Leroy Stanton

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: April 10, 1946 in Latta, SC us

Died: March 13, 2019 in Florence, SC

Buried: Resthaven Cemetery, Dillon, SC

High School: Latimer HS (Latta, SC)

Debut: September 10, 1970 (Age 24-153d, 13,067th in major league history)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1978 (Age 32-173d)
vs. TEX 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Full Name: Leroy Bobby Stanton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.7

2575

628

.244

294

RBI

358

OBP

.311

SLG

.388

OPS

.699

OPS+

103

Summary of 77 Home Runs

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

0 leading off, 4 walk-off, 8 tying, 27 go ahead

2 Tms
CAL	47
SEA	30

Platoon
vs RHP	45
vs LHP	32

Home/Road
Home	40
Away	37

Outs
2	30
1	27
0	20

13 Opps
BAL	12
OAK	9
TEX	9
MIL	8
CLE	7
CHW	6
NYY	5
DET	5
MIN	4
CAL	4
TOR	4
KCR	3
BOS	1

56 Pitchers
Wilbur Wood	4
Jim Palmer	3
Jim Slaton	3
Scott McGregor	3
Jesse Jefferson	2
Vida Blue	2
Dave Goltz	2
Milt Wilcox	2
Dave McNally	2
Jerry Garvin	2
Rudy May	2
Joe Coleman	2
Gary Nolan	2
Fritz Peterson	2
Eduardo Rodríguez	2
Catfish Hunter	2
Steve Mingori	1
Lerrin LaGrow	1
Steve Stone	1
Dick Drago	1
Mike Norris	1
Ken Brett	1
Paul Splittorff	1
Darold Knowles	1
Steve Foucault	1
Don Hood	1
Jackie Brown	1
Bob Reynolds	1
Jim Colborn	1
Mickey Lolich	1
Pete Broberg	1
Jeff Holly	1
Fred Beene	1
Sid Monge	1
Fergie Jenkins	1
Rollie Fingers	1
Ken Holtzman	1
Reggie Cleveland	1
Doyle Alexander	1
Phil Hennigan	1
Dick Tidrow	1
Francisco Barrios	1
Gaylord Perry	1
Jim Bibby	1
Bob Sykes	1
Adrian Devine	1
Pablo Torrealba	1
Eddie Watt	1
Mark Littell	1
Clyde Wright	1
Tom Hilgendorf	1
Jim Roland	1
Ed Figueroa	1
Bill Campbell	1
Jim Umbarger	1
Tom Murphy	1

12 Parks
Angel Stad (ANA)	28
Kingdome (SEA)	16
RingCentral Col (OAK)	6
ClevelandStd (CLE)	6
Memor. Stad (BAL)	6
Tiger Stad (DET)	3
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	3
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	2
County Stad (MIL)	2
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	2
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
Arlington St (ARL)	1

Where Hit
7	38
9	12
8	11
78	4
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	68
2·HR gms	3
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	37
1--	18
12-	6
-2-	6
--3	4
123	3
-23	2
1-3	1

132 RBI
RISP	22
0 on	37
1 on	28
2 on	9
3 on	3
Any on	40

Inning
1	9
2	7
3	7
4	10
5	3
6	8
7	9
8	15
9	5
Extra	4

1-3	23
4-6	21
7-end	33

RelScore
+4..	7
+3	1
+2	12
+1	9
Tied	22
-1	9
-2	7
-3	2
-4..	8

Ahead	29
Tied	22
Behind	26

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
RF	61
DH	9
LF	6
CF	1

OrderPos
4th	22
6th	21
5th	15
7th	10
3rd	5
2nd	2
8th	2

Leverage
High Lev	18
Medium Lev	29
Low Lev	30

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1972	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1972-05-14	CAL		NYY	Fred Beene	ahead 3-1	b 6	0	---	1	7	9	0.059	94%		Home Run (Deep LF)
2	2	2	2	1972-05-14	CAL		NYY	Jim Roland	ahead 5-1	b 8	1	---	1	7	9	0.005	100%		Home Run (LF-CF)
3	3	3	1	1972-05-22	CAL	@	OAK	Catfish Hunter	behind 1-6	t 9	1	1--	2	7	9	0.005	1%		Home Run (Deep CF); S. O'Brien Scores
4	4	4	1	1972-05-29 (1)	CAL		CHW	Wilbur Wood	ahead 2-0	b 4	1	-2-	2	6	9	0.100	94%		Home Run (Deep RF); K. McMullen Scores
5	5	5	1	1972-06-03	CAL	@	CLE	Dick Tidrow	ahead 2-0	t 1	2	-2-	2	6	9	0.142	85%		Home Run (Deep CF); B. Oliver Scores
6	6	6	1	1972-06-04	CAL	@	CLE	Milt Wilcox	behind 1-6	t 7	2	1--	2	6	9	0.036	5%		Home Run (Deep LF); K. McMullen Scores
7	7	7	1	1972-06-06 (1)	CAL	@	DET	Mickey Lolich	behind 2-8	t 7	1	---	1	6	9	0.008	1%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	8	1	1972-06-14	CAL		CLE	Milt Wilcox	tied 2-2	b 1	2	1--	2	6	9	0.226	75%		Home Run (Deep LF); K. McMullen Scores/unER; L. Stanton Scores/unER
9	9	9	1	1972-08-17	CAL	@	CLE	Tom Hilgendorf	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	6	9	0.127	59%		Home Run (Deep LF)
10	10	10	2	1972-08-17	CAL	@	CLE	Phil Hennigan	ahead 3-2	t 9	1	---	1	6	9	0.087	94%		Home Run (Deep RF)
11	11	11	1	1972-09-01	CAL		BAL	Dave McNally	behind 1-3	b 8	0	---	1	6	9	0.128	24%		Home Run (LF-CF)
12	12	12	1	1972-09-10	CAL	@	CHW	Wilbur Wood	ahead 2-0	t 4	1	1--	2	7	9	0.135	90%		Home Run (Deep CF); J. Hiatt Scores
1973	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	1973-04-20	CAL	@	OAK	Ken Holtzman	tied 2-2	t 7	1	---	1	6	9	0.223	69%		Home Run
14	14	2	1	1973-07-10	CAL	@	BAL	Jim Palmer	ahead 2-0	t 4	2	---	1	6	7	0.094	81%		Home Run (Deep RF)
15	15	3	2	1973-07-10	CAL	@	BAL	Jim Palmer	ahead 4-3	t 9	0	1--	2	6	7	0.102	97%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Grabarkewitz Scores
16	16	4	3	1973-07-10	CAL	@	BAL	Eddie Watt	tied 8-8	t 10	1	1--	2	6	9	0.422	92%		Home Run (Deep LF); K. Berry Scores
17	17	5	1	1973-07-21	CAL		BAL	Dave McNally	tied 2-2	b 8	2	---	1	6	9	0.336	86%		Home Run
18	18	6	1	1973-08-22	CAL		MIL	Eduardo Rodríguez	tied 4-4	b 10	1	---	1	6	9	0.429	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
19	19	7	1	1973-08-28	CAL		NYY	Fritz Peterson	ahead 2-0	b 2	2	---	1	8	9	0.083	82%		Home Run (Deep CF)
20	20	8	1	1973-09-08 (1)	CAL	@	KCR	Steve Mingori	tied 4-4	t 8	1	-2-	2	6	9	0.308	85%		Home Run (LF-CF); B. Oliver Scores
1974	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	1974-04-05	CAL	@	CHW	Wilbur Wood	behind 1-2	t 6	0	---	1	7	9	0.170	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
22	22	2	1	1974-04-09	CAL		TEX	Jim Bibby	behind 1-10	b 7	0	---	1	7	9	0.002	0%		Home Run (Deep LF)
23	23	3	1	1974-04-11	CAL		TEX	Pete Broberg	behind 2-4	b 3	2	-23	3	7	9	0.333	65%		Home Run (Deep CF); B. Oliver Scores; M. Epstein Scores
24	24	4	1	1974-04-21	CAL	@	OAK	Darold Knowles	ahead 6-4	t 8	2	-23	3	7	9	0.097	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Oliver Scores; W. Llenas Scores
25	25	5	1	1974-06-06	CAL	@	MIL	Clyde Wright	behind 1-6	t 6	1	1-3	3	3	9	0.107	17%		Home Run; M. Rivers Scores; D. Chalk Scores
26	26	6	1	1974-06-16	CAL		BOS	Reggie Cleveland	ahead 3-1	b 8	1	---	1	3	9	0.032	98%		Home Run (CF-RF)
27	27	7	1	1974-06-23	CAL	@	TEX	Jackie Brown	ahead 2-0	t 1	2	1--	2	6	9	0.148	83%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. McCraw Scores
28	28	8	1	1974-06-29	CAL		TEX	Fergie Jenkins	behind 0-2	b 4	1	1--	2	6	9	0.245	53%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Robinson Scores
29	29	9	1	1974-07-28 (2)	CAL		MIN	Bill Campbell	ahead 10-8	b 8	0	--3	2	3	8	0.017	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); E. Rodríguez Scores
30	30	10	1	1974-08-26	CAL	@	DET	Lerrin LaGrow	behind 1-5	t 8	1	---	1	3	9	0.023	4%		Home Run (Deep RF)
31	31	11	1	1974-10-02	CAL		OAK	Rollie Fingers	behind 0-2	b 7	1	---	1	5	9	0.133	29%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	1975-04-12	CAL		CHW	Wilbur Wood	tied 3-3	b 10	1	---	1	6	9	0.428	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
33	33	2	1	1975-05-19	CAL	@	CLE	Don Hood	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	--3	2	5	9	0.161	75%		Home Run; D. Chalk Scores
34	34	3	1	1975-06-03	CAL		DET	Joe Coleman	behind 2-3	b 7	0	---	1	7	9	0.245	58%		Home Run (Deep LF)
35	35	4	1	1975-06-06	CAL		MIL	Jim Slaton	ahead 5-0	b 6	0	---	1	7	9	0.010	99%		Home Run (Deep LF)
36	36	5	1	1975-06-11 (1)	CAL	@	DET	Bob Reynolds	ahead 9-4	t 8	1	123	4	4	9	0.009	100%		Home Run; J. Remy Scores; M. Nettles Scores; J. Lahoud Scores
37	37	6	1	1975-06-15 (1)	CAL	@	MIL	Eduardo Rodríguez	behind 0-1	t 3	1	123	4	5	9	0.290	79%		Home Run; J. Remy Scores; M. Rivers Scores/unER; J. Lahoud Scores
38	38	7	1	1975-06-27	CAL		OAK	Vida Blue	tied 1-1	b 3	2	1--	2	3	9	0.232	76%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Smith Scores
39	39	8	1	1975-07-01 (1)	CAL	@	MIN	Dave Goltz	tied 0-0	t 5	0	---	1	5	9	0.143	64%		Home Run (Deep LF)
40	40	9	1	1975-07-08	CAL		BAL	Jim Palmer	behind 2-3	b 4	1	---	1	5	9	0.151	53%		Home Run (Deep RF)
41	41	10	1	1975-07-21	CAL	@	CLE	Fritz Peterson	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	4	9	0.109	61%		Home Run (Deep CF)
42	42	11	1	1975-08-18	CAL		MIL	Tom Murphy	behind 2-4	b 9	1	12-	3	6	9	0.818	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF); A. Garrett Scores; R. Meoli Scores
43	43	12	1	1975-08-19	CAL		MIL	Jim Colborn	ahead 2-1	b 4	2	---	1	6	9	0.116	78%		Home Run (Deep LF)
44	44	13	1	1975-09-01	CAL		OAK	Vida Blue	tied 1-1	b 1	2	-2-	2	5	9	0.191	72%		Home Run (Deep CF); J. Remy Scores
45	45	14	1	1975-09-04	CAL		TEX	Jim Umbarger	behind 0-3	b 7	1	-2-	2	4	9	0.167	29%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Remy Scores
1976	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
46	46	1	1	1976-07-25	CAL		TEX	Steve Foucault	tied 3-3	b 11	2	123	4	4	DH	0.350	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF); T. Humphrey Scores; J. Remy Scores; B. Bonds Scores
47	47	2	1	1976-08-08 (2)	CAL	@	OAK	Mike Norris	behind 3-5	t 4	1	-2-	2	8	9	0.207	47%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Bochte Scores
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
48	48	1	1	1977-04-17	SEA	@	CAL	Sid Monge	ahead 6-5	t 6	2	1--	2	2	9	0.215	85%		Home Run (Deep CF); C. Reynolds Scores
49	49	2	1	1977-04-18	SEA		TEX	Adrian Devine	ahead 7-6	b 8	1	---	1	2	9	0.079	93%		Home Run (Deep CF)
50	50	3	1	1977-04-24 (2)	SEA		KCR	Paul Splittorff	behind 1-2	b 6	0	---	1	4	7	0.183	58%		Home Run (Deep CF)
51	51	4	1	1977-05-07	SEA	@	BAL	Rudy May	behind 0-1	t 4	1	---	1	6	9	0.131	47%		Home Run
52	52	5	1	1977-05-21	SEA	@	OAK	Pablo Torrealba	ahead 3-1	t 3	0	---	1	4	9	0.083	80%		Home Run
53	53	6	1	1977-06-09	SEA		DET	Bob Sykes	tied 1-1	b 8	1	---	1	4	DH	0.294	85%		Home Run (Deep LF)
54	54	7	1	1977-06-11	SEA		TOR	Jerry Garvin	ahead 2-0	b 5	2	1--	2	4	DH	0.126	92%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. López Scores
55	55	8	1	1977-07-02	SEA		MIL	Jim Slaton	tied 1-1	b 6	2	---	1	5	DH	0.189	71%		Home Run (Deep LF)
56	56	9	1	1977-07-08	SEA	@	MIN	Jeff Holly	ahead 10-3	t 6	1	12-	3	5	DH	0.010	100%		Home Run (LF-CF); S. Braun Scores; R. Jones Scores
57	57	10	1	1977-07-09	SEA	@	MIN	Dave Goltz	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	5	7	0.105	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
58	58	11	1	1977-07-11	SEA	@	OAK	Joe Coleman	behind 0-8	t 7	0	---	1	5	7	0.004	1%		Home Run
59	59	12	1	1977-07-15	SEA	@	CAL	Gary Nolan	tied 0-0	t 1	2	12-	3	5	9	0.254	75%		Home Run (Deep CF); D. Collins Scores; D. Meyer Scores
60	60	13	2	1977-07-15	SEA	@	CAL	Gary Nolan	ahead 5-0	t 3	0	---	1	5	9	0.032	94%		Home Run (Deep LF)
61	61	14	1	1977-07-29	SEA		BAL	Dick Drago	behind 2-3	b 8	0	1--	2	4	9	0.467	87%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Meyer Scores
62	62	15	1	1977-07-31	SEA		BAL	Scott McGregor	ahead 4-1	b 8	2	1--	2	5	9	0.024	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Jones Scores
63	63	16	1	1977-08-06	SEA		NYY	Catfish Hunter	ahead 5-1	b 7	2	12-	3	4	9	0.026	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Cruz Scores; D. Meyer Scores
64	64	17	1	1977-08-10	SEA	@	BAL	Rudy May	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1--	2	4	DH	0.192	67%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Bernhardt Scores
65	65	18	1	1977-08-11	SEA	@	BAL	Scott McGregor	tied 1-1	t 8	2	1--	2	4	7	0.406	85%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Meyer Scores
66	66	19	1	1977-08-24 (2)	SEA		TOR	Jesse Jefferson	tied 0-0	b 1	2	--3	2	4	9	0.172	71%		Home Run (Deep LF); S. Braun Scores/unER; L. Stanton Scores/unER
67	67	20	1	1977-09-03	SEA	@	TOR	Jesse Jefferson	ahead 3-2	t 8	2	12-	3	5	9	0.220	96%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Cruz Scores; R. Jones Scores
68	68	21	1	1977-09-04	SEA	@	TOR	Jerry Garvin	tied 0-0	t 1	2	--3	2	4	9	0.171	66%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Báez Scores
69	69	22	1	1977-09-09	SEA		TEX	Gaylord Perry	behind 0-1	b 2	0	1--	2	5	9	0.176	66%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Jones Scores
70	70	23	1	1977-09-10 (1)	SEA		TEX	Doyle Alexander	behind 0-4	b 5	2	1--	2	4	9	0.135	23%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Jones Scores
71	71	24	1	1977-09-13	SEA		MIL	Jim Slaton	behind 0-1	b 2	0	---	1	4	9	0.110	55%		Home Run (Deep RF)
72	72	25	1	1977-09-17	SEA	@	KCR	Mark Littell	behind 0-3	t 4	2	---	1	4	9	0.077	23%		Home Run (Deep LF)
73	73	26	1	1977-09-23	SEA		CHW	Francisco Barrios	ahead 1-0	b 3	2	1--	2	4	9	0.177	82%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Meyer Scores
74	74	27	1	1977-09-25	SEA		CHW	Steve Stone	ahead 2-1	b 4	1	12-	3	4	9	0.187	91%		Home Run; J. Báez Scores; D. Meyer Scores
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
75	75	1	1	1978-04-26	SEA	@	CAL	Ken Brett	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	4	DH	0.113	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
76	76	2	1	1978-06-03	SEA		BAL	Scott McGregor	behind 0-2	b 9	2	---	1	4	DH	0.030	4%		Home Run (Deep LF)
77	77	3	1	1978-06-05	SEA		NYY	Ed Figueroa	ahead 4-0	b 3	0	---	1	4	DH	0.036	94%		Home Run