Pat Putnam

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 205lb (183cm, 92kg)

Born: December 3, 1953 in Bethel, VT us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 12th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Miami Dade College (Miami, FL) and the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (22nd) of the 1975 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from University of South Alabama (Mobile, AL).

High School: Fort Myers HS (Fort Myers, FL)

Schools: Miami Dade College (Miami, FL), Miami Dade College, North Campus (Miami, FL), University of South Alabama (Mobile, AL)

Debut: September 2, 1977 (Age 23-273d, 13,933rd in major league history)
vs. BOS 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 20, 1984 (Age 30-292d)
vs. CHW 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Agents: Steve Comte

Full Name: Patrick Edward Putnam

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.1

1989

508

.255

223

RBI

255

OBP

.306

SLG

.406

OPS

.712

OPS+

Summary of 63 Home Runs

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

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 6 tying, 19 go ahead

2 Tms
TEX	42
SEA	21

Platoon
vs RHP	58
vs LHP	5

Home/Road
Away	32
Home	31

Outs
0	25
1	23
2	15

14 Opps
MIN	11
KCR	10
DET	7
TOR	6
CAL	5
BAL	5
OAK	4
BOS	3
CLE	3
SEA	2
NYY	2
CHW	2
MIL	2
TEX	1

47 Pitchers
Pete Redfern	3
Dennis Leonard	3
Dave Stieb	3
Matt Keough	2
Dave Heaverlo	2
Jack Morris	2
Lary Sorensen	2
Luis Leal	2
Mike Morgan	2
Bruce Kison	2
Albert Williams	2
Dan Petry	2
Ken Schrom	2
Paul Thormodsgard	1
Steve Stone	1
Larry Pashnick	1
Storm Davis	1
Luis Sánchez	1
Dave Goltz	1
Keith Creel	1
Frank Wills	1
Bryan Oelkers	1
Jeff Twitty	1
Dave Frost	1
Don Stanhouse	1
Dick Drago	1
Frank Viola	1
Jim Colborn	1
Paul Splittorff	1
Dave Ford	1
Juan Eichelberger	1
Dan Quisenberry	1
Rick Wise	1
Dennis Martínez	1
Luis Tiant	1
Doug Bair	1
Mike Brown	1
Ken Kravec	1
Steve Crawford	1
Milt Wilcox	1
Paul Hartzell	1
Rich Gale	1
Ken Forsch	1
Moose Haas	1
Ed Farmer	1
Danny Darwin	1
Juan Berenguer	1

14 Parks
Arlington St (ARL)	19
Kingdome (SEA)	13
KauffmanStad (KAN)	5
Angel Stad (ANA)	4
Tiger Stad (DET)	4
Memor. Stad (BAL)	3
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	3
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	3
RingCentral Col (OAK)	2
County Stad (MIL)	2
Metrodome (MIN)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
ClevelandStd (CLE)	1
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	1

Where Hit
9	43
8	6
7	6
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	55
2·HR gms	4

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	36
1--	14
12-	5
-2-	4
1-3	3
--3	1

98 RBI
RISP	13
0 on	36
1 on	19
2 on	8
Any on	27

Inning
1	4
2	8
3	4
4	9
5	6
6	6
7	7
8	7
9	10
Extra	2

1-3	16
4-6	21
7-end	26

RelScore
+4..	4
+3	2
+2	4
+1	8
Tied	18
-1	6
-2	5
-3	4
-4..	12

Ahead	18
Tied	18
Behind	27

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
1B	51
DH	5
PH	3
PH/DH	2
LF	2

OrderPos
5th	26
4th	12
6th	10
7th	7
3rd	5
8th	3

Leverage
High Lev	16
Medium Lev	24
Low Lev	23

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1978-09-24 (1)	TEX		SEA	Jim Colborn	ahead 3-1	b 4	0	---	1	7	DH	0.075	87%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1979-05-07	TEX		KCR	Dennis Leonard	ahead 3-1	b 3	2	---	1	5	DH	0.082	82%		Home Run (Deep RF)
3	3	2	1	1979-05-21	TEX		MIN	Pete Redfern	ahead 5-4	b 8	0	---	1	5	3	0.072	94%		Home Run (Deep RF)
4	4	3	1	1979-05-23	TEX		MIN	Dave Goltz	ahead 2-0	b 1	1	1--	2	5	3	0.120	85%		Home Run (Deep CF); J. Ellis Scores
5	5	4	1	1979-06-06	TEX	@	MIL	Lary Sorensen	tied 2-2	t 5	1	---	1	7	3	0.142	61%		Home Run (Deep RF)
6	6	5	1	1979-06-09	TEX	@	BAL	Steve Stone	behind 0-2	t 5	0	---	1	5	3	0.114	36%		Home Run (Deep RF)
7	7	6	2	1979-06-09	TEX	@	BAL	Don Stanhouse	behind 1-4	t 9	0	1--	2	5	3	0.092	16%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Sample Scores/unER
8	8	7	1	1979-06-16	TEX		NYY	Luis Tiant	tied 0-0	b 4	1	---	1	4	3	0.131	66%		Home Run (Deep RF)
9	9	8	1	1979-06-20	TEX	@	CAL	Dave Frost	behind 2-5	t 8	0	1--	2	4	3	0.141	25%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Bell Scores
10	10	9	1	1979-06-24 (2)	TEX	@	OAK	Dave Heaverlo	ahead 1-0	t 8	2	12-	3	5	PH	0.218	96%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Sample Scores; J. Grubb Scores
11	11	10	1	1979-07-13	TEX	@	KCR	Dennis Leonard	tied 0-0	t 2	0	1--	2	5	3	0.157	69%		Home Run (Deep RF); O. Gamble Scores
12	12	11	1	1979-07-19 (2)	TEX		CHW	Ken Kravec	ahead 2-1	b 4	1	---	1	7	3	0.106	77%		Home Run (Deep RF); P. Putnam Scores
13	13	12	1	1979-07-23	TEX		KCR	Dennis Leonard	behind 1-5	b 9	0	12-	3	5	3	0.116	20%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Oliver Scores; R. Zisk Scores
14	14	13	1	1979-07-25	TEX	@	TOR	Dave Stieb	behind 2-5	t 8	0	---	1	4	3	0.066	14%		Home Run (Deep RF)
15	15	14	1	1979-08-03	TEX	@	CLE	Rick Wise	ahead 3-0	t 3	1	1--	2	5	3	0.103	90%		Home Run (Deep CF); R. Zisk Scores
16	16	15	1	1979-08-17	TEX	@	MIL	Moose Haas	behind 0-4	t 7	0	---	1	3	3	0.048	11%		Home Run (Deep RF)
17	17	16	1	1979-09-08	TEX	@	MIN	Paul Thormodsgard	ahead 5-1	t 5	0	---	1	5	PH/DH	0.042	93%		Home Run (Deep RF)
18	18	17	1	1979-09-13	TEX		MIN	Paul Hartzell	behind 1-3	b 7	1	---	1	6	3	0.135	32%		Home Run (Deep RF)
19	19	18	1	1979-09-17	TEX	@	OAK	Mike Morgan	ahead 2-1	t 2	0	---	1	7	DH	0.097	70%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	1980-05-04	TEX		BAL	Dennis Martínez	behind 0-7	b 2	1	---	1	5	3	0.024	7%		Home Run (Deep RF)
21	21	2	1	1980-06-01	TEX		OAK	Matt Keough	ahead 1-0	b 2	0	---	1	5	3	0.094	75%		Home Run (Deep RF)
22	22	3	2	1980-06-01	TEX		OAK	Matt Keough	ahead 4-0	b 3	1	1-3	3	5	3	0.052	98%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Wills Scores; B. Bell Scores
23	23	4	1	1980-06-03	TEX	@	CHW	Ed Farmer	behind 3-4	t 8	1	---	1	5	PH	0.257	45%		Home Run (Deep RF)
24	24	5	1	1980-06-27	TEX		MIN	Pete Redfern	ahead 2-0	b 1	2	1--	2	6	3	0.135	86%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Staub Scores
25	25	6	1	1980-07-19	TEX	@	BAL	Dave Ford	behind 3-5	t 9	0	---	1	6	PH/DH	0.088	16%		Home Run
26	26	7	1	1980-07-23	TEX	@	BOS	Dick Drago	behind 4-12	t 9	1	---	1	6	3	0.000	0%		Home Run (Deep RF)
27	27	8	1	1980-08-18	TEX		KCR	Rich Gale	behind 2-6	b 7	0	---	1	6	3	0.054	12%		Home Run (Deep RF)
28	28	9	1	1980-08-28	TEX	@	KCR	Jeff Twitty	behind 5-6	t 5	1	1--	2	6	3	0.253	62%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Zisk Scores
29	29	10	1	1980-09-01	TEX		TOR	Ken Schrom	ahead 7-1	b 4	2	-2-	2	5	3	0.020	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Grubb Scores
30	30	11	1	1980-09-03	TEX		TOR	Dave Stieb	tied 0-0	b 4	2	---	1	5	3	0.142	65%		Home Run (Deep RF)
31	31	12	1	1980-09-24	TEX	@	MIN	Albert Williams	behind 4-9	t 9	0	---	1	6	3	0.009	2%		Home Run (Deep RF)
32	32	13	1	1980-09-25	TEX	@	SEA	Dave Heaverlo	tied 4-4	t 11	1	1--	2	6	3	0.417	92%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Staub Scores
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
33	33	1	1	1981-04-28	TEX		BOS	Steve Crawford	ahead 1-0	b 4	1	12-	3	6	3	0.191	92%		Home Run (Deep CF); A. Oliver Scores; B. Bell Scores
34	34	2	1	1981-05-03	TEX		KCR	Juan Berenguer	tied 8-8	b 10	0	---	1	7	7	0.378	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
35	35	3	1	1981-05-14	TEX	@	KCR	Paul Splittorff	tied 2-2	t 8	1	---	1	8	3	0.288	74%		Home Run (Deep RF)
36	36	4	1	1981-05-18	TEX	@	DET	Dan Petry	behind 0-1	t 2	1	---	1	6	3	0.111	48%		Home Run (CF-RF)
37	37	5	1	1981-05-26	TEX		MIN	Pete Redfern	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1	5	3	0.119	67%		Home Run (Deep CF)
38	38	6	1	1981-09-11	TEX	@	CAL	Ken Forsch	tied 4-4	t 6	1	1--	2	8	3	0.279	78%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Sundberg Scores
39	39	7	2	1981-09-11	TEX	@	CAL	Bruce Kison	ahead 10-6	t 9	2	---	1	8	3	0.008	99%		Home Run (Deep RF)
40	40	8	1	1981-09-25	TEX	@	MIN	Albert Williams	ahead 1-0	t 3	2	12-	3	5	3	0.241	85%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Oliver Scores; B. Bell Scores
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
41	41	1	1	1982-04-13	TEX		NYY	Mike Morgan	behind 1-5	b 6	1	---	1	5	3	0.053	12%		Home Run (Deep RF)
42	42	2	1	1982-05-04	TEX	@	DET	Larry Pashnick	behind 2-3	t 6	1	---	1	4	3	0.166	47%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
43	43	1	1	1983-04-21	SEA	@	MIN	Bryan Oelkers	tied 0-0	t 7	0	---	1	7	3	0.191	69%		Home Run
44	44	2	1	1983-05-03	SEA		DET	Dan Petry	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1	5	3	0.104	66%		Home Run (Deep LF)
45	45	3	1	1983-05-04	SEA		DET	Jack Morris	ahead 2-1	b 7	2	---	1	4	3	0.114	87%		Home Run (Deep LF)
46	46	4	1	1983-05-17	SEA		CAL	Bruce Kison	behind 0-1	b 6	2	---	1	4	3	0.188	52%		Home Run (Deep RF)
47	47	5	1	1983-05-24	SEA		CLE	Lary Sorensen	tied 2-2	b 6	0	---	1	5	3	0.163	74%		Home Run (Deep RF)
48	48	6	1	1983-05-25	SEA		CLE	Juan Eichelberger	tied 0-0	b 4	2	1--	2	5	3	0.229	76%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Allen Scores
49	49	7	1	1983-06-18	SEA	@	KCR	Dan Quisenberry	behind 3-5	t 9	0	--3	2	7	PH	0.318	50%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Henderson Scores
50	50	8	1	1983-06-19	SEA	@	KCR	Keith Creel	tied 0-0	t 4	2	---	1	4	3	0.133	59%		Home Run (Deep RF)
51	51	9	1	1983-07-03	SEA	@	TOR	Dave Stieb	tied 0-0	t 5	0	1--	2	5	3	0.200	75%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Zisk Scores
52	52	10	1	1983-07-14	SEA		DET	Jack Morris	behind 0-4	b 9	1	-2-	2	5	3	0.025	5%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Nelson Scores
53	53	11	1	1983-07-18	SEA		BAL	Storm Davis	behind 0-4	b 2	0	1--	2	5	3	0.128	34%		Home Run (Deep CF); R. Zisk Scores
54	54	12	1	1983-07-22	SEA		BOS	Mike Brown	tied 0-0	b 1	1	-2-	2	3	3	0.150	72%		Home Run; S. Owen Scores
55	55	13	1	1983-07-27	SEA	@	DET	Milt Wilcox	behind 0-2	t 6	0	---	1	3	3	0.121	33%		Home Run (Deep RF)
56	56	14	2	1983-07-27	SEA	@	DET	Doug Bair	tied 2-2	t 7	1	1-3	3	3	3	0.272	89%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Moses Scores; T. Bernazard Scores
57	57	15	1	1983-07-30	SEA	@	MIN	Frank Viola	ahead 4-1	t 7	2	12-	3	3	3	0.091	98%		Home Run; D. Ramos Scores; T. Bernazard Scores
58	58	16	1	1983-08-12	SEA	@	CAL	Luis Sánchez	behind 5-6	t 9	2	---	1	4	3	0.361	40%		Home Run (Deep CF)
59	59	17	1	1983-08-16	SEA		MIN	Ken Schrom	behind 0-4	b 4	1	---	1	4	3	0.067	19%		Home Run
60	60	18	1	1983-09-10	SEA		TEX	Danny Darwin	tied 2-2	b 8	2	1--	2	4	3	0.375	93%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Roenicke Scores
61	61	19	1	1983-09-28	SEA		KCR	Frank Wills	behind 1-4	b 1	1	1--	2	4	DH	0.154	43%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Coles Scores
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
62	62	1	1	1984-04-05	SEA		TOR	Luis Leal	behind 1-12	b 5	2	1-3	3	4	DH	0.006	1%		Home Run; J. Perconte Scores; L. Milbourne Scores
63	63	2	1	1984-07-06	SEA	@	TOR	Luis Leal	behind 0-9	t 9	0	-2-	2	5	7	0.001	0%		Home Run; K. Phelps Scores