List of Major League Baseball pitchers who have hit home runs in the postseason

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List of Major League Baseball pitchers who have hit home runs in the postseason

Ira Leviton: Created the page.

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Relatively few '''Major League Baseball pitchers have hit home runs in the postseason'''. As of October 13, 2018, only 23 home runs had been hit by 21 different pitchers.

==Overview==
No pitcher ever hit a home run in a World Series game during the [[dead-ball era]]. It was accomplished for the first time by [[Jim Bagby, Sr.]] in 1920, in the same game during which [[Elmer Smith (20th-century outfielder)|Elmer Smith]] hit the first grand slam and [[Bill Wambsganss]] made the only unassisted triple play in the World Series. In separate games of the 1967 World Series, [[Bob Gibson]] gave up a home run to an opposing pitcher and hit his own home run. Gibson and [[Dave McNally]] are the only pitchers with two postseason home runs. Since the advent of the [[designated hitter]] in 1973, [[Ken Holtzman]] has been the only [[American League]] pitcher to hit a postseason home run.

==List==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" | Player Name
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Game and Inning
! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="col-align: center;" | No. of men<br>on base
! scope="col" | Opposing pitcher
! scope="col" | References
|-
| [[Jim Bagby, Sr.]] || October 10, 1920 || [[Cleveland Indians]] || [[World Series]], Game 5, 4th inning || 2 || [[Burleigh Grimes]] || <ref></ref><ref></ref>
|-
| [[Rosy Ryan]]¹ || October 6, 1924 || [[San_Francisco_Giants#Early_days_and_the_John_McGraw_era|New York Giants]] || World Series, Game 3, 4th inning || 0 || [[Allen Russell]] || <ref></ref>
|-
| [[Jack Bentley (baseball)|Jack Bentley]] || October 8, 1924 || New York Giants || World Series, Game 5, 5th inning || 1 || [[Walter Johnson]] || <ref></ref>
|-
| [[Jesse Haines]] || October 5, 1926 || [[St. Louis Cardinals]] || World Series, Game 3, 4th inning || 1 || [[Dutch Ruether]] || <ref></ref>
|-
| [[Bucky Walters]] || October 7, 1940 || [[Cincinnati Reds]] || World Series, Game 6, 8th inning || 0 || [[Fred Hutchinson]] || <ref></ref>
|-
| [[Lew Burdette]] || October 2, 1958 || [[Atlanta_Braves#Milwaukee_(1953–1965)|Milwaukee Braves]] || World Series, Game 2, 1st inning || 2 || [[Duke Maas]] || <ref></ref>
|-
| [[Mudcat Grant]] || October 13, 1965 || [[Minnesota Twins]] || World Series, Game 6, 5th inning || 2 || [[Howie Reed]] || <ref></ref>
|-
| [[José Santiago (1960s pitcher)|José Santiago]]³ || October 4, 1967 || [[Boston Red Sox]] || World Series, Game 1, 3rd inning || 0 || Bob Gibson || <ref></ref>
|-
| [[Bob Gibson]] || October 12, 1967 || St. Louis Cardinals || World Series, Game 7, 5th inning || 0 || [[Jim Lonborg]] || <ref></ref>
|-
| [[Mickey Lolich]] || October 3, 1968 || [[Detroit Tigers]] || World Series, Game 2, 3rd inning || 0 || [[Nelson Briles]] || <ref></ref>
|-
| Bob Gibson || October 6, 1968 || St. Louis Cardinals || World Series, Game 4, 4th inning || 0 || [[Joe Sparma]] || <ref></ref>
|-
| [[Dave McNally]] || October 16, 1969 || [[Baltimore Orioles]] || World Series, Game 5, 3rd inning || 1 || [[Jerry Koosman]] || <ref></ref>
|-
| [[Mike Cuellar]]² || October 3, 1970 || Baltimore Orioles || [[American League Championship Series]], Game 1, 4th inning || 3 || [[Jim Perry]] || <ref></ref>
|-
| Dave McNally² || October 13, 1970 || Baltimore Orioles || World Series, Game 3, 6th inning || 3 || [[Wayne Granger]] || <ref></ref>
|-
| [[Ken Holtzman]] || October 16, 1974 || [[Oakland Athletics]] || World Series, Game 4, 3rd inning || 0 || [[Andy Messersmith]] || <ref></ref>
|-
| [[Don Gullett]] || October 4, 1975 || Cincinnati Reds || [[National League Championship Series]], Game 1, 5th inning || 1 || [[Larry Demery]] || <ref></ref>
|-
| [[Steve Carlton]] || October 6, 1978 || [[Philadelphia Phillies]] || National League Championship Series, Game 3, 2nd inning || 2 || [[Don Sutton]] || <ref></ref>
|-
| [[Rick Sutcliffe]] || October 2, 1984 || [[Chicago Cubs]] || National League Championship Series, Game 1, 3rd inning || 0 || [[Eric Show]] || <ref></ref>
|-
| [[Kerry Wood]] || October 15, 2003 || Chicago Cubs || National League Championship Series, Game 7, 2nd inning || 1 || [[Mark Redman]] || <ref></ref>
|-
| [[Jeff Suppan]] || October 14, 2006 || St. Louis Cardinals || National League Championship Series, Game 3, 2nd inning || 0 || [[Steve Trachsel]] || <ref></ref>
|-
| [[Joe Blanton]] || October 26, 2008 || Philadelphia Phillies || World Series, Game 4, 5th inning || 0 ||[[Edwin Jackson]] || <ref></ref>
|-
| [[Travis Wood]]¹ || October 8, 2016 || Chicago Cubs || [[National League Division Series]], Game 2, 4th inning || 0 || [[George Kontos]] || <ref></ref>
|-
| [[Brandon Woodruff]]¹ || October 12, 2018 || [[Milwaukee Brewers]] || National League Championship Series, Game 1, 3nd inning || 0 || [[Clayton Kershaw]] || <ref></ref>
|}

==Notes==
# Relief pitcher.
# Grand slam.
# Losing pitcher.

==References==


[[Category:Major League Baseball playoffs and champions]]

October 14, 2018 at 01:22PM