Al Bumbry

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-8, 170lb (173cm, 77kg)

Born: April 21, 1947 in Fredericksburg, VA us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 11th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Virginia State University (Petersburg, VA).

High School: Ralph Bunche HS (King George, VA)

School: Virginia State University (Petersburg, VA)

Debut: September 5, 1972 (Age 25-137d, 13,280th in major league history)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 5, 1985 (Age 38-167d)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Agents: Jerry Kapstein

Full Name: Alonza Benjamin Bumbry

Nicknames: The Bee

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

24.5

5053

1422

.281

778

RBI

402

254

OBP

.343

SLG

.378

OPS

.721

OPS+

104

Summary of 54 Home Runs

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

13 leading off, 1 walk-off, 9 tying, 15 go ahead

2 Tms
BAL	53
SDP	1

Platoon
vs RHP	48
vs LHP	6

Home/Road
Home	27
Away	27

Outs
0	32
2	13
1	9

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

45 Pitchers
Catfish Hunter	5
Jack Morris	2
Dennis Leonard	2
Pat Dobson	2
Jim Beattie	2
Milt Wilcox	2
Jim Barr	1
Mike Armstrong	1
Tom Murphy	1
Rick Waits	1
Allen Ripley	1
Steve Kline	1
Gaylord Perry	1
Jim Perry	1
Richard Dotson	1
Byron McLaughlin	1
Luis Tiant	1
Bruce Kison	1
Dick Bosman	1
Jesse Jefferson	1
Jerry Augustine	1
Rich Gale	1
Dennis Eckersley	1
Vida Blue	1
Tom Underwood	1
Dave Stieb	1
Jackson Todd	1
Marty Pattin	1
Mike Griffin	1
Joe Cowley	1
Francisco Barrios	1
Mark Bomback	1
Danny Darwin	1
Steve Stone	1
Ken Kravec	1
Doc Medich	1
Tommy John	1
Mike Scott	1
Dave Rozema	1
Jim Slaton	1
Dock Ellis	1
Joe Coleman	1
Bob Stanley	1
Dick Woodson	1
Ron Romanick	1

14 Parks
Memor. Stad (BAL)	27
Yankee Stad (NYC)	5
Tiger Stad (DET)	5
Fenway Pk (BOS)	3
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	3
Angel Stad (ANA)	2
County Stad (MIL)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Astrodome (HOU)	1
ClevelandStd (CLE)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1
Arlington St (ARL)	1
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	1

Where Hit
9	22
7	13
8	6
89	3
78	2

2 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	54

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	38
1--	8
-2-	5
12-	2
--3	1

72 RBI
RISP	8
0 on	38
1 on	14
2 on	2
Any on	16

Inning
1	13
2	2
3	10
4	2
5	8
6	6
7	6
8	2
9	5

1-3	25
4-6	16
7-end	13

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	3
+2	4
+1	7
Tied	12
-1	9
-2	7
-3	5
-4..	4

Ahead	17
Tied	12
Behind	25

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
CF	36
LF	14
RF	2
PH	1
DH	1

OrderPos
1st	50
7th	2
9th	1
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	7
Medium Lev	33
Low Lev	14

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1973	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1973-05-09	BAL		OAK	Catfish Hunter	behind 1-3	b 9	0	---	1	1	9	0.106	19%		Home Run (Deep CF)
2	2	2	1	1973-05-26	BAL	@	MIN	Dick Woodson	tied 1-1	t 3	0	---	1	1	9	0.115	61%		Home Run (Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	1973-06-19	BAL	@	NYY	Doc Medich	behind 1-4	t 5	0	---	1	1	7	0.085	23%		Home Run (Deep RF)
4	4	4	1	1973-06-29	BAL	@	DET	Jim Perry	ahead 4-1	t 4	2	1--	2	1	7	0.112	91%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Belanger Scores
5	5	5	1	1973-07-01 (1)	BAL	@	DET	Joe Coleman	behind 0-1	t 4	0	---	1	1	7	0.124	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
6	6	6	1	1973-07-06 (1)	BAL		OAK	Catfish Hunter	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	1	1	7	0.103	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep CF)
7	7	7	1	1973-07-16	BAL	@	OAK	Catfish Hunter	behind 3-5	t 6	1	---	1	1	7	0.117	29%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1974	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1974-04-19	BAL		NYY	Steve Kline	ahead 2-1	b 5	2	1--	2	1	7	0.189	89%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to LF (LF-CF); M. Belanger Scores
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	1975-05-04 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	Gaylord Perry	ahead 1-0	t 5	2	12-	3	1	7	0.254	89%		Home Run; D. DeCinces Scores; E. Hendricks Scores
10	10	2	1	1975-07-27 (2)	BAL	@	MIL	Tom Murphy	behind 3-6	t 9	0	12-	3	2	7	0.356	50%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Muser Scores; K. Singleton Scores
1976	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	1976-05-07	BAL		KCR	Marty Pattin	tied 3-3	b 9	2	---	1	1	DH	0.470	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
12	12	2	1	1976-06-13	BAL	@	KCR	Dennis Leonard	behind 2-8	t 7	0	---	1	7	7	0.013	3%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	3	1	1976-06-27 (1)	BAL		CLE	Pat Dobson	behind 0-3	b 1	0	---	1	1	7	0.090	32%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
14	14	4	1	1976-07-26	BAL		NYY	Catfish Hunter	ahead 2-0	b 3	0	---	1	1	8	0.076	86%		Home Run (Deep RF)
15	15	5	1	1976-07-27	BAL		NYY	Dock Ellis	ahead 3-0	b 7	2	---	1	1	7	0.028	97%		Home Run
16	16	6	1	1976-08-21	BAL	@	CHW	Jesse Jefferson	ahead 6-2	t 6	2	--3	2	7	7	0.047	98%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF; K. Singleton Scores
17	17	7	1	1976-08-25	BAL		OAK	Dick Bosman	ahead 5-2	b 2	0	---	1	1	8	0.055	90%		Home Run (Deep LF)
18	18	8	1	1976-09-05	BAL		NYY	Catfish Hunter	behind 0-1	b 1	0	---	1	1	8	0.116	54%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep CF)
19	19	9	1	1976-10-03	BAL	@	BOS	Luis Tiant	tied 0-0	t 3	2	---	1	1	8	0.119	58%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	1977-04-18	BAL		CLE	Pat Dobson	behind 0-1	b 3	1	---	1	1	7	0.128	53%		Home Run (Deep CF)
21	21	2	1	1977-06-12	BAL		CHW	Ken Kravec	ahead 3-2	b 5	1	---	1	1	8	0.113	81%		Home Run (Deep RF)
22	22	3	1	1977-06-16	BAL		MIL	Jerry Augustine	ahead 2-0	b 2	2	-2-	2	1	8	0.128	87%		Home Run (Deep CF); R. Dempsey Scores
23	23	4	1	1977-09-03	BAL	@	CHW	Francisco Barrios	behind 0-3	t 5	1	1--	2	1	8	0.164	33%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Dempsey Scores
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	1978-04-28	BAL	@	CHW	Steve Stone	behind 0-2	t 8	1	---	1	1	7	0.099	19%		Home Run (Deep RF)
25	25	2	1	1978-05-01	BAL	@	BOS	Bob Stanley	behind 4-9	t 9	0	---	1	1	8	0.009	2%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	1979-05-11	BAL		SEA	Byron McLaughlin	behind 0-3	b 1	0	---	1	1	8	0.085	35%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
27	27	2	1	1979-05-26	BAL	@	DET	Milt Wilcox	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	8	0.094	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
28	28	3	1	1979-07-04	BAL	@	TEX	Danny Darwin	behind 1-6	t 3	1	-2-	2	1	8	0.081	18%		Home Run (LF-CF); R. Dempsey Scores
29	29	4	1	1979-07-30	BAL	@	MIL	Jim Slaton	behind 0-1	t 6	1	1--	2	1	8	0.286	63%		Home Run (Deep LF); K. Garcia Scores
30	30	5	1	1979-09-09	BAL	@	BOS	Allen Ripley	ahead 7-1	t 6	0	---	1	1	8	0.013	98%		Home Run (Deep LF)
31	31	6	1	1979-09-17	BAL	@	DET	Milt Wilcox	tied 0-0	t 8	2	---	1	1	8	0.280	69%		Home Run (Deep RF)
32	32	7	1	1979-09-22	BAL		CLE	Rick Waits	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	1	1	8	0.098	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (CF-RF)
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
33	33	1	1	1980-04-17	BAL		KCR	Rich Gale	ahead 4-0	b 5	2	---	1	1	8	0.032	96%		Home Run
34	34	2	1	1980-04-18	BAL		CHW	Richard Dotson	ahead 3-1	b 5	1	---	1	1	8	0.077	88%		Home Run (Deep CF)
35	35	3	1	1980-04-22	BAL	@	NYY	Mike Griffin	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	8	0.099	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
36	36	4	1	1980-06-17	BAL		CAL	Jim Barr	ahead 3-2	b 7	1	1--	2	1	8	0.145	94%		Home Run; R. Dauer Scores
37	37	5	1	1980-08-09	BAL	@	NYY	Tom Underwood	behind 0-2	t 3	0	-2-	2	1	8	0.152	50%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Dempsey Scores
38	38	6	1	1980-08-15	BAL		NYY	Tommy John	behind 0-1	b 1	0	---	1	1	8	0.103	55%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
39	39	7	1	1980-09-08 (1)	BAL	@	DET	Dave Rozema	ahead 4-2	t 7	0	---	1	1	8	0.078	89%		Home Run (Deep RF)
40	40	8	1	1980-09-16	BAL		DET	Jack Morris	ahead 1-0	b 3	0	---	1	1	8	0.097	77%		Home Run (Deep LF)
41	41	9	1	1980-09-19	BAL		TOR	Jackson Todd	behind 1-3	b 3	0	1--	2	1	8	0.189	55%		Home Run (CF-RF); M. Belanger Scores
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
42	42	1	1	1981-05-03	BAL		TOR	Mark Bomback	behind 0-1	b 6	2	-2-	2	1	8	0.366	72%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Roenicke Scores
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
43	43	1	1	1982-05-13	BAL	@	SEA	Jim Beattie	tied 1-1	t 7	0	---	1	1	8	0.192	69%		Home Run (Deep LF)
44	44	2	1	1982-07-15	BAL		SEA	Jim Beattie	ahead 1-0	b 3	0	1--	2	1	8	0.140	84%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Sakata Scores
45	45	3	1	1982-08-04	BAL		BOS	Dennis Eckersley	behind 0-1	b 1	0	---	1	1	8	0.103	55%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
46	46	4	1	1982-08-05	BAL		KCR	Vida Blue	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	1	1	8	0.099	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
47	47	5	1	1982-08-08	BAL		KCR	Dennis Leonard	behind 0-2	b 1	0	---	1	1	8	0.097	45%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
48	48	1	1	1983-04-22	BAL	@	CAL	Bruce Kison	behind 0-1	t 5	2	1--	2	1	8	0.279	60%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Nolan Scores
49	49	2	1	1983-06-04	BAL		TOR	Dave Stieb	ahead 2-1	b 3	0	---	1	1	8	0.098	77%		Home Run (Deep RF)
50	50	3	1	1983-06-26	BAL		DET	Jack Morris	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	1	1	8	0.100	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (CF-RF)
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
51	51	1	1	1984-08-27	BAL	@	CAL	Ron Romanick	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	8	0.100	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
52	52	2	1	1984-09-17	BAL	@	NYY	Mike Armstrong	behind 6-7	t 6	0	---	1	1	8	0.169	50%		Home Run
53	53	3	1	1984-09-19	BAL	@	NYY	Joe Cowley	behind 2-6	t 7	2	-2-	2	1	8	0.079	12%		Home Run; J. Dwyer Scores
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
54	54	1	1	1985-08-04	SDP	@	HOU	Mike Scott	behind 0-2	t 9	0	---	1	9	PH	0.084	15%		Home Run