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Mike Henneman

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 205lb (193cm, 92kg)

Born: December 11, 1961 in St. Charles, MO us

Draft: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 27th round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Jefferson College (Hillsboro, MO), the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the 1983 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK) and the Detroit Tigers in the 4th round of the 1984 MLB June Amateur Draft from Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK).

High School: St. Pius X HS (Festus, MO)

Schools: Jefferson College (Hillsboro, MO), Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK)

Debut: May 11, 1987 (Age 25-151d, 15,321st in major league history)
vs. CAL 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 27, 1996 (Age 34-291d)
vs. CAL 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season

Full Name: Michael Alan Henneman

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.9

ERA

3.21

561

193

732.2

533

WHIP

1.306

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

Summary of 47 Home Runs Allowed

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

0 leading off, 6 walk-off, 7 tying, 17 go ahead

3 Tms
DET	40
TEX	6
HOU	1

Platoon
vs RHB	27
vs LHB	20

Home/Road
Home	29
Away	18

Outs
1	19
0	15
2	13

13 Opps
BOS	6
NYY	6
MIL	6
TEX	5
MIN	4
SEA	4
CHW	4
CLE	3
TOR	3
OAK	2
BAL	2
KCR	1
PHI	1

41 Batters
Juan González	3
Paul Molitor	3
Reggie Jefferson	2
Mo Vaughn	2
Mark McGwire	1
Cory Snyder	1
Jeffrey Leonard	1
George Bell	1
Darrell Porter	1
Kent Hrbek	1
Luis Rivera	1
Mel Hall	1
Shane Mack	1
Danny Tartabull	1
Bob Zupcic	1
Dave Nilsson	1
Steve Balboni	1
Turner Ward	1
John Valentin	1
Steve Sax	1
José Canseco	1
Jesse Barfield	1
Michael Tucker	1
Lyle Mouton	1
Frank Thomas	1
Harold Reynolds	1
Joey Meyer	1
Mike Pagliarulo	1
Mike Devereaux	1
Ron Kittle	1
Brady Anderson	1
Pete O'Brien	1
Gary Ward	1
Mark Whiten	1
Dave Valle	1
Tony Fernández	1
Dan Pasqua	1
Rick Leach	1
Ken Phelps	1
Dale Sveum	1
Gary Gaetti	1

12 Parks
Tiger Stad (DET)	27
Yankee Stad (NYC)	4
Fenway Pk (BOS)	4
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	3
Arlington St (ARL)	2
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	17
9	12
78	8
89	6
8	3

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	9
2	8
5	8
3	7
1	5
7+	5
4	3
6	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	45
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	22
1--	9
12-	4
-2-	4
1-3	3
123	2
--3	2
-23	1

84 Runs
RISP	16
0 on	22
1 on	15
2 on	8
3 on	2
Any on	25

Inning
3	1
6	1
7	3
8	11
9	24
Extra	7

1-3	1
4-6	1
7-end	45

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

Ahead	9
Tied	10
Behind	28

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	9
2-2	7
0-1	6
0-0	5
3-2	4
1-1	4
0-2	3
1-2	3
1-0	2
3-1	2
2-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
LF	9
1B	7
DH	7
RF	6
CF	4
PH	3
2B	3
SS	3
3B	3
C	2

OrderPos
4th	9
5th	8
6th	8
3rd	5
1st	5
7th	4
2nd	3
8th	3
9th	2

Leverage
High Lev	21
Medium Lev	14
Low Lev	12

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1987-05-18	Darrell Porter	TEX		DET	behind 2-6	b 9	0	---		1	8	PH	3%	5%		Home Run (Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	1987-05-26	Pete O'Brien	TEX	@	DET	tied 6-6	t 11	0	---		1	8	3	33%	83%		Home Run (Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	1987-06-23	George Bell	TOR	@	DET	ahead 7-1	t 7	2	---		1	4	7	1%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	1987-07-18	Ken Phelps	SEA	@	DET	ahead 4-1	t 3	1	1--		2	6	DH	10%	90%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Davis Scores
5	5	5	1	1987-07-31	Gary Ward	NYY		DET	behind 4-5	b 9	1	-2-		2	6	DH	71%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF); H. Cotto Scores
6	6	6	1	1987-09-01	Mel Hall	CLE	@	DET	ahead 4-3	t 6	0	---		1	6	7	12%	78%		Home Run (Deep RF)
7	7	7	1	1987-09-18	Dale Sveum	MIL	@	DET	behind 1-7	t 9	1	-2-		2	7	6	0%	1%		Home Run; B. Surhoff Scores
8	8	8	1	1987-09-26	Rick Leach	TOR		DET	behind 6-9	b 7	1	---		1	8	DH	8%	19%		Home Run (Deep CF)
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	1988-06-27	Mike Pagliarulo	NYY		DET	behind 1-6	b 9	1	1--	6,(2-2) BCSBFX	2	7	5	1%	2%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Washington Scores
10	10	2	1	1988-07-06	Dave Valle	SEA	@	DET	behind 3-5	t 9	1	12-	2,(1-0) .BX	3	5	2	67%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Quiñones Scores; M. Brantley Scores
11	11	3	1	1988-07-09	José Canseco	OAK	@	DET	behind 2-4	t 8	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	3	9	12%	24%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
12	12	4	1	1988-08-23	Kent Hrbek	MIN		DET	tied 5-5	b 10	0	1--	3,(1-1) .CBX	2	4	3	29%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); K. Puckett Scores
13	13	5	1	1988-08-28	Paul Molitor	MIL		DET	tied 10-10	b 7	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	1	5	25%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Sveum Scores
14	14	6	1	1988-09-03	Joey Meyer	MIL	@	DET	ahead 4-2	t 8	1	12-	2,(0-1) .CX	3	6	DH	9%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); R. Deer Scores; G. Brock Scores
15	15	7	1	1988-09-19	Cory Snyder	CLE	@	DET	behind 2-3	t 8	1	1--	4,(0-2) .FSFX	2	5	9	48%	74%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); M. Hall Scores
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	1989-05-29	Dan Pasqua	CHW		DET	behind 0-4	b 9	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	7	5%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); H. Baines Scores
17	17	2	1	1989-06-23	Jeffrey Leonard	SEA		DET	tied 3-3	b 8	1	---	5,(2-2) BBCSX	1	4	DH	30%	86%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
18	18	3	1	1989-06-27	Steve Sax	NYY	@	DET	tied 4-4	t 8	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	1	4	30%	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19	19	4	1	1989-07-06	Jesse Barfield	NYY		DET	behind 4-5	b 11	0	---	4,(2-1) BSBX	1	5	9	44%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	1990-05-03	Gary Gaetti	MIN	@	DET	tied 1-1	t 10	0	1--	2,(0-1) LX	2	4	5	35%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Puckett Scores
21	21	2	1	1990-07-25	Mike Devereaux	BAL	@	DET	behind 2-4	t 9	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	9	8	5%	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
22	22	3	1	1990-07-29	Luis Rivera	BOS	@	DET	ahead 11-3	t 9	1	-2-	7,(2-2) CBCBFFX	2	1	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Naehring Scores
23	23	4	1	1990-08-02	Steve Balboni	NYY		DET	behind 4-5	b 8	1	---	5,(2-2) ..BSBFX	1	6	PH	32%	56%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	1991-06-26	Paul Molitor	MIL	@	DET	behind 4-7	t 9	1	1-3	2,(0-1) SX	3	1	3	35%	44%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); J. Gantner Scores; B. Spiers Scores; P. Molitor Scores
25	25	2	1	1991-08-13 (1)	Ron Kittle	CHW	@	DET	behind 7-11	t 9	0	1--	3,(0-2) CFX	2	4	3	4%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); F. Thomas Scores; R. Kittle Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	1992-05-01	Mark McGwire	OAK	@	DET	tied 6-6	t 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	3	28%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. McGwire Scores
27	27	2	1	1992-06-26	Juan González	TEX	@	DET	behind 1-4	t 9	1	---	5,(1-2) CSBFX	1	5	8	2%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. González Scores
28	28	3	1	1992-06-30	Bob Zupcic	BOS		DET	behind 4-5	b 9	1	123	5,(3-1) BBBCX	4	2	8	46%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); P. Plantier Scores; S. Cooper Scores; J. Reed Scores; B. Zupcic Scores
29	29	4	1	1992-07-04	Harold Reynolds	SEA	@	DET	tied 2-2	t 9	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	9	4	42%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); H. Reynolds Scores
30	30	5	1	1992-08-14	Juan González	TEX		DET	behind 5-9	b 9	2	---	8,(3-2) CSBFBFBX	1	4	7	0%	0%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); J. González Scores
31	31	6	1	1992-09-21	Mo Vaughn	BOS	@	DET	behind 3-5	t 9	0	--3	5,(3-1) .CBBB.X	2	6	PH	32%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); P. Plantier Scores; M. Vaughn Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	1993-05-08	Danny Tartabull	NYY	@	DET	behind 7-8	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	9	33%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
33	33	2	1	1993-05-14	Brady Anderson	BAL	@	DET	behind 2-3	t 9	0	---	5,(2-2) .CFBBX	1	1	7	33%	50%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
34	34	3	1	1993-06-15	Reggie Jefferson	CLE	@	DET	behind 3-10	t 8	2	---	7,(1-2) SFBFFFX	1	7	DH	0%	0%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
35	35	4	1	1993-09-14	Tony Fernández	TOR	@	DET	ahead 6-5	t 9	2	12-	8,(3-2) SBBSFFBX	3	7	6	16%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Alomar Scores; J. Olerud Scores
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
36	36	1	1	1994-05-21	Dave Nilsson	MIL	@	DET	behind 2-7	t 9	2	12-	2,(0-1) FX	3	2	2	1%	1%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); T. O'Leary Scores; T. Brunansky Scores
37	37	2	2	1994-05-21	Turner Ward	MIL	@	DET	behind 5-7	t 9	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	8	3%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
38	38	3	1	1994-06-03	Shane Mack	MIN	@	DET	behind 6-7	t 8	2	--3	3,(0-2) FFX	2	6	7	44%	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); K. Puckett Scores
39	39	4	1	1994-07-01 (1)	Juan González	TEX		DET	behind 5-6	b 8	2	123	4,(1-2) CBSX	4	5	7	58%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); I. Rodríguez Scores/unER; J. Frye Scores/unER; W. Clark Scores/unER; J. González Scores/unER
40	40	5	1	1994-07-06	Frank Thomas	CHW	@	DET	ahead 4-2	t 9	2	-2-	5,(2-2) BBSSX	2	3	3	7%	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); T. Raines Scores
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
41	41	1	1	1995-09-09	Mark Whiten	PHI		HOU	tied 4-4	b 11	2	1--	6,(3-2) BF1CBBX	2	4	9	44%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); G. Jefferies Scores
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
42	42	1	1	1996-04-11	Lyle Mouton	CHW		TEX	tied 5-5	b 11	1	1-3	2,(1-0) BX	3	5	9	17%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); F. Thomas Scores; H. Baines Scores
43	43	2	1	1996-04-25	Mo Vaughn	BOS		TEX	ahead 7-3	b 8	1	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	3	3	1%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
44	44	3	1	1996-06-01	Paul Molitor	MIN	@	TEX	ahead 6-5	t 9	2	1-3		3	3	DH	17%	97%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Knoblauch Scores; R. Becker Scores
45	45	4	1	1996-06-13	John Valentin	BOS		TEX	behind 6-7	b 10	1	---	5,(2-2) FBCBX	1	2	6	46%	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Valentin Scores
46	46	5	1	1996-06-16	Reggie Jefferson	BOS		TEX	behind 7-9	b 9	0	-23	3,(1-1) SB.X	3	5	7	53%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); M. Vaughn Scores; J. Canseco Scores
47	47	6	1	1996-08-16	Michael Tucker	KCR	@	TEX	behind 2-5	t 9	0	---	8,(3-2) ..FBFBBFFX	1	6	7	5%	9%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Line Drive)