Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Players > Red Kress > Career Home Runs

News: s-r blog:Oracle of Baseball

Photo of Red Kress


Red Kress

Ralph Kress

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: January 2, 1905 in Columbia, CA
High School: Frankford HS (Philadelphia, PA)(All Transactions)
Debut: September 24, 1927 (Age 22)   vs. WSH 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Browns/WhiteSox/Senators/Tigers/Giants 1927-1946

Final Game: July 17, 1946 (Age 41)   vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Died: November 29, 1962 in Los Angeles, CA
Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
    About biographical information

4
24
3
14
25
26
25
3
23
26
31
View team uniforms at Dressed to the Nines a Baseball Hall of Fame on-line exhibit / Report an error

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.

Red Kress: 89 Career Home Runs

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 0 go ahead, 89 lacking some details
4 Tms
SLB54
CHW19
WSH14
DET2
 
vs RHP66
vs LHP23
 
Away56
Home33
8 Opps
DET23
PHA21
NYY14
CHW9
BOS8
CLE8
SLB5
WSH1
58 Pitchers
Rube Walberg4
Earl Whitehill4
Whit Wyatt3
Vic Sorrell3
Roy Mahaffey3
George Earnshaw3
Clint Brown3
George Pipgras2
Bill Shores2
Vic Frazier2
Firpo Marberry2
Johnny Allen2
Ted Lyons2
Bill Dietrich2
Red Ruffing2
Chief Hogsett2
Monte Pearson2
Lefty Grove2
Wes Ferrell2
Ed Durham2
9 Parks
Sprtsmn3/Busch26
Tiger Stad19
Shibe Pk15
Comiskey Pk13
Yankee Stad8
GriffithStad3
Fenway Pk2
League Pk II2
ClevelandStd1
Where Hit
Unk89
General field locations when available.
 
1 Inside the Park
 
Game Totals
1·HR gms81
2·HR gms4
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
4th32
Unk21
6th14
7th13
5th5
8th3
3rd1
Outs
Unk89
 
DefPos
SS39
3B18
1B12
RF12
2B7
PH1
Bases
Unk89
 
138 RBI
0 on49
1 on33
2 on5
3 on2
Any on40
Inning
16
29
35
417
56
615
711
814
96
 
1-320
4-638
7-end31
RelScore
Unk89
 
Unk89
Before event, for batter

Play By Play

View Pitches · WE and WPA Explanation
1927 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 1927-10-02 SLB @ CHW Charlie Barnabe t 9 2 6 6
1928 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
2 2 1 1 1928-05-11 SLB @ PHA Rube Walberg t 4 1 6
3 3 2 1 1928-06-15 SLB NYY Hank Johnson b 5 1 6
4 4 3 1 1928-09-17 SLB NYY Waite Hoyt b 9 2 6
1929 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
5 5 1 1 1929-04-30 SLB @ DET Lil Stoner t 6 1 6
6 6 2 1 1929-05-30 (2) SLB @ DET George Smith t 2 2 6
7 7 3 1 1929-06-05 SLB @ PHA Rube Walberg t 7 1 6
8 8 4 1 1929-08-05 (1) SLB @ PHA Rube Walberg t 8 2 6
9 9 5 1 1929-08-06 (1) SLB @ PHA Bill Shores t 2 2 6
10 10 6 1 1929-08-09 SLB @ CHW Ted Lyons t 1 2 6
11 11 7 2 1929-08-09 SLB @ CHW Ted Lyons t 4 2 6
12 12 8 1 1929-08-20 SLB PHA George Earnshaw b 6 2 6
13 13 9 1 1929-09-18 (1) SLB @ PHA Lefty Grove t 7 2 6
1930 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
14 14 1 1 1930-04-15 SLB @ DET George Uhle t 7 1 4 6
15 15 2 1 1930-06-09 SLB NYY Red Ruffing b 2 1 4 6
16 16 3 1 1930-06-30 SLB @ WSH Firpo Marberry t 5 1 4 6
17 17 4 1 1930-07-07 SLB @ CLE Pete Appleton t 2 1 4 6
18 18 5 1 1930-07-12 SLB PHA Bill Shores b 6 1 4 6
19 19 6 1 1930-07-26 SLB BOS Milt Gaston b 7 2 4 6
20 20 7 1 1930-07-27 (1) SLB BOS Ed Durham b 8 1 4 6
21 21 8 1 1930-08-01 SLB CLE Clint Brown b 4 2 4 6
22 22 9 1 1930-08-02 SLB CLE Willis Hudlin b 4 2 4 6
23 23 10 1 1930-08-06 (1) SLB @ CHW Dutch Henry t 7 2 4 6
24 24 11 1 1930-08-18 SLB @ PHA George Earnshaw t 6 1 4 6
25 25 12 1 1930-08-24 SLB @ DET Earl Whitehill t 8 1 4 5
26 26 13 1 1930-08-29 SLB DET Whit Wyatt b 7 1 4 5
27 27 14 1 1930-09-04 SLB @ DET Vic Sorrell t 8 1 4 5
28 28 15 1 1930-09-06 SLB @ DET Whit Wyatt t 4 2 4 5
29 29 16 1 1930-09-07 SLB @ DET Tommy Bridges t 1 2 4 5
1931 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
30 30 1 1 1931-04-24 SLB @ DET Earl Whitehill t 6 1 4 5
31 31 2 1 1931-05-27 SLB @ CLE Wes Ferrell t 5 1 4 5
32 32 3 1 1931-06-05 SLB @ NYY Herb Pennock t 7 2 7 5
33 33 4 1 1931-06-13 (1) SLB @ PHA Lefty Grove t 9 1 4 5
34 34 5 1 1931-06-24 SLB PHA Rube Walberg b 1 1 4 5
35 35 6 1 1931-06-25 (1) SLB PHA George Earnshaw b 6 3 4 5
36 36 7 1 1931-07-05 (1) SLB CHW Hal McKain b 4 1 4 5
37 37 8 1 1931-07-09 SLB @ DET Earl Whitehill t 8 2 5 9
38 38 9 1 1931-07-17 SLB @ BOS Bob Kline t 3 1 4 9
39 39 10 1 1931-07-20 SLB @ NYY Ed Wells t 6 1 4 6
40 40 11 1 1931-08-02 (1) SLB CLE Wes Ferrell b 4 2 4 9
41 41 12 1 1931-08-12 SLB BOS Ed Durham b 3 2 4 9
42 42 13 1 1931-08-19 SLB NYY George Pipgras b 2 1 4 9
43 43 14 1 1931-08-21 SLB NYY Hank Johnson b 7 3 4 9
44 44 15 1 1931-09-08 SLB @ DET Earl Whitehill t 8 2 4 6
45 45 16 1 1931-09-12 (2) SLB @ PHA Roy Mahaffey t 3 1 4 6
1932 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
46 46 1 1 1932-04-14 SLB @ CHW Vic Frazier t 5 2 6 5
47 47 2 1 1932-04-23 SLB CHW Grant Bowler b 6 3 4 5
48 48 3 1 1932-05-22 (1) CHW DET Whit Wyatt b 6 2 4 6
49 49 4 1 1932-07-08 (2) CHW @ PHA Roy Mahaffey t 8 1 5 9
50 50 5 1 1932-07-18 CHW @ NYY George Pipgras t 8 1 5 5
51 51 6 1 1932-07-29 CHW BOS Ivy Andrews b 5 1 6 9
52 52 7 1 1932-08-29 (2) CHW @ NYY Red Ruffing t 8 2 7 9
53 53 8 1 1932-08-30 CHW @ NYY Johnny Allen t 6 1 7 9
54 54 9 1 1932-09-03 CHW @ SLB Carl Fischer t 9 1 7 9
55 55 10 1 1932-09-17 CHW PHA Roy Mahaffey b 7 1 7 5
56 56 11 1 1932-09-21 (1) CHW @ DET Buck Marrow t 3 1 7 5
1933 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
57 57 1 1 1933-04-18 CHW @ DET Chief Hogsett t 7 1 6 9
58 58 2 1 1933-04-30 CHW @ CLE Clint Brown t 4 2 6 3
59 59 3 1 1933-06-04 (2) CHW @ SLB Dick Coffman t 1 3 6 3
60 60 4 1 1933-06-06 CHW @ SLB George Blaeholder t 6 1 6 3
61 61 5 1 1933-06-10 CHW DET Vic Sorrell b 2 1 6 3
62 62 6 2 1933-06-10 CHW DET Vic Sorrell b 4 1 6 3
63 63 7 1 1933-08-12 CHW DET Vic Frazier b 7 3 3 3
64 64 8 1 1933-08-23 (2) CHW BOS Curt Fullerton b 4 4 6 3
65 65 9 1 1933-09-02 CHW CLE Monte Pearson b 4 1 6 3
66 66 10 1 1933-09-20 CHW @ NYY Danny MacFayden t 9 1 6 3
1934 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
67 67 1 1 1934-05-21 WSH @ DET Firpo Marberry t 4 1 7 4
68 68 2 1 1934-07-02 WSH @ PHA Bill Dietrich t 6 2 7 3 IPHR
69 69 3 2 1934-07-02 WSH @ PHA Bill Dietrich t 9 1 7 3
70 70 4 1 1934-07-16 WSH @ DET Luke Hamlin t 6 2 7 3
1935 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
71 71 1 1 1935-07-28 (2) WSH @ NYY Lefty Gomez t 2 1 6 6
72 72 2 1 1935-09-28 (2) WSH @ PHA Al Veach t 5 1 7 6
1936 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
73 73 1 1 1936-05-07 WSH CHW Monty Stratton b 4 2 8 4
74 74 2 1 1936-05-17 WSH @ DET Joe Sullivan t 3 2 6 4
75 75 3 1 1936-07-26 (1) WSH @ SLB Chief Hogsett t 2 1 7 4
76 76 4 1 1936-08-22 (1) WSH @ PHA Gordon Rhodes t 4 1 8 4
77 77 5 1 1936-08-23 (2) WSH @ PHA Hod Lisenbee t 6 2 8 4
78 78 6 1 1936-08-30 (2) WSH SLB Tommy Thomas b 8 1 7 4
79 79 7 1 1936-09-09 WSH @ DET Jake Wade t 6 2 5 6
80 80 8 2 1936-09-09 WSH @ DET Jake Wade t 8 1 5 6
1938 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
81 81 1 1 1938-05-22 SLB PHA Nels Potter b 8 1 6
82 82 2 1 1938-05-30 (1) SLB @ DET George Gill t 1 2 6
83 83 3 1 1938-06-11 SLB @ PHA George Caster t 4 2 6
84 84 4 1 1938-07-26 (1) SLB NYY Monte Pearson b 4 1 6
85 85 5 1 1938-07-31 (2) SLB BOS Lee Rogers b 1 4 6
86 86 6 1 1938-09-01 SLB @ BOS Fritz Ostermueller t 2 1 6
87 87 7 1 1938-09-04 (1) SLB CLE Johnny Allen b 4 1 6
1939 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
88 88 1 1 1939-06-19 DET @ NYY Oral Hildebrand t 8 2 PH
1940 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
89 89 1 1 1940-07-02 DET CHW Clint Brown b 8 1 5

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 1916 to 2013, 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.