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

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Relatively few Major League Baseball pitchers have hit home runs in the postseason. Through the 2019 World Series, only 24 home runs have been hit, by 22 different pitchers.

List

Player NameDateTeamGame and InningNo. of men
on base		Opposing pitcherReferences
Jim Bagby Sr. October 10, 1920 Cleveland Indians World Series, Game 5, 4th inning2 Burleigh Grimes [1] [2]
Rosy Ryan 1October 6, 1924 New York Giants World Series, Game 3, 4th inning0 Allen Russell [3] [4]
Jack Bentley October 8, 1924New York GiantsWorld Series, Game 5, 5th inning1 Walter Johnson [5] [6]
Jesse Haines October 5, 1926 St. Louis Cardinals World Series, Game 3, 4th inning1 Dutch Ruether [7] [8]
Bucky Walters October 7, 1940 Cincinnati Reds World Series, Game 6, 8th inning0 Fred Hutchinson [9] [10]
Lew Burdette October 2, 1958 Milwaukee Braves World Series, Game 2, 1st inning2 Duke Maas [11] [12]
Mudcat Grant October 13, 1965 Minnesota Twins World Series, Game 6, 6th inning2 Howie Reed [13] [14]
José Santiago 2October 4, 1967 Boston Red Sox World Series, Game 1, 3rd inning0 Bob Gibson [15] [16]
Bob Gibson October 12, 1967St. Louis CardinalsWorld Series, Game 7, 5th inning0 Jim Lonborg [17] [18]
Mickey Lolich October 3, 1968 Detroit Tigers World Series, Game 2, 3rd inning0 Nelson Briles [19] [20]
Bob Gibson October 6, 1968St. Louis CardinalsWorld Series, Game 4, 4th inning0 Joe Sparma [21] [22]
Dave McNally 2October 16, 1969 Baltimore Orioles World Series, Game 5, 3rd inning1 Jerry Koosman [23] [24]
Mike Cuellar 3October 3, 1970Baltimore Orioles American League Championship Series, Game 1, 4th inning3 Jim Perry [25] [26]
Dave McNally 3October 13, 1970Baltimore OriolesWorld Series, Game 3, 6th inning3 Wayne Granger [27] [28]
Ken Holtzman October 16, 1974 Oakland Athletics World Series, Game 4, 3rd inning0 Andy Messersmith [29] [30]
Don Gullett October 4, 1975Cincinnati Reds National League Championship Series, Game 1, 5th inning1 Larry Demery [31] [32]
Steve Carlton October 6, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies National League Championship Series, Game 3, 2nd inning2 Don Sutton [33] [34]
Rick Sutcliffe October 2, 1984 Chicago Cubs National League Championship Series, Game 1, 3rd inning0 Eric Show [35] [36]
Kerry Wood 2October 15, 2003Chicago CubsNational League Championship Series, Game 7, 2nd inning1 Mark Redman [37] [38]
Jeff Suppan October 14, 2006St. Louis CardinalsNational League Championship Series, Game 3, 2nd inning0 Steve Trachsel [39] [40]
Joe Blanton October 26, 2008Philadelphia PhilliesWorld Series, Game 4, 5th inning0 Edwin Jackson [41] [42]
Travis Wood 1October 8, 2016Chicago Cubs National League Division Series, Game 2, 4th inning0 George Kontos [43] [44]
Jake Arrieta October 10, 2016Chicago CubsNational League Division Series, Game 3, 2nd inning2 Madison Bumgarner [45] [46]
Brandon Woodruff 1October 12, 2018 Milwaukee Brewers National League Championship Series, Game 1, 3rd inning0 Clayton Kershaw [47] [48]

Notes

1Relief pitcher
2Losing pitcher
3Grand slam
Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame

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