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Hank Thompson

Henry Curtis Thompson

Positions: Third Baseman, Outfielder and Second Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 174 lb.

Born: December 8, 1925 in Oklahoma City, OK
High School: Jackson HS (Los Angeles, CA)
Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Browns in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 17, 1947 (Age 21)   vs. PHA 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Giants/Browns 1947-1956

Final Game: September 30, 1956 (Age 30)   vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Died: September 30, 1969 in Fresno, CA
Buried: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Fresno, CA
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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.

Hank Thompson: 129 Career Home Runs

1 leading off, 2 walk-off, 13 tying, 43 go ahead, 18 lacking some details
1 Tm
NYG129
 
vs RHP99
vs LHP30
 
Home82
Away47
 
Leverage
High Lev22
Medium Lev47
Low Lev41
7 Opps
CIN23
BSN/MLN23
BRO22
PIT18
STL16
CHC14
PHI13
75 Pitchers
Gerry Staley6
Max Surkont5
Bob Rush4
Bob Friend4
Warren Hacker3
Billy Loes3
Joe Presko3
Carl Erskine3
Preacher Roe3
Harry Perkowski3
Vern Bickford3
Robin Roberts3
Howie Fox3
Bill Werle3
Warren Spahn3
Johnny Podres2
Willie Ramsdell2
Tom Poholsky2
Murry Dickson2
Bob Buhl2
9 Parks
NYC1482
STL0710
CIN079
NYC158
BOS086
PIT065
MIL054
PHI113
CHI112
Where Hit
986
Unk32
77
83
891
General field locations when available.
 
3 Inside the Park
 
Game Totals
1·HR gms116
2·HR gms5
3·HR gms1
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
4th41
3rd41
5th14
6th12
7th11
1st5
9th2
8th2
Unk1
Outs
144
041
228
Unk16
 
DefPos
3B92
CF10
2B10
LF7
RF6
PH4
Bases
---55
1--25
Unk19
12-11
-2-10
1-34
1233
--31
-231
 
219 RBI
RISP30
0 on65
1 on42
2 on18
3 on4
Any on64
Inning
126
213
310
416
519
613
722
85
95
 
1-349
4-648
7-end32
RelScore
+4..13
+36
+28
+111
Tied35
-116
-27
-36
-4..9
Unk18
 
Ahead38
Tied35
Behind38
Unk18
Before event, for batter

Play By Play

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1949 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 1949-07-16 (2) NYG PIT Tiny Bonham b 8 3 1 4
2 2 2 1 1949-07-19 NYG CIN Howie Fox b 2 1 1 4
3 3 3 1 1949-07-31 (1) NYG @ CIN Buddy Lively t 2 1 1 4
4 4 4 1 1949-08-14 (1) NYG PHI Curt Simmons b 7 1 1 4
5 5 5 1 1949-08-17 NYG @ BSN Vern Bickford t 1 0 1 1 4 Lead-Off
6 6 6 1 1949-08-29 NYG CIN Ken Raffensberger b 7 1 3 4
7 7 7 1 1949-08-31 NYG PIT Bill Werle b 5 2 3 4
8 8 8 1 1949-09-01 NYG PIT Junior Walsh b 1 2 3 4
9 9 9 1 1949-09-09 NYG @ BRO Preacher Roe ahead 3-0 t 7 0 2 7 4
1950 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
10 10 1 1 1950-04-18 NYG BSN Warren Spahn behind 1-2 b 4 0 --- 1 5 5 0.130 56% Home Run (Deep RF)
11 11 2 1 1950-04-19 NYG BSN Johnny Sain behind 0-10 b 6 1 --- 1 5 5 0.002 0% Home Run
12 12 3 1 1950-04-22 NYG @ BRO Jack Banta behind 5-6 t 7 2 --- 1 3 5 0.194 43% Home Run
13 13 4 1 1950-05-14 (2) NYG @ PHI Bob Miller ahead 4-0 t 1 2 --- 1 7 5 0.055 86% Home Run
14 14 5 1 1950-05-30 (2) NYG @ BSN Bob Chipman ahead 4-3 t 5 1 1-- 2 5 5 0.186 83% Home Run; Weatherly Scores
15 15 6 1 1950-06-01 (1) NYG @ CIN Howie Fox t 3 4 5 5
16 16 7 1 1950-06-16 NYG CHC Bob Rush behind 0-1 b 4 2 --- 1 4 5 0.135 51% Home Run
17 17 8 1 1950-06-17 NYG CHC Frank Hiller behind 5-8 b 7 0 1-- 2 6 5 0.188 37% Home Run; Maguire Scores
18 18 9 1 1950-06-18 (2) NYG CHC Johnny Vander Meer ahead 8-3 b 4 0 --- 1 4 5 0.022 97% Home Run
19 19 10 1 1950-06-23 NYG CIN Howie Fox ahead 4-2 b 7 1 --- 1 4 5 0.060 93% Home Run
20 20 11 1 1950-06-24 NYG CIN Ken Raffensberger b 2 1 7 5
21 21 12 1 1950-06-25 (2) NYG CIN Willie Ramsdell behind 0-1 b 2 0 --- 1 4 5 0.107 55% Home Run
22 22 13 1 1950-07-03 NYG BRO Preacher Roe behind 1-2 b 6 1 --- 1 6 9 0.183 54% Home Run (Line Drive)
23 23 14 1 1950-08-16 NYG BRO Carl Erskine tied 0-0 b 1 1 1-3 3 4 5 0.178 79% IPHR Inside-the-park Home Run to LF; Stanky Scores; Mueller Scores
24 24 15 2 1950-08-16 NYG BRO Dan Bankhead ahead 15-4 b 7 1 --- 1 4 5 0.000 100% IPHR Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Line Drive)
25 25 16 1 1950-08-18 NYG PHI Russ Meyer behind 0-1 b 1 2 -2- 2 4 5 0.179 61% Home Run; Mueller Scores
26 26 17 1 1950-09-14 (2) NYG PIT Vic Lombardi ahead 5-1 b 8 1 --- 1 4 5 0.008 99% Home Run
27 27 18 1 1950-09-15 NYG CHC Warren Hacker ahead 1-0 b 1 2 --- 1 4 5 0.092 70% Home Run
28 28 19 1 1950-09-24 NYG @ BSN Vern Bickford tied 0-0 t 1 1 12- 3 4 5 0.218 76% Home Run; Lockman Scores; Mueller Scores
29 29 20 1 1950-09-27 (1) NYG PHI Robin Roberts ahead 2-0 b 4 0 --- 1 4 5 0.074 86% Home Run
1951 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
30 30 1 1 1951-05-04 NYG PIT Con Dempsey ahead 2-1 b 1 1 --- 1 4 5 0.092 72% Home Run
31 31 2 1 1951-05-05 NYG PIT Bill Werle b 6 2 5
32 32 3 1 1951-05-06 (2) NYG CIN Willie Ramsdell behind 0-1 b 1 1 1-3 3 4 5 0.205 72% Home Run; Stanky Scores; Thomson Scores
33 33 4 1 1951-05-10 NYG STL Tom Poholsky tied 0-0 b 1 2 -2- 2 4 5 0.176 71% Home Run; Dark Scores
34 34 5 1 1951-05-13 (1) NYG PHI Jocko Thompson ahead 2-1 b 2 0 --- 1 8 5 0.092 75% Home Run
35 35 6 1 1951-05-30 (1) NYG BSN Max Surkont behind 4-5 b 6 1 --- 1 4 5 0.189 54% Home Run
36 36 7 1 1951-06-04 NYG STL Joe Presko behind 0-5 b 7 0 --- 1 4 5 0.032 7% Home Run
37 37 8 1 1951-07-08 NYG BSN Dave Cole tied 0-0 b 4 1 12- 3 7 5 0.248 85% Home Run; Irvin Scores; Thomson Scores
1952 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
38 38 1 1 1952-04-20 NYG @ BRO Ben Wade ahead 4-0 t 7 2 -2- 2 4 7 0.039 98% Home Run; Lockman Scores
39 39 2 1 1952-05-01 NYG @ PIT Bill Werle t 4 0 1 4 7
40 40 3 1 1952-05-16 (2) NYG CHC Johnny Klippstein b 4 1 4 7
41 41 4 1 1952-05-24 NYG BSN Jim Wilson tied 0-0 b 1 1 12- 3 4 7 0.219 80% Home Run (Deep RF Line); Lockman Scores; Thomson Scores
42 42 5 1 1952-06-15 (1) NYG STL Jack Crimian ahead 5-0 b 3 0 --- 1 4 8 0.024 96% Home Run
43 43 6 1 1952-06-18 NYG PIT Bob Friend ahead 4-0 b 5 1 --- 1 4 8 0.029 96% IPHR Inside-the-park Home Run to RF
44 44 7 1 1952-06-24 (1) NYG CIN Harry Perkowski ahead 2-1 b 6 0 --- 1 8 8 0.106 85% Home Run
45 45 8 1 1952-06-30 (1) NYG @ BSN Max Surkont tied 0-0 t 1 2 1-- 2 4 8 0.198 67% Home Run; Lockman Scores
46 46 9 2 1952-06-30 (1) NYG @ BSN Max Surkont ahead 2-1 t 4 0 --- 1 4 8 0.112 75% Home Run
47 47 10 1 1952-07-01 NYG @ BSN Sheldon Jones tied 0-0 t 1 2 1-- 2 4 8 0.198 67% Home Run; Thomson Scores
48 48 11 1 1952-07-06 (1) NYG PHI Robin Roberts tied 0-0 b 7 0 --- 1 4 8 0.211 80% Home Run
49 49 12 1 1952-07-16 NYG @ STL Vinegar Bend Mizell ahead 2-0 t 5 1 12- 3 7 8 0.149 94% Home Run; Elliott Scores; Rhodes Scores
50 50 13 1 1952-07-22 NYG STL Gerry Staley behind 1-2 b 6 1 1-- 2 4 8 0.339 73% Home Run; Lockman Scores
51 51 14 1 1952-07-26 NYG CIN Herm Wehmeier behind 1-2 b 5 1 123 4 4 8 0.329 88% Home Run (Deep RF); Jansen Scores; Dark Scores; Lockman Scores
52 52 15 1 1952-08-07 (1) NYG BRO Carl Erskine ahead 2-1 b 3 2 --3 2 4 5 0.166 83% Home Run; Williams Scores/unER; Thompson Scores/unER
53 53 16 1 1952-08-15 (2) NYG BSN Lew Burdette tied 1-1 b 8 2 1-- 2 4 5 0.385 93% Home Run (Deep RF); Lockman Scores
54 54 17 1 1952-09-28 NYG PHI Robin Roberts tied 0-0 b 2 0 --- 1 4 5 0.111 66% Home Run
1953 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
55 55 1 1 1953-04-26 NYG @ BRO Billy Loes behind 2-8 t 8 0 --- 1 7 9 0.010 2% Home Run (Fly Ball)
56 56 2 1 1953-05-17 NYG @ STL Joe Presko tied 0-0 t 1 1 1-- 2 3 5 0.162 66% Home Run; Dark Scores
57 57 3 1 1953-05-18 NYG @ STL Jack Faszholz behind 2-5 t 5 2 1-- 2 3 5 0.168 31% Home Run; Dark Scores
58 58 4 1 1953-05-21 NYG BRO Johnny Podres ahead 5-2 b 5 1 1-- 2 3 5 0.075 95% Home Run (Fly Ball); Dark Scores
59 59 5 1 1953-05-22 NYG BRO Bob Milliken ahead 4-1 b 7 0 --- 1 3 5 0.031 97% Home Run (Fly Ball)
60 60 6 1 1953-05-27 NYG @ BRO Billy Loes tied 1-1 t 4 0 --- 1 4 5 0.117 62% Home Run (Fly Ball)
61 61 7 1 1953-06-07 (1) NYG CHC Warren Hacker behind 2-7 b 7 0 -2- 2 3 5 0.067 14% Home Run; Dark Scores
62 62 8 1 1953-06-10 NYG MLN Vern Bickford behind 1-3 b 2 1 --- 1 6 9 0.097 42% Home Run
63 63 9 2 1953-06-10 NYG MLN Bob Buhl tied 3-3 b 4 1 --- 1 6 9 0.124 66% Home Run
64 64 10 1 1953-06-11 NYG MLN Jim Wilson ahead 2-0 b 6 1 --- 1 6 9 0.073 90% Home Run
65 65 11 1 1953-07-04 (1) NYG @ PHI Bob Miller ahead 3-2 t 9 0 --- 1 7 PH 0.091 92% Home Run
66 66 12 1 1953-07-05 NYG BRO Joe Black ahead 8-2 b 4 1 12- 3 3 5 0.024 99% Home Run (Line Drive); Lockman Scores; Dark Scores
67 67 13 2 1953-07-05 NYG BRO Ralph Branca ahead 13-2 b 5 0 123 4 3 5 0.000 100% Home Run (Fly Ball); Maglie Scores; Lockman Scores; Dark Scores
68 68 14 1 1953-07-07 (1) NYG PHI Jim Konstanty tied 0-0 b 3 1 1-- 2 3 5 0.182 74% Home Run; Dark Scores
69 69 15 1 1953-07-09 NYG @ PIT Roy Face tied 0-0 t 1 1 1-- 2 3 5 0.163 66% Home Run; Lockman Scores
70 70 16 1 1953-07-18 NYG CHC Warren Hacker tied 1-1 b 1 0 1-- 2 3 5 0.142 73% Home Run; Dark Scores
71 71 17 1 1953-07-19 (1) NYG MLN Dave Jolly tied 5-5 b 9 1 1-- 2 3 5 0.357 100% Walk-Off Home Run; Dark Scores
72 72 18 1 1953-07-22 NYG STL Joe Presko behind 1-5 b 4 0 --- 1 3 5 0.073 23% Home Run
73 73 19 1 1953-07-24 NYG CIN Bud Podbielan tied 1-1 b 4 0 --- 1 3 5 0.119 68% Home Run
74 74 20 1 1953-07-31 NYG @ CIN Joe Nuxhall ahead 5-2 t 5 1 --- 1 3 5 0.065 88% Home Run
75 75 21 1 1953-08-01 NYG @ CIN Bud Podbielan tied 6-6 t 7 0 -2- 2 3 5 0.203 81% Home Run; Dark Scores
76 76 22 1 1953-08-05 (2) NYG @ CHC Turk Lown tied 0-0 t 1 2 --- 1 3 5 0.095 56% Home Run
77 77 23 1 1953-08-17 (2) NYG PHI Andy Hansen ahead 1-0 b 6 0 --- 1 3 5 0.104 84% Home Run
78 78 24 1 1953-08-19 NYG @ BRO Russ Meyer behind 0-1 t 3 0 12- 3 3 5 0.204 70% Home Run (Line Drive); Dark Scores; Lockman Scores/unER
1954 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
79 79 1 1 1954-04-13 NYG BRO Carl Erskine tied 2-2 b 5 2 --- 1 3 5 0.155 67% Home Run (CF-RF)
80 80 2 1 1954-04-25 (2) NYG PHI Murry Dickson ahead 3-0 b 5 1 1-- 2 3 5 0.072 96% Home Run; Dark Scores
81 81 3 1 1954-04-30 NYG @ CHC Bob Rush t 7 1 4 5
82 82 4 1 1954-05-06 NYG @ CIN Harry Perkowski behind 2-4 t 8 2 1-- 2 5 5 0.319 42% Home Run; Irvin Scores
83 83 5 1 1954-05-13 NYG CHC Bubba Church behind 0-1 b 1 2 --- 1 3 5 0.103 51% Home Run
84 84 6 1 1954-05-18 NYG STL Gerry Staley behind 2-6 b 5 2 --- 1 3 5 0.058 15% Home Run
85 85 7 1 1954-06-03 NYG @ STL Gerry Staley tied 0-0 t 1 1 -2- 2 3 5 0.152 67% Home Run; Dark Scores/unER
86 86 8 2 1954-06-03 NYG @ STL Gerry Staley behind 2-6 t 3 0 12- 3 3 5 0.169 39% Home Run; Lockman Scores; Dark Scores
87 87 9 3 1954-06-03 NYG @ STL Gerry Staley behind 5-7 t 5 1 1-- 2 3 5 0.219 47% Home Run; Dark Scores
88 88 10 1 1954-06-05 NYG @ CIN Harry Perkowski tied 0-0 t 1 1 1-- 2 3 5 0.166 67% Home Run; Dark Scores
89 89 11 1 1954-06-15 NYG CIN Jackie Collum behind 2-3 b 9 2 12- 3 3 5 0.826 100% Walk-Off Home Run; Gardner Scores; Lockman Scores
90 90 12 1 1954-07-02 NYG @ PIT Bob Friend tied 0-0 t 1 2 -2- 2 4 5 0.176 66% Home Run; Dark Scores
91 91 13 1 1954-07-04 (2) NYG @ PIT Paul LaPalme t 7 3 7 5
92 92 14 1 1954-07-11 (1) NYG PIT Bob Friend ahead 5-2 b 3 0 --- 1 4 5 0.055 89% Home Run
93 93 15 1 1954-07-30 NYG CIN Fred Baczewski ahead 4-0 b 6 2 1-- 2 7 5 0.038 98% Home Run; Williams Scores
94 94 16 1 1954-07-31 NYG CIN Howie Judson tied 0-0 b 1 2 --- 1 3 5 0.102 61% Home Run
95 95 17 2 1954-07-31 NYG CIN Howie Judson ahead 2-0 b 6 1 --- 1 3 5 0.072 90% Home Run
96 96 18 1 1954-08-01 (1) NYG CIN Frank Smith ahead 5-3 b 7 1 -2- 2 3 5 0.071 97% Home Run; Lockman Scores
97 97 19 1 1954-08-03 NYG CHC Bob Rush tied 0-0 b 1 0 1-3 3 3 5 0.136 81% Home Run; Lockman Scores; Dark Scores
98 98 20 1 1954-08-15 NYG @ BRO Billy Loes behind 1-4 t 5 2 --- 1 3 5 0.075 20% Home Run
99 99 21 1 1954-08-28 NYG @ MLN Warren Spahn behind 0-1 t 5 0 --- 1 7 5 0.145 50% Home Run
100 100 22 1 1954-08-29 (2) NYG @ STL Cot Deal ahead 5-3 t 7 1 -2- 2 6 5 0.106 94% Home Run; Rhodes Scores
101 101 23 1 1954-09-04 NYG BRO Preacher Roe ahead 4-3 b 7 0 123 4 3 5 0.078 99% Home Run; Grissom Scores; Lockman Scores; Dark Scores
102 102 24 1 1954-09-05 NYG BRO Johnny Podres tied 0-0 b 1 2 --- 1 3 5 0.102 61% Home Run
103 103 25 1 1954-09-06 (1) NYG @ PHI Murry Dickson tied 0-0 t 1 1 1-- 2 3 5 0.168 67% Home Run; Lockman Scores
104 104 26 1 1954-09-09 (1) NYG CHC Paul Minner tied 1-1 b 3 2 1-- 2 3 5 0.211 74% Home Run; Williams Scores
1955 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
105 105 1 1 1955-04-14 NYG BRO Don Newcombe behind 3-10 b 7 2 12- 3 5 5 0.033 4% Home Run (Line Drive); Dark Scores/unER; Mays Scores/unER; Thompson Scores/unER
106 106 2 1 1955-04-18 NYG PIT Max Surkont ahead 1-0 b 1 2 --- 1 4 5 0.093 71% Home Run
107 107 3 1 1955-04-27 NYG MLN Gene Conley behind 3-9 b 9 2 -23 3 7 PH 0.003 0% Home Run; Mays Scores; Castleman Scores
108 108 4 1 1955-05-10 NYG @ CIN Johnny Klippstein behind 0-1 t 2 0 1-- 2 6 5 0.163 60% Home Run; Mays Scores
109 109 5 1 1955-05-17 NYG @ MLN Gene Conley t 7 1 6 5
110 110 6 1 1955-05-20 NYG @ PIT Max Surkont tied 0-0 t 2 1 --- 1 5 5 0.108 58% Home Run
111 111 7 1 1955-06-19 NYG @ MLN Lew Burdette behind 4-6 t 5 1 1-3 3 5 5 0.294 62% Home Run; Lockman Scores; Rhodes Scores
112 112 8 1 1955-06-22 NYG @ CIN Gerry Staley tied 2-2 t 9 0 --- 1 5 5 0.330 83% Home Run
113 113 9 1 1955-07-07 NYG PHI Jack Meyer b 6 2 5 5
114 114 10 1 1955-07-08 NYG BRO Don Newcombe ahead 4-0 b 3 1 -2- 2 5 5 0.054 96% Home Run (Fly Ball); Mays Scores/unER
115 115 11 1 1955-07-18 NYG MLN Bob Buhl behind 0-1 b 2 0 --- 1 4 5 0.109 55% Home Run
116 116 12 1 1955-07-30 NYG @ MLN Chet Nichols behind 1-4 t 4 2 1-- 2 6 5 0.170 32% Home Run; Gordon Scores
117 117 13 1 1955-08-03 NYG @ STL Larry Jackson tied 0-0 t 2 0 --- 1 5 5 0.105 60% Home Run
118 118 14 1 1955-08-07 (2) NYG @ CIN Jackie Collum behind 2-4 t 6 0 --- 1 5 4 0.118 34% Home Run
119 119 15 1 1955-09-07 NYG @ STL Larry Jackson ahead 6-1 t 5 0 --- 1 4 5 0.025 96% Home Run
120 120 16 1 1955-09-20 (2) NYG PIT Dick Littlefield b 3 2 4 5
121 121 17 1 1955-09-21 (1) NYG PIT Bob Friend ahead 6-2 b 5 0 --- 1 4 5 0.029 96% Home Run (Deep RF)
1956 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos WPA bWE Notes Play Description
122 122 1 1 1956-06-20 NYG CHC Don Kaiser tied 0-0 b 5 1 12- 3 3 5 0.271 88% Home Run; Brandt Scores; White Scores
123 123 2 1 1956-06-23 NYG MLN Warren Spahn tied 0-0 b 2 0 --- 1 4 9 0.111 66% Home Run
124 124 3 1 1956-07-08 (1) NYG PIT Vern Law ahead 3-1 b 4 1 1-- 2 6 7 0.117 91% Home Run; White Scores
125 125 4 1 1956-07-08 (2) NYG PIT Ron Kline tied 1-1 b 4 1 --- 1 6 7 0.139 67% Home Run
126 126 5 1 1956-07-12 NYG @ STL Tom Poholsky behind 0-2 t 2 1 1-- 2 6 7 0.182 48% Home Run; Mays Scores
127 127 6 1 1956-08-16 NYG @ BRO Ed Roebuck behind 6-9 t 6 0 12- 3 9 PH 0.252 50% Home Run; Sarni Scores; Spencer Scores
128 128 7 1 1956-09-01 (1) NYG BRO Clem Labine behind 2-4 b 7 1 --- 1 9 PH 0.134 30% Home Run
129 129 8 1 1956-09-18 (1) NYG CHC Bob Rush behind 0-3 b 7 1 1-- 2 5 5 0.182 30% Home Run; Brandt Scores

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.