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 16 Home Runs
- (For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)
0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 4 tying, 5 go ahead
| SLB | 11 |
| BRO | 3 |
| NYY | 2 |
| vs RHP | 9 |
| vs LHP | 7 |
| Home | 9 |
| Away | 7 |
| 2 | 9 |
| 0 | 5 |
| 1 | 2 |
| DET | 4 |
| CLE | 3 |
| PHA | 2 |
| CHW | 2 |
| WSH | 1 |
| Harry Eisenstat | 2 |
| Bud Thomas | 2 |
| Buck Ross | 2 |
| Schoolboy Rowe | 2 |
| Mel Harder | 1 |
| Busch Stad 1 (STL) | 10 |
| ConnieMackSt (PHI) | 2 |
| ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI) | 1 |
| Yankee Stad (NYC) | 1 |
| Wrigley Fld (CHI) | 1 |
| 7 | 9 |
| 9 | 1 |
| 1 Inside the Park | |
General field
locations
when available.
when available.
| 1·HR gms | 14 |
| 2·HR gms | 1 |
Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.
are not shown.
| --- | 7 |
| 1-- | 5 |
| 12- | 3 |
| 1-3 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 |
| +4.. | 2 |
| +2 | 1 |
| +1 | 1 |
| Tied | 5 |
| -1 | 3 |
Before event,
for batter
for batter
| LF | 10 |
| RF | 5 |
| PH | 1 |
| 4th | 6 |
| 6th | 6 |
| 7th | 2 |
| 5th | 1 |
| 9th | 1 |
| High Lev | 4 |
| Medium Lev | 5 |
| Low Lev | 4 |
Play By Play
| 1939 | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | WPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1939-04-21 | NYY | @ | WSH | Joe Krakauskas | tied 3-3 | t 3 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0.271 | 76% | IPHR | Inside-the-park Home Run to LF; L. Gehrig Scores; B. Dickey Scores |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1939-05-09 | NYY | @ | CHW | Thornton Lee | ahead 2-0 | t 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0.076 | 76% | Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF) | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1939-07-04 (1) | SLB | CHW | Johnny Rigney | behind 1-7 | b 8 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.018 | 2% | Home Run (Deep LF); B. Sullivan Scores | ||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1939-07-07 | SLB | DET | Bud Thomas | tied 4-4 | b 7 | 2 | 1-3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.328 | 92% | Home Run (Deep LF); J. Grace Scores; B. Sullivan Scores | ||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1939-07-08 (1) | SLB | CLE | Mel Harder | behind 2-3 | b 4 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0.119 | 56% | Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF) | ||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1939-08-17 | SLB | CLE | Harry Eisenstat | behind 3-5 | b 8 | 0 | --- | 1 | 9 | PH | 0.147 | 34% | Home Run (Deep LF) | ||
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1939-09-10 (2) | SLB | CLE | Harry Eisenstat | behind 0-2 | b 4 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0.215 | 51% | Home Run (Deep LF); H. Clift Scores | ||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1939-09-17 (1) | SLB | @ | NYY | Red Ruffing | ahead 3-2 | t 3 | 1 | --- | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.098 | 68% | Home Run | |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1939-09-26 (1) | SLB | DET | Bud Thomas | behind 3-4 | b 6 | 2 | --- | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||||
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1939-09-26 (2) | SLB | DET | Schoolboy Rowe | behind 1-2 | b 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||||
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1939-09-26 (2) | SLB | DET | Schoolboy Rowe | tied 3-3 | b 6 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 6 | 7 | |||||
| 1940 | #car | #yr | #gm | Date | @Bat | Pitcher | Score | Inn | Out | RoB | RBI | BOP | Pos | WPA | bWE | Notes | Play Description | ||
| 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1940-05-08 | SLB | @ | PHA | Buck Ross | behind 3-7 | t 7 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0.179 | 24% | Home Run; G. McQuinn Scores; R. Radcliff Scores | |
| 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1940-05-19 | SLB | PHA | Buck Ross | ahead 8-1 | b 6 | 2 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.007 | 100% | Home Run (Deep LF); G. McQuinn Scores | ||
| 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1940-07-21 (1) | BRO | @ | STL | Clyde Shoun | tied 1-1 | t 9 | 1 | 1-- | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0.416 | 92% | Home Run; J. Medwick Scores | |
| 15 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1940-08-24 | BRO | @ | CHC | Ken Raffensberger | tied 0-0 | t 2 | 0 | --- | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0.109 | 61% | Home Run | |
| 16 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1940-09-06 (2) | BRO | @ | PHI | Clyde Smoll | ahead 5-1 | t 5 | 2 | 12- | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.073 | 98% | Home Run; D. Camilli Scores; J. Vosmik Scores |
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