Well, Isn’t That Special?
Posted by Steve Lombardi on April 2, 2010
Some fun via Baseball-Reference.com's Play Index Post-Season Batting Event Finder - all extra inning homers hit in a sudden-death post-season game. There's just been one:
| Cr# | Gm# | Date | Series | Gm# | Batter | Tm | Opp | Pitcher | Score | Inn | RoB | Out | Pit(cnt) | RBI | Play Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2003-10-16 | ALCS | 7 | Aaron Boone | NYY | BOS | Tim Wakefield | tied 5-5 | b11 | --- | 0 | 1 (0-0) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Fly Ball) |
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And, for the record, here are all the extra-inning homers hit in a post-season, regardless of the game:
| Cr# | Gm# | Date 5 | Series | Gm# | Batter | Tm | Opp | Pitcher | Score | Inn | RoB | Out | Pit(cnt) | RBI | Play Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1914-10-12 | WS | 3 | Hank Gowdy | BSN | PHA | Bullet Joe Bush | down 2-4 | b10 | --- | 0 | 1 | Home Run (Deep CF) | |
| 2 | 1 | 1933-10-07 | WS | 5 | Mel Ott | NYG | @WSH | Jack Russell | tied 3-3 | t10 | --- | 2 | 1 | Home Run (Deep CF) | |
| 3 | 1 | 1946-10-06 | WS | 1 | Rudy York | BOS | @STL | Howie Pollet | tied 2-2 | t10 | --- | 2 | 1 | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 4 | 1 | 1950-10-05 | WS | 2 | Joe DiMaggio | NYY | @PHI | Robin Roberts | tied 1-1 | t10 | --- | 0 | 1 | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 5 | 1 | 1954-09-29 | WS | 1 | Dusty Rhodes | NYG | CLE | Bob Lemon | tied 2-2 | b10 | 12- | 1 | 3 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Deep RF); Mays Scores; Thompson Scores | |
| 6 | 1 | 1957-10-06 | WS | 4 | Eddie Mathews | MLN | NYY | Bob Grim | tied 5-5 | b10 | -2- | 1 | 2 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Deep RF); Logan Scores | |
| 7 | 1 | 1958-10-08 | WS | 6 | Gil McDougald | NYY | @MLN | Warren Spahn | tied 2-2 | t10 | --- | 0 | 1 | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| 8 | 1 | 1964-10-12 | WS | 5 | Tim McCarver | STL | @NYY | Pete Mikkelsen | tied 2-2 | t10 | 1-3 | 1 | 3 | Home Run (Deep RF); White Scores; Groat Scores | |
| 9 | 1 | 1972-10-07 | ALCS | 1 | Al Kaline | DET | @OAK | Rollie Fingers | tied 1-1 | t11 | --- | 1 | 1 | Home Run (LF-CF) | |
| 10 | 1 | 1973-10-09 | NLCS | 4 | Pete Rose | CIN | @NYM | Harry Parker | tied 1-1 | t12 | --- | 1 | 1 | Home Run | |
| 11 | 1 | 1973-10-09 | ALCS | 3 | Bert Campaneris | OAK | BAL | Mike Cuellar | tied 1-1 | b11 | --- | 0 | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run | |
| 12 | 1 | 1975-10-21 | WS | 6 | Carlton Fisk | BOS | CIN | Pat Darcy | tied 6-6 | b12 | --- | 0 | 2 (1-0) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Deep LF Line) |
| 13 | 1 | 1979-10-02 | NLCS | 1 | Willie Stargell | PIT | @CIN | Tom Hume | tied 2-2 | t11 | 12- | 0 | 1 (0-0) | 3 | Home Run; Alexander Scores; Parker Scores |
| 14 | 1 | 1979-10-03 | ALCS | 1 | John Lowenstein | BAL | CAL | John Montague | tied 3-3 | b10 | 12- | 2 | 3 (0-2) | 3 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run; DeCinces Scores; Bumbry Scores |
| 15 | 1 | 1981-10-10 | NLDS | 4 | George Vukovich | PHI | MON | Jeff Reardon | tied 5-5 | b10 | --- | 0 | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run | |
| 16 | 1 | 1983-10-08 | ALCS | 4 | Tito Landrum | BAL | @CHW | Britt Burns | tied 0-0 | t10 | --- | 1 | 2 (0-1) | 1 | Home Run |
| 17 | 1 | 1986-10-15 | NLCS | 6 | Billy Hatcher | HOU | NYM | Jesse Orosco | down 3-4 | b14 | --- | 1 | 6 (3-2) | 1 | Home Run (Deep LF Line) |
| 18 | 1 | 1986-10-25 | WS | 6 | Dave Henderson | BOS | @NYM | Rick Aguilera | tied 3-3 | t10 | --- | 0 | 2 (0-1) | 1 | Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line) |
| 19 | 1 | 1988-10-09 | NLCS | 4 | Kirk Gibson | LAD | @NYM | Roger McDowell | tied 4-4 | t12 | --- | 2 | 2 (0-1) | 1 | Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF) |
| 20 | 1 | 1991-10-11 | ALCS | 3 | Mike Pagliarulo | MIN | @TOR | Mike Timlin | tied 2-2 | t10 | --- | 1 | 2 (1-0) | 1 | Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF) |
| 21 | 1 | 1991-10-26 | WS | 6 | Kirby Puckett | MIN | ATL | Charlie Leibrand | tied 3-3 | b11 | --- | 0 | 4 (2-1) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF) |
| 22 | 1 | 1993-10-11 | NLCS | 5 | Lenny Dykstra | PHI | @ATL | Mark Wohlers | tied 3-3 | t10 | --- | 1 | 6 (3-2) | 1 | Home Run |
| 25 | 3 | 1995-10-03 | ALDS | 1 | Tony Pena | CLE | BOS | Zane Smith | tied 4-4 | b13 | --- | 2 | 4 (3-0) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF) |
| 23 | 1 | 1995-10-03 | ALDS | 1 | Tim Naehring | BOS | @CLE | Jim Poole | tied 3-3 | t11 | --- | 1 | 3 (0-2) | 1 | Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line) |
| 24 | 2 | 1995-10-03 | ALDS | 1 | Albert Belle | CLE | BOS | Rick Aguilera | down 3-4 | b11 | --- | 0 | 7 (2-2) | 1 | Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF) |
| 26 | 1 | 1995-10-04 | ALDS | 2 | Ken Griffey | SEA | @NYY | John Wetteland | tied 4-4 | t12 | --- | 2 | 5 (3-1) | 1 | Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF) |
| 27 | 2 | 1995-10-04 | ALDS | 2 | Jim Leyritz | NYY | SEA | Tim Belcher | tied 5-5 | b15 | 1-- | 1 | 5 (3-1) | 2 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Kelly Scores |
| 28 | 1 | 1995-10-11 | NLCS | 2 | Javy Lopez | ATL | @CIN | Mark Portugal | ahead 3-2 | t10 | -23 | 2 | 1 (0-0) | 3 | Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); McGriff Scores; Justice Scores |
| 29 | 1 | 1995-10-13 | ALCS | 3 | Jay Buhner | SEA | @CLE | Eric Plunk | tied 2-2 | t11 | 12- | 2 | 2 (0-1) | 3 | Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Cora Scores; Martinez Scores |
| 30 | 1 | 1996-10-02 | NLDS | 1 | Javy Lopez | ATL | @LAD | Antonio Osuna | tied 1-1 | t10 | --- | 0 | 9 (3-2) | 1 | Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF) |
| 31 | 1 | 1996-10-05 | ALDS | 4 | Roberto Alomar | BAL | @CLE | Jose Mesa | tied 3-3 | t12 | --- | 0 | 3 (1-1) | 1 | Home Run (Fly Ball) |
| 32 | 1 | 1996-10-09 | ALCS | 1 | Bernie Williams | NYY | BAL | Randy Myers | tied 4-4 | b11 | --- | 0 | 3 (1-1) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line) |
| 33 | 1 | 1997-10-15 | ALCS | 6 | Tony Fernandez | CLE | @BAL | Armando Benitez | tied 0-0 | t11 | --- | 2 | 1 (0-0) | 1 | Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF) |
| 34 | 1 | 1998-10-07 | NLCS | 1 | Ken Caminiti | SDP | @ATL | Kerry Ligtenberg | tied 2-2 | t10 | --- | 1 | 5 (3-1) | 1 | Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF) |
| 35 | 1 | 1999-10-09 | NLDS | 4 | Todd Pratt | NYM | ARI | Matt Mantei | tied 3-3 | b10 | --- | 1 | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run | |
| 36 | 1 | 1999-10-13 | ALCS | 1 | Bernie Williams | NYY | BOS | Rod Beck | tied 3-3 | b10 | --- | 0 | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run | |
| 37 | 1 | 1999-10-26 | WS | 3 | Chad Curtis | NYY | ATL | Mike Remlinger | tied 5-5 | b10 | --- | 0 | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run | |
| 39 | 2 | 2000-10-03 | ALDS | 1 | John Olerud | SEA | @CHW | Keith Foulke | ahead 6-4 | t10 | --- | 1 | 1 (0-0) | 1 | Home Run |
| 38 | 1 | 2000-10-03 | ALDS | 1 | Edgar Martinez | SEA | @CHW | Keith Foulke | tied 4-4 | t10 | -2- | 1 | 4 (2-1) | 2 | Home Run; Cameron Scores |
| 40 | 1 | 2000-10-07 | NLDS | 3 | Benny Agbayani | NYM | SFG | Aaron Fultz | tied 2-2 | b13 | --- | 1 | 2 (1-0) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (LF-CF) |
| 41 | 1 | 2001-10-31 | WS | 4 | Derek Jeter | NYY | ARI | Byung-Hyun Kim | tied 3-3 | b10 | --- | 2 | 9 (3-2) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run |
| 42 | 1 | 2003-10-04 | ALDS | 3 | Trot Nixon | BOS | OAK | Rich Harden | tied 1-1 | b11 | 1-- | 1 | 3 (1-1) | 2 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Fly Ball); Mirabelli Scores |
| 43 | 1 | 2003-10-07 | NLCS | 1 | Mike Lowell | FLA | @CHC | Mark Guthrie | tied 8-8 | t11 | --- | 0 | 6 (3-2) | 1 | Home Run (Fly Ball) |
| 44 | 1 | 2003-10-16 | ALCS | 7 | Aaron Boone | NYY | BOS | Tim Wakefield | tied 5-5 | b11 | --- | 0 | 1 (0-0) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Fly Ball) |
| 45 | 1 | 2003-10-22 | WS | 4 | Alex Gonzalez | FLA | NYY | Jeff Weaver | tied 3-3 | b12 | --- | 0 | 8 (3-2) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Line Drive) |
| 46 | 1 | 2004-10-06 | ALDS | 2 | Torii Hunter | MIN | @NYY | Tanyon Sturtze | tied 5-5 | t12 | --- | 2 | 2 (1-0) | 1 | Home Run (Fly Ball) |
| 47 | 1 | 2004-10-07 | NLDS | 2 | Rafael Furcal | ATL | HOU | Dan Miceli | tied 2-2 | b11 | -2- | 2 | 4 (1-2) | 2 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Fly Ball); Thomas Scores |
| 48 | 1 | 2004-10-08 | ALDS | 3 | David Ortiz | BOS | ANA | Jarrod Washburn | tied 6-6 | b10 | 1-- | 2 | 1 (0-0) | 2 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Fly Ball); Reese Scores |
| 49 | 1 | 2004-10-17 | ALCS | 4 | David Ortiz | BOS | NYY | Paul Quantrill | tied 4-4 | b12 | 1-- | 0 | 4 (2-1) | 2 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Fly Ball); Ramirez Scores |
| 50 | 1 | 2004-10-20 | NLCS | 6 | Jim Edmonds | STL | HOU | Dan Miceli | tied 4-4 | b12 | 1-- | 1 | 2 (0-1) | 2 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Pujols Scores |
| 51 | 1 | 2005-10-09 | NLDS | 4 | Chris Burke | HOU | ATL | Joey Devine | tied 6-6 | b18 | --- | 1 | 3 (2-0) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Fly Ball) |
| 52 | 1 | 2005-10-25 | WS | 3 | Geoff Blum | CHW | @HOU | Ezequiel Astacio | tied 5-5 | t14 | --- | 2 | 3 (2-0) | 1 | Home Run (Fly Ball) |
| 53 | 1 | 2007-10-13 | ALCS | 2 | Franklin Gutierre | CLE | @BOS | Jon Lester | ahead 10-6 | t11 | -23 | 2 | 1 (0-0) | 3 | Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Garko Scores; Peralta Scores |
| 54 | 1 | 2009-10-09 | ALDS | 2 | Mark Teixeira | NYY | MIN | Jose Mijares | tied 3-3 | b11 | --- | 0 | 4 (2-1) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line) |
| 55 | 1 | 2009-10-17 | ALCS | 2 | Alex Rodriguez | NYY | LAA | Brian Fuentes | down 2-3 | b11 | --- | 0 | 3 (0-2) | 1 | Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF) |
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Bernie Williams, David Ortiz and Javy Lopez are the only guys to do it twice.
April 2nd, 2010 at 11:39 am
Can you group that list by players with most times achieving it? A quick scan shows Bernie and Javy Lopez with multiples.
April 2nd, 2010 at 12:29 pm
Playoff Baseball returned with a bang in 1995 - Both ALDS, the ALCS and the NLCS each had at least 1 extra inning HR. The ALDS specifically - SEA/NYY had a 2 extra-ining HR game and CLE/BOS had a 3(!) extra-ining HR game.
April 2nd, 2010 at 12:32 pm
Andy, if you click on the batter header in the chart, it groups them by batter.
April 2nd, 2010 at 12:35 pm
Duh, and I also didn't read the last line of your post.
April 2nd, 2010 at 1:50 pm
Funny that Todd Pratt is on the second list, but Robin Ventura is not.
April 2nd, 2010 at 2:47 pm
I was fortunate enough to be at the 2001 D-back/Yanks Series for game 4 and 5, and watched game 7 live in Rockefeller Center on a Jumbo-tron with at least a thousand fans. It has to be ranked "best series" ever. 3 walk-off hits, 4 one run games, not to mention that including those 3 walk-offs, the Yankees tied both game 4 and 5 in the ninth inning to send both contests into extra innings. While those two homers to tie the game in the ninth are not on the list, I think any homer that sends a game into extra innings deserves the same reverence as an extra inning HR.
As a New Yorker, only 7 weeks removed from 9/11, I have to say those games carried so much more weight than your average WS game. I can still feel the stadium shaking and fondly remember Paul Oneil's final Yankee Stadium AB.
For many reasons; THE BEST SERIES EVER!!!
April 2nd, 2010 at 2:57 pm
Evan -
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN199910170.shtml
METS 15TH: Dunston singled to center; M. FRANCO BATTED FOR
DOTEL; Dunston stole second; M. Franco walked; Alfonzo out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Dunston to third, M. Franco
to second]; Olerud was walked intentionally; CEDENO RAN FOR M.
FRANCO; Pratt walked [Dunston scored, Cedeno to third, Olerud to
second]; Ventura singled to center [Cedeno scored, Olerud to
third, Pratt to second]; Ventura's ball cleared the
right-centerfield fence, but he was tackled by celebrating
teammates before he reached second and was credited with a
'grand-slam single' instead;
April 3rd, 2010 at 1:04 am
Dear Lord, why did you have to make this post? I was so happy about baseball season ... now I can't stop thinking about that awful, awful, awful game. Grady bleepin' Little broke my heart into a million little pieces. The fact that Wake - one of the best guys ever to play in Beantown, and maybe the biggest reason that series made it to seven - gave up that home run to Aaron "Crappy Journeyman" Boone was such a cruel injustice ... I can't talk about this anymore.