Steve Brye

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: February 4, 1949 in Alameda, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (17th) of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. Elizabeth HS (Oakland, CA).

High School: St. Elizabeth HS (Oakland, CA)

Debut: September 3, 1970 (Age 21-211d, 13,044th in major league history)
vs. MIL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1978 (Age 29-239d)
vs. PHI 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Full Name: Stephen Robert Brye

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.5

1997

515

.258

237

RBI

193

OBP

.309

SLG

.365

OPS

.674

OPS+

Summary of 30 Home Runs

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

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 10 go ahead

3 Tms
MIN	22
MIL	7
PIT	1

Platoon
vs LHP	18
vs RHP	12

Home/Road
Away	16
Home	14

Outs
0	14
2	10
1	6

11 Opps
DET	9
CAL	5
OAK	4
CHW	4
KCR	2
MIN	1
BOS	1
MON	1
NYY	1
TOR	1
MIL	1

27 Pitchers
Rudy May	2
Dave Roberts	2
Mickey Lolich	2
Bill Travers	1
Pat Dobson	1
Horacio Piña	1
Mark Fidrych	1
Catfish Hunter	1
John Hiller	1
Jerry Garvin	1
Wilbur Wood	1
Dave Hamilton	1
Tim Stoddard	1
Sid Monge	1
Luis Tiant	1
Al Fitzmorris	1
Claude Osteen	1
Jim Perry	1
Andy Messersmith	1
Bob Sykes	1
Marty Pattin	1
Fred Scherman	1
Steve Grilli	1
Frank Tanana	1
Vida Blue	1
Paul Thormodsgard	1
Mickey Scott	1

7 Parks
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	13
Tiger Stad (DET)	6
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	4
County Stad (MIL)	2
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
Angel Stad (ANA)	2
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1

Where Hit
7	25
9	1
78	1

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	26
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	17
12-	5
1--	4
-2-	2
--3	1
1-3	1

49 RBI
RISP	9
0 on	17
1 on	7
2 on	6
Any on	13

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

1-3	10
4-6	14
7-end	6

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	2
+2	3
+1	2
Tied	8
-1	2
-2	3
-3	3
-4..	4

Ahead	10
Tied	8
Behind	12

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
CF	14
LF	8
RF	7
PH	1

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

Leverage
High Lev	5
Medium Lev	10
Low Lev	15

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1971	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1971-09-03 (2)	MIN		OAK	Vida Blue	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1	5	7	0.115	66%		Home Run
2	2	2	1	1971-09-04	MIN		OAK	Catfish Hunter	behind 1-5	b 9	2	12-	3	6	7	0.029	4%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Nettles Scores; S. Braun Scores
3	3	3	1	1971-09-28	MIN		CAL	Andy Messersmith	behind 0-2	b 4	2	---	1	6	7	0.121	36%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1973	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1973-07-27	MIN		OAK	Horacio Piña	ahead 5-0	b 1	2	1--	2	9	8	0.054	96%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Thompson Scores
5	5	2	1	1973-08-13	MIN		DET	John Hiller	behind 2-6	b 8	0	---	1	6	8	0.042	8%		Home Run (Deep LF)
6	6	3	1	1973-08-15	MIN		DET	Mickey Lolich	ahead 2-0	b 1	2	12-	3	7	8	0.168	90%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Hisle Scores; S. Braun Scores
7	7	4	1	1973-08-27	MIN	@	DET	Fred Scherman	ahead 4-1	t 6	0	---	1	6	8	0.055	92%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	5	1	1973-09-18	MIN	@	KCR	Al Fitzmorris	behind 0-3	t 5	2	---	1	1	8	0.075	20%		Home Run (LF-CF)
9	9	6	1	1973-09-28	MIN	@	CAL	Rudy May	tied 0-0	t 3	1	1--	2	1	8	0.214	72%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Borgmann Scores
1974	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1974-04-18	MIN	@	CAL	Frank Tanana	tied 0-0	t 6	2	12-	3	9	8	0.378	87%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Lis Scores; E. Soderholm Scores
11	11	2	1	1974-07-20	MIN	@	DET	Mickey Lolich	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	8	0.103	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1975-05-06	MIN	@	CHW	Wilbur Wood	ahead 2-1	t 3	0	---	1	3	9	0.103	72%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	2	1	1975-06-01	MIN		BOS	Luis Tiant	behind 1-10	b 5	0	1--	2	3	9	0.013	2%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Carew Scores
14	14	3	1	1975-06-03	MIN		NYY	Pat Dobson	behind 1-3	b 3	0	1-3	3	3	9	0.200	67%		Home Run (Deep LF); S. Braun Scores; R. Carew Scores
15	15	4	1	1975-06-18	MIN		OAK	Jim Perry	tied 1-1	b 6	0	---	1	6	9	0.170	74%		Home Run (Deep RF)
16	16	5	1	1975-06-20	MIN	@	CHW	Dave Hamilton	tied 0-0	t 1	2	12-	3	5	9	0.254	75%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Ford Scores; E. Soderholm Scores
17	17	6	1	1975-07-01 (2)	MIN		CAL	Mickey Scott	ahead 10-3	b 6	1	1--	2	3	9	0.005	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Carew Scores
18	18	7	1	1975-09-07	MIN	@	CHW	Claude Osteen	ahead 3-1	t 7	0	---	1	1	PH	0.077	90%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to RF
19	19	8	2	1975-09-07	MIN	@	CHW	Tim Stoddard	ahead 7-1	t 8	1	---	1	1	7	0.004	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
20	20	9	1	1975-09-16	MIN		CAL	Sid Monge	behind 0-3	b 8	0	---	1	2	7	0.077	16%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1976	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	1976-08-21	MIN	@	DET	Mark Fidrych	behind 0-3	t 2	1	-2-	2	8	9	0.144	36%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Bostock Scores
22	22	2	1	1976-08-31 (1)	MIN		MIL	Bill Travers	ahead 1-0	b 4	2	12-	3	1	8	0.225	91%		Home Run; B. Randall Scores/unER; G. Borgmann Scores/unER; S. Brye Scores/unER
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	1977-05-06	MIL	@	DET	Dave Roberts	behind 0-1	t 5	0	---	1	8	7	0.135	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
24	24	2	1	1977-05-15 (2)	MIL		DET	Dave Roberts	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	1	2	8	0.101	63%		Home Run (Deep LF)
25	25	3	1	1977-06-28	MIL	@	MIN	Paul Thormodsgard	behind 1-8	t 8	0	---	1	8	7	0.004	1%		Home Run (Deep LF)
26	26	4	1	1977-07-06	MIL	@	KCR	Marty Pattin	ahead 4-2	t 6	0	--3	2	8	8	0.065	92%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Sheldon Scores
27	27	5	1	1977-08-07 (1)	MIL		TOR	Jerry Garvin	behind 0-1	b 4	2	-2-	2	7	8	0.246	65%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Cooper Scores
28	28	6	1	1977-08-09 (2)	MIL	@	DET	Bob Sykes	behind 1-3	t 5	0	---	1	2	8	0.112	36%		Home Run (Deep LF)
29	29	7	2	1977-08-09 (2)	MIL	@	DET	Steve Grilli	tied 3-3	t 6	2	---	1	2	8	0.171	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	1978-05-19	PIT	@	MON	Rudy May	ahead 4-1	t 4	1	---	1	7	7	0.064	89%		Home Run (Deep LF)