Dale Berra

Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: December 13, 1956 in Ridgewood, NJ us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (20th) of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Montclair HS (Montclair, NJ).

High School: Montclair HS (Montclair, NJ)

Debut: August 22, 1977 (Age 20-252d, 13,928th in major league history)
vs. SDP 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 1987 (Age 30-295d)
vs. CIN 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Ed Keating

Full Name: Dale Anthony Berra

Nicknames: Boo Boo

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Relatives: Son of Yogi Berra

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.4

2553

603

.236

236

RBI

278

OBP

.294

SLG

.344

OPS

.638

OPS+

Summary of 49 Home Runs

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

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 5 tying, 14 go ahead

2 Tms
PIT	46
NYY	3

Platoon
vs RHP	28
vs LHP	21

Home/Road
Home	28
Away	21

Outs
1	21
0	14
2	14

14 Opps
ATL	10
CHC	6
SFG	4
PHI	4
STL	4
HOU	4
LAD	3
SDP	3
CIN	3
MON	3
NYM	2
DET	1
BAL	1
TOR	1

44 Pitchers
Bob Knepper	3
John Montefusco	3
Mickey Mahler	2
Gary Lavelle	1
Joe Price	1
Tom Dixon	1
Sid Monge	1
Willie Hernández	1
Rick Matula	1
Doug Capilla	1
Jim Kaat	1
Renie Martin	1
Mark Davis	1
Rick Camp	1
Allen Ripley	1
Lynn McGlothen	1
Gene Garber	1
Bill Gullickson	1
Ray Burris	1
Mike LaCoss	1
Juan Eichelberger	1
Rick Honeycutt	1
Ricky Horton	1
Steve Rogers	1
Mark Bomback	1
Jerry Reuss	1
Craig McMurtry	1
Randy Lerch	1
Len Barker	1
Jeff Robinson	1
Dan Larson	1
Rick Ownbey	1
Steve Carlton	1
Craig Lefferts	1
Tim Lollar	1
Scott McGregor	1
Jeff Lahti	1
Phil Niekro	1
Bob Shirley	1
Donnie Moore	1
Randy Martz	1
Burt Hooton	1
Bob Forsch	1
Mike Proly	1

11 Parks
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	25
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	4
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	4
Busch Stad (STL)	3
Yankee Stad (NYC)	3
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	3
VeteransStad (PHI)	2
Qualcomm St (SAN)	2
Astrodome (HOU)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1

Where Hit
7	22
8	4
78	3

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	47
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	33
1--	6
-2-	4
123	2
12-	2
1-3	2

73 RBI
RISP	10
0 on	33
1 on	10
2 on	4
3 on	2
Any on	16

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

1-3	10
4-6	19
7-end	20

RelScore
+4..	1
+3	4
+2	2
+1	9
Tied	13
-1	4
-2	5
-3	6
-4..	5

Ahead	16
Tied	13
Behind	20

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
SS	37
3B	11
DH	1

OrderPos
8th	32
7th	13
5th	2
4th	1
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	12
Medium Lev	16
Low Lev	21

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	1978-08-20 (1)	PIT		HOU	Tom Dixon	ahead 5-2	b 4	1	---	1	8	5	0.054	91%		Home Run (Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	1978-08-22	PIT	@	ATL	Mickey Mahler	ahead 1-0	t 5	1	---	1	7	5	0.121	74%		Home Run (Deep CF)
3	3	3	1	1978-09-01 (2)	PIT		ATL	Mickey Mahler	ahead 1-0	b 6	2	-2-	2	7	5	0.172	91%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Sanguillén Scores
4	4	4	1	1978-09-03	PIT		ATL	Gene Garber	tied 3-3	b 9	1	12-	3	7	5	0.297	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF); M. Alexander Scores; B. Robinson Scores
5	5	5	1	1978-09-11	PIT	@	PHI	Steve Carlton	behind 0-1	t 2	1	---	1	7	5	0.114	48%		Home Run (Deep LF)
6	6	6	1	1978-10-01	PIT		PHI	Dan Larson	ahead 4-3	b 8	0	---	1	4	6	0.071	94%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1979-05-20	PIT	@	CHC	Lynn McGlothen	ahead 1-0	t 5	1	1--	2	8	6	0.184	82%		Home Run (Deep LF); P. Garner Scores
8	8	2	1	1979-09-01 (1)	PIT	@	SFG	John Montefusco	behind 1-3	t 5	0	---	1	8	6	0.119	35%		Home Run (LF-CF)
9	9	3	1	1979-09-03 (2)	PIT		PHI	Randy Lerch	tied 1-1	b 5	1	---	1	7	6	0.154	69%		Home Run (Deep CF)
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1980-06-01	PIT		NYM	Mark Bomback	ahead 5-2	b 5	2	123	4	8	6	0.086	99%		Home Run; B. Madlock Scores/unER; J. Milner Scores/Team unER; S. Nicosia Scores/Team unER; D. Berra Scores/Team unER
11	11	2	1	1980-06-12	PIT	@	CIN	Mike LaCoss	ahead 5-2	t 3	1	12-	3	8	5	0.114	95%		Home Run (Deep LF); P. Garner Scores; E. Ott Scores
12	12	3	1	1980-06-18 (2)	PIT	@	ATL	Phil Niekro	behind 2-4	t 7	1	1--	2	8	5	0.286	46%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Ott Scores
13	13	4	1	1980-08-06 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	Doug Capilla	tied 0-0	t 5	0	-2-	2	8	6	0.178	76%		Home Run (Deep LF); S. Nicosia Scores
14	14	5	1	1980-08-15	PIT		MON	Steve Rogers	ahead 1-0	b 2	2	---	1	8	6	0.103	73%		Home Run (Deep LF)
15	15	6	1	1980-08-27	PIT		ATL	Rick Matula	behind 2-7	b 8	1	-2-	2	2	6	0.030	5%		Home Run (Deep LF); O. Moreno Scores
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	1981-05-13	PIT	@	ATL	John Montefusco	tied 0-0	t 2	2	1-3	3	8	5	0.276	78%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Easler Scores; P. Garner Scores
17	17	2	1	1981-08-26	PIT		LAD	Jerry Reuss	behind 4-7	b 3	2	---	1	5	6	0.088	26%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	1982-04-24	PIT	@	CHC	Randy Martz	behind 3-5	t 6	2	---	1	8	6	0.111	27%		Home Run (Deep LF)
19	19	2	1	1982-05-21	PIT	@	SDP	John Montefusco	behind 0-3	t 6	0	---	1	8	6	0.081	20%		Home Run
20	20	3	1	1982-05-22	PIT	@	SDP	Juan Eichelberger	behind 2-12	t 8	1	---	1	8	6	0.000	0%		Home Run
21	21	4	1	1982-06-12	PIT	@	PHI	Sid Monge	ahead 5-2	t 8	0	---	1	8	6	0.032	97%		Home Run
22	22	5	1	1982-07-04 (1)	PIT		MON	Ray Burris	behind 5-16	b 8	1	---	1	8	5	0.000	0%		Home Run (Deep LF)
23	23	6	1	1982-07-19	PIT	@	CIN	Joe Price	ahead 4-3	t 8	2	---	1	8	6	0.134	86%		Home Run (LF-CF)
24	24	7	1	1982-07-21	PIT	@	CIN	Bob Shirley	tied 0-0	t 3	1	---	1	8	6	0.124	60%		Home Run (LF-CF)
25	25	8	1	1982-08-18	PIT		SFG	Renie Martin	ahead 5-4	b 4	1	---	1	7	6	0.110	78%		Home Run (Deep LF)
26	26	9	1	1982-09-08	PIT		NYM	Rick Ownbey	behind 0-9	b 9	1	---	1	8	6	0.000	0%		Home Run (Deep LF)
27	27	10	1	1982-09-13	PIT		CHC	Allen Ripley	behind 0-3	b 3	0	1--	2	8	6	0.168	43%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Peña Scores
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	1983-04-05	PIT	@	STL	Bob Forsch	tied 1-1	t 4	2	---	1	8	6	0.141	60%		Home Run (Deep LF)
29	29	2	1	1983-04-07	PIT	@	HOU	Bob Knepper	behind 1-2	t 9	0	---	1	8	6	0.356	50%		Home Run
30	30	3	1	1983-05-20	PIT		HOU	Bob Knepper	tied 0-0	b 3	0	1--	2	8	6	0.180	77%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Tenace Scores
31	31	4	1	1983-05-30	PIT		ATL	Craig McMurtry	behind 2-3	b 4	0	---	1	7	6	0.141	56%		Home Run (Deep CF)
32	32	5	2	1983-05-30	PIT		ATL	Donnie Moore	ahead 5-3	b 7	1	-2-	2	7	6	0.068	97%		Home Run (Deep CF); M. Easler Scores
33	33	6	1	1983-06-08	PIT	@	MON	Bill Gullickson	behind 3-5	t 9	1	---	1	8	6	0.051	8%		Home Run
34	34	7	1	1983-06-20 (2)	PIT		CHC	Craig Lefferts	tied 2-2	b 4	1	---	1	7	6	0.140	67%		Home Run
35	35	8	1	1983-06-25	PIT	@	STL	Jim Kaat	ahead 7-3	t 7	2	1--	2	7	6	0.041	98%		Home Run; D. Parker Scores/unER; D. Berra Scores/unER
36	36	9	1	1983-06-28	PIT	@	CHC	Mike Proly	behind 3-6	t 7	0	---	1	7	6	0.076	17%		Home Run
37	37	10	1	1983-07-20	PIT		LAD	Burt Hooton	tied 0-0	b 2	2	1-3	3	8	6	0.262	81%		Home Run; J. Thompson Scores; T. Peña Scores
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
38	38	1	1	1984-05-10	PIT		SFG	Jeff Robinson	ahead 3-1	b 7	1	---	1	8	6	0.056	94%		Home Run
39	39	2	1	1984-05-14	PIT		HOU	Bob Knepper	tied 2-2	b 7	2	---	1	8	6	0.251	77%		Home Run
40	40	3	1	1984-05-20	PIT		ATL	Len Barker	tied 0-0	b 6	0	---	1	8	6	0.179	75%		Home Run
41	41	4	1	1984-07-14	PIT		SFG	Mark Davis	ahead 2-1	b 5	0	---	1	8	6	0.108	83%		Home Run
42	42	5	1	1984-07-16	PIT		LAD	Rick Honeycutt	ahead 2-1	b 2	1	---	1	8	6	0.101	75%		Home Run
43	43	6	1	1984-07-19	PIT		SDP	Tim Lollar	tied 1-1	b 7	0	---	1	7	6	0.216	80%		Home Run
44	44	7	1	1984-07-29	PIT		STL	Ricky Horton	behind 0-4	b 4	2	1--	2	7	6	0.138	24%		Home Run; T. Peña Scores
45	45	8	1	1984-08-08	PIT	@	STL	Jeff Lahti	behind 2-4	t 6	0	123	4	8	6	0.338	80%		Home Run; T. Peña Scores; D. González Scores; J. Ray Scores
46	46	9	1	1984-08-14	PIT	@	ATL	Rick Camp	behind 0-3	t 8	2	---	1	8	6	0.039	7%		Home Run
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
47	47	1	1	1985-06-11	NYY		TOR	Gary Lavelle	behind 0-1	b 9	2	---	1	8	5	0.489	54%		Home Run
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
48	48	1	1	1986-06-06	NYY		BAL	Scott McGregor	behind 1-4	b 6	1	---	1	5	DH	0.089	22%		Home Run (Deep LF)
49	49	2	1	1986-07-01	NYY		DET	Willie Hernández	tied 4-4	b 10	1	---	1	8	5	0.419	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)