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Luis Polonia

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-8, 155lb (173cm, 70kg)

Born: December 10, 1963 in Santiago, Dominican Republic do

High School: Santiago City (Santiago City, Dominican Republic)

Debut: April 24, 1987 (Age 23-135d, 15,309th in major league history)
vs. SEA 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 2000 (Age 36-296d)
vs. BAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season

Full Name: Luis Andrew Polonia

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2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.0

4840

1417

.293

728

RBI

405

321

OBP

.343

SLG

.383

OPS

.726

OPS+

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

Summary of 36 Home Runs

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

10 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 14 go ahead

5 Tms
DET	16
OAK	7
NYY	6
CAL	5
BAL	2

Platoon
vs RHP	32
vs LHP	4

Home/Road
Home	22
Away	14

Outs
0	19
2	9
1	8

14 Opps
BOS	6
TOR	6
NYY	4
KCR	3
CLE	3
SEA	3
OAK	2
TEX	2
BAL	2
MIN	1
PIT	1
DET	1
MIL	1
CHW	1

33 Pitchers
Tim Leary	2
Jeff Suppan	2
Chris Carpenter	2
Mike Schwabe	1
Todd Stottlemyre	1
Ricky Trlicek	1
Dave Stewart	1
Eric Gunderson	1
Charles Nagy	1
Ben McDonald	1
Andy Hawkins	1
Allen Watson	1
Rick Helling	1
Jim Clancy	1
Mike Williams	1
Mike Smithson	1
Mark Portugal	1
Dave Leiper	1
Frankie Rodriguez	1
Jason Bere	1
Mac Suzuki	1
David Cone	1
Roger Pavlik	1
Joe Johnson	1
Bob Wolcott	1
Darrel Akerfelds	1
Calvin Schiraldi	1
Marino Santana	1
James Baldwin	1
Dave Schmidt	1
Graeme Lloyd	1
LaTroy Hawkins	1
Doug Jones	1

15 Parks
Tiger Stad (DET)	8
Yankee Stad (NYC)	4
Angel Stad (ANA)	3
Comerica Pk (DET)	3
RingCentral Col (OAK)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
ClevelandStd (CLE)	2
Memor. Stad (BAL)	2
Camden Yards (BAL)	2
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	2
County Stad (MIL)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
9	25
89	6
7	2
8	1
5	1

2 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

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

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	36

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	25
1--	7
--3	2
123	1
-2-	1

49 RBI
RISP	4
0 on	25
1 on	10
3 on	1
Any on	11

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

1-3	16
4-6	10
7-end	10

RelScore
+4..	5
+3	1
+2	3
+1	4
Tied	12
-1	3
-2	1
-3	1
-4..	6

Ahead	13
Tied	12
Behind	11

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	7
0-2	5
1-2	5
Unk	5
0-0	3
0-1	3
2-2	3
1-0	2
1-1	2
2-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
LF	20
DH	11
CF	2
RF	2
PH	1

OrderPos
1st	31
8th	2
2nd	2
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	19
Low Lev	14

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1987-04-28	OAK		BOS	Calvin Schiraldi	ahead 3-1	b 7	1	1--		2	1	7	0.080	97%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Gallego Scores
2	2	2	1	1987-05-27	OAK	@	TOR	Joe Johnson	ahead 2-1	t 5	0	---		1	1	8	0.110	74%		Home Run (Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	1987-05-28	OAK	@	TOR	Jim Clancy	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---		1	1	8	0.091	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	1987-09-23	OAK	@	CLE	Darrel Akerfelds	tied 1-1	t 3	0	1--		2	1	7	0.165	70%		Home Run; T. Steinbach Scores
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1988-07-17	OAK		TOR	Todd Stottlemyre	behind 3-9	b 4	2	--3	5,(2-2) BSCBX	2	1	DH	0.057	10%		Home Run (Deep RF); W. Weiss Scores
6	6	2	1	1988-08-19	OAK	@	BOS	Mike Smithson	behind 4-6	t 7	2	---	8,(3-2) FBBFFBFX	1	1	7	0.106	23%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1989-06-18	OAK	@	BAL	Dave Schmidt	behind 0-3	t 6	1	1--	4,(0-2) CFFX	2	1	7	0.165	29%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Gallego Scores
8	8	2	1	1989-07-05	NYY		DET	Mike Schwabe	ahead 7-0	b 7	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	2	7	0.002	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); S. Sax Scores
9	9	3	1	1989-07-26	NYY	@	CLE	Doug Jones	behind 5-6	t 8	2	-2-	2,(0-1) FX	2	8	7	0.503	71%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); J. Barfield Scores
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1990-05-06	CAL		NYY	Andy Hawkins	behind 0-4	b 6	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	1	7	0.061	15%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
11	11	2	1	1990-08-14	CAL		NYY	Tim Leary	behind 0-1	b 2	2	123	3,(0-2) CFX	4	1	7	0.350	81%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); L. Stevens Scores; L. Parrish Scores; D. Schofield Scores
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1991-07-23	CAL	@	BAL	Ben McDonald	ahead 1-0	t 3	0	---	6,(1-2) FFBFFX	1	1	7	0.104	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); L. Polonia Scores
13	13	2	1	1991-08-09	CAL		OAK	Dave Stewart	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	7,(3-2) BBBCCFX	1	1	7	0.100	65%	Lead-Off,IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to LF (Ground Ball)
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1993-05-25	CAL	@	SEA	Tim Leary	ahead 5-3	t 7	1	---	5,(2-2) CSBBX	1	1	7	0.086	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	1994-06-28	NYY	@	BOS	Ricky Trlicek	ahead 7-4	t 5	1	1--	3,(0-2) FCX	2	1	7	0.100	91%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); M. Gallego Scores
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	1995-06-05	NYY		OAK	Dave Leiper	behind 3-8	b 7	0	---	2,(0-1) ...CX	1	1	7	0.036	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
17	17	2	1	1995-07-23	NYY		TEX	Roger Pavlik	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	4,(1-2) BCSX	1	1	7	0.092	64%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	1996-05-17	BAL		SEA	Bob Wolcott	tied 0-0	b 1	0	--3		2	2	DH	0.088	72%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Anderson Scores
19	19	2	1	1996-07-04	BAL		BOS	Eric Gunderson	ahead 7-2	b 7	2	---	7,(3-2) SCBBF*BX	1	8	7	0.011	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	1999-06-08	DET		PIT	Mike Williams	ahead 8-2	b 8	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	1	DH	0.002	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); K. García Scores
21	21	2	1	1999-06-15	DET		SEA	Frankie Rodriguez	behind 1-5	b 5	0	---	4,(1-2) BCFX	1	1	DH	0.072	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
22	22	3	1	1999-07-07	DET		NYY	David Cone	ahead 5-4	b 7	0	---	3,(1-1) BLX	1	1	7	0.098	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
23	23	4	1	1999-07-23	DET		BOS	Marino Santana	ahead 13-0	b 6	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	1	DH	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
24	24	5	1	1999-07-24	DET		BOS	Mark Portugal	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	1	7	0.090	64%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
25	25	6	1	1999-09-10	DET		TOR	Graeme Lloyd	tied 5-5	b 8	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	DH	0.299	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
26	26	7	1	1999-09-11	DET		TOR	Chris Carpenter	behind 0-1	b 1	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	DH	0.093	55%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
27	27	8	1	1999-09-27	DET		KCR	Jeff Suppan	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	4,(1-2) LBCX	1	1	7	0.090	64%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball)
28	28	9	1	1999-09-30	DET	@	MIN	LaTroy Hawkins	ahead 3-1	t 5	1	---	7,(3-2) SCBB.BFX	1	1	7	0.090	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
29	29	10	1	1999-10-02	DET	@	KCR	Jeff Suppan	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	7,(3-2) BBCBFFX	1	1	DH	0.088	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	2000-04-28	DET		CHW	James Baldwin	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	3,(0-2) CSX	1	1	DH	0.092	64%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
31	31	2	1	2000-05-16	DET	@	CLE	Charles Nagy	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	6,(3-2) SBBBFX	1	1	DH	0.087	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
32	32	3	1	2000-05-28	DET		TOR	Chris Carpenter	ahead 4-3	b 2	1	---	5,(1-2) CBCFX	1	1	9	0.091	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
33	33	4	1	2000-06-28	DET		NYY	Allen Watson	ahead 9-1	b 3	1	1--	4,(2-1) BCBX	2	1	DH	0.011	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Cruz Scores
34	34	5	1	2000-07-02	DET	@	KCR	Mac Suzuki	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	6,(3-2) BBCFBX	1	1	9	0.086	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
35	35	6	1	2000-07-09	DET	@	MIL	Jason Bere	behind 1-5	t 5	1	---	5,(2-2) LFBBX	1	9	PH	0.055	15%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
36	36	7	1	2000-08-22	NYY		TEX	Rick Helling	behind 0-4	b 6	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	7	0.056	14%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)