I have been wondering, has there ever a rookie making his debut and the first time hes at bat, he belts a homer? if so who and when?
2007-07-10 05:29:30 · 11 answers · asked by fins19boy88 3 in Sports ➔ Baseball
There have been a surprisingly large number of players who have hit a homerun in their first major league at bat - 97, in fact.
Here is a complete list:
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats5.shtml
I heard a good trivial question once - what major league player hit a home run in his first at bat and never hit another one in over 1,000 major league games.
Answ:Hoyt Wilhelm
2007-07-10 05:40:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Joe Harrington 1895
Bill Duggleby 1896
Johnny Bates 1906
Luke Stuart 1921
Walter Mueller 1922
Earl Averill 1929
Clise Dudley 1929
Gordon Slade 1930
Eddie Morgan 1936
Ace Parker 1937
Gene Hasson 1937
Ernie Koy 38
Heinie Mueller 38
Bill Lefebvre 38
Clyde Vollmer 42
Paul Gillespie 43
Buddy Kerr 44
Hack Miller 45
Whitey Lockman 46
Eddie Pellagrini 47
Dan Bankhead 48
George Vico
Les Layton
Ed Saniki
Ted Tappe
Bob Neiman
Hoyt Wilhelm
Wally Moon
Chuck Tanner
Bill White
Frank Ernaga
Don Leppert
Cuno Barragan
Bob Tillman
John Kennedy
Buster Narum
Gates Brown
Bert Campaneris
Bill Roman
Brent Alyea
John Miller
Rick Renick
Joe Keough
Gene Lamont
Don Rose
Benny Ayala
Reggie Sanders
John Montefusco
Jose Sosa
Dave McKay
Al Woods
Dave Machemer
Johnny LeMaster
Jim Wallach
Gary Gaetti
Carmelo Martinez
Mike Fitzgerald
Andre David
Will Clark
Jerry Steinbach
Jay Bell
Ricky Jordan
Junior Felix
Jose Offerman
Dave Eiland
Jim Bullinger
Jay Gainer
Mitch Lyden
Rusty Greer
Gary Ingram
Joe Nunnaly
Jermaine Dye
Dustin Hermanson
Brad Fullmer
Marlon Anderson
Carlos Lee
Guillermo Mota
Esteban Yan
Alex Cabrera
Keith McDonald
Chris Richard
Gene Stechschulte
Marcus Thames
Miguel Olivio
Dave Matranga
Kaz Matsui
Hector Luna
Greg Dobbs
Andy Phillips
Mike Jacobs
Jeremy Hermida
Mike Napoli
Adam Wainwright
Ryan Roberts
Kevin Kouzmanoff
Charlton Jimmerson
Josh Fields
Elijah Dukes (His first at-bat was a walk, but that does not count as an official at-bat.)
2007-07-10 06:22:03 · answer #2 · answered by KJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dave Eiland's homer was always my favorite in this category. He made his debut in 1988, but as a pitcher in the AL, he didn't bat until he moved to San Diego in 1992. First time up, ding! Only took him four years.
2007-07-10 10:50:06 · answer #3 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And then you have Kevin Kouzmanoff, who hit a *grand slam* home run on the *first pitch* of his first Major League at bat on September 2, 2006! He's the only player to hit a grand slam on the first pitch he ever saw in the majors. Only two others have hit a grand slam in their first at-bat.
2007-07-10 06:20:18 · answer #4 · answered by Answerman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok so this guy above me has way too much time on his hands. What , not in alphabetical order? Anyways, i think one of the coolest first at bat was Marcus Thames against Randy Johnson. First "Pitch" the guy sees in the majors from Randy Johnson he goes yard. Pretty Impressive.
2007-07-10 06:30:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure when and not even sure if it was his 1st at bat, but Willie Mays' first major-league hit was a homerun.
BERGE OUT
2007-07-10 05:33:31 · answer #6 · answered by berge92 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ben Francisco came in to pinch hit, and hit a walk-off bomb to left. He's gonna be great someday.
2007-07-10 05:49:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe Ben Francisco of the Indians did that this year.
2007-07-10 05:48:22 · answer #8 · answered by baseballfan472 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
here is a list ive gathered because many people have done it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_run_in_first_at-bat
i still think the most impressive is marcus thames of the yankees doing it against Randy Johnson lol
2007-07-10 05:33:50 · answer #9 · answered by TheSandMan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There has been a lot of those, can't think of any off the top of my head, but it is a lot.
2007-07-10 05:33:15 · answer #10 · answered by Brian 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋