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Larry Herndon

Larry Darnell Herndon

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: November 3, 1953 in Sunflower, MS
High School: Douglas HS (Memphis, TN)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1971 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 1974 (Age 20)   vs. MON 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Giants/Cardinals 1974-1988

Final Game: October 2, 1988 (Age 34)   vs. NYY 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
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Career Home Runs

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Larry Herndon: 107 Career Home Runs

2 leading off, 0 walk-off, 11 tying, 35 go ahead
2 Tms
DET83
SFG24
 
vs LHP56
vs RHP51
 
Away58
Home49
 
Leverage
High Lev23
Medium Lev44
Low Lev40
22 Opps
BAL13
OAK11
MIN10
CHW9
CAL7
SEA6
NYY6
MIL6
CHC4
KCR4
PIT4
ATL4
TOR4
STL3
BOS3
LAD3
TEX2
SDP2
CLE2
HOU2
84 Pitchers
Mike Norris4
Scott McGregor4
John Candelaria3
Jerry Koosman3
Mike Caldwell2
Curt Young2
Dennis Rasmussen2
Mike Boddicker2
Tippy Martinez2
Jimmy Key2
Phil Niekro2
Randy Jones2
John Curtis2
Jerry Reuss2
Ron Davis2
Bill Caudill2
Tim Birtsas2
Silvio Martinez1
Mike Cosgrove1
Bobby Castillo1
22 Parks
DET0439
SFO0210
BAL119
SEA024
MIN034
CHI104
OAK014
ATL014
BOS073
NYC163
ANA013
KAN063
CLE072
LOS032
ARL012
MIL052
CHI112
STL092
SAN012
MON021
Where Hit
749
Unk33
811
911
782
891
General field locations when available.
 
1 Inside the Park
 
Pitches
Unk98
13
42
61
31
7+1
51
Pitches in PA when available.
Game Totals
1·HR gms100
2·HR gms2
3·HR gms1
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
5th32
3rd27
6th22
4th9
7th5
2nd5
1st4
8th2
9th1
Outs
139
039
229
 
DefPos
LF81
Unk10
CF6
RF6
PH4
Bases
---59
1--20
-2-13
12-6
-234
--32
1-32
1231
 
169 RBI
RISP28
0 on59
1 on35
2 on12
3 on1
Any on48
Inning
19
216
310
420
510
613
79
812
96
Extra2
 
1-335
4-643
7-end29
RelScore
+4..10
+39
+28
+112
Tied28
-114
-210
-37
-4..9
 
Ahead39
Tied28
Behind40
Before event, for batter
Count
Unk98
0-03
2-22
2-11
3-11
1-21
2-01

Play By Play

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1976 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 1976-05-24 SFG HOU Mike Cosgrove ahead 3-1 b 2 1 --- 1 1 8 0.080 83% Home Run
2 2 2 1 1976-08-07 SFG @ ATL Andy Messersmith tied 0-0 t 1 0 --- 1 1 8 0.102 60% Lead-Off Home Run
1977 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
3 3 1 1 1977-04-10 SFG @ LAD Elias Sosa ahead 7-4 t 9 1 --- 1 5 8 0.020 98% Home Run
1978 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
4 4 1 1 1978-07-16 (1) SFG @ STL Silvio Martinez behind 2-6 t 5 0 1-- 2 2 8 0.114 23% Home Run; Madlock Scores
1979 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
5 5 1 1 1979-04-29 SFG @ MON Stan Bahnsen behind 4-6 t 5 1 --- 1 2 7 0.113 32% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
6 6 2 1 1979-05-19 (2) SFG @ ATL Rick Matula ahead 1-0 t 2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  1 7 8 0.101 67% Home Run
7 7 3 1 1979-06-06 SFG @ STL Tom Bruno ahead 4-3 t 7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  1 2 7 0.124 83% Home Run (Line Drive)
8 8 4 1 1979-06-19 SFG PIT John Candelaria behind 3-6 b 6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  1 5 7 0.085 20% Home Run (Line Drive)
9 9 5 1 1979-07-05 SFG @ ATL Phil Niekro tied 0-0 t 1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  1 1 8 0.098 60% Lead-Off Home Run
10 10 6 1 1979-07-27 SFG @ SDP Randy Jones behind 2-3 t 7 0 --- 7,(2-2)  1 6 7 0.213 50% Home Run (LF-CF)
11 11 7 1 1979-09-02 SFG PIT John Candelaria behind 1-3 b 4 1 --- 1 3 9 0.123 38% Home Run
1980 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
12 12 1 1 1980-04-10 SFG @ SDP Randy Jones behind 1-2 t 3 2 -23 3 5 7 0.322 71% Home Run; Clark Scores; Ivie Scores
13 13 2 1 1980-05-10 SFG @ CHC Lynn McGlothen behind 6-15 t 8 2 -2- 2 9 PH 0.001 0% Home Run; LeMaster Scores
14 14 3 1 1980-05-27 SFG @ ATL Larry McWilliams behind 2-6 t 8 2 --- 1 6 7 0.017 3% Home Run
15 15 4 1 1980-07-06 SFG @ LAD Jerry Reuss behind 1-3 t 7 1 1-- 2 6 7 0.291 46% Home Run; Stennett Scores
16 16 5 1 1980-07-21 SFG @ CHC Bill Caudill tied 0-0 t 15 1 1-- 2 3 9 0.421 92% Home Run; Strain Scores
17 17 6 1 1980-07-25 SFG PIT John Candelaria behind 0-4 b 4 2 --- 1 4 7 0.059 15% Home Run
18 18 7 1 1980-07-31 SFG STL Bob Sykes tied 0-0 b 1 1 12- 3 4 7 0.230 81% Home Run; Pettini Scores; Clark Scores
19 19 8 1 1980-08-03 (1) SFG CHC Mike Krukow behind 0-3 b 4 1 --- 1 5 7 0.091 25% Home Run
1981 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
20 20 1 1 1981-05-20 SFG NYM Greg Harris behind 1-2 b 4 1 --- 1 5 7 0.155 53% Home Run
21 21 2 1 1981-06-05 SFG @ PIT Pascual Perez ahead 1-0 t 5 2 1-- 2 5 7 0.211 84% Home Run; Clark Scores
22 22 3 1 1981-08-10 SFG HOU Dave Smith behind 3-4 b 8 2 --- 1 5 7 0.351 52% Home Run
23 23 4 1 1981-09-04 SFG CHC Randy Martz behind 0-2 b 6 2 1-- 2 6 7 0.326 52% Home Run; Evans Scores
24 24 5 1 1981-09-22 SFG LAD Fernando Valenzuela tied 0-0 b 3 2 1-- 2 5 7 0.237 76% IPHR Inside-the-park Home Run to RF; Clark Scores; Herndon Scores
1982 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
25 25 1 1 1982-04-24 DET @ NYY Doyle Alexander ahead 2-1 t 6 1 -23 3 5 7 0.157 92% Home Run; Gibson Scores; Hebner Scores
26 26 2 1 1982-04-30 DET @ CHW Jerry Koosman tied 3-3 t 10 0 --- 1 4 7 0.338 84% Home Run
27 27 3 1 1982-05-13 DET MIN John Pacella ahead 2-0 b 2 0 --- 1 6 7 0.075 82% Home Run
28 28 4 1 1982-05-16 DET MIN Terry Felton tied 6-6 b 7 0 --- 1 3 7 0.203 79% Home Run
29 29 5 1 1982-05-18 DET OAK Mike Norris tied 1-1 b 1 2 12- 3 6 7 0.246 79% Home Run; Ivie Scores; Hebner Scores
30 30 6 2 1982-05-18 DET OAK Mike Norris ahead 4-1 b 3 2 1-- 2 6 7 0.097 93% Home Run; Gibson Scores
31 31 7 3 1982-05-18 DET OAK Mike Norris ahead 6-3 b 5 2 -2- 2 6 7 0.075 96% Home Run; Hebner Scores
32 32 8 1 1982-05-26 DET @ SEA Gaylord Perry ahead 1-0 t 4 0 --- 1 6 7 0.106 73% Home Run
33 33 9 1 1982-05-28 DET @ OAK Rick Langford behind 1-2 t 4 1 -23 3 6 7 0.240 72% Home Run; Gibson Scores; Ivie Scores
34 34 10 1 1982-06-06 DET SEA Bill Caudill ahead 9-2 b 8 1 --- 1 1 7 0.001 100% Home Run
35 35 11 1 1982-06-12 DET @ MIL Mike Caldwell ahead 4-3 t 6 0 --- 1 5 7 0.122 79% Home Run
36 36 12 1 1982-06-14 (2) DET @ CLE Rick Sutcliffe tied 0-0 t 4 0 --- 1 3 7 0.125 63% Home Run
37 37 13 1 1982-06-18 DET MIL Randy Lerch behind 0-3 b 6 1 1-- 2 5 7 0.191 35% Home Run; Gibson Scores
38 38 14 1 1982-06-24 DET @ BAL Scott McGregor tied 0-0 t 2 0 --- 1 5 7 0.105 61% Home Run
39 39 15 1 1982-07-05 DET MIN Ron Davis behind 1-5 b 9 2 --3 2 3 7 0.009 1% Home Run; Leach Scores
40 40 16 1 1982-07-17 DET @ MIN Bobby Castillo behind 0-2 t 6 1 12- 3 3 7 0.356 63% Home Run; Whitaker Scores; Lemon Scores
41 41 17 1 1982-08-02 DET @ KCR Bill Castro behind 3-5 t 8 0 --- 1 3 7 0.118 25% Home Run
42 42 18 1 1982-08-22 DET @ CAL Luis Tiant tied 0-0 t 4 0 1-- 2 3 7 0.190 73% Home Run; Wilson Scores
43 43 19 1 1982-08-23 DET @ OAK Mike Norris tied 0-0 t 3 2 -2- 2 3 7 0.212 69% Home Run; Whitaker Scores/unER; Herndon Scores/unER
44 44 20 1 1982-08-26 DET @ SEA Mike Moore tied 0-0 t 1 2 --- 1 3 7 0.100 56% Home Run
45 45 21 1 1982-09-05 DET OAK Matt Keough behind 0-1 b 3 2 12- 3 3 7 0.314 74% Home Run; Trammell Scores; Whitaker Scores
46 46 22 1 1982-09-23 DET @ BAL Scott McGregor tied 0-0 t 3 2 -2- 2 3 7 0.203 69% Home Run; Whitaker Scores
47 47 23 2 1982-09-23 DET @ BAL Tippy Martinez ahead 8-5 t 8 1 -2- 2 3 7 0.045 98% Home Run; Cabell Scores/unER
1983 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
48 48 1 1 1983-04-05 DET @ MIN Brad Havens tied 0-0 t 1 0 -23 3 3 7 0.128 76% Home Run; Whitaker Scores; Trammell Scores
49 49 2 1 1983-04-06 DET @ MIN Ron Davis ahead 8-5 t 9 1 --- 1 3 7 0.021 98% Home Run
50 50 3 1 1983-04-17 DET @ CHW Dennis Lamp behind 0-4 t 5 0 --- 1 5 7 0.060 17% Home Run
51 51 4 1 1983-06-04 DET @ TEX Charlie Hough behind 0-2 t 5 1 --- 1 6 7 0.112 32% Home Run
52 52 5 1 1983-06-22 DET MIL Mike Caldwell ahead 3-1 b 4 2 -2- 2 3 7 0.124 91% Home Run; Cabell Scores
53 53 6 1 1983-06-25 DET @ BAL Tippy Martinez ahead 7-3 t 9 1 -2- 2 5 DH 0.010 100% Home Run; Gibson Scores/unER
54 54 7 1 1983-07-03 DET BAL Mike Boddicker tied 0-0 b 2 0 --- 1 5 7 0.109 66% Home Run
55 55 8 1 1983-07-11 DET CAL John Curtis ahead 8-3 b 5 0 -2- 2 3 7 0.017 99% Home Run; Cabell Scores
56 56 9 1 1983-07-15 DET @ SEA Matt Young behind 0-7 t 8 2 --3 2 3 7 0.005 1% Home Run; Castillo Scores
57 57 10 1 1983-07-21 (1) DET @ CAL John Curtis ahead 3-1 t 8 0 --- 1 4 7 0.065 93% Home Run
58 58 11 1 1983-07-24 DET @ CAL Ken Forsch behind 0-3 t 4 0 --- 1 4 DH 0.085 27% Home Run
59 59 12 1 1983-07-30 DET KCR Buddy Black behind 0-1 b 4 1 -2- 2 3 7 0.222 67% Home Run; Cabell Scores
60 60 13 1 1983-08-03 DET @ CHW Jerry Koosman ahead 3-0 t 2 1 1-- 2 3 7 0.105 88% Home Run; Trammell Scores
61 61 14 1 1983-08-04 DET @ CHW Richard Dotson behind 1-4 t 9 0 --- 1 5 7 0.042 8% Home Run
62 62 15 1 1983-08-08 (2) DET CHW Jerry Koosman ahead 1-0 b 3 2 1-3 3 3 7 0.214 89% Home Run; Brookens Scores; Whitaker Scores
63 63 16 1 1983-08-14 DET NYY Shane Rawley tied 0-0 b 4 1 --- 1 5 7 0.136 67% Home Run
64 64 17 1 1983-08-15 DET @ KCR Larry Gura tied 0-0 t 2 0 --- 1 5 7 0.105 60% Home Run
65 65 18 1 1983-09-09 (1) DET @ MIL Moose Haas behind 0-2 t 8 2 --- 1 3 7 0.083 15% Home Run
66 66 19 1 1983-09-20 DET BAL Jim Palmer ahead 9-0 b 1 1 1-- 2 3 7 0.008 99% Home Run; Trammell Scores
67 67 20 1 1983-09-28 DET @ BAL Mike Boddicker ahead 5-2 t 2 1 -2- 2 3 DH 0.094 89% Home Run; Trammell Scores
1984 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
68 68 1 1 1984-06-21 DET MIL Rick Waits behind 1-4 b 7 2 -2- 2 8 PH 0.175 27% Home Run; Lemon Scores
69 69 2 1 1984-08-07 (2) DET @ BOS John Henry Johnson tied 0-0 t 2 1 --- 1 5 7 0.105 58% Home Run
70 70 3 1 1984-08-11 DET @ KCR Charlie Leibrandt tied 0-0 t 2 0 --- 1 5 7 0.106 61% Home Run
71 71 4 1 1984-08-21 DET OAK Keith Atherton ahead 10-2 b 6 1 --- 1 6 7 0.002 100% Home Run
72 72 5 1 1984-09-11 DET @ BAL Mark Brown ahead 6-1 t 7 0 --- 1 6 7 0.014 99% Home Run
73 73 6 1 1984-09-16 DET TOR Jim Acker ahead 7-2 b 6 2 --- 1 5 7 0.014 99% Home Run
74 74 7 1 1984-09-29 DET @ NYY Ron Guidry behind 0-1 t 5 0 --- 1 3 7 0.146 50% Home Run
1985 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
75 75 1 1 1985-04-24 DET @ CLE Tom Waddell behind 2-6 t 8 1 -2- 2 5 7 0.058 10% Home Run; Gibson Scores
76 76 2 1 1985-05-04 DET CHW Tim Lollar ahead 2-0 b 5 2 1-- 2 5 7 0.126 92% Home Run; Parrish Scores
77 77 3 1 1985-05-07 DET @ TEX Dickie Noles ahead 1-0 t 4 1 --- 1 6 7 0.111 71% Home Run
78 78 4 1 1985-05-30 DET OAK Tim Birtsas tied 2-2 b 6 0 --- 1 6 7 0.166 74% Home Run
79 79 5 1 1985-06-14 DET @ NYY Dennis Rasmussen ahead 3-0 t 6 2 --- 1 7 7 0.062 91% Home Run
80 80 6 1 1985-07-01 DET @ BAL Scott McGregor ahead 4-0 t 4 1 --- 1 6 7 0.046 92% Home Run
81 81 7 1 1985-07-08 DET CHW Gene Nelson behind 0-1 b 2 2 --- 1 7 7 0.113 51% Home Run
82 82 8 1 1985-07-09 DET CHW Britt Burns behind 1-4 b 6 0 --- 1 5 7 0.097 26% Home Run
83 83 9 1 1985-07-14 DET MIN Frank Viola ahead 2-0 b 3 1 --- 1 4 7 0.079 83% Home Run
84 84 10 1 1985-08-20 DET @ OAK Tim Birtsas tied 0-0 t 3 1 --- 1 8 7 0.123 60% Home Run
85 85 11 1 1985-09-04 DET CAL Donnie Moore behind 1-3 b 7 0 --- 1 6 7 0.145 36% Home Run
86 86 12 1 1985-09-18 DET NYY Phil Niekro ahead 4-2 b 8 0 --- 1 7 7 0.033 97% Home Run
1986 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
87 87 1 1 1986-05-17 DET CAL Doug Corbett ahead 5-3 b 7 2 1-- 2 3 PH 0.091 97% Home Run; Trammell Scores
88 88 2 1 1986-05-21 DET SEA Mark Langston behind 3-4 b 6 0 --- 1 6 7 0.179 58% Home Run
89 89 3 1 1986-06-07 DET TOR Jimmy Key tied 0-0 b 2 1 1-- 2 6 7 0.177 73% Home Run; Coles Scores
90 90 4 1 1986-06-18 DET @ BAL Scott McGregor tied 0-0 t 5 1 1-- 2 7 7 0.233 74% Home Run; Brookens Scores/unER
91 91 5 1 1986-08-16 DET @ BOS Joe Sambito ahead 8-5 t 8 1 123 4 4 DH 0.041 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Whitaker Scores; Trammell Scores; Gibson Scores
92 92 6 1 1986-09-13 DET BAL Mike Flanagan behind 0-1 b 2 0 --- 1 4 7 0.108 55% Home Run
93 93 7 1 1986-09-17 DET @ TOR Jeff Musselman ahead 4-3 t 7 1 1-3 3 3 PH 0.170 93% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Whitaker Scores; Trammell Scores
94 94 8 1 1986-10-04 DET @ BAL Nate Snell ahead 9-3 t 9 0 1-- 2 4 7 0.002 100% Home Run; Gibson Scores/unER
1987 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
95 95 1 1 1987-04-06 DET NYY Dennis Rasmussen behind 0-1 b 6 0 --- 1 2 7 0.176 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
96 96 2 1 1987-04-19 DET CHW Floyd Bannister tied 0-0 b 1 0 1-- 2 2 7 0.147 73% Home Run; Whitaker Scores
97 97 3 1 1987-06-04 DET @ BOS Bruce Hurst behind 0-1 t 2 0 1-- 2 6 DH 0.157 60% Home Run; Madlock Scores
98 98 4 1 1987-06-09 DET MIL Teddy Higuera ahead 1-0 b 4 0 --- 1 5 DH 0.099 78% Home Run (CF-RF)
99 99 5 1 1987-07-02 DET @ SEA Lee Guetterman behind 0-2 t 4 1 1-- 2 5 9 0.184 47% Home Run; Trammell Scores
100 100 6 1 1987-07-25 DET CAL Jerry Reuss behind 1-2 b 4 2 1-- 2 5 DH 0.252 65% Home Run; Trammell Scores
101 101 7 1 1987-08-18 DET MIN Steve Carlton ahead 1-0 b 1 1 12- 3 5 9 0.175 85% Home Run; Madlock Scores; Gibson Scores
102 102 8 2 1987-08-18 DET MIN Roy Smith ahead 8-1 b 4 0 -2- 2 5 9 0.009 99% Home Run; Trammell Scores
103 103 9 1 1987-10-04 DET TOR Jimmy Key tied 0-0 b 2 1 --- 1 5 9 0.106 63% Home Run
1988 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB Pit(cnt) RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
104 104 1 1 1988-05-10 DET @ OAK Curt Young tied 1-1 t 3 2 12- 4,(1-2)  3 5 DH 0.291 79% Home Run; Salazar Scores; Trammell Scores
105 105 2 1 1988-05-29 DET @ MIN Allan Anderson tied 2-2 t 4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  1 6 DH 0.130 60% Home Run
106 106 3 1 1988-07-07 DET OAK Curt Young ahead 1-0 b 2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  1 5 7 0.096 76% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
107 107 4 1 1988-09-16 DET BAL Jeff Ballard behind 2-6 b 4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  1 6 DH 0.070 20% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

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