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Warren Cromartie

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: September 29, 1953 in Miami Beach, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 7th round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from Miami Jackson HS (Miami, FL), the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1972 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Miami Dade College (Miami, FL), the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (5th) of the 1972 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Miami Dade College (Miami, FL), the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (10th) of the 1973 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Miami Dade College (Miami, FL) and the Montreal Expos in the 1st round (5th) of the 1973 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Miami Dade College (Miami, FL).

High School: Miami Jackson HS (Miami, FL)

Schools: Miami Dade College (Miami, FL), Miami Dade College, North Campus (Miami, FL)

Debut: September 6, 1974 (Age 20-342d, 13,548th in major league history)
vs. PIT 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 15, 1991 (Age 37-351d)
vs. SEA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Warren Livingston Cromartie

Nicknames: Cro

Pronunciation: \kro-MAR-tee\

Twitter: @TweetMeHomie

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.3

3927

1104

.281

459

RBI

391

OBP

.336

SLG

.402

OPS

.739

OPS+

105

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 61 Home Runs

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

2 leading off, 2 walk-off, 4 tying, 23 go ahead

2 Tms
MON	60
KCR	1

Platoon
vs RHP	53
vs LHP	8

Home/Road
Away	35
Home	26

Outs
0	29
1	17
2	15

10 Opps
NYM	13
STL	8
CHC	8
PIT	7
PHI	7
CIN	7
ATL	4
LAD	4
SFG	2
BOS	1

46 Pitchers
Craig Swan	3
Mike Krukow	3
Phil Niekro	2
Mark Bomback	2
John Fulgham	2
Frank Pastore	2
Larry Christenson	2
Randy Jones	2
Pat Zachry	2
Bert Blyleven	2
Nino Espinosa	2
Mario Soto	2
Joaquín Andújar	2
Cecilio Guante	1
Pete Falcone	1
Buddy Schultz	1
Fred Norman	1
Eric Rasmussen	1
Bill Bonham	1
Burt Hooton	1
Lee Smith	1
Gene Garber	1
Kevin Kobel	1
Rick Reuschel	1
Willie Hernández	1
Lee Tunnell	1
Roy Lee Jackson	1
Jack Billingham	1
Don Sutton	1
Eddie Solomon	1
Pascual Pérez	1
Don Robinson	1
Lerrin LaGrow	1
Dave Goltz	1
Jeff Reardon	1
Bob Forsch	1
Bob Welch	1
Dick Ruthven	1
Jim Lonborg	1
Enrique Romo	1
Mike Proly	1
Bill Caudill	1
Tug McGraw	1
Tom Filer	1
Bruce Sutter	1
John Montefusco	1

11 Parks
Stade Olymp. (MON)	26
Shea Stad (NYC)	7
VeteransStad (PHI)	5
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	5
Busch Stad (STL)	4
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	4
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	4
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
3Com Park (SFO)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	1

Where Hit
9	31
89	3
8	1
7	1
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	59
6	1
1	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	57
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	42
1--	11
-2-	5
123	1
12-	1
--3	1

83 RBI
RISP	8
0 on	42
1 on	17
2 on	1
3 on	1
Any on	19

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

1-3	20
4-6	25
7-end	16

RelScore
+4..	6
+3	4
+2	3
+1	5
Tied	20
-1	5
-2	7
-3	3
-4..	8

Ahead	18
Tied	20
Behind	23

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	59
0-0	1
1-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
LF	23
1B	20
RF	17
PH	1

OrderPos
6th	21
5th	16
7th	8
1st	7
2nd	5
3rd	4

Leverage
High Lev	14
Medium Lev	21
Low Lev	26

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1977-07-02	MON		NYM	Nino Espinosa	behind 1-2	b 4	0	1--		2	6	7	0.225	69%		Home Run; G. Carter Scores
2	2	2	1	1977-07-17	MON		STL	Eric Rasmussen	behind 0-5	b 2	0	---		1	6	7	0.054	16%		Home Run (Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	1977-07-22	MON	@	LAD	Burt Hooton	behind 0-1	t 2	0	---		1	5	7	0.108	50%		Home Run (Deep RF)
4	4	4	1	1977-08-22	MON	@	CIN	Jack Billingham	tied 0-0	t 5	1	1--		2	2	7	0.235	74%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Cash Scores
5	5	5	1	1977-09-13	MON		NYM	Roy Lee Jackson	behind 0-4	b 4	0	1--		2	7	7	0.133	29%		Home Run; G. Carter Scores
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1978-05-17	MON		CIN	Bill Bonham	behind 0-4	b 7	0	12-		3	1	7	0.198	34%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Speier Scores; W. Garrett Scores
7	7	2	1	1978-05-30	MON		CHC	Willie Hernández	ahead 5-1	b 8	2	-2-		2	6	7	0.008	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); E. Valentine Scores
8	8	3	1	1978-07-07	MON	@	PHI	Dick Ruthven	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---		1	6	7	0.116	59%		Home Run
9	9	4	1	1978-07-08 (2)	MON	@	PHI	Jim Lonborg	ahead 3-0	t 3	2	---		1	5	7	0.069	86%		Home Run
10	10	5	1	1978-07-19 (1)	MON		ATL	Gene Garber	behind 4-6	b 9	1	123		4	6	7	0.689	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run; E. Valentine Scores; S. Mejías Scores; L. Parrish Scores/unER
11	11	6	1	1978-07-22	MON		CIN	Fred Norman	behind 0-1	b 6	2	---		1	6	7	0.211	52%		Home Run (CF-RF)
12	12	7	1	1978-08-21	MON		LAD	Bob Welch	tied 2-2	b 6	0	---		1	5	7	0.183	75%		Home Run (Deep RF)
13	13	8	1	1978-09-16	MON	@	PIT	Don Robinson	behind 3-12	t 9	1	---		1	5	7	0.000	0%		Home Run (Deep RF)
14	14	9	1	1978-09-17	MON	@	PIT	Bert Blyleven	behind 0-4	t 5	0	---		1	5	7	0.058	15%		Home Run (Deep RF)
15	15	10	1	1978-09-26 (2)	MON	@	PHI	Tug McGraw	tied 0-0	t 4	2	---		1	5	7	0.143	60%		Home Run
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	1979-04-16	MON		CHC	Mike Krukow	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---		1	3	7	0.109	62%		Home Run
17	17	2	1	1979-05-17	MON	@	STL	Buddy Schultz	tied 2-2	t 11	0	---		1	3	7	0.343	84%		Home Run (Deep RF)
18	18	3	1	1979-05-19	MON	@	PHI	Larry Christenson	behind 3-4	t 5	2	---		1	3	7	0.147	45%		Home Run
19	19	4	1	1979-05-20	MON	@	PHI	Nino Espinosa	behind 3-5	t 5	0	---		1	3	7	0.116	36%		Home Run
20	20	5	1	1979-06-25	MON	@	STL	John Fulgham	ahead 5-0	t 2	1	---		1	1	7	0.036	93%		Home Run (Deep RF)
21	21	6	1	1979-07-04	MON	@	CHC	Bill Caudill	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---		1	1	7	0.096	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep RF); W. Cromartie Scores/unER
22	22	7	1	1979-08-03	MON		NYM	Kevin Kobel	behind 0-5	b 1	0	---		1	1	7	0.055	18%	Lead-Off	Home Run
23	23	8	1	1979-08-31	MON		CIN	Mario Soto	behind 4-7	b 7	0	---		1	1	7	0.089	20%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	1980-04-15	MON	@	NYM	Craig Swan	ahead 3-0	t 1	2	-2-		2	7	3	0.109	89%		Home Run; L. Parrish Scores/unER; W. Cromartie Scores/unER
25	25	2	2	1980-04-15	MON	@	NYM	Mark Bomback	ahead 6-3	t 6	1	---		1	7	3	0.054	93%		Home Run
26	26	3	1	1980-04-19	MON		PHI	Larry Christenson	ahead 1-0	b 2	0	---		1	7	3	0.098	76%		Home Run
27	27	4	1	1980-04-29	MON	@	PIT	Bert Blyleven	behind 1-4	t 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	3	0.085	23%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
28	28	5	1	1980-06-02	MON		CHC	Mike Krukow	behind 0-3	b 4	0	---		1	5	3	0.096	29%		Home Run (Deep RF)
29	29	6	1	1980-06-08 (1)	MON		STL	John Fulgham	ahead 4-0	b 3	2	---		1	5	3	0.040	94%		Home Run (Deep RF)
30	30	7	1	1980-07-01	MON		PHI	Lerrin LaGrow	behind 3-5	b 11	0	---		1	5	3	0.103	18%		Home Run
31	31	8	1	1980-07-04 (2)	MON	@	NYM	Mark Bomback	tied 4-4	t 5	1	-2-		2	5	3	0.230	76%		Home Run; J. Tamargo Scores
32	32	9	1	1980-07-22	MON	@	ATL	Phil Niekro	behind 3-5	t 8	0	---		1	5	3	0.117	24%		Home Run (Deep RF)
33	33	10	1	1980-08-01	MON		ATL	Phil Niekro	ahead 1-0	b 1	2	--3		2	5	3	0.158	80%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Dawson Scores
34	34	11	1	1980-08-31 (2)	MON	@	LAD	Don Sutton	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---		1	5	3	0.102	72%		Home Run (Deep RF)
35	35	12	1	1980-09-05	MON	@	SFG	John Montefusco	tied 0-0	t 2	0	1--		2	6	3	0.179	72%		Home Run; G. Carter Scores
36	36	13	1	1980-09-09	MON		NYM	Pat Zachry	tied 0-0	b 7	0	---		1	6	3	0.218	80%		Home Run
37	37	14	1	1980-09-10	MON		CHC	Rick Reuschel	tied 1-1	b 5	0	---		1	6	3	0.155	72%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
38	38	1	1	1981-04-25	MON		NYM	Randy Jones	ahead 2-0	b 4	0	-2-		2	7	3	0.083	93%		Home Run (Deep RF); L. Parrish Scores
39	39	2	1	1981-05-01	MON		LAD	Dave Goltz	tied 5-5	b 5	1	1--		2	6	3	0.251	82%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Carter Scores
40	40	3	1	1981-06-05	MON	@	CIN	Mario Soto	behind 1-3	t 6	1	1--		2	5	9	0.262	47%		Home Run (CF-RF); G. Carter Scores
41	41	4	1	1981-09-17	MON		STL	Joaquín Andújar	behind 0-7	b 7	1	---		1	5	3	0.005	1%		Home Run (Deep RF)
42	42	5	1	1981-09-24	MON		PIT	Enrique Romo	ahead 6-1	b 8	2	---		1	1	3	0.003	100%		Home Run (Deep RF)
43	43	6	1	1981-10-02	MON	@	NYM	Pat Zachry	tied 0-0	t 3	1	---		1	1	3	0.132	61%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
44	44	1	1	1982-04-14	MON		PIT	Eddie Solomon	behind 0-2	b 4	0	---		1	6	9	0.123	42%		Home Run (Deep RF)
45	45	2	1	1982-04-16	MON	@	NYM	Pete Falcone	tied 1-1	t 4	2	1--		2	6	9	0.250	72%		Home Run; A. Oliver Scores
46	46	3	1	1982-04-23	MON		NYM	Randy Jones	tied 3-3	b 6	1	---		1	6	9	0.190	73%		Home Run (Deep RF)
47	47	4	1	1982-05-22	MON	@	CIN	Frank Pastore	ahead 1-0	t 5	0	---		1	6	9	0.118	77%		Home Run (Deep RF)
48	48	5	1	1982-06-07	MON		STL	Bruce Sutter	tied 2-2	b 9	0	---		1	6	9	0.370	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (CF-RF)
49	49	6	1	1982-06-14	MON	@	STL	Bob Forsch	behind 0-2	t 5	2	---		1	7	9	0.111	30%		Home Run (Deep RF)
50	50	7	1	1982-06-18	MON	@	CHC	Tom Filer	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---		1	7	9	0.116	58%		Home Run
51	51	8	1	1982-06-23	MON	@	NYM	Craig Swan	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---		1	6	9	0.113	61%		Home Run
52	52	9	2	1982-06-23	MON	@	NYM	Craig Swan	ahead 2-0	t 6	2	---		1	6	9	0.092	86%		Home Run
53	53	10	1	1982-07-04 (1)	MON	@	PIT	Cecilio Guante	ahead 11-2	t 5	0	1--		2	6	9	0.003	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Wallach Scores/unER
54	54	11	1	1982-08-23	MON	@	CIN	Frank Pastore	behind 0-6	t 8	0	1--		2	2	9	0.018	3%		Home Run (Deep CF); T. Raines Scores
55	55	12	1	1982-09-04	MON		ATL	Pascual Pérez	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---		1	2	9	0.108	63%		Home Run (Deep RF)
56	56	13	1	1982-09-10	MON	@	CHC	Mike Proly	ahead 4-1	t 7	2	1--		2	6	9	0.073	97%		Home Run; G. Carter Scores
57	57	14	1	1982-09-12	MON	@	CHC	Lee Smith	ahead 10-3	t 9	1	---		1	6	3	0.001	100%		Home Run
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
58	58	1	1	1983-05-13	MON	@	STL	Joaquín Andújar	tied 2-2	t 3	1	---		1	2	9	0.124	60%		Home Run (Deep RF)
59	59	2	1	1983-06-03	MON	@	SFG	Mike Krukow	ahead 3-2	t 6	0	1--		2	6	9	0.169	88%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Carter Scores
60	60	3	1	1983-08-06	MON	@	PIT	Lee Tunnell	ahead 4-2	t 3	1	---		1	5	9	0.088	79%		Home Run
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
61	61	1	1	1991-08-17	KCR	@	BOS	Jeff Reardon	behind 2-3	t 9	1	-2-	6,(1-2) .SC.FFBX	2	2	PH	0.586	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. McRae Scores; W. Cromartie Scores