Ernie Young

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: July 8, 1969 in Chicago, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 10th round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lewis University (Romeoville, IL).

High School: Mendel Catholic HS (Chicago, IL)

School: Lewis University (Romeoville, IL)

Debut: May 17, 1994 (Age 24-313d, 16,509th in major league history)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 2004 (Age 35-078d)
vs. MIN 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1996 season

National Team: us USA (Oly,Pro)

Full Name: Ernest Wesley Young

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.3

796

179

.225

108

RBI

OBP

.310

SLG

.378

OPS

.688

OPS+

Summary of 27 Home Runs

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

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 7 go ahead

2 Tms
OAK	26
KCR	1

Platoon
vs RHP	19
vs LHP	8

Home/Road
Home	15
Away	12

Outs
1	11
0	8
2	8

12 Opps
MIN	5
MIL	4
CLE	3
CAL	3
NYY	3
BOS	2
DET	2
OAK	1
SEA	1
BAL	1
CHW	1
TOR	1

24 Pitchers
José Parra	2
Scott Karl	2
Chuck Finley	2
Tony Castillo	1
Ramón García	1
Kerry Lacy	1
Hideki Irabu	1
Mark Brandenburg	1
Blas Minor	1
Frankie Rodriguez	1
Julián Tavárez	1
Roger McDowell	1
LaTroy Hawkins	1
Charles Nagy	1
Orel Hershiser	1
David Cone	1
Kenny Rogers	1
Mike Moore	1
Chris Clemons	1
José Mercedes	1
Tom Urbani	1
Greg Hansell	1
Rich Monteleone	1
Andy Pettitte	1

9 Parks
RingCentral Col (OAK)	16
Angel Stad (ANA)	3
County Stad (MIL)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
8	9
89	5
9	5
78	5
7	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	7
2	5
Unk	4
3	3
7+	3
6	2
4	2
5	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	24
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	15
1--	8
-2-	2
12-	1
--3	1

40 RBI
RISP	4
0 on	15
1 on	11
2 on	1
Any on	12

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

1-3	5
4-6	13
7-end	9

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

Ahead	11
Tied	7
Behind	9

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	7
3-2	4
Unk	4
0-1	4
1-1	2
2-1	2
1-0	1
3-1	1
2-2	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
CF	24
RF	2
LF	1

OrderPos
8th	12
1st	7
9th	4
7th	3
6th	1

Leverage
High Lev	4
Medium Lev	9
Low Lev	14

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1995-07-06	OAK		MIL	Scott Karl	behind 1-4	b 6	1	---		1	9	8	0.089	23%		Home Run (Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	1995-07-20	OAK		DET	Mike Moore	behind 0-2	b 3	0	1--	2,(0-1) LX	2	9	7	0.184	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball); S. Javier Scores
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1996-05-07	OAK		CLE	Julián Tavárez	ahead 4-3	b 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	8	0.084	92%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
4	4	2	1	1996-05-10	OAK		MIN	Frankie Rodriguez	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	7,(3-2) CFFBBBX	1	1	8	0.088	64%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
5	5	3	2	1996-05-10	OAK		MIN	Greg Hansell	ahead 7-4	b 5	1	1--	2,(1-0) 1BX	2	1	8	0.077	95%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); J. Herrera Scores
6	6	4	3	1996-05-10	OAK		MIN	LaTroy Hawkins	ahead 10-5	b 7	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	1	8	0.012	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball); M. Bordick Scores
7	7	5	1	1996-05-12	OAK		MIN	José Parra	ahead 3-0	b 4	2	1--	6,(3-2) SCBBBX	2	1	8	0.096	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Herrera Scores
8	8	6	1	1996-05-13	OAK		BAL	Roger McDowell	behind 2-4	b 8	0	---	2,(0-1) .FX	1	1	8	0.147	34%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
9	9	7	1	1996-06-01	OAK		NYY	Andy Pettitte	behind 2-4	b 6	0	---		1	7	8	0.131	42%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
10	10	8	1	1996-06-15	OAK	@	MIL	Ramón García	behind 7-12	t 9	1	1--	3,(1-1) BSX	2	8	8	0.011	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Lovullo Scores
11	11	9	1	1996-06-16	OAK	@	MIL	José Mercedes	behind 5-8	t 8	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	8	8	0.117	18%		Home Run (Fly Ball); G. Williams Scores
12	12	10	1	1996-06-18	OAK	@	DET	Tom Urbani	ahead 4-1	t 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	8	0.063	88%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
13	13	11	1	1996-06-27	OAK	@	CAL	Rich Monteleone	ahead 13-1	t 6	1	---		1	8	8	0.000	100%		Home Run (Deep CF)
14	14	12	1	1996-06-28	OAK	@	CAL	Chuck Finley	behind 0-1	t 5	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	8	0.129	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
15	15	13	1	1996-07-17	OAK		SEA	Blas Minor	tied 5-5	b 7	1	---	4,(2-1) FBBX	1	8	8	0.197	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
16	16	14	1	1996-07-26	OAK	@	TOR	Tony Castillo	tied 3-3	t 9	1	1--	7,(3-2) CBSFBBX	2	8	8	0.405	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Steinbach Scores
17	17	15	1	1996-08-02	OAK		MIL	Scott Karl	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	5,(3-1) BBFBX	1	8	8	0.099	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
18	18	16	1	1996-09-01	OAK		BOS	Mark Brandenburg	behind 2-7	b 8	2	---	8,(3-2) CCFBFBBX	1	6	8	0.014	3%		Home Run (Line Drive)
19	19	17	1	1996-09-10	OAK	@	MIN	José Parra	ahead 3-0	t 5	1	12-	6,(2-2) .CSBFBX	3	8	8	0.112	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Steinbach Scores; B. Lesher Scores
20	20	18	1	1996-09-15	OAK	@	CLE	Orel Hershiser	ahead 3-0	t 4	2	1--		2	8	8	0.116	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); S. Spiezio Scores
21	21	19	1	1996-09-18	OAK	@	CAL	Chuck Finley	tied 0-0	t 4	1	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	8	8	0.116	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	1997-04-02	OAK		CLE	Charles Nagy	behind 0-4	b 3	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	7	8	0.073	24%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
23	23	2	1	1997-07-28	OAK	@	NYY	David Cone	tied 1-1	t 4	2	--3	1,(0-0) X	2	8	8	0.203	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); S. Brosius Scores
24	24	3	1	1997-08-14	OAK	@	CHW	Chris Clemons	ahead 9-5	t 8	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	9	8	0.024	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); B. Lesher Scores; E. Young Scores
25	25	4	1	1997-08-21	OAK		BOS	Kerry Lacy	ahead 7-1	b 3	1	1--	3,(1-1) SBX	2	9	9	0.026	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); G. Williams Scores
26	26	5	1	1997-08-27	OAK		NYY	Hideki Irabu	ahead 4-3	b 4	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	8	0.099	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
27	27	1	1	1998-04-18	KCR	@	OAK	Kenny Rogers	tied 0-0	t 5	2	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	7	9	0.143	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball)