Mark Littell

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-3, 210lb (190cm, 95kg)

Born: January 17, 1953 in Cape Girardeau, MO us

Died: September 5, 2022 in St. Louis, MO

Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, MO

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 12th round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from Gideon HS (Gideon, MO).

High Schools: Gideon HS (Cape Girardeau, MO), Gideon HS (Gideon, MO)

Schools: Union University (Jackson, TN), University of Missouri (Columbia, MO), University of Tampa (Tampa, FL)

Debut: June 14, 1973 (Age 20-148d, 13,363rd in major league history)
vs. BAL 6.1 IP, 7 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: June 24, 1982 (Age 29-158d)
vs. PHI 1.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: Mark Alan Littell

Nicknames: Country

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.5

ERA

3.32

316

532.0

466

WHIP

1.353

Summary of 28 Home Runs Allowed

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

0 leading off, 3 walk-off, 4 tying, 11 go ahead

2 Tms
STL	15
KCR	13

Platoon
vs RHB	18
vs LHB	10

Home/Road
Home	14
Away	14

Outs
2	16
0	8
1	4

18 Opps
MIN	4
CHC	3
SFG	2
BAL	2
NYM	2
PHI	2
MON	2
TEX	1
CIN	1
CAL	1
SEA	1
DET	1
PIT	1
ATL	1
BOS	1
LAD	1
CLE	1
CHW	1

26 Batters
Dave Kingman	2
Tony Oliva	2
Iván de Jesús	1
Dusty Baker	1
Mike Ivie	1
Andre Dawson	1
Gary Matthews	1
Del Unser	1
Craig Kusick	1
Pedro García	1
Barry Foote	1
Ed Ott	1
Billy Smith	1
George Vukovich	1
Ken Henderson	1
Tommy Davis	1
Terry Whitfield	1
Larry Hisle	1
Butch Hobson	1
Dick Billings	1
George Hendrick	1
Leroy Stanton	1
Willie Montañez	1
Don Baylor	1
Bob Boone	1
Oscar Gamble	1

14 Parks
KauffmanStad (KAN)	8
Busch Stad (STL)	6
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
Shea Stad (NYC)	2
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1
Memor. Stad (BAL)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1
Arlington St (ARL)	1

Where Hit
7	13
9	8
78	3
89	2

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	25
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	15
1--	5
1-3	4
12-	2
123	1
-2-	1

49 Runs
RISP	8
0 on	15
1 on	6
2 on	6
3 on	1
Any on	13

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

1-3	3
4-6	7
7-end	18

RelScore
+4..	1
+3	1
+2	3
+1	1
Tied	8
-1	5
-2	2
-3	3
-4..	4

Ahead	6
Tied	8
Behind	14

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
DH	6
1B	4
C	4
PH	3
RF	3
LF	3
CF	2
2B	1
SS	1
3B	1

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

Leverage
High Lev	7
Medium Lev	9
Low Lev	12

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1973	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1973-06-14	Tommy Davis	BAL		KCR	behind 0-1	b 2	0	---	1	4	DH	12%	55%		Home Run (Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	1973-07-03	Tony Oliva	MIN	@	KCR	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	1	3	DH	10%	56%		Home Run (Deep RF)
3	3	3	2	1973-07-03	Larry Hisle	MIN	@	KCR	behind 1-4	t 4	2	1--	2	6	8	17%	33%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Darwin Scores
4	4	4	3	1973-07-03	Tony Oliva	MIN	@	KCR	behind 3-4	t 6	0	---	1	3	DH	16%	50%		Home Run (Deep RF)
5	5	5	1	1973-09-28	Dick Billings	TEX		KCR	behind 3-4	b 8	1	1--	2	7	2	57%	86%		Home Run (LF-CF); D. Nelson Scores
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1975-08-21	George Hendrick	CLE	@	KCR	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	1	3	9	10%	57%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1976	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1976-07-10	Pedro García	DET		KCR	behind 0-7	b 7	2	---	1	9	4	0%	1%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1977-04-20	Craig Kusick	MIN	@	KCR	tied 2-2	t 8	2	---	1	6	DH	29%	70%		Home Run (Deep LF)
9	9	2	1	1977-05-04	Oscar Gamble	CHW	@	KCR	ahead 4-3	t 9	2	1--	2	6	DH	15%	96%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Zisk Scores
10	10	3	1	1977-06-04 (2)	Billy Smith	BAL	@	KCR	behind 9-11	t 7	0	-2-	2	8	PH	23%	50%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Robinson Scores
11	11	4	1	1977-08-16	Butch Hobson	BOS		KCR	behind 0-2	b 4	2	1-3	3	7	5	31%	64%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Rice Scores; G. Scott Scores
12	12	5	1	1977-09-17	Leroy Stanton	SEA	@	KCR	behind 0-3	t 4	2	---	1	4	9	8%	23%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	6	1	1977-09-24	Don Baylor	CAL		KCR	behind 1-2	b 4	1	---	1	5	DH	14%	53%		Home Run (LF-CF)
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1978-05-14 (1)	Terry Whitfield	SFG		STL	tied 4-4	b 12	2	---	1	2	7	47%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
15	15	2	1	1978-05-19	Iván de Jesús	CHC		STL	ahead 5-2	b 7	1	---	1	1	6	3%	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
16	16	3	1	1978-05-29 (1)	Willie Montañez	NYM		STL	ahead 4-2	b 5	1	1--	2	5	3	11%	94%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. Henderson Scores
17	17	4	1	1978-06-23	Andre Dawson	MON	@	STL	behind 3-8	t 8	2	---	1	6	8	1%	1%		Home Run (LF-CF)
18	18	5	1	1978-06-26	Ed Ott	PIT		STL	ahead 10-8	b 7	0	---	1	7	2	5%	95%		Home Run (Deep RF)
19	19	6	1	1978-07-01	Del Unser	MON		STL	tied 2-2	b 9	2	---	1	4	3	47%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
20	20	7	1	1978-08-17	Gary Matthews	ATL	@	STL	behind 0-4	t 9	0	12-	3	3	9	9%	15%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Royster Scores; R. Office Scores
21	21	8	1	1978-09-02	Ken Henderson	CIN	@	STL	tied 3-3	t 12	2	12-	3	4	PH	49%	97%		Home Run (CF-RF); P. Rose Scores; K. Griffey Scores
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	1979-06-07	Mike Ivie	SFG	@	STL	tied 9-9	t 9	2	1-3	3	1	3	46%	96%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Andrews Scores; J. Tamargo Scores
23	23	2	1	1979-08-10 (2)	Dave Kingman	CHC	@	STL	behind 2-5	t 9	0	---	1	4	7	4%	7%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	1980-04-22	Barry Foote	CHC		STL	tied 12-12	b 9	2	123	4	6	2	34%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); L. Randle Scores; B. Buckner Scores; J. Martin Scores
25	25	2	1	1980-05-21	Dusty Baker	LAD		STL	behind 2-3	b 8	2	1-3	3	5	7	65%	94%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Smith Scores; S. Garvey Scores
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	1981-05-29	Bob Boone	PHI		STL	behind 3-11	b 9	2	---	1	8	2	0%	0%		Home Run
27	27	2	1	1981-09-19	Dave Kingman	NYM		STL	ahead 3-1	b 6	0	1-3	3	4	3	5%	98%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Howard Scores; H. Brooks Scores
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	1982-06-24	George Vukovich	PHI	@	STL	ahead 8-2	t 9	0	1--	2	3	PH	0%	100%		Home Run; P. Rose Scores