Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle: no Home Runs against the same pitcher.

There was no one pitcher who gave up home runs to the Yankees big four.

Yankees with at least 350 home runs:
Rk
PlayerHRABFromToAgeGPARH2B3BRBIBBIBBSOHBPSHSFGDPSBCSBAOBPSLGOPSPos
1Babe Ruth65972171920193425-3920849199195925184241061978185211223594110117.349.484.7111.195*97/8H31
2Mickey Mantle53681021951196819-3624019907167624153447215091733148171013144711315338.298.421.557.977*8397H/645
3Lou Gehrig49380011923193920-36216496651888272153416319951508790451062102100.340.447.6321.080*3/H976
4Joe DiMaggio36168211936195121-3617367672139022143891311537790743694614130309.325.398.579.977*8/79H3
5Yogi Berra35875461946196321-38211683501174214832149143070491411529441463026.285.348.483.830*2H79/35
6Alex Rodriguez35155772004201628-4015096520101215802639109677960129210406015115230.283.378.523.900*5D/H63

Ruth started and ended with Boston: first as a lefty pitcher for the Red Sox and finally the start of the 1935 season with the Braves (first NL home run opening day off Carl Hubbell). The Braves left Boston for Milwaukee and then Atlanta. Gehrig, DiMaggio and Mantle played their entire careers for the Yankees.

Note the Yankee overlap:
Ruth 1920-1934
Gehrig 1923-1939
DiMaggio 1936-1951
Mantle 1951-1968

A somewhat crude method was used to check: comparing the lists of pitchers who gave up home runs to Ruth and Mantle at the end of Ruth's career, including the seven Ruth hit for the Braves in 1935, and the beginning of Mantle's career. Google Docs Sheet helped facilitate by eliminating duplicates from each list for pitchers who gave up multiple home runs to either. Sorted by first/last name:

Mantle 1951-1952Ruth 1933-1935
Alex KellnerBill Dietrich
Art HouttemanBob Kline
Bill WightBob Weiland
Billy HoeftBobby Coombs
Bob CainCarl Hubbell
Bob HooperChad Kimsey
Bob LemonDick Coffman
Bob PorterfieldElden Auker
Bobby ShantzFritz Ostermueller
Chuck StobbsGeneral Crowder
Dick RozekGeorge Blaeholder
Dick StarrGuy Bush
Duane PilletteIvy Andrews
Early WynnJack Knott
Ellis KinderJim Weaver
Hal NewhouserJohnny Welch
Harry ByrdLefty Grove
Joe DobsonLefty Stewart
Lou BrissieMel Harder
Lou KretlowMilt Gaston
Marlin StuartMonte Pearson
Marv GrissomMonte Weaver
Mel ParnellOral Hildebrand
Mike GarciaRay Benge
Ralph BricknerRed Faber
Randy GumpertRed Lucas
Satchel PaigeSad Sam Jones
Sid HudsonSchoolboy Rowe
Steve GromekSugar Cain
Ted GraySyd Cohen
Virgil TrucksTed Lyons
Tex Carleton
Tim McKeithan
Tommy Bridges
Tommy Thomas
Tony Freitas
Vic Frazier
Whit Wyatt

No pitcher appears on both lists.

In DiMaggio's 1936 rookie season Gehrig hit the most home runs against any one team in a season by any hitter ever: 14 against Cleveland:

1936#car#yr#gmDate@BatAtTeamPitcherScoreInnOutRoBRBIBOPPosWPAbWENotes
3923921421936-06-16NYY@CLEDenny Galehousebehind 3-8t 72---143.0225%
384384611936-05-19NYY@CLEGeorge Blaeholdertied 2-2t 60---143.13563%
3913911311936-06-16NYY@CLEGeorge Blaeholderbehind 0-4t 20---143.06325%
3943941611936-06-18NYY@CLEJohnny Allenbehind 1-2t 62---143.13843%
3993992111936-07-09NYYCLEJohnny Allenahead 1-0b 11-2-243.12077%
4234234511936-09-10NYY@CLEJohnny Allenahead 2-0t 32---143.08473%
381381311936-04-28NYYCLELloyd Browntied 0-0b 50---143.12470%
387387911936-06-05NYYCLELloyd Brownbehind 0-1b 62---143.16752%IPHR
4004002211936-07-10NYYCLELloyd Browntied 0-0b 12--3243.15069%
4014012321936-07-10NYYCLELloyd Brownahead 3-0b 301--243.07892%
3883881011936-06-06NYYCLEMel Harderbehind 0-1b 20---143.09656%
4114113311936-07-31NYY@CLEMel Harderahead 4-2t 511--243.13585%
4224224411936-09-09NYY@CLEOral Hildebrandahead 3-0t 21123443.12092%
3933931511936-06-17NYY@CLEThornton Leeahead 8-1t 62---143.01298%

This is mostly just a point of interest. Roger Maris hit 13 against the White Sox in 1961.

August 15, 1936 in Shibe Park Philadelphia 18 year old rookie pitcher Randy Gumpert gave up the second home run of his career:

HR: Lou Gehrig (36, off Randy Gumpert, 8th inn, 3 on, 1 out to RF); Crosetti Scores; Rolfe Scores; DiMaggio Scores

Obviously Gumpert never even pitched to Ruth but he did give up homers to DiMaggio and number one to Mantle May 1, 1951 in Comiskey Park Chicago:

Mickey Mantle (1, off Randy Gumpert, 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

Gumpert's last home run allowed: August 30, 1952 Yankee Stadium:

HR: Mickey Mantle (19, off Randy Gumpert, 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF)

June 8, 1936 in Yankee Stadium Gehrig and DiMaggio homered in the same game for the first time and it happened to be against the same pitcher:

HR: Joe DiMaggio (5, off Jack Knott, 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); Lou Gehrig (11, off Jack Knott, 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).
Jack Knott was a righty who pitched in the American League full time 1933-1942.  His most home runs allowed:
Jimmie Foxx11
Joe DiMaggio9
Pinky Higgins7
Earl Averill6
Lou Gehrig6

But only one to Ruth: May 28, 1934 in Sportsman's Park III in St. Louis pitching for the Browns: top 7, Babe Ruth (8); Lou Gehrig 2 (12).

There was a lefty Dutch Leonard (1913-1921, 1924, 1925); Ruth hit five homers off him. Gehrig did not homer against him.

Righty Dutch Leonard pitched 1933-1953 (not 1937) and gave up 158 home runs. Leonard only pitched for Washington in the AL 1938-1946 so he could not have given up home runs to Mantle and to Ruth only in 1935 when Ruth played for the Braves when Leonard was pitching for his original team, the Brooklyn Dodgers: 138 innings, 11 homers but none to Ruth. Leonard did allow three homers to DiMaggio and one to Gehrig while pitching for Washington. It was the final home run of Gehrig's career.

September 27, 1938 in Yankee Stadium:

HR: Lou Gehrig (29, off Dutch Leonard, 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

Gehrig did not homer in 14 AB in the 1938 World Series sweep of the Chicago Cubs. In 1939 at age 36 Gehrig appeared in just 8 games, 33 PA, four singles in 28 AB.

In their one season as teammates DiMaggio (36) and Mantle (19) did not homer in the same game. They both homered against two pitchers in 1951:
- Lew Kretlow. Both hit two homers off Kretlow, DiMaggio hit both in the same game.
- Dick Starr

DiMaggio:
70%Home Run; Berra Scores/unER; DiMaggio Scores/unER
1951#car#yr#gmDate@BatPitcherScoreInnOutRoBRBIBOPPosWPAbWENotesPlay Description
350350111951-04-27NYY@BOSMel Parnellbehind 1-4t 60---1480.08423%Home Run
351351211951-04-28NYYWSHAl Simabehind 0-2b 121--2480.19051%Home Run; Coleman Scores
352352311951-05-20NYYSLBDick Starrahead 4-1b 511--2480.07196%Home Run; Mantle Scores
353353411951-05-24NYYDETBob Cainahead 3-1b 61-2-2480.08895%Home Run; Mantle Scores/unER
354354511951-05-30 (2)NYY@BOSWillard Nixonbehind 1-2t 6012-3480.27277%Home Run; Rizzuto Scores; Brown Scores
355355611951-06-07NYY@SLBAl Widmarbehind 3-5t 81---1480.10120%Home Run
356356711951-07-27NYYCHWBilly Pierceahead 2-1b 82---1480.08493%Home Run
357357811951-07-29 (1)NYYCHWLou Kretlowbehind 0-2b 12-2-2480.18151%Home Run; Collins Scores
358358921951-07-29 (1)NYYCHWLou Kretlowahead 5-2b 6212-3480.07399%Home Run; Collins Scores; Brown Scores
3593591011951-08-09NYYWSHJulio Morenobehind 2-4b 60---1480.13839%Home Run
3603601111951-08-26 (1)NYY@CHWSaul Rogovintied 0-0t 20---1480.10460%Home Run
3613611211951-09-28 (2)NYYBOSChuck Stobbsahead 7-3b 62-233480.03899%Home Run; Coleman Scores; Bauer Scores
Mantle:
Year#car#yr#gmtheDatedhG@BatAtOppPitcherScoreInnOutRoBRBIBOPPosWPAbWENotes
1111Tue, May 1, 1951NYY@CHWRandy Gumpertahead 5-3t 61-2-219.11791%
2221Fri, May 4, 1951NYY@SLBDuane Pilletteahead 2-1t 621--219.21384%
3331Sun, May 13, 19511NYY@PHAAlex Kellnerbehind 1-4t 601--229.16234%
4441Wed, May 16, 1951NYYCLEDick Rozekahead 9-2b 821--229.001100%
5551Tue, Jun 19, 19511NYYCHWLou Kretlowtied 6-6b 3112-319.23683%
6661Tue, Jun 19, 19512NYYCHWJoe Dobsontied 1-1b 61---119.18172%
7771Sat, Jul 7, 1951NYY@BOSEllis Kinderbehind 3-10t 90---139.0020%
8881Sat, Aug 25, 1951NYY@CLEMike Garciatied 1-1t 311--229.19970%
9991Wed, Aug 29, 1951NYY@SLBSatchel Paigeahead 12-2t 9212-319.000100%
1010101Sat, Sep 8, 1951NYYWSHBob Porterfieldtied 0-0b 7212-319.36093%
1111111Sun, Sep 9, 19511NYYWSHDick Starrahead 4-3b 71---119.10788%
1212121Thu, Sep 13, 1951NYYDETVirgil Truckstied 0-0b 10---119.10065%Lead-Off
1313131Wed, Sep 19, 1951NYYCHWLou Kretlowtied 2-2b 4212-319.29585%

Yes, DiMaggio's final home run was against lefty Chuck Stobbs 1947-1961. Mantle immortalized Stobbs in 1953 by hitting the first "tape measure" home run, i.e., a home run whose distance was supposedly measured by a Yankee publicity person as traveling 565 feet on a fly and out of Griffith Stadium in Washington, DC.

Most career home runs through 1938:
RkPlayerHRFromToAgeGPAABRH2B3BRBIBBIBBSOHBPSHSFGDPSBCSBAOBPSLGOPSPosTm
1Babe Ruth7141914193519-40250310623839921742873506136221420621330431132123117.342.474.6901.164971/H83BOS-NYY-BSN
2Lou Gehrig4931923193820-35215696327973188627175341631994150378945106102100.341.448.6341.082*3/H976NYY
3Jimmie Foxx4291925193817-3017107293611613552049346102152011049359617658.335.437.6351.073*35/H2796PHA-BOS
4Mel Ott3421926193817-2917397300614812471939336611306103551637744460.315.417.557.974*958H/74NYG
5Rogers Hornsby3011915193719-41225994808173157929305411691584103867948216313564.358.434.5771.010*465H/3978STL-NYG-BSN-CHC-SLB

Most career home runs through 1951:
RkPlayerHRFromToAgeGPAABRH2B3BRBIBBIBBSOHBPSHSFGDPSBCSBAOBPSLGOPSPosTm
1Babe Ruth7141914193519-40250310623839921742873506136221420621330431132123117.342.474.6901.164971/H83BOS-NYY-BSN
2Jimmie Foxx5341925194517-3723179676813417512646458125192214521613111371698776.325.428.6091.038*3H52/7916PHA-BOS-CHC-PHI
3Mel Ott5111926194717-3827301134894561859287648872186017083989664109828916.304.414.533.947*95H8/74NYG
4Lou Gehrig4931923193920-362164966580011888272153416319951508790451062102100.340.447.6321.080*3/H976NYY
5Joe DiMaggio3611936195121-36173676726821139022143891311537790743694614130309.325.398.579.977*8/79H3NYY
6Johnny Mize3511936195123-381725710262021103194935583128183369492482092286.314.400.568.968*3/H9STL-NYG-NYY

Most career home runs through 1968:
RkPlayerHRFromToAgeGPAABRH2B3BRBIBBIBBSOHBPSHSFGDPSBCSBAOBPSLGOPSPosTm
1Babe Ruth7141914193519-40250310623839921742873506136221420621330431132123117.342.474.6901.164971/H83BOS-NYY-BSN
2Willie Mays5871951196820-372446103869130176328124461291654113718711473377621229993.308.384.578.962*8/H96375NYG-SFG
3Mickey Mantle5361951196819-36240199078102167624153447215091733148171013144711315338.298.421.557.977*8397H/645NYY
4Jimmie Foxx5341925194517-3723179676813417512646458125192214521613111371698776.325.428.6091.038*3H52/7916PHA-BOS-CHC-PHI
5Ted Williams5211939196020-41229297887706179826545257118392021243709395201972417.344.482.6341.116*79H/1BOS
6Eddie Mathews5121952196820-36239110100853715092315354721453144414214872636581236839.271.376.509.885*53/H7BSN-MLN-ATL-HOU-DET
7Mel Ott5111926194717-3827301134894561859287648872186017083989664109828916.304.414.533.947*95H8/74NYG
8Hank Aaron5101954196820-342279988888891603279248488162786620099123199123921559.314.373.560.933*987/4H35MLN-ATL
9Lou Gehrig4931923193920-362164966580011888272153416319951508790451062102100.340.447.6321.080*3/H976NYY
10Stan Musial4751941196320-423026127181097219493630725177195115992986965335532437871.331.417.559.9763798H/1STL
11Ernie Banks4741953196822-372262942785511216236838086148069519110886233862085053.277.333.508.84063/5H7CHC
12Frank Robinson4181956196820-32191681597003131721174026012779291581047147136818518267.302.392.556.9489738/H5CIN-BAL
13Duke Snider4071947196420-372143823771611259211635885133397115412372152321669973.295.380.540.919*89H/7BRO-LAD-NYM-SFG

Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle: Home Runs by the same pitcher to 3 of 4. Wednesday, May 29, 2019

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