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Pee Wee Reese

Harold Henry Reese (The Little Colonel)

Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: July 23, 1918 in Ekron, KY
High School: DuPont Manual HS (Louisville, KY)
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1938. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1940 (Age 21)   vs. BSN 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Team: Dodgers 1940-1958

Final Game: September 26, 1958 (Age 40)   vs. CHC 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1984.
   View Pee Wee Reese Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Died: August 14, 1999 in Louisville, KY
Buried: Resthaven Memorial Park, Louisville, KY
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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.

Pee Wee Reese: 126 Career Home Runs

4 leading off, 0 walk-off, 8 tying, 32 go ahead, 22 lacking some details
1 Tm
LAD/BRO126
 
vs RHP96
vs LHP30
 
Home63
Away63
 
Leverage
High Lev9
Medium Lev29
Low Lev36
7 Opps
CIN25
PHI25
NYG21
PIT16
CHC15
BSN/MLN15
STL9
86 Pitchers
Robin Roberts6
Sal Maglie5
Schoolboy Rowe3
Lew Burdette3
Herm Wehmeier3
Kirby Higbe3
Dave Koslo3
Mort Cooper3
Fritz Ostermueller2
Harry Gumbert2
Ken Raffensberger2
Bob Friend2
Hal Schumacher2
Johnny Vander Meer2
Mel Queen2
Murry Dickson2
Tiny Bonham2
Bob Miller2
Ted Wilks2
Clyde King2
10 Parks
NYC1560
NYC1415
PHI1114
CIN0712
PIT0610
BOS084
STL073
LOS013
CHI113
MIL052
Where Hit
762
Unk53
84
94
783
General field locations when available.
 
1 Inside the Park
 
Game Totals
1·HR gms118
2·HR gms4
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
2nd67
1st24
Unk13
8th12
7th3
3rd3
5th2
6th2
Outs
141
239
033
Unk13
 
DefPos
SS122
3B4
Bases
Unk52
---39
1--17
12-5
-2-4
1233
--33
1-32
-231
 
214 RBI
RISP18
0 on66
1 on38
2 on16
3 on6
Any on60
Inning
114
210
312
47
521
613
714
819
914
Extra2
 
1-336
4-641
7-end49
RelScore
+4..11
+39
+216
+112
Tied22
-114
-26
-34
-4..10
Unk22
 
Ahead48
Tied22
Behind34
Unk22
Before event, for batter

Play By Play

View Pitches · WE and WPA Explanation
1940 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 1940-05-26 BRO @ PHI Kirby Higbe t 10 1 6
2 2 2 1 1940-07-03 BRO @ NYG Hy Vandenberg t 9 4 6
3 3 3 1 1940-08-03 BRO CHC Ken Raffensberger b 9 1 6
4 4 4 1 1940-08-04 (2) BRO CHC Claude Passeau b 9 1 6
5 5 5 1 1940-08-08 BRO @ NYG Bill Lohrman t 7 2 6
1941 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
6 6 1 1 1941-04-19 (1) BRO @ BSN Dick Errickson t 4 1 6
7 7 2 1 1941-08-02 BRO @ CHC Larry French t 5 1 6
1942 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
8 8 1 1 1942-04-14 BRO @ NYG Carl Hubbell t 4 2 6
9 9 2 1 1942-07-19 (1) BRO @ STL Mort Cooper t 6 2 6
10 10 3 1 1942-08-10 BRO PHI Lefty Hoerst b 3 1 6
1946 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
11 11 1 1 1946-04-28 (1) BRO @ NYG Hal Schumacher behind 2-5 t 5 2 1 8 6
12 12 2 1 1946-05-09 BRO @ CIN Nate Andrews behind 3-8 t 8 1 3 7 6
13 13 3 1 1946-07-05 BRO @ NYG Jack Kraus t 9 1 6
14 14 4 1 1946-08-05 BRO @ BSN Mort Cooper t 5 3 6
15 15 5 1 1946-09-08 BRO NYG Hal Schumacher b 8 1 6
1947 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
16 16 1 1 1947-05-06 BRO STL Johnny Grodzicki tied 6-6 b 7 1 1 8 6
17 17 2 1 1947-05-16 BRO @ PIT Kirby Higbe t 5 1 2 8 6
18 18 3 1 1947-05-27 BRO @ NYG Dave Koslo ahead 2-1 t 3 2 3 8 6
19 19 4 1 1947-06-01 BRO STL Ted Wilks ahead 5-1 b 6 0 1 8 6
20 20 5 1 1947-06-04 BRO PIT Elmer Singleton behind 0-1 b 2 1 4 8 6
21 21 6 1 1947-06-09 BRO CIN Bucky Walters behind 1-5 b 4 0 2 8 6
22 22 7 1 1947-06-10 (2) BRO CIN Johnny Vander Meer ahead 3-0 b 2 0 1 8 6
23 23 8 1 1947-06-24 BRO @ PIT Fritz Ostermueller t 2 0 2 6 6
24 24 9 1 1947-06-30 BRO @ PHI Schoolboy Rowe ahead 4-0 t 5 1 2 7 6
25 25 10 1 1947-07-04 (2) BRO NYG Mort Cooper ahead 2-1 b 6 2 1 6 6
26 26 11 1 1947-09-04 BRO @ NYG Andy Hansen ahead 1-0 t 7 2 1 8 6
27 27 12 1 1947-09-14 (2) BRO @ CIN Harry Gumbert ahead 5-3 t 9 0 1 2 6
1948 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
28 28 1 1 1948-05-09 (1) BRO @ PIT Mel Queen ahead 4-1 t 8 1 4 7 6
29 29 2 1 1948-05-23 BRO CIN Johnny Vander Meer ahead 3-0 b 3 0 1 2 6
30 30 3 1 1948-07-23 BRO @ PIT Mel Queen t 3 1 1 8 6
31 31 4 1 1948-07-25 (2) BRO @ PIT Tiny Bonham tied 1-1 t 2 0 3 8 6
32 32 5 1 1948-08-10 BRO PHI Schoolboy Rowe behind 0-1 b 1 2 3 5 6
33 33 6 1 1948-08-13 BRO @ BSN Bill Voiselle behind 0-2 t 4 0 2 5 6
34 34 7 1 1948-08-26 BRO @ CIN Kent Peterson behind 0-1 t 4 0 2 3 6
35 35 8 1 1948-09-14 (1) BRO PIT Fritz Ostermueller ahead 2-0 b 3 1 2 3 6
36 36 9 1 1948-09-28 BRO BSN Warren Spahn b 1 2 1 3 6
1949 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
37 37 1 1 1949-04-24 (1) BRO @ PHI Ken Heintzelman t 1 0 2 2 6
38 38 2 1 1949-04-26 BRO BSN Johnny Sain ahead 3-1 b 5 1 1 1 6
39 39 3 1 1949-04-30 BRO PHI Hank Borowy b 1 0 1 1 6 Lead-Off
40 40 4 2 1949-04-30 BRO PHI Hank Borowy behind 3-12 b 9 2 1 1 6
41 41 5 1 1949-05-21 BRO @ STL Ray Yochim ahead 12-6 t 9 2 3 1 6
42 42 6 1 1949-05-28 BRO BSN Vern Bickford b 1 0 1 1 6 Lead-Off
43 43 7 1 1949-06-02 BRO STL Harry Brecheen tied 1-1 b 5 1 2 1 6
44 44 8 1 1949-06-11 BRO CIN Ken Raffensberger ahead 3-1 b 5 2 1 1 6
45 45 9 1 1949-06-30 BRO @ PHI Ken Heintzelman behind 0-2 t 3 1 2 1 6
46 46 10 1 1949-07-02 BRO @ NYG Andy Hansen tied 8-8 t 8 1 1 1 6
47 47 11 2 1949-07-02 BRO @ NYG Kirby Higbe ahead 10-8 t 9 1 3 1 6
48 48 12 1 1949-07-04 (2) BRO PHI Jocko Thompson behind 0-1 b 3 2 2 1 6
49 49 13 1 1949-08-01 BRO @ PIT Tiny Bonham t 1 0 1 1 6 Lead-Off
50 50 14 1 1949-08-11 BRO @ PHI Schoolboy Rowe tied 7-7 t 8 1 3 1 6
51 51 15 1 1949-08-29 BRO PIT Harry Gumbert ahead 2-1 b 8 0 1 1 6
52 52 16 1 1949-09-04 BRO @ NYG Larry Jansen t 1 0 1 1 6 Lead-Off
1950 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
53 53 1 1 1950-04-27 BRO PHI Robin Roberts behind 1-7 b 8 0 --- 1 1 6 0.012 2% Home Run
54 54 2 1 1950-06-09 BRO @ PIT Junior Walsh ahead 8-7 t 9 0 --- 1 1 5 0.091 92% Home Run
55 55 3 1 1950-07-02 (2) BRO @ PHI Bob Miller behind 6-8 t 9 2 -2- 2 8 6 0.356 39% Home Run; Hodges Scores
56 56 4 1 1950-07-29 (1) BRO CHC Johnny Schmitz tied 1-1 b 3 0 --- 1 1 6 0.110 67% Home Run
57 57 5 1 1950-07-30 BRO CHC Bob Rush ahead 2-1 b 5 0 --- 1 1 6 0.103 81% Home Run
58 58 6 1 1950-08-06 BRO CIN Ewell Blackwell behind 4-11 b 9 2 12- 3 1 6 0.001 0% Home Run; Robinson Scores; Cox Scores
59 59 7 1 1950-08-17 (2) BRO @ NYG Dave Koslo ahead 3-1 t 7 0 --- 1 1 6 0.079 89% IPHR Inside-the-park Home Run to CF
60 60 8 1 1950-08-25 BRO @ CIN Frank Smith ahead 3-0 t 5 1 --- 1 1 6 0.064 89% Home Run
61 61 9 1 1950-09-04 (2) BRO @ BSN Warren Spahn behind 1-2 t 8 2 --- 1 2 6 0.263 42% Home Run
62 62 10 1 1950-09-25 (1) BRO NYG Sheldon Jones ahead 1-0 b 4 2 1-- 2 1 6 0.179 84% Home Run; Roe Scores
63 63 11 1 1950-10-01 BRO PHI Robin Roberts behind 0-1 b 6 2 --- 1 2 6 0.184 52% Home Run
1951 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
64 64 1 1 1951-05-06 BRO STL Cloyd Boyer behind 3-5 b 7 0 123 4 2 6 0.362 89% Home Run; Cox Scores; Bankhead Scores; Miksis Scores
65 65 2 1 1951-06-01 BRO CIN Howie Fox behind 2-3 b 8 1 12- 3 2 6 0.527 93% Home Run; Thompson Scores; Abrams Scores
66 66 3 1 1951-07-04 (1) BRO NYG Sal Maglie behind 2-4 b 8 2 --- 1 2 6 0.105 20% Home Run
67 67 4 1 1951-07-08 BRO @ PHI Bubba Church behind 1-2 t 6 0 --- 1 2 6 0.166 50% Home Run (Line Drive)
68 68 5 1 1951-07-14 (1) BRO CHC Turk Lown behind 0-1 b 2 2 12- 3 2 6 0.287 72% Home Run; Erskine Scores; Furillo Scores
69 69 6 1 1951-07-15 (2) BRO CIN Willie Ramsdell ahead 2-1 b 5 2 --- 1 2 6 0.116 79% Home Run
70 70 7 1 1951-07-16 BRO CIN Bud Byerly ahead 7-0 b 7 2 12- 3 2 6 0.003 100% Home Run; Erskine Scores; Furillo Scores
71 71 8 1 1951-07-31 BRO @ PIT Bill Werle ahead 5-1 t 5 0 1-3 3 2 6 0.038 98% Home Run (Fly Ball); Newcombe Scores; Furillo Scores
72 72 9 1 1951-08-02 BRO @ PIT Bob Friend tied 0-0 t 1 0 1-- 2 2 6 0.152 69% Home Run; Furillo Scores
73 73 10 1 1951-08-03 BRO @ CIN Willie Ramsdell behind 0-1 t 5 1 1-- 2 2 6 0.253 62% Home Run; Furillo Scores
1952 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
74 74 1 1 1952-05-29 BRO BSN Lew Burdette ahead 5-3 b 7 1 --- 1 2 6 0.057 94% Home Run
75 75 2 1 1952-06-21 BRO PIT Ted Wilks ahead 7-4 b 8 2 --3 2 2 6 0.021 99% Home Run (LF-CF); Shuba Scores/unER; Reese Scores/unER
76 76 3 1 1952-07-04 BRO @ NYG Sal Maglie tied 1-1 t 2 2 1-- 2 2 6 0.206 68% Home Run; Cox Scores
77 77 4 1 1952-07-19 BRO @ PIT Paul LaPalme ahead 5-0 t 8 2 123 4 2 6 0.013 100% Home Run (LF-CF); Williams Scores/unER; Campanella Scores/unER; Erskine Scores/unER; Reese Scores/unER
78 78 5 1 1952-08-30 BRO NYG Sal Maglie tied 0-0 b 1 1 --- 1 2 6 0.106 63% Home Run
79 79 6 1 1952-09-07 BRO @ NYG Sal Maglie tied 1-1 t 3 1 --- 1 2 6 0.122 60% Home Run
1953 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
80 80 1 1 1953-04-23 BRO @ PHI Robin Roberts tied 0-0 t 1 1 --- 1 2 6 0.096 57% Home Run
81 81 2 1 1953-04-30 BRO CIN Eddie Erautt ahead 4-2 b 2 2 -2- 2 2 6 0.125 85% Home Run (Fly Ball); Gilliam Scores
82 82 3 1 1953-05-01 BRO CHC Dutch Leonard behind 4-5 b 8 1 1-- 2 2 6 0.517 85% Home Run (Line Drive); Mauro Scores
83 83 4 1 1953-06-09 BRO CIN Clyde King ahead 7-6 b 7 2 --- 1 2 6 0.114 86% Home Run (Line Drive)
84 84 5 1 1953-06-25 BRO @ CIN Frank Smith ahead 9-3 t 9 2 --- 1 2 6 0.002 100% Home Run (Fly Ball)
85 85 6 1 1953-06-27 BRO @ MLN Jim Wilson tied 3-3 t 10 0 --- 1 2 6 0.336 84% Home Run (Fly Ball)
86 86 7 1 1953-07-02 BRO PHI Karl Drews ahead 3-0 b 5 1 --3 2 2 6 0.052 95% Home Run (Fly Ball); Gilliam Scores
87 87 8 1 1953-07-04 (2) BRO PIT Bob Friend tied 0-0 b 1 1 --- 1 2 6 0.095 62% Home Run (Fly Ball)
88 88 9 1 1953-07-21 BRO CHC Jim Willis ahead 7-4 b 7 0 --- 1 2 6 0.031 97% Home Run (Line Drive)
89 89 10 1 1953-08-28 BRO CIN Herm Wehmeier ahead 3-1 b 2 2 1-- 2 2 6 0.133 85% Home Run (Fly Ball); Gilliam Scores
90 90 11 2 1953-08-28 BRO CIN Clyde King tied 7-7 b 8 1 1-- 2 2 6 0.315 93% Home Run (Fly Ball); Gilliam Scores
91 91 12 1 1953-09-05 BRO @ NYG Dave Koslo ahead 4-0 t 2 1 1-3 3 2 6 0.079 94% Home Run (Fly Ball); Cox Scores; Gilliam Scores
92 92 13 1 1953-09-09 BRO @ CIN Bud Podbielan ahead 1-0 t 5 2 123 4 2 6 0.267 92% Home Run (Fly Ball); Belardi Scores; Cox Scores; Gilliam Scores
1954 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
93 93 1 1 1954-04-19 BRO @ PHI Bob Miller behind 2-5 t 5 1 1-- 2 2 6 0.163 33% Home Run; Podres Scores/unER
94 94 2 1 1954-04-20 BRO @ PHI Murry Dickson behind 1-5 t 6 0 --- 1 2 6 0.055 14% Home Run
95 95 3 1 1954-04-29 BRO @ CIN Harry Perkowski ahead 6-3 t 6 2 --- 1 2 6 0.063 90% Home Run
96 96 4 1 1954-04-30 BRO @ CIN Herm Wehmeier ahead 4-1 t 6 2 --3 2 2 6 0.088 94% Home Run; Gilliam Scores
97 97 5 1 1954-05-08 BRO @ PHI Murry Dickson tied 0-0 t 5 2 1-- 2 1 6 0.257 72% Home Run (Line Drive); Podres Scores/unER; Reese Scores/unER
98 98 6 1 1954-05-21 BRO PIT Vern Law behind 0-2 b 7 1 --- 1 2 6 0.135 32% Home Run
99 99 7 1 1954-05-29 BRO @ NYG Sal Maglie tied 2-2 t 9 2 1-- 2 2 6 0.484 91% Home Run; Gilliam Scores
100 100 8 1 1954-06-16 BRO MLN Ray Crone ahead 6-2 b 7 1 1-- 2 2 6 0.023 99% Home Run (Line Drive); Gilliam Scores
101 101 9 1 1954-07-22 BRO @ CIN Moe Savransky ahead 4-2 t 7 0 --- 1 2 6 0.079 89% Home Run
102 102 10 1 1954-08-16 BRO PHI Robin Roberts behind 1-2 b 2 2 -2- 2 2 6 0.194 62% Home Run; Campanella Scores
1955 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
103 103 1 1 1955-04-24 BRO NYG Don Liddle tied 0-0 b 3 1 --- 1 2 6 0.116 65% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
104 104 2 1 1955-06-01 BRO MLN Gene Conley behind 0-1 b 1 1 --- 1 2 6 0.101 53% Home Run (Fly Ball)
105 105 3 1 1955-06-06 BRO STL Luis Arroyo behind 1-4 b 6 0 --- 1 2 6 0.098 26% Home Run (Line Drive)
106 106 4 1 1955-06-10 BRO CHC Sam Jones ahead 2-0 b 5 1 1-- 2 2 6 0.112 92% Home Run (Fly Ball); Gilliam Scores
107 107 5 1 1955-06-12 (1) BRO CHC Jim Davis behind 2-9 b 8 1 12- 3 2 6 0.020 3% Home Run (Fly Ball); Furillo Scores; Gilliam Scores
108 108 6 1 1955-07-17 (1) BRO CIN Gerry Staley ahead 4-2 b 5 1 --- 1 2 6 0.077 87% Home Run (Fly Ball)
109 109 7 1 1955-07-28 BRO @ CIN Art Fowler tied 0-0 t 1 1 --- 1 2 6 0.096 57% Home Run (Fly Ball)
110 110 8 1 1955-08-05 BRO @ CHC Warren Hacker tied 0-0 t 1 1 --- 1 2 6 0.099 58% Home Run (Fly Ball)
111 111 9 1 1955-08-21 BRO @ PHI Herm Wehmeier behind 0-6 t 6 2 1-- 2 2 6 0.035 5% Home Run (Fly Ball); Gilliam Scores
112 112 10 1 1955-09-05 (1) BRO PHI Bob Kuzava ahead 8-1 b 8 1 1-- 2 2 6 0.001 100% Home Run (Fly Ball); Gilliam Scores
1956 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
113 113 1 1 1956-05-15 BRO STL Tom Poholsky ahead 4-2 b 4 2 -23 3 2 6 0.147 94% Home Run; Furillo Scores/unER; Jackson Scores/unER; Reese Scores/unER
114 114 2 1 1956-05-30 (1) BRO @ PHI Robin Roberts behind 0-4 t 6 0 --- 1 2 6 0.052 12% Home Run (Line Drive)
115 115 3 1 1956-06-04 BRO @ MLN Lew Burdette ahead 1-0 t 8 0 --- 1 2 6 0.116 88% Home Run
116 116 4 1 1956-07-08 (1) BRO @ PHI Stu Miller ahead 4-0 t 6 1 --- 1 2 6 0.034 96% Home Run (Line Drive)
117 117 5 1 1956-07-20 BRO @ STL Lindy McDaniel ahead 3-1 t 7 2 --- 1 2 5 0.086 89% Home Run
118 118 6 1 1956-07-27 BRO CHC Don Kaiser tied 1-1 b 5 0 --- 1 2 6 0.140 71% Home Run (Line Drive)
119 119 7 1 1956-07-29 (1) BRO CHC Jim Davis tied 0-0 b 8 1 --- 1 2 6 0.289 85% Home Run
120 120 8 1 1956-07-30 BRO MLN Ernie Johnson behind 4-8 b 9 2 1-- 2 2 6 0.010 2% Home Run; Gilliam Scores
121 121 9 1 1956-08-12 BRO PHI Robin Roberts tied 1-1 b 3 2 -2- 2 2 6 0.199 74% Home Run; Gilliam Scores
1957 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
122 122 1 1 1957-05-21 BRO @ CIN Hal Jeffcoat ahead 2-1 t 5 1 1-- 2 2 6 0.184 82% Home Run; Gilliam Scores
1958 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
123 123 1 1 1958-04-23 LAD CHC Dick Drott behind 3-4 b 7 1 --- 1 2 6 0.235 55% Home Run (Fly Ball)
124 124 2 1 1958-05-14 LAD @ CHC Jim Brosnan behind 0-3 t 6 2 1-- 2 2 6 0.168 27% Home Run (Line Drive); Roseboro Scores
125 125 3 1 1958-06-07 LAD MLN Lew Burdette ahead 2-0 b 3 0 --- 1 2 5 0.075 84% Home Run (Line Drive)
126 126 4 2 1958-06-07 LAD MLN Humberto Robinson ahead 4-2 b 8 2 --- 1 2 5 0.039 97% Home Run (Fly Ball)

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.