Harry Byrd

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 188lb (185cm, 85kg)

Born: February 3, 1925 in Darlington, SC us

Died: May 14, 1985 in Darlington, SC

Buried: Darlington Memory Gardens, Hartsville, SC

Debut: April 21, 1950 (Age 25-077d, 10,680th in major league history)
vs. BOS 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: September 27, 1957 (Age 32-236d)
vs. KCA 3.2 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Harry Gladwin Byrd

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.7

ERA

4.35

187

108

827.2

381

WHIP

1.504

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 71 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

2 leading off, 1 walk-off, 9 tying, 23 go ahead

5 Tms
PHA	38
NYY	10
CHW	10
BAL	7
DET	6

Platoon
vs RHB	50
vs LHB	21

Home/Road
Away	37
Home	34

Outs
1	27
0	24
2	20

8 Opps
BOS	19
NYY	11
DET	11
CLE	9
PHA/KCA	7
BAL/SLB	7
CHW	4
WSH	3

51 Batters
Ted Williams	5
Vic Wertz	4
Jackie Jensen	3
Ray Boone	3
Dick Gernert	3
Bobby Ávila	3
Wally Westlake	2
Yogi Berra	2
Norm Zauchin	2
Joe DeMaestri	2
Mickey Mantle	2
Joe Astroth	1
Billy Klaus	1
Bob Nieman	1
Dave Philley	1
Al Kaline	1
Eddie Waitkus	1
Owen Friend	1
Bob Porterfield	1
Vern Stephens	1
Héctor López	1
Rocky Krsnich	1
Al Rosen	1
Roy Sievers	1
George Strickland	1
Clint Courtney	1
Minnie Miñoso	1
Hank Bauer	1
Dom DiMaggio	1
Jim Piersall	1
Billy Shantz	1
Joe Collins	1
Billy Consolo	1
Dale Mitchell	1
Vic Power	1
Cass Michaels	1
Bud Souchock	1
Walt Dropo	1
Jim Delsing	1
Bill Wilson	1
Gil McDougald	1
Red Wilson	1
Bobby Doerr	1
Sherm Lollar	1
Elston Howard	1
Irv Noren	1
Ray Scarborough	1
Sam Mele	1
Johnny Bucha	1
Hoot Evers	1
Billy Martin	1

10 Parks
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	19
Fenway Pk (BOS)	13
Tiger Stad (DET)	9
Yankee Stad (NYC)	7
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	7
ClevelandStd (CLE)	6
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	4
Munic. Stad (KAN)	3
Memor. Stad (BAL)	2
GriffithStad (WAS)	1

Where Hit
7	42
9	23
78	2
8	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	49
2·HR gms	8
3·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	32
1--	18
12-	6
-2-	6
123	3
1-3	3
-23	2
--3	1

127 Runs
RISP	21
0 on	32
1 on	25
2 on	11
3 on	3
Any on	39

Inning
1	8
2	7
3	5
4	16
5	7
6	11
7	5
8	7
9	5

1-3	20
4-6	34
7-end	17

RelScore
+4..	8
+3	2
+2	5
+1	11
Tied	18
-1	8
-2	8
-3	4
-4..	7

Ahead	26
Tied	18
Behind	27

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
RF	14
LF	11
1B	9
C	8
3B	8
2B	7
CF	7
SS	5
P	2

OrderPos
3rd	16
4th	15
7th	8
1st	7
5th	6
2nd	6
6th	6
8th	5
9th	2

Leverage
High Lev	16
Medium Lev	29
Low Lev	24

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1950	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1950-04-21	Vern Stephens	BOS	@	PHA	ahead 4-1	t 9	1	123	4	4	6	2%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. DiMaggio Scores; J. Pesky Scores; B. Goodman Scores
2	2	2	1	1950-04-30 (1)	Ted Williams	BOS		PHA	ahead 8-0	b 4	0	1-3	3	3	7	1%	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. DiMaggio Scores; J. Pesky Scores
3	3	3	2	1950-04-30 (1)	Bobby Doerr	BOS		PHA	ahead 11-0	b 4	0	1--	2	5	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); V. Stephens Scores
1952	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1952-04-29	Al Rosen	CLE	@	PHA	ahead 9-1	t 3	1	1-3	3	3	5	1%	99%		Home Run; B. Feller Scores; B. Ávila Scores
5	5	2	1	1952-06-10	Sam Mele	CHW	@	PHA	ahead 3-0	t 4	1	12-	3	3	9	11%	95%		Home Run (Deep RF); N. Fox Scores; M. Miñoso Scores
6	6	3	1	1952-06-15 (2)	Cass Michaels	SLB		PHA	behind 4-6	b 7	2	1--	2	6	5
7	7	4	1	1952-07-18	Walt Dropo	DET	@	PHA	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	---	1	5	3
8	8	5	1	1952-08-14 (1)	Dick Gernert	BOS		PHA	behind 2-4	b 6	1	1--	2	6	3	28%	54%		Home Run (Deep LF); H. Evers Scores
9	9	6	1	1952-08-28	Dick Gernert	BOS	@	PHA	tied 1-1	t 4	1	---	1	4	3	13%	60%		Home Run (Deep LF)
10	10	7	1	1952-09-07	Dom DiMaggio	BOS		PHA	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	1	1	8	10%	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
11	11	8	2	1952-09-07	Hoot Evers	BOS		PHA	ahead 1-0	b 1	2	--3	2	5	9	15%	79%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Goodman Scores
12	12	9	1	1952-09-11	Bobby Ávila	CLE		PHA	tied 0-0	b 4	0	---	1	2	4	14%	70%		Home Run
13	13	10	1	1952-09-16 (1)	Rocky Krsnich	CHW		PHA	behind 0-2	b 8	0	---	1	8	5	14%	29%		Home Run (Deep LF)
14	14	11	1	1952-09-26	Irv Noren	NYY	@	PHA	tied 0-0	t 3	2	---	1	1	7	12%	58%		Home Run (Deep CF)
15	15	12	2	1952-09-26	Mickey Mantle	NYY	@	PHA	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	---	1	3	8	11%	74%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1953	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	1953-04-22	Jackie Jensen	WSH		PHA	behind 2-7	b 9	2	-2-	2	4	9	0%	0%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Vernon Scores
17	17	2	1	1953-05-05	Vic Wertz	SLB		PHA	behind 0-1	b 6	0	1--	2	4	9	28%	74%		Home Run (Deep RF); H. Edwards Scores
18	18	3	1	1953-05-10 (1)	Bob Porterfield	WSH	@	PHA	tied 0-0	t 2	1	12-	3	9	1	23%	76%		Home Run (Deep LF); P. Runnels Scores; J. Busby Scores
19	19	4	1	1953-05-29	Ray Scarborough	NYY	@	PHA	behind 0-4	t 2	1	12-	3	9	1	18%	37%		Home Run (Deep LF); Y. Berra Scores; P. Rizzuto Scores
20	20	5	1	1953-06-02	Owen Friend	DET		PHA	behind 1-2	b 6	2	-2-	2	8	4	35%	71%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Ginsberg Scores
21	21	6	1	1953-06-06	Bobby Ávila	CLE		PHA	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	1	2	4	10%	63%		Home Run (Deep LF)
22	22	7	1	1953-06-17	Bobby Ávila	CLE	@	PHA	ahead 4-2	t 4	2	-2-	2	2	4	14%	86%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Feller Scores
23	23	8	1	1953-06-28 (1)	Clint Courtney	SLB	@	PHA	tied 1-1	t 4	0	---	1	5	2	12%	62%		Home Run (Deep RF)
24	24	9	1	1953-07-12 (2)	Dick Gernert	BOS		PHA	behind 0-3	b 5	2	---	1	3	3	9%	24%		Home Run (Deep LF Line)
25	25	10	1	1953-07-18	Dale Mitchell	CLE		PHA	behind 0-3	b 1	0	---	1	1	7	9%	34%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
26	26	11	2	1953-07-18	George Strickland	CLE		PHA	behind 1-6	b 2	1	1--	2	7	6	10%	22%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Smith Scores
27	27	12	1	1953-07-19 (2)	Ray Boone	DET		PHA	behind 5-8	b 9	1	1-3	3	3	5	47%	58%		Home Run (Deep LF); H. Kuenn Scores; J. Pesky Scores
28	28	13	1	1953-08-15	Yogi Berra	NYY	@	PHA	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1--	2	4	2	18%	66%		Home Run (Deep RF); H. Bauer Scores
29	29	14	2	1953-08-15	Gil McDougald	NYY	@	PHA	tied 2-2	t 5	0	---	1	1	5	14%	64%		Home Run (Deep LF)
30	30	15	3	1953-08-15	Billy Martin	NYY	@	PHA	ahead 5-4	t 8	0	1--	2	7	4	15%	93%		Home Run (Deep LF); I. Noren Scores
31	31	16	1	1953-08-23	Hank Bauer	NYY		PHA	ahead 2-0	b 5	0	---	1	3	9	7%	89%		Home Run
32	32	17	1	1953-08-27 (1)	Vic Wertz	SLB		PHA	behind 0-1	b 4	0	---	1	4	9	13%	56%		Home Run (Deep RF)
33	33	18	2	1953-08-27 (1)	Vic Wertz	SLB		PHA	behind 3-4	b 9	2	1--	2	4	9	90%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF); D. Kokos Scores
34	34	19	1	1953-09-02	Wally Westlake	CLE		PHA	behind 0-3	b 2	1	1--	2	6	9	17%	41%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Rosen Scores
35	35	20	2	1953-09-02	Wally Westlake	CLE		PHA	ahead 4-3	b 4	0	---	1	6	9	10%	79%		Home Run (Deep LF)
36	36	21	1	1953-09-09 (1)	Bud Souchock	DET	@	PHA	tied 2-2	t 6	2	1--	2	7	9	29%	75%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. Dropo Scores
37	37	22	2	1953-09-09 (1)	Johnny Bucha	DET	@	PHA	ahead 4-2	t 6	2	---	1	8	2	9%	84%		Home Run (Deep LF)
38	38	23	3	1953-09-09 (1)	Jim Delsing	DET	@	PHA	ahead 6-2	t 7	1	---	1	4	8	3%	97%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1954	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
39	39	1	1	1954-04-19 (1)	Jackie Jensen	BOS		NYY	tied 0-0	b 4	0	---	1	3	8	12%	69%		Home Run (Deep LF)
40	40	2	1	1954-04-24	Joe DeMaestri	PHA		NYY	tied 0-0	b 5	0	---	1	7	6	15%	71%		Home Run (Deep LF)
41	41	3	1	1954-05-02 (2)	Ray Boone	DET	@	NYY	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	4	5	11%	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
42	42	4	1	1954-05-09 (1)	Billy Shantz	PHA	@	NYY	behind 0-7	t 7	1	123	4	8	2	5%	7%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Zernial Scores; B. Renna Scores/unER; J. DeMaestri Scores
43	43	5	1	1954-05-29	Ted Williams	BOS		NYY	behind 1-5	b 6	1	---	1	3	7	6%	14%		Home Run (Deep RF)
44	44	6	1	1954-06-05 (1)	Eddie Waitkus	BAL	@	NYY	ahead 1-0	t 6	1	---	1	3	3	13%	78%		Home Run (Deep RF)
45	45	7	1	1954-07-05 (1)	Bill Wilson	PHA		NYY	behind 1-6	b 8	2	12-	3	6	8	7%	8%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Finigan Scores; G. Zernial Scores
46	46	8	1	1954-08-08	Ray Boone	DET		NYY	tied 5-5	b 5	0	-23	3	4	5	15%	89%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Tuttle Scores; H. Evers Scores
47	47	9	1	1954-08-22	Ted Williams	BOS		NYY	tied 0-0	b 3	1	1--	2	2	7	19%	75%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Goodman Scores
48	48	10	1	1954-08-28	Bob Nieman	DET	@	NYY	behind 1-2	t 6	0	---	1	3	7	17%	50%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1955	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
49	49	1	1	1955-04-18	Mickey Mantle	NYY	@	BAL	ahead 4-0	t 4	2	1--	2	3	8	7%	95%		Home Run (Deep RF); I. Noren Scores
50	50	2	1	1955-05-04	Joe Astroth	KCA		BAL	ahead 4-3	b 4	1	---	1	8	2	11%	77%		Home Run (Deep LF)
51	51	3	1	1955-05-20	Yogi Berra	NYY		BAL	ahead 3-2	b 5	0	1--	2	4	2	14%	89%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Mantle Scores
52	52	4	1	1955-05-25 (1)	Billy Klaus	BOS	@	BAL	behind 0-2	t 3	2	---	1	2	6	10%	34%		Home Run (Deep RF)
53	53	5	1	1955-05-30 (1)	Ted Williams	BOS		BAL	behind 0-1	b 1	0	12-	3	3	7	18%	73%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Goodman Scores; E. Joost Scores
54	54	6	2	1955-05-30 (1)	Norm Zauchin	BOS		BAL	behind 4-6	b 8	1	-2-	2	5	3	36%	56%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Jensen Scores
55	55	7	1	1955-06-04	Red Wilson	DET		BAL	ahead 3-2	b 6	2	1--	2	7	2	18%	90%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Boone Scores
56	56	8	1	1955-06-29	Al Kaline	DET	@	CHW	tied 0-0	t 1	0	-23	3	3	9	13%	77%		Home Run (LF-CF); B. Tuttle Scores; H. Kuenn Scores
57	57	9	1	1955-07-04 (2)	Joe DeMaestri	KCA		CHW	behind 0-2	b 3	1	---	1	1	6	11%	41%		Home Run (Deep LF)
58	58	10	2	1955-07-04 (2)	Héctor López	KCA		CHW	behind 1-3	b 6	1	1--	2	7	5	28%	54%		Home Run (Deep LF); V. Power Scores
59	59	11	1	1955-07-16	Dave Philley	BAL	@	CHW	tied 0-0	t 4	1	---	1	3	7	13%	60%		Home Run (Deep RF)
60	60	12	1	1955-07-19	Elston Howard	NYY	@	CHW	behind 2-3	t 8	2	1--	2	6	9	52%	71%		Home Run (Deep LF); Y. Berra Scores
61	61	13	1	1955-07-23	Ted Williams	BOS	@	CHW	ahead 2-1	t 2	2	12-	3	3	7	23%	83%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Goodman Scores; B. Klaus Scores
62	62	14	1	1955-07-27	Joe Collins	NYY		CHW	behind 0-6	b 4	0	---	1	2	9	3%	9%		Home Run (Deep RF)
63	63	15	1	1955-08-18 (2)	Vic Power	KCA	@	CHW	behind 0-2	t 6	1	1--	2	1	3	24%	47%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Shantz Scores
64	64	16	1	1955-08-26	Roy Sievers	WSH	@	CHW	ahead 6-0	t 2	1	-2-	2	4	7	3%	97%		Home Run (Deep LF); P. Runnels Scores
65	65	17	1	1955-09-11 (1)	Norm Zauchin	BOS		CHW	ahead 5-1	b 7	2	---	1	5	3	2%	98%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1957	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
66	66	1	1	1957-07-11	Billy Consolo	BOS	@	DET	ahead 4-2	t 5	2	-2-	2	7	4	14%	89%		Home Run (Deep LF); F. Malzone Scores
67	67	2	1	1957-07-30	Jackie Jensen	BOS		DET	ahead 2-0	b 8	1	1--	2	4	9	5%	99%		Home Run (LF Line); G. Stephens Scores
68	68	3	1	1957-08-08	Vic Wertz	CLE	@	DET	ahead 2-1	t 9	1	---	1	4	3	10%	92%		Home Run (Deep RF)
69	69	4	1	1957-08-17	Minnie Miñoso	CHW	@	DET	tied 0-0	t 1	0	123	4	4	7	17%	84%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Aparicio Scores; N. Fox Scores; E. Torgeson Scores
70	70	5	1	1957-08-27	Jim Piersall	BOS	@	DET	behind 4-5	t 8	2	---	1	1	8	27%	42%		Home Run (Deep LF)
71	71	6	1	1957-09-02 (1)	Sherm Lollar	CHW	@	DET	ahead 7-2	t 7	1	---	1	7	2	2%	98%		Home Run (Deep LF)

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