Michael Ken-Wai Lum
Positions: Outfielder, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.
Born: October 27, 1945 in Honolulu, HI
High School: Roosevelt HS (Honolulu, HI)
School: Brigham Young University (Provo, UT)
Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1963.
(All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1967 (Age 21)
vs. NYM 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Braves/Reds/Cubs 1967-1981
Final Game: September 30, 1981 (Age 35)
vs. NYM 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
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| 1968 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | WPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1968-06-26 | ATL | PHI | Rick Wise | behind 0-1 | b 7 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 7 | PH | 0.479 | 80% | Home Run; Boyer Scores | ||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1968-08-27 | ATL | PIT | Jim Bunning | behind 2-3 | b 8 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0.353 | 55% | Home Run | ||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1968-09-02 (1) | ATL | @ | NYM | Jerry Koosman | tied 0-0 | t 5 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0.301 | 77% | Home Run; Johnson Scores | |
| 1969 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | WPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1969-05-25 | ATL | PHI | Jerry Johnson | tied 1-1 | b 2 | 2 | --- | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0.120 | 63% | Home Run | ||
| 1970 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | WPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1970-06-06 | ATL | MON | Bill Stoneman | behind 0-3 | b 4 | 2 | --3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0.176 | 38% | Home Run; Gonzalez Scores | ||
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1970-07-03 (1) | ATL | SDP | Clay Kirby | ahead 1-0 | b 2 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.150 | 81% | Home Run; King Scores | ||
| 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1970-07-03 (1) | ATL | SDP | Clay Kirby | ahead 5-0 | b 5 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0.021 | 97% | Home Run | ||
| 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1970-07-03 (1) | ATL | SDP | Gary Ross | ahead 7-0 | b 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0.002 | 100% | Home Run | ||
| 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1970-08-02 | ATL | PIT | Dave Giusti | behind 6-10 | b 9 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0.012 | 2% | Home Run | ||
| 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1970-08-24 | ATL | @ | MON | Bill Stoneman | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 0 | --- | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0.098 | 60% | Lead-Off | Home Run |
| 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1970-08-30 | ATL | @ | PHI | Barry Lersch | behind 1-2 | t 3 | 2 | --- | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.118 | 46% | Home Run | |
| 1971 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | WPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1971-05-04 | ATL | @ | SDP | Tom Phoebus | behind 0-1 | t 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0.121 | 50% | Home Run | |
| 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1971-05-19 | ATL | MON | Howie Reed | ahead 6-2 | b 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0.020 | 98% | Home Run | ||
| 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1971-05-19 | ATL | MON | Claude Raymond | ahead 8-3 | b 8 | 0 | -2- | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0.002 | 100% | Home Run; Boyer Scores | ||
| 15 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1971-06-05 | ATL | CHC | Ken Holtzman | behind 3-4 | b 11 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.837 | 100% | Walk-Off | Home Run; Perez Scores; Jackson Scores | |
| 16 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1971-06-21 (1) | ATL | MON | John Strohmayer | behind 1-4 | b 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0.074 | 15% | Home Run | ||
| 17 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1971-06-30 | ATL | @ | MON | Steve Renko | ahead 4-3 | t 8 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0.124 | 87% | Home Run | |
| 18 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1971-07-03 | ATL | @ | NYM | Gary Gentry | ahead 1-0 | t 1 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0.202 | 85% | Home Run; Millan Scores; Aaron Scores | |
| 19 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1971-07-19 | ATL | SFG | John Cumberland | behind 1-5 | b 6 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0.052 | 12% | Home Run | ||
| 20 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1971-08-23 (2) | ATL | PIT | Bob Moose | behind 2-9 | b 5 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0.028 | 4% | Home Run; Williams Scores | ||
| 21 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 1971-08-24 | ATL | PIT | Bob Johnson | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0.258 | 80% | Home Run; Aaron Scores; Evans Scores | ||
| 22 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 1971-09-05 | ATL | @ | SDP | Ed Acosta | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0.187 | 73% | Home Run; Evans Scores | |
| 23 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 1971-09-17 | ATL | @ | LAD | Jim Brewer | behind 1-2 | t 9 | 1 | --- | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.373 | 45% | Home Run | |
| 24 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 1971-09-17 | ATL | @ | LAD | Hoyt Wilhelm | tied 2-2 | t 11 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.428 | 84% | Home Run | |
| 1972 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | WPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 25 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1972-05-28 (2) | ATL | SFG | Don McMahon | behind 5-6 | b 8 | 2 | --- | 1 | 9 | PH | 0.339 | 53% | Home Run | ||
| 26 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1972-06-30 | ATL | @ | HOU | Ken Forsch | ahead 1-0 | t 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0.120 | 78% | Home Run | |
| 27 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1972-07-04 (1) | ATL | CHC | Juan Pizarro | ahead 2-1 | b 7 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0.179 | 97% | Home Run; Perez Scores; Garr Scores | ||
| 28 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1972-07-05 (2) | ATL | CHC | Tom Phoebus | ahead 2-0 | b 5 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0.076 | 88% | Home Run | ||
| 29 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1972-07-14 | ATL | @ | CHC | Milt Pappas | behind 1-3 | t 3 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.104 | 38% | Home Run | |
| 30 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1972-07-14 | ATL | @ | CHC | Tom Phoebus | tied 6-6 | t 8 | 2 | --3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0.367 | 85% | Home Run; Jackson Scores | |
| 31 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 1972-08-10 | ATL | HOU | Tom Griffin | behind 3-6 | b 5 | 0 | 12- | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0.272 | 56% | Home Run; Baker Scores; Millan Scores | ||
| 32 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 1972-08-22 | ATL | @ | PHI | Bucky Brandon | behind 3-4 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0.137 | 50% | Home Run | |
| 33 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 1972-09-12 | ATL | CIN | Wayne Simpson | behind 0-4 | b 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.067 | 18% | Home Run | ||
| 1973 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | WPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 34 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1973-04-08 (2) | ATL | HOU | Fred Gladding | behind 1-3 | b 9 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0.455 | 64% | Home Run; Baker Scores | ||
| 35 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1973-04-24 | ATL | PHI | Larry Christenson | behind 0-1 | b 2 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.113 | 53% | Home Run | ||
| 36 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1973-05-14 | ATL | @ | HOU | Fred Gladding | ahead 6-1 | t 9 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0.003 | 100% | Home Run | |
| 37 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 1973-06-12 | ATL | PIT | Luke Walker | ahead 2-0 | b 4 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0.083 | 85% | Home Run | ||
| 38 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 1973-06-27 | ATL | @ | SFG | Ron Bryant | behind 4-6 | t 9 | 0 | --- | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0.087 | 16% | Home Run | |
| 39 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 1973-06-28 (1) | ATL | LAD | Andy Messersmith | tied 0-0 | b 1 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0.102 | 63% | Home Run | ||
| 40 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 1973-06-29 | ATL | LAD | Al Downing | behind 1-4 | b 5 | 0 | 12- | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0.264 | 57% | Home Run; Baker Scores; Johnson Scores | ||
| 41 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 1973-07-05 | ATL | HOU | Cecil Upshaw | ahead 6-2 | b 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0.016 | 99% | Home Run | ||
| 42 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 1973-08-01 | ATL | CIN | Jim McGlothlin | ahead 12-6 | b 8 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.001 | 100% | Home Run; Garr Scores | ||
| 43 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 1973-08-03 | ATL | SDP | Bill Greif | tied 0-0 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0.128 | 69% | Home Run | ||
| 44 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 1973-08-04 (2) | ATL | SDP | Frank Snook | ahead 7-0 | b 4 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0.011 | 99% | Home Run; Dietz Scores | ||
| 45 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 1973-08-08 | ATL | @ | STL | Rich Folkers | tied 0-0 | t 5 | 1 | --- | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0.156 | 63% | Home Run | |
| 46 | 46 | 13 | 1 | 1973-08-10 | ATL | @ | PIT | Dock Ellis | tied 2-2 | t 6 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0.174 | 67% | Home Run | |
| 47 | 47 | 14 | 1 | 1973-08-21 | ATL | STL | Rick Wise | behind 6-7 | b 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.155 | 57% | Home Run | ||
| 48 | 48 | 15 | 1 | 1973-09-09 (1) | ATL | CIN | Dick Baney | behind 3-14 | b 9 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.000 | 0% | Home Run | ||
| 49 | 49 | 16 | 1 | 1973-09-26 | ATL | LAD | Eddie Solomon | tied 6-6 | b 7 | 2 | --- | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.238 | 76% | Home Run | ||
| 1974 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | WPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 50 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1974-04-11 | ATL | LAD | Charlie Hough | behind 3-4 | b 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.234 | 59% | Home Run | ||
| 51 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 1974-04-13 | ATL | CIN | Pat Osburn | ahead 7-0 | b 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.005 | 99% | Home Run | ||
| 52 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 1974-04-20 | ATL | @ | HOU | Larry Dierker | behind 0-2 | t 4 | 2 | -23 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0.335 | 60% | Home Run; Reed Scores; Garr Scores | |
| 53 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 1974-06-04 | ATL | @ | PHI | Ron Schueler | tied 0-0 | t 1 | 2 | --- | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0.105 | 57% | Home Run | |
| 54 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 1974-06-08 | ATL | MON | Steve Rogers | behind 0-1 | b 4 | 0 | 123 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0.224 | 87% | Home Run; Baker Scores; Aaron Scores; Johnson Scores | ||
| 55 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 1974-06-11 | ATL | NYM | Tom Seaver | behind 0-3 | b 2 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0.085 | 29% | Home Run | ||
| 56 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 1974-08-04 (1) | ATL | @ | SFG | John D'Acquisto | behind 1-2 | t 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0.205 | 46% | Home Run | |
| 57 | 57 | 8 | 1 | 1974-08-21 | ATL | STL | Bob Gibson | ahead 2-0 | b 3 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0.083 | 83% | Home Run | ||
| 58 | 58 | 9 | 1 | 1974-08-29 | ATL | @ | MON | Steve Rogers | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 1 | --- | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0.110 | 59% | Home Run | |
| 59 | 59 | 10 | 1 | 1974-09-13 | ATL | @ | SDP | Randy Jones | ahead 1-0 | t 1 | 1 | 123 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0.197 | 89% | Home Run; Baker Scores; Johnson Scores; Murrell Scores | |
| 60 | 60 | 11 | 1 | 1974-10-02 | ATL | CIN | Tom Carroll | ahead 4-0 | b 3 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0.057 | 96% | Home Run; Aaron Scores | ||
| 1975 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | WPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 61 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 1975-05-07 | ATL | SFG | Jim Barr | behind 0-2 | b 2 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0.105 | 39% | Home Run | ||
| 62 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 1975-05-21 | ATL | MON | Don DeMola | ahead 5-2 | b 5 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0.049 | 93% | Home Run | ||
| 63 | 63 | 3 | 1 | 1975-06-23 | ATL | CIN | Jack Billingham | tied 0-0 | b 2 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0.117 | 63% | Home Run | ||
| 64 | 64 | 4 | 1 | 1975-07-19 | ATL | @ | NYM | Tom Seaver | behind 2-5 | t 8 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0.108 | 15% | Home Run; May Scores | |
| 65 | 65 | 5 | 1 | 1975-08-10 | ATL | CHC | Bill Bonham | behind 0-9 | b 8 | 2 | --- | 1 | 9 | PH | 0.000 | 0% | Home Run | ||
| 66 | 66 | 6 | 1 | 1975-08-31 (2) | ATL | @ | CHC | Steve Stone | ahead 1-0 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.110 | 74% | Home Run | |
| 67 | 67 | 7 | 1 | 1975-09-09 | ATL | HOU | Larry Dierker | ahead 1-0 | b 1 | 1 | -2- | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.137 | 80% | Home Run; May Scores | ||
| 68 | 68 | 8 | 1 | 1975-09-24 | ATL | SFG | Jim Barr | behind 2-3 | b 3 | 2 | -2- | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0.231 | 64% | Home Run (Fly Ball to RF Line); Evans Scores | ||
| 1976 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | WPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 69 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 1976-04-24 | CIN | @ | MON | Steve Rogers | behind 0-2 | t 5 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.113 | 32% | Home Run | |
| 70 | 70 | 2 | 1 | 1976-06-29 | CIN | @ | SDP | Dan Spillner | tied 5-5 | t 14 | 0 | --- | 1 | 9 | PH | 0.360 | 86% | Home Run | |
| 71 | 71 | 3 | 1 | 1976-07-24 (2) | CIN | @ | ATL | Frank LaCorte | ahead 3-1 | t 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0.085 | 83% | Home Run | |
| 1977 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | WPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 72 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 1977-07-13 | CIN | ATL | Dave Campbell | behind 2-4 | b 9 | 2 | --- | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.032 | 5% | Home Run | ||
| 73 | 73 | 2 | 1 | 1977-07-28 | CIN | @ | CHC | Ray Burris | ahead 4-0 | t 1 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0.092 | 90% | Home Run; Concepcion Scores | |
| 74 | 74 | 3 | 1 | 1977-08-03 | CIN | CHC | Rick Reuschel | behind 0-3 | b 7 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0.092 | 21% | Home Run (Line Drive) | ||
| 75 | 75 | 4 | 1 | 1977-08-12 | CIN | @ | SFG | John Montefusco | behind 0-1 | t 2 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.109 | 46% | Home Run | |
| 76 | 76 | 5 | 1 | 1977-09-17 | CIN | @ | SFG | Randy Moffitt | tied 5-5 | t 10 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0.384 | 97% | Home Run; Driessen Scores; Concepcion Scores | |
| 1978 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | WPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 77 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 1978-05-23 | CIN | ATL | Preston Hanna | behind 2-4 | b 7 | 1 | --- | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.134 | 29% | Home Run | ||
| 78 | 78 | 2 | 1 | 1978-05-29 | CIN | @ | ATL | Rick Camp | tied 4-4 | t 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 3 | 5 | PH | 0.419 | 92% | Home Run; Griffey Scores; Concepcion Scores | |
| 79 | 79 | 3 | 1 | 1978-05-31 | CIN | @ | ATL | Dave Campbell | ahead 9-4 | t 9 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0.004 | 100% | Home Run | |
| 80 | 80 | 4 | 1 | 1978-07-07 (2) | CIN | SFG | Jim Barr | tied 0-0 | b 5 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0.217 | 83% | Home Run; Concepcion Scores | ||
| 81 | 81 | 5 | 1 | 1978-07-24 | CIN | @ | NYM | Skip Lockwood | tied 3-3 | t 9 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0.356 | 94% | Home Run; Rose Scores | |
| 82 | 82 | 6 | 1 | 1978-08-26 | CIN | CHC | Bruce Sutter | behind 5-8 | b 9 | 1 | --- | 1 | 9 | PH | 0.024 | 4% | Home Run (Line Drive) | ||
| 1979 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | WPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 83 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 1979-04-24 | ATL | STL | Bob Forsch | behind 0-1 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0.110 | 55% | Home Run | ||
| 84 | 84 | 2 | 1 | 1979-06-10 | ATL | @ | PHI | Jim Lonborg | ahead 8-1 | t 7 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0.005 | 100% | Home Run; Frias Scores | |
| 85 | 85 | 3 | 1 | 1979-07-13 | ATL | PIT | Enrique Romo | ahead 10-2 | b 6 | 1 | 12- | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0.002 | 100% | Home Run; Niekro Scores; Royster Scores | ||
| 86 | 86 | 4 | 1 | 1979-07-21 | ATL | @ | CHC | Mike Krukow | tied 1-1 | t 8 | 2 | --- | 1 | 9 | PH | 0.286 | 70% | Home Run | |
| 87 | 87 | 5 | 1 | 1979-09-04 | ATL | CIN | Frank Pastore | behind 2-4 | b 5 | 0 | --- | 1 | 9 | PH | 0.128 | 41% | Home Run | ||
| 88 | 88 | 6 | 1 | 1979-09-05 | ATL | LAD | Rick Sutcliffe | behind 0-3 | b 8 | 0 | 1-- | 2 | 9 | PH | 0.170 | 30% | Home Run; Nolan Scores | ||
| 1981 HRs | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | WPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 89 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 1981-06-10 | CHC | SFG | Doyle Alexander | tied 0-0 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0.114 | 66% | Home Run (Fly Ball) | ||
| 90 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 1981-08-12 | CHC | NYM | Terry Leach | behind 2-4 | b 7 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 9 | PH | 0.362 | 52% | Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Waller Scores |
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