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Don Hoak

Donald Albert Hoak (Tiger)

Position: Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: February 5, 1928 in Roulette, PA
High School: Roullette HS (Roullette, PA)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1954 (Age 26)   vs. NYG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Redlegs/Dodgers/Phillies/Cubs 1954-1964

Final Game: May 12, 1964 (Age 36)   vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Died: October 9, 1969 in Pittsburgh, PA
Buried: Fishing Creek Cemetery, Roulette, PA
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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.

Don Hoak: 89 Career Home Runs

1 leading off, 2 walk-off, 12 tying, 24 go ahead, 1 lacking some details
5 Tms
PIT41
CIN25
BRO12
PHI6
CHC5
 
vs RHP57
vs LHP32
 
Home45
Away44
 
Leverage
High Lev18
Medium Lev34
Low Lev36
10 Opps
PHI18
LAD/BRO13
MLN11
CHC10
CIN10
NYG/SFG8
STL8
PIT7
NYM2
HOU2
64 Pitchers
Warren Spahn5
Don Cardwell3
Joe Nuxhall3
Robin Roberts3
Clem Labine2
Vern Law2
Chris Short2
Dick Littlefield2
Sam Jones2
Curt Simmons2
Juan Pizarro2
Art Mahaffey2
Hal Jeffcoat2
Jim Owens2
Lew Burdette2
Bob Friend2
Carl Erskine2
Larry Jackson2
Ed Roebuck2
Don Newcombe1
11 Parks
CIN0723
PIT0617
NYC1511
PHI1110
CHI119
LOS015
STL074
NYC144
MIL054
SFO021
HOU011
Where Hit
760
911
787
Unk6
85
General field locations when available.
 
1 Inside the Park
 
Game Totals
1·HR gms83
2·HR gms3
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
7th50
5th12
1st11
2nd7
6th6
8th2
Unk1
Outs
037
127
224
Unk1
 
DefPos
3B89
Bases
---51
1--13
-2-9
12-7
1232
--32
-232
1-32
Unk1
 
141 RBI
RISP24
0 on52
1 on24
2 on11
3 on2
Any on37
Inning
15
211
35
49
516
612
713
87
99
Extra2
 
1-321
4-637
7-end31
RelScore
+4..10
+38
+24
+19
Tied18
-112
-210
-36
-4..11
Unk1
 
Ahead31
Tied18
Behind39
Unk1
Before event, for batter

Play By Play

View Pitches · WE and WPA Explanation
1954 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 1954-05-27 BRO PHI Curt Simmons behind 2-4 b 4 1 --- 1 7 5 0.115 40% Home Run
2 2 2 1 1954-06-16 BRO MLN Lew Burdette ahead 3-0 b 5 0 --- 1 8 5 0.047 93% Home Run
3 3 3 1 1954-06-18 BRO CHC Warren Hacker tied 3-3 b 6 1 --- 1 8 5 0.173 72% Home Run
4 4 4 1 1954-06-29 BRO @ NYG Marv Grissom tied 2-2 t 13 2 --- 1 7 5 0.410 80% Home Run
5 5 5 1 1954-07-31 BRO MLN Lew Burdette behind 1-9 b 6 2 --- 1 6 5 0.005 1% Home Run (Fly Ball)
6 6 6 1 1954-08-08 BRO CIN Frank Smith ahead 16-5 b 8 2 123 4 1 5 0.000 100% Home Run; Gilliam Scores/unER; Campanella Scores/unER; Labine Scores/unER; Hoak Scores/unER
7 7 7 1 1954-09-12 (1) BRO CHC Hal Jeffcoat behind 0-1 b 5 1 --- 1 7 5 0.153 54% Home Run
1955 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
8 8 1 1 1955-07-02 BRO PIT Dick Littlefield ahead 4-0 b 2 0 --- 1 1 5 0.041 92% Home Run (Fly Ball)
9 9 2 1 1955-07-08 BRO @ NYG Ramon Monzant behind 5-6 t 5 1 --- 1 1 5 0.140 47% Home Run (Fly Ball)
10 10 3 1 1955-07-27 BRO @ CIN Joe Black behind 0-2 t 6 0 --- 1 1 5 0.118 34% Home Run (Fly Ball)
11 11 4 1 1955-07-29 BRO @ STL Larry Jackson behind 1-3 t 7 2 -23 3 1 5 0.449 65% Home Run (Fly Ball); Zimmer Scores; Erskine Scores
12 12 5 1 1955-08-18 BRO @ NYG Paul Giel ahead 3-0 t 2 0 --3 2 1 5 0.056 89% Home Run (Line Drive); Spooner Scores
1956 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
13 13 1 1 1956-05-01 CHC NYG Jim Hearn behind 0-1 b 4 0 --- 1 1 5 0.141 56% Home Run
14 14 2 1 1956-07-15 CHC BRO Ed Roebuck behind 4-10 b 7 1 -23 3 1 5 0.051 9% Home Run; Miksis Scores; Chiti Scores
15 15 3 1 1956-07-27 CHC @ BRO Carl Erskine behind 1-3 t 7 2 --- 1 7 5 0.105 23% Home Run
16 16 4 1 1956-08-29 CHC BRO Carl Erskine behind 0-5 b 3 1 12- 3 2 5 0.163 29% Home Run; Hughes Scores; Fondy Scores
17 17 5 1 1956-09-09 (1) CHC MLN Warren Spahn tied 0-0 b 1 1 --- 1 2 5 0.106 63% Home Run
1957 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
18 18 1 1 1957-05-01 CIN @ PHI Curt Simmons tied 0-0 t 2 1 1-- 2 7 5 0.190 69% Home Run; Bailey Scores
19 19 2 1 1957-05-02 CIN @ NYG Gordon Jones behind 5-6 t 7 2 1-- 2 7 5 0.408 66% Home Run; Robinson Scores
20 20 3 1 1957-05-08 CIN @ BRO Don Newcombe tied 3-3 t 8 2 123 4 7 5 0.423 96% Home Run; Bell Scores; Crowe Scores; Bailey Scores
21 21 4 1 1957-05-25 CIN STL Willard Schmidt behind 0-2 b 2 1 -2- 2 7 5 0.169 53% Home Run (Deep LF); Crowe Scores
22 22 5 1 1957-06-01 CIN CHC Dick Littlefield ahead 7-2 b 5 0 --- 1 7 5 0.017 98% Home Run
23 23 6 1 1957-06-09 (1) CIN @ BRO Don Drysdale tied 1-1 t 7 0 1-- 2 7 5 0.254 81% Home Run (LF-CF); Bailey Scores
24 24 7 1 1957-06-09 (2) CIN @ BRO Ed Roebuck ahead 1-0 t 5 0 --- 1 7 5 0.112 75% Home Run (LF-CF)
25 25 8 1 1957-06-13 CIN @ PIT Bob Friend behind 0-1 t 3 0 --- 1 7 5 0.119 50% Home Run
26 26 9 2 1957-06-13 CIN @ PIT Bob Friend behind 1-2 t 5 0 --- 1 7 5 0.147 50% Home Run
27 27 10 1 1957-06-19 CIN BRO Clem Labine behind 2-3 b 7 2 -2- 2 2 5 0.426 76% Home Run (Line Drive); Jeffcoat Scores
28 28 11 1 1957-06-22 CIN PIT Vern Law behind 0-1 b 4 1 --- 1 2 5 0.136 53% Home Run (Deep LF)
29 29 12 1 1957-06-23 (2) CIN PIT Ron Kline tied 1-1 b 3 0 1-- 2 2 5 0.171 77% Home Run (Deep LF); Temple Scores
30 30 13 1 1957-06-29 CIN PHI Robin Roberts behind 2-3 b 5 0 --- 1 7 5 0.152 57% Home Run
31 31 14 1 1957-06-30 (2) CIN PHI Harvey Haddix ahead 5-0 b 6 1 --- 1 7 5 0.014 99% Home Run
32 32 15 1 1957-07-30 CIN PHI Seth Morehead behind 2-3 b 6 1 1-3 3 7 5 0.321 83% Home Run; Robinson Scores; Burgess Scores
33 33 16 1 1957-08-06 CIN @ MLN Warren Spahn behind 1-5 t 8 0 --- 1 7 5 0.031 6% Home Run (Deep LF)
34 34 17 1 1957-08-31 CIN MLN Juan Pizarro behind 2-7 b 4 0 --- 1 7 5 0.051 14% Home Run (Deep LF)
35 35 18 2 1957-08-31 CIN MLN Juan Pizarro behind 3-14 b 9 0 --- 1 7 5 0.000 0% Home Run (Deep LF)
36 36 19 1 1957-09-21 CIN STL Sam Jones ahead 1-0 b 2 0 1-3 3 7 5 0.114 88% Home Run; Post Scores; Bailey Scores
1958 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
37 37 1 1 1958-05-02 CIN @ STL Sam Jones tied 0-0 t 2 0 --- 1 5 5 0.103 60% Home Run
38 38 2 1 1958-06-02 CIN PIT Bob Smith ahead 4-0 b 5 0 1-- 2 6 5 0.038 98% Home Run (Deep CF); Burgess Scores
39 39 3 1 1958-06-05 CIN @ LAD Fred Kipp ahead 6-3 t 7 1 --- 1 5 5 0.051 94% Home Run (Fly Ball)
40 40 4 1 1958-07-04 (2) CIN PIT Vern Law ahead 2-1 b 2 0 --- 1 7 5 0.091 75% Home Run (Deep LF)
41 41 5 1 1958-08-03 (1) CIN LAD Clem Labine behind 3-5 b 8 2 1-- 2 5 5 0.406 53% Home Run (Fly Ball); Robinson Scores
42 42 6 1 1958-08-06 CIN PHI Robin Roberts behind 4-8 b 9 1 --- 1 7 5 0.011 2% Home Run
1959 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
43 43 1 1 1959-04-15 PIT @ CIN Joe Nuxhall tied 0-0 t 1 2 12- 3 5 5 0.248 74% Home Run (Deep LF); Clemente Scores; Stuart Scores
44 44 2 1 1959-05-17 (2) PIT @ CHC Glen Hobbie tied 0-0 t 1 0 --- 1 1 5 0.100 60% Lead-Off Home Run (Deep LF)
45 45 3 1 1959-05-31 (1) PIT @ CIN Bob Purkey tied 2-2 t 4 0 --- 1 7 5 0.124 62% Home Run (Deep LF)
46 46 4 2 1959-05-31 (1) PIT @ CIN Joe Nuxhall ahead 4-2 t 8 0 --- 1 7 5 0.065 93% Home Run (Deep LF)
47 47 5 1 1959-05-31 (2) PIT @ CIN Hal Jeffcoat behind 6-8 t 5 2 1-- 2 7 5 0.234 45% Home Run (Deep CF); Mazeroski Scores
48 48 6 1 1959-06-09 PIT SFG Johnny Antonelli behind 0-6 b 7 2 --- 1 7 5 0.010 2% Home Run
49 49 7 1 1959-06-26 PIT @ LAD Johnny Podres behind 1-4 t 7 2 --- 1 7 5 0.060 13% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
50 50 8 1 1959-07-05 (1) PIT CIN Brooks Lawrence tied 4-4 b 6 0 --- 1 7 5 0.171 75% Home Run (Deep LF)
1960 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
51 51 1 1 1960-04-20 PIT PHI Don Cardwell ahead 1-0 b 5 2 -2- 2 1 5 0.176 88% Home Run (Deep RF Line); Mazeroski Scores
52 52 2 1 1960-05-15 (1) PIT @ MLN Warren Spahn ahead 4-1 t 7 1 1-- 2 5 5 0.062 97% Home Run (Deep RF); Clemente Scores
53 53 3 1 1960-05-28 PIT PHI Turk Farrell tied 2-2 b 13 2 -2- 2 1 5 0.395 100% Walk-Off Home Run (Deep RF); Mazeroski Scores
54 54 4 1 1960-06-10 PIT @ STL Larry Jackson behind 1-3 t 5 0 --- 1 7 5 0.113 36% Home Run (Deep LF)
55 55 5 1 1960-06-12 (1) PIT @ STL Cal Browning ahead 3-0 t 1 1 12- 3 7 5 0.124 91% Home Run (Deep LF); Clemente Scores; Burgess Scores
56 56 6 1 1960-06-26 (2) PIT CHC Don Cardwell behind 2-5 b 6 0 1-- 2 7 5 0.189 38% Home Run (Deep LF); Burgess Scores
57 57 7 1 1960-07-05 PIT @ MLN Carl Willey behind 1-2 t 9 1 1-- 2 7 5 0.682 84% Home Run (Deep LF); Christopher Scores
58 58 8 1 1960-07-08 (1) PIT @ PHI John Buzhardt tied 0-0 t 2 1 --- 1 7 5 0.113 59% Home Run (Deep LF)
59 59 9 1 1960-07-29 PIT @ CHC Jim Brewer tied 0-0 t 5 2 -2- 2 7 5 0.257 74% Home Run (Deep LF); Smith Scores
60 60 10 1 1960-08-15 PIT PHI Art Mahaffey behind 0-2 b 4 1 -2- 2 7 5 0.211 53% Home Run (Deep RF); Burgess Scores
61 61 11 1 1960-08-20 PIT @ CIN Joe Nuxhall ahead 8-3 t 5 0 --- 1 7 5 0.024 97% Home Run (Deep LF)
62 62 12 1 1960-08-24 PIT @ CHC Don Cardwell ahead 4-3 t 6 0 --- 1 7 5 0.123 79% Home Run (Deep LF)
63 63 13 1 1960-08-29 PIT @ LAD Ed Palmquist ahead 6-2 t 9 1 12- 3 7 5 0.011 100% Home Run (Fly Ball); Cimoli Scores; Smith Scores
64 64 14 1 1960-09-04 PIT PHI Jim Owens behind 0-2 b 2 0 --- 1 7 5 0.106 44% Home Run (Deep LF)
65 65 15 1 1960-09-05 (1) PIT MLN Warren Spahn behind 1-4 b 4 1 1-- 2 7 5 0.184 39% Home Run; Smith Scores
66 66 16 1 1960-09-18 (1) PIT @ CIN Cal McLish ahead 3-0 t 5 2 --3 2 6 5 0.094 93% Home Run (Deep LF); Stuart Scores
1961 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
67 67 1 1 1961-04-23 PIT MLN Warren Spahn behind 0-3 b 9 0 --- 1 5 5 0.050 9% Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
68 68 2 1 1961-05-20 PIT @ PHI Robin Roberts ahead 1-0 t 4 2 --- 1 7 5 0.117 71% Home Run (Deep LF)
69 69 3 1 1961-05-21 PIT @ PHI Chris Short behind 6-9 t 6 2 12- 3 7 5 0.315 44% IPHR Inside-the-park Home Run to CF; Stuart Scores/unER; Clemente Scores/unER; Hoak Scores/unER
70 70 4 1 1961-06-03 PIT PHI Jack Baldschun ahead 4-1 b 8 2 --- 1 5 5 0.018 99% Home Run (Deep LF)
71 71 5 1 1961-06-07 PIT @ LAD Sandy Koufax behind 1-7 t 9 0 -2- 2 5 5 0.009 2% Home Run (Fly Ball); Stuart Scores
72 72 6 1 1961-06-20 PIT @ PHI Art Mahaffey ahead 4-0 t 6 2 -2- 2 7 5 0.053 97% Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Burgess Scores
73 73 7 1 1961-07-02 (2) PIT SFG Juan Marichal tied 0-0 b 2 0 --- 1 6 5 0.106 66% Home Run (Deep LF)
74 74 8 1 1961-07-15 PIT @ SFG Mike McCormick behind 2-8 t 9 0 --- 1 5 5 0.003 1% Home Run (Deep LF)
75 75 9 1 1961-07-16 PIT @ LAD Ron Perranoski ahead 1-0 t 3 1 --- 1 5 5 0.102 69% Home Run (Line Drive)
76 76 10 1 1961-08-06 (1) PIT @ CIN Jim Maloney ahead 6-4 t 7 1 --- 1 2 5 0.085 88% Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
77 77 11 1 1961-08-08 (2) PIT @ PHI Chris Short tied 1-1 t 6 0 --- 1 2 5 0.164 66% Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
78 78 12 1 1961-09-16 PIT STL Ray Sadecki behind 1-4 b 6 0 -2- 2 5 5 0.166 39% Home Run (Deep LF); Stuart Scores
1962 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
79 79 1 1 1962-04-10 PIT PHI Jim Owens ahead 5-0 b 3 2 --- 1 7 5 0.028 95% Home Run (Deep LF); Hoak Scores/unER
80 80 2 1 1962-06-10 (2) PIT @ MLN Bob Hendley t 7 1 5
81 81 3 1 1962-06-14 PIT @ CHC Dick Ellsworth ahead 3-2 t 5 1 12- 3 6 5 0.211 89% Home Run (Deep LF); Stuart Scores; Clendenon Scores
82 82 4 1 1962-06-23 PIT CHC Don Elston behind 2-3 b 9 1 1-- 2 7 5 0.789 100% Walk-Off Home Run (Deep LF); Clendenon Scores
83 83 5 1 1962-07-08 (1) PIT PHI Dennis Bennett tied 3-3 b 4 0 --- 1 5 5 0.126 69% Home Run (Deep LF)
1963 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
84 84 1 1 1963-04-21 (2) PHI STL Bob Gibson ahead 1-0 b 1 2 12- 3 6 5 0.221 87% Home Run; Covington Scores; Demeter Scores
85 85 2 1 1963-07-06 PHI @ CHC Bob Buhl ahead 3-0 t 2 0 --- 1 7 5 0.064 86% Home Run
86 86 3 1 1963-07-18 PHI HOU Don McMahon ahead 3-1 b 8 2 1-- 2 7 5 0.045 99% Home Run; Dalrymple Scores/unER; Hoak Scores/unER
87 87 4 1 1963-07-21 (1) PHI NYM Ken MacKenzie ahead 5-0 b 7 1 --- 1 7 5 0.006 100% Home Run
88 88 5 1 1963-07-24 PHI @ HOU Jim Umbricht ahead 5-3 t 9 0 --- 1 7 5 0.033 98% Home Run
89 89 6 1 1963-09-09 PHI NYM Roger Craig behind 0-6 b 5 1 --- 1 7 5 0.020 4% Home Run

About the SABR Home Run Encyclopedia

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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.