Champ Summers

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: June 15, 1946 in Bremerton, WA us

Died: October 11, 2012 in Ocala, FL

Buried: Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL

High School: Madison HS (Madison, IL)

Schools: Nicholls State University (Thibodaux, LA), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL)

Debut: May 4, 1974 (Age 27-323d, 13,484th in major league history)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1984 (Age 38-107d)
vs. ATL 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1976 season

Full Name: John Junior Summers

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.0

1371

350

.255

199

RBI

218

OBP

.350

SLG

.425

OPS

.776

OPS+

112

Summary of 54 Home Runs

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

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 9 tying, 12 go ahead

5 Tms
DET	40
CIN	5
CHC	4
SFG	4
SDP	1

Platoon
vs RHP	51
vs LHP	3

Home/Road
Home	36
Away	18

Outs
1	26
0	15
2	13

19 Opps
BOS	6
CAL	5
MIN	4
TEX	4
SEA	4
CLE	4
HOU	4
TOR	4
KCR	3
SFG	2
NYY	2
PHI	2
ATL	2
MON	2
MIL	2
STL	1
OAK	1
SDP	1
CHW	1

47 Pitchers
Steve Renko	3
Dennis Leonard	2
Dave Lemanczyk	2
Pete Redfern	2
Rich Gossage	2
Mike Parrott	2
Wayne Garland	1
Dave Heaverlo	1
Bill Atkinson	1
Mike Proly	1
Bob McClure	1
Dan Spillner	1
Steve Bedrosian	1
Gary Wilson	1
Ralph Botting	1
Mike Marshall	1
Dan Quisenberry	1
Phil Huffman	1
Scott Sanderson	1
Randy Stein	1
Dennis Eckersley	1
Ed Figueroa	1
Jim Barr	1
Joel Finch	1
Bob Forsch	1
Randy Moffitt	1
Mike Kinnunen	1
Jim York	1
Fergie Jenkins	1
Bob Stanley	1
Mark Lemongello	1
Doc Medich	1
Larry Christenson	1
Rob Dressler	1
Rick Langford	1
Mike Barlow	1
Luis DeLeón	1
Bert Blyleven	1
Reggie Cleveland	1
Mike Torrez	1
Phil Niekro	1
Len Barker	1
Jackson Todd	1
Dave Stieb	1
Gil Rondón	1
Gaylord Perry	1
Ron Reed	1

14 Parks
Tiger Stad (DET)	27
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	5
ClevelandStd (CLE)	4
Angel Stad (ANA)	3
3Com Park (SFO)	3
VeteransStad (PHI)	2
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	2
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Astrodome (HOU)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1
Arlington St (ARL)	1

Where Hit
9	43
8	5
89	1
78	1

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	50
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	32
1--	7
12-	5
-2-	5
123	3
-23	1
1-3	1

89 RBI
RISP	15
0 on	32
1 on	12
2 on	7
3 on	3
Any on	22

Inning
1	3
2	6
3	1
4	11
5	3
6	8
7	8
8	7
9	6
Extra	1

1-3	10
4-6	22
7-end	22

RelScore
+4..	4
+3	3
+2	6
+1	4
Tied	9
-1	8
-2	7
-3	3
-4..	10

Ahead	17
Tied	9
Behind	28

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
RF	20
DH	14
PH	10
LF	6
1B	4

OrderPos
5th	16
4th	14
6th	12
9th	8
7th	2
8th	2

Leverage
High Lev	11
Medium Lev	17
Low Lev	26

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1975-08-23	CHC		HOU	Jim York	behind 0-9	b 7	0	123	4	9	PH	0.020	3%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Thornton Scores; R. Sperring Scores; T. Hosley Scores
1976	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1976-05-02 (2)	CHC	@	SFG	Randy Moffitt	ahead 4-3	t 9	1	---	1	4	7	0.093	93%		Home Run (Deep RF)
3	3	2	1	1976-06-06 (2)	CHC	@	HOU	Gil Rondón	behind 0-4	t 7	0	---	1	5	3	0.039	8%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
4	4	3	1	1976-09-11	CHC	@	PHI	Ron Reed	tied 1-1	t 12	1	-23	3	9	PH	0.247	97%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Trillo Scores; J. Wallis Scores
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1977-05-15	CIN		SFG	Dave Heaverlo	ahead 5-2	b 7	0	---	1	9	PH	0.028	97%		Home Run (Deep RF)
6	6	2	1	1977-06-12 (2)	CIN		MON	Bill Atkinson	behind 4-8	b 4	0	---	1	9	PH	0.071	21%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to RF (CF-RF)
7	7	3	1	1977-07-12	CIN		ATL	Phil Niekro	behind 1-3	b 7	0	---	1	8	9	0.145	36%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1978-09-12	CIN		HOU	Mark Lemongello	ahead 2-1	b 6	2	---	1	6	9	0.121	84%		Home Run (RF Line)
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	1979-05-06 (1)	CIN		HOU	Gary Wilson	ahead 13-5	b 7	2	12-	3	5	3	0.001	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); K. Griffey Scores; R. Auerbach Scores
10	10	2	1	1979-05-28	DET	@	TOR	Dave Lemanczyk	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	6	9	0.106	57%		Home Run (Deep RF)
11	11	3	1	1979-06-13	DET		SEA	Rob Dressler	ahead 6-3	b 8	1	---	1	6	9	0.018	99%		Home Run (Deep RF)
12	12	4	1	1979-06-15	DET		CAL	Mike Barlow	tied 5-5	b 5	1	---	1	6	9	0.145	68%		Home Run (Deep CF)
13	13	5	1	1979-06-26	DET		BOS	Dennis Eckersley	behind 0-3	b 2	1	---	1	6	9	0.085	32%		Home Run (Deep RF)
14	14	6	1	1979-06-27	DET		BOS	Joel Finch	tied 0-0	b 7	0	---	1	6	9	0.194	78%		Home Run
15	15	7	1	1979-06-28	DET		BOS	Steve Renko	ahead 3-0	b 5	2	12-	3	6	9	0.096	97%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Thompson Scores; L. Parrish Scores
16	16	8	1	1979-07-04	DET		TOR	Dave Stieb	tied 0-0	b 1	2	12-	3	5	9	0.236	78%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. Kemp Scores; J. Thompson Scores
17	17	9	1	1979-07-05	DET		TOR	Phil Huffman	ahead 2-1	b 8	0	---	1	5	9	0.073	94%		Home Run (Deep RF)
18	18	10	1	1979-07-10	DET		MIN	Mike Marshall	behind 3-5	b 9	1	1--	2	9	PH	0.471	59%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Wagner Scores
19	19	11	1	1979-07-25	DET		MIL	Reggie Cleveland	ahead 9-2	b 8	2	1--	2	5	9	0.001	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Thompson Scores
20	20	12	1	1979-08-08 (1)	DET		TEX	Fergie Jenkins	behind 2-14	b 6	0	1-3	3	5	9	0.001	1%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. Kemp Scores; J. Thompson Scores
21	21	13	1	1979-08-09	DET		TEX	Doc Medich	behind 1-2	b 4	0	---	1	5	DH	0.128	56%		Home Run (Deep RF)
22	22	14	1	1979-08-15	DET	@	CAL	Jim Barr	ahead 3-1	t 6	1	---	1	4	9	0.090	85%		Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
23	23	15	1	1979-08-25	DET		SEA	Mike Parrott	behind 0-1	b 2	1	---	1	5	3	0.107	53%		Home Run (Deep RF)
24	24	16	2	1979-08-25	DET		SEA	Mike Parrott	behind 2-8	b 9	1	-2-	2	5	3	0.005	1%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. Kemp Scores
25	25	17	1	1979-08-26 (2)	DET		SEA	Randy Stein	tied 8-8	b 8	1	---	1	8	PH	0.284	85%		Home Run (Deep RF)
26	26	18	1	1979-08-28	DET		CAL	Ralph Botting	ahead 8-1	b 4	2	---	1	6	9	0.010	99%		Home Run (Deep RF)
27	27	19	1	1979-09-05	DET	@	CLE	Dan Spillner	behind 0-1	t 4	0	---	1	4	9	0.122	50%		Home Run (Deep RF)
28	28	20	1	1979-09-29	DET		BOS	Steve Renko	behind 3-4	b 6	1	---	1	4	9	0.180	54%		Home Run (Deep RF)
29	29	21	1	1979-09-30	DET		BOS	Bob Stanley	ahead 2-0	b 1	1	---	1	4	9	0.075	79%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	1980-04-13	DET	@	KCR	Dan Quisenberry	behind 0-3	t 9	2	1--	2	6	DH	0.025	4%		Home Run (Deep RF); L. Parrish Scores
31	31	2	1	1980-04-30	DET		TEX	Gaylord Perry	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	1	5	9	0.109	64%		Home Run (Deep RF)
32	32	3	1	1980-05-26	DET	@	NYY	Rich Gossage	behind 4-6	t 7	0	---	1	7	9	0.124	30%		Home Run
33	33	4	1	1980-06-12	DET		MIN	Pete Redfern	behind 2-4	b 4	0	-2-	2	6	DH	0.176	56%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Cowens Scores
34	34	5	2	1980-06-12	DET		MIN	Mike Kinnunen	ahead 6-4	b 7	1	1--	2	6	DH	0.080	97%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Cowens Scores
35	35	6	1	1980-07-11	DET	@	KCR	Dennis Leonard	behind 0-4	t 2	0	---	1	4	DH	0.064	22%		Home Run (Deep RF)
36	36	7	1	1980-07-21	DET	@	CAL	Dave Lemanczyk	ahead 13-3	t 9	0	---	1	5	DH	0.000	100%		Home Run (Deep RF)
37	37	8	1	1980-07-25	DET		OAK	Rick Langford	behind 1-2	b 4	1	---	1	5	DH	0.136	53%		Home Run (Deep RF)
38	38	9	1	1980-08-05	DET		KCR	Dennis Leonard	behind 0-6	b 8	2	1--	2	5	7	0.014	2%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. Kemp Scores
39	39	10	1	1980-08-08	DET	@	TEX	Ed Figueroa	ahead 2-0	t 3	2	-2-	2	5	7	0.143	85%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. Kemp Scores
40	40	11	1	1980-08-12	DET		BOS	Mike Torrez	behind 0-4	b 4	2	---	1	5	7	0.063	17%		Home Run (Deep RF)
41	41	12	1	1980-08-28	DET		MIL	Bob McClure	behind 5-6	b 6	2	123	4	4	DH	0.463	90%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Peters Scores/Team unER; A. Trammell Scores/Team unER; S. Kemp Scores/unER
42	42	13	1	1980-09-02 (1)	DET		CHW	Mike Proly	behind 0-2	b 4	1	---	1	4	DH	0.116	40%		Home Run (Deep RF)
43	43	14	1	1980-09-12	DET	@	CLE	Len Barker	ahead 5-3	t 8	1	---	1	4	DH	0.071	92%		Home Run (Deep CF)
44	44	15	1	1980-09-13	DET	@	CLE	Wayne Garland	behind 0-4	t 6	2	---	1	4	DH	0.043	10%		Home Run (Deep CF)
45	45	16	1	1980-09-28	DET		NYY	Rich Gossage	behind 3-5	b 8	1	1--	2	6	PH	0.386	56%		Home Run (Deep RF); L. Parrish Scores
46	46	17	1	1980-09-30	DET	@	TOR	Jackson Todd	tied 2-2	t 4	0	---	1	4	DH	0.121	62%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
47	47	1	1	1981-05-08	DET	@	CAL	Steve Renko	behind 0-1	t 4	1	---	1	4	DH	0.136	47%		Home Run (Deep RF)
48	48	2	1	1981-06-06	DET		MIN	Pete Redfern	tied 0-0	b 1	1	12-	3	4	9	0.220	81%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Trammell Scores; S. Kemp Scores
49	49	3	1	1981-09-19	DET	@	CLE	Bert Blyleven	behind 1-2	t 6	1	-2-	2	5	DH	0.293	65%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. Kemp Scores
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
50	50	1	1	1982-04-14	SFG		SDP	Luis DeLeón	behind 0-3	b 9	1	1--	2	9	PH	0.062	10%		Home Run (Deep CF); M. May Scores
51	51	2	1	1982-05-15	SFG	@	PHI	Larry Christenson	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	-2-	2	4	7	0.164	82%		Home Run; C. Davis Scores
52	52	3	1	1982-06-12	SFG		ATL	Steve Bedrosian	behind 2-7	b 6	1	12-	3	9	PH	0.134	20%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Brenly Scores; T. O'Malley Scores
53	53	4	1	1982-07-11	SFG	@	MON	Scott Sanderson	ahead 2-0	t 2	1	---	1	7	7	0.086	78%		Home Run (Deep CF)
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
54	54	1	1	1984-04-10	SDP		STL	Bob Forsch	behind 1-3	b 5	1	123	4	9	PH	0.396	81%		Home Run; T. Kennedy Scores; K. McReynolds Scores; G. Templeton Scores