Maloney Scores/unER; Rose Scores/unER; Pinson Scores/unER; Coleman Scores/unER
74	74	14	1	1963-09-28	CIN	@	STL	Lew Burdette	tied 0-0	t 4	0	---	1	5	3	0.132	63%		Home Run
1964 HRs	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
75	75	1	1	1964-05-01	CIN		NYM	Tracy Stallard	behind 1-3	b 7	0	---	1	4	3	0.145	35%		Home Run
76	76	2	1	1964-05-16	CIN	@	CHC	Lindy McDaniel	ahead 3-2	t 8	0	---	1	4	3	0.117	87%		Home Run
77	77	3	1	1964-05-19	CIN		MLN	Warren Spahn	behind 1-4	b 9	1	---	1	4	3	0.024	4%		Home Run
78	78	4	1	1964-05-30	CIN	@	STL	Ernie Broglio	behind 0-2	t 2	0	---	1	4	3	0.097	39%		Home Run
79	79	5	1	1964-06-09	CIN	@	LAD	Joe Moeller	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	4	3	0.119	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
1965 HRs	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
80	80	1	1	1965-04-15	CIN	@	STL	Bob Purkey	ahead 4-3	t 5	2	123	4	5	3	0.267	93%		Home Run; Rose Scores; Harper Scores; Robinson Scores
81	81	2	1	1965-04-21	CIN	@	CHC	Bill Faul	ahead 6-2	t 9	1	12-	3	5	3	0.010	100%		Home Run; Pinson Scores; Robinson Scores
82	82	3	1	1965-05-02 (2)	CIN		NYM	Jack Fisher	behind 7-8	b 7	1	1--	2	5	3	0.419	78%		Home Run; Robinson Scores
83	83	4	1	1965-05-04	CIN		LAD	Don Drysdale	behind 0-4	b 1	2	1--	2	4	3	0.140	30%		Home Run; Pinson Scores
84	84	5	1	1965-06-02	CIN		HOU	Dave Giusti	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1	5	3	0.110	66%		Home Run
85	85	6	1	1965-06-11	CIN	@	CHC	Bob Buhl	behind 2-3	t 9	1	1--	2	4	3	0.671	83%		Home Run; Pinson Scores
86	86	7	1	1965-07-06	CIN		LAD	Don Drysdale	behind 5-10	b 7	2	---	1	5	3	0.019	4%		Home Run
87	87	8	1	1965-07-31	CIN		HOU	Bob Bruce	behind 0-2	b 4	0	---	1	4	3	0.121	42%		Home Run
88	88	9	1	1965-08-05	CIN		SFG	Bobby Bolin	behind 2-7	b 3	2	---	1	4	3	0.045	12%		Home Run
89	89	10	2	1965-08-05	CIN		SFG	Bobby Bolin	behind 3-10	b 5	1	1--	2	4	3	0.032	5%		Home Run; Rose Scores
90	90	11	1	1965-08-07	CIN		LAD	Howie Reed	behind 2-4	b 3	1	---	1	4	3	0.112	40%		Home Run
91	91	12	1	1965-08-22	CIN	@	PHI	Jim Bunning	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	-2-	2	5	3	0.170	77%		Home Run; Rose Scores
92	92	13	1	1965-08-26	CIN	@	MLN	Tony Cloninger	ahead 2-1	t 4	0	---	1	4	3	0.113	75%		Home Run
93	93	14	1	1965-10-01	CIN	@	SFG	Bobby Bolin	ahead 3-0	t 1	1	---	1	5	3	0.068	83%		Home Run
1966 HRs	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
94	94	1	1	1966-07-14 (2)	CIN		STL	Tracy Stallard	behind 2-7	b 5	2	-23	3	4	3	0.153	23%		Home Run; Rose Scores; Pinson Scores
95	95	2	1	1966-08-01	CIN	@	STL	Ray Washburn	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	---	1	4	3	0.112	75%		Home Run
96	96	3	1	1966-08-05	CIN	@	PIT	Pete Mikkelsen	tied 3-3	t 6	1	---	1	4	3	0.183	65%		Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
97	97	4	1	1966-08-27 (1)	CIN		PHI	Bob Buhl	ahead 6-4	b 4	2	-2-	2	5	PH	0.124	90%		Home Run (CF-RF); Helms Scores
98	98	5	1	1966-08-31	CIN		CHC	Bill Hands	behind 0-5	b 7	0	1-3	3	5	3	0.109	22%		Home Run; Helms Scores; Johnson Scores

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