Dusty Rhodes

Positions: Leftfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 178lb (183cm, 80kg)

Born: May 13, 1927 in Mathews, AL us

Died: June 17, 2009 in Las Vegas, NV

Buried: Davis Memorial Park, Las Vegas, NV

Debut: July 13, 1952 (Age 25-061d, 10,933rd in major league history)
vs. CIN 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1959 (Age 32-137d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: James Lamar Rhodes

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1954 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.8

1172

296

.253

146

RBI

207

OBP

.328

SLG

.445

OPS

.773

OPS+

104

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 54 Home Runs

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

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 4 tying, 19 go ahead

1 Tm
NYG	54

Platoon
vs RHP	42
vs LHP	12

Home/Road
Home	40
Away	14

Outs
0	21
2	17
1	16

7 Opps
STL	13
CIN	9
CHC	8
PIT	8
PHI	7
BSN/MLN	7
BRO	2

42 Pitchers
Joe Nuxhall	3
Al Brazle	2
Joe Presko	2
Ron Kline	2
Brooks Lawrence	2
Murry Dickson	2
Herm Wehmeier	2
Max Surkont	2
Warren Hacker	2
Bob Friend	2
Dave Jolly	2
Paul Minner	1
Frank Smith	1
Tom Poholsky	1
Turk Lown	1
Bob Greenwood	1
Bubba Church	1
Warren Spahn	1
Harry Fisher	1
Harvey Haddix	1
Bob Buhl	1
Ray Crone	1
Art Fowler	1
Cot Deal	1
Bud Podbielan	1
Gerry Staley	1
Russ Meyer	1
Royce Lint	1
Frank Hiller	1
Joe Trimble	1
Sheldon Jones	1
Robin Roberts	1
Don Gross	1
Howie Pollet	1
Bobby Tiefenauer	1
Ron Mrozinski	1
Don Newcombe	1
Karl Drews	1
Bob Kelly	1
Hal White	1
Bob Miller	1
Jim Brosnan	1

9 Parks
Polo Grounds (NYC)	40
Forbes Fld (PIT)	3
Crosley Fld (CIN)	3
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	2
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	1
Braves Fld (BOS)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
Ebbets Fld (NYC)	1

Where Hit
9	41
89	2
8	1
7	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	42
2·HR gms	3
3·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	32
1--	12
12-	4
123	2
--3	2
-2-	1
1-3	1

85 RBI
RISP	10
0 on	32
1 on	15
2 on	5
3 on	2
Any on	22

Inning
1	5
2	5
3	5
4	13
5	7
6	8
7	5
8	4
9	2

1-3	15
4-6	28
7-end	11

RelScore
+4..	7
+3	2
+2	3
+1	4
Tied	16
-1	5
-2	5
-3	2
-4..	10

Ahead	16
Tied	16
Behind	22

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
LF	42
RF	9
PH	3

OrderPos
6th	17
4th	16
5th	8
3rd	6
9th	3
7th	2
2nd	1
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	7
Medium Lev	19
Low Lev	25

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1952	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1952-07-22	NYG		STL	Gerry Staley	behind 0-1	b 2	1	---	1	6	7	0.117	53%		Home Run (Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	1952-07-24	NYG		STL	Bobby Tiefenauer	ahead 5-2	b 4	0	---	1	7	7	0.051	92%		Home Run (Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	1952-07-26	NYG		CIN	Frank Hiller	ahead 6-2	b 7	2	---	1	6	7	0.016	99%		Home Run
4	4	4	1	1952-07-29	NYG		CHC	Warren Hacker	behind 0-4	b 7	0	---	1	6	7	0.053	12%		Home Run (Deep RF)
5	5	5	1	1952-07-30 (1)	NYG		CHC	Bob Kelly	behind 3-6	b 5	2	---	1	5	7	0.086	22%		Home Run (Deep RF)
6	6	6	1	1952-07-31	NYG		CHC	Paul Minner	behind 4-11	b 8	0	123	4	7	7	0.046	8%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Thomson Scores; M. Irvin Scores; B. Elliott Scores
7	7	7	1	1952-08-01	NYG		PIT	Harry Fisher	ahead 1-0	b 1	2	12-	3	6	7	0.214	86%		Home Run (Deep RF); H. Thompson Scores; M. Irvin Scores
8	8	8	1	1952-08-02	NYG		PIT	Murry Dickson	behind 2-3	b 6	2	--3	2	5	7	0.349	71%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF); A. Dark Scores
9	9	9	1	1952-08-11 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	Sheldon Jones	behind 3-6	t 5	2	-2-	2	5	7	0.167	30%		Home Run; H. Thompson Scores
10	10	10	1	1952-08-17 (1)	NYG		BSN	Max Surkont	behind 0-5	b 6	1	---	1	5	7	0.031	7%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1953	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	1953-08-16 (2)	NYG		PHI	Karl Drews	tied 3-3	b 6	2	---	1	6	9	0.177	69%		Home Run (Deep RF)
12	12	2	1	1953-08-19	NYG	@	BRO	Russ Meyer	ahead 3-1	t 3	1	1--	2	6	9	0.134	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Thomson Scores/unER; D. Rhodes Scores/unER
13	13	3	1	1953-08-21	NYG	@	PHI	Bob Miller	ahead 5-4	t 5	2	---	1	6	9	0.122	71%		Home Run (Deep RF)
14	14	4	1	1953-08-26	NYG		STL	Harvey Haddix	ahead 2-0	b 4	1	---	1	6	9	0.079	84%		Home Run (Deep RF)
15	15	5	2	1953-08-26	NYG		STL	Hal White	ahead 4-0	b 6	0	12-	3	6	9	0.028	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Thomson Scores; D. Mueller Scores
16	16	6	3	1953-08-26	NYG		STL	Al Brazle	ahead 10-4	b 7	1	---	1	6	9	0.005	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
17	17	7	1	1953-08-30 (2)	NYG		CHC	Warren Hacker	tied 1-1	b 5	0	---	1	6	7	0.134	70%		Home Run (Deep RF)
18	18	8	1	1953-08-31	NYG		CHC	Turk Lown	ahead 6-4	b 4	1	12-	3	6	7	0.133	94%		Home Run; D. Mueller Scores; B. Thomson Scores
19	19	9	1	1953-09-01	NYG		CHC	Bubba Church	behind 4-6	b 3	1	1--	2	5	7	0.190	53%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Thomson Scores
20	20	10	1	1953-09-02	NYG		CIN	Bud Podbielan	ahead 3-0	b 3	2	---	1	5	7	0.062	87%		Home Run (Deep RF)
21	21	11	1	1953-09-07 (1)	NYG		PIT	Bob Friend	behind 0-5	b 4	0	---	1	3	7	0.053	16%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1954	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	1954-06-20	NYG		STL	Cot Deal	tied 6-6	b 6	1	---	1	9	PH	0.177	72%		Home Run (Deep RF)
23	23	2	1	1954-07-04 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	Max Surkont	ahead 1-0	t 3	1	1--	2	3	7
24	24	3	1	1954-07-05 (1)	NYG		PHI	Bob Greenwood	ahead 8-0	b 4	0	1--	2	3	7	0.006	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Dark Scores
25	25	4	1	1954-07-05 (2)	NYG		PHI	Murry Dickson	behind 1-3	b 5	0	1-3	3	3	7	0.242	71%		Home Run (Deep RF); W. Lockman Scores; A. Dark Scores
26	26	5	1	1954-07-27	NYG		STL	Brooks Lawrence	behind 2-3	b 6	0	---	1	4	7	0.179	58%		Home Run (Deep RF)
27	27	6	1	1954-07-28	NYG		STL	Tom Poholsky	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1	4	7	0.105	66%		Home Run (Deep RF)
28	28	7	2	1954-07-28	NYG		STL	Al Brazle	ahead 4-0	b 6	0	---	1	4	7	0.023	97%		Home Run (Deep RF)
29	29	8	3	1954-07-28	NYG		STL	Royce Lint	ahead 5-0	b 8	0	1--	2	4	7	0.003	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); W. Mays Scores
30	30	9	1	1954-08-01 (1)	NYG		CIN	Frank Smith	tied 3-3	b 7	0	1--	2	9	PH	0.242	89%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Gómez Scores
31	31	10	1	1954-08-06	NYG		MLN	Dave Jolly	behind 4-6	b 9	2	---	1	4	7	0.033	5%		Home Run (Deep RF)
32	32	11	1	1954-08-18	NYG		PHI	Herm Wehmeier	tied 0-0	b 1	2	12-	3	5	7	0.242	78%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Williams Scores; A. Dark Scores
33	33	12	2	1954-08-18	NYG		PHI	Ron Mrozinski	ahead 4-0	b 5	2	1--	2	5	7	0.050	97%		Home Run (Deep RF); W. Mays Scores
34	34	13	1	1954-08-29 (2)	NYG	@	STL	Joe Presko	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	4	7	0.104	60%		Home Run (Deep RF)
35	35	14	2	1954-08-29 (2)	NYG	@	STL	Joe Presko	behind 1-3	t 6	1	---	1	4	7	0.114	30%		Home Run (Deep RF)
36	36	15	1	1954-09-01	NYG	@	CIN	Joe Nuxhall	behind 1-5	t 4	0	---	1	6	7	0.063	19%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1955	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
37	37	1	1	1955-05-21	NYG	@	PIT	Ron Kline	tied 1-1	t 4	1	---	1	6	7	0.130	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
38	38	2	1	1955-06-20	NYG	@	CIN	Art Fowler	tied 0-0	t 4	2	---	1	4	7	0.127	58%		Home Run (CF-RF)
39	39	3	1	1955-07-27 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	Howie Pollet	tied 4-4	t 7	0	123	4	4	7	0.189	94%		Home Run (Deep CF); W. Terwilliger Scores; A. Dark Scores; W. Mays Scores
40	40	4	1	1955-09-01	NYG		CIN	Joe Nuxhall	behind 1-6	b 4	0	---	1	4	7	0.051	14%		Home Run
41	41	5	2	1955-09-01	NYG		CIN	Joe Nuxhall	behind 2-7	b 9	0	---	1	4	7	0.011	2%		Home Run
42	42	6	1	1955-09-21 (2)	NYG		PIT	Ron Kline	tied 1-1	b 5	2	1--	2	3	7
1956	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
43	43	1	1	1956-05-25	NYG		BRO	Don Newcombe	tied 0-0	b 1	2	1--	2	4	7	0.193	72%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Dark Scores
44	44	2	1	1956-06-17 (1)	NYG		CIN	Brooks Lawrence	behind 2-6	b 4	1	1--	2	9	PH	0.135	27%		Home Run; F. Castleman Scores
45	45	3	1	1956-06-24 (2)	NYG		MLN	Dave Jolly	behind 0-5	b 8	0	---	1	4	7	0.020	4%		Home Run
46	46	4	1	1956-07-17	NYG	@	MLN	Ray Crone	behind 2-3	t 4	2	---	1	6	7
47	47	5	1	1956-07-20	NYG	@	CHC	Jim Brosnan	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	1	6	7	0.112	59%		Home Run (CF-RF)
48	48	6	1	1956-07-24	NYG		MLN	Warren Spahn	tied 0-0	b 1	2	--3	2	4	7	0.179	72%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Brandt Scores
49	49	7	1	1956-08-08	NYG		PHI	Robin Roberts	behind 1-3	b 4	0	---	1	4	7	0.122	42%		Home Run (Deep RF)
50	50	8	1	1956-08-10	NYG	@	PIT	Bob Friend	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	4	7	0.111	61%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1957	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
51	51	1	1	1957-04-30	NYG		MLN	Bob Buhl	tied 0-0	b 3	2	1--	2	2	9	0.220	75%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Schoendienst Scores
52	52	2	1	1957-05-07	NYG		STL	Herm Wehmeier	ahead 1-0	b 1	1	---	1	3	9	0.094	72%		Home Run (Deep RF)
53	53	3	1	1957-05-17	NYG	@	CIN	Don Gross	behind 0-6	t 8	1	---	1	8	9	0.006	1%		Home Run
54	54	4	1	1957-07-05	NYG		PIT	Joe Trimble	behind 0-1	b 4	1	1--	2	6	7	0.245	67%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Spencer Scores

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0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 4 tying, 19 go ahead

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