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Gary Gaetti is the all-time leader in
home runs among the players who hit a home run in their first MLB at bat.
This is a list of the 115 Major League Baseball (MLB) players who hit a home run in their first major league at bat through August 19, 2015.
Key
| # |
Denotes the home run was hit on the first pitch |
| & |
Denotes the home run was a grand slam |
| † |
Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame |
| * |
Denotes the player is still active |
List
Hall of Fame pitcher
Hoyt Wilhelm homered in his first at bat.
Daniel Nava is one of four players to hit a grand slam in his first MLB at bat, and one of two to hit it on the first pitch.
| Player |
Team |
Date |
Career HR |
| Joe Harrington |
Boston Beaneaters |
September 10, 1895 |
3 |
| Bill Duggleby& |
Philadelphia Phillies |
April 21, 1898 |
6 |
| Johnny Bates |
Boston Beaneaters |
April 12, 1906 |
25 |
| Luke Stuart |
St. Louis Browns |
August 8, 1921 |
1 |
| Walter Mueller# |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
May 7, 1922 |
2 |
| Earl Averill† |
Cleveland Indians |
April 16, 1929 |
238 |
| Clise Dudley# |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
April 27, 1929 |
3 |
| Gordon Slade |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
May 24, 1930 |
8 |
| Eddie Morgan# |
St. Louis Cardinals |
April 14, 1936 |
1 |
| Ace Parker |
Philadelphia Phillies |
April 30, 1937 |
2 |
| Gene Hasson |
Philadelphia Athletics |
September 9, 1937 |
4 |
| Ernie Koy |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
April 19, 1938 |
36 |
| Heinie Mueller |
Philadelphia Phillies |
April 19, 1938 |
17 |
| Bill LeFebvre# |
Boston Red Sox |
June 10, 1938 |
1 |
| Clyde Vollmer# |
Cincinnati Reds |
May 31, 1942 |
69 |
| Paul Gillespie |
Chicago Cubs |
September 11, 1942 |
6 |
| Buddy Kerr |
New York Giants |
September 8, 1943 |
31 |
| Hack Miller |
Detroit Tigers |
April 23, 1944 |
1 |
| Whitey Lockman |
New York Giants |
July 5, 1945 |
114 |
| Eddie Pellagrini |
Boston Red Sox |
April 22, 1946 |
20 |
| Dan Bankhead |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
August 26, 1947 |
1 |
| George Vico# |
Detroit Tigers |
April 20, 1948 |
12 |
| Les Layton |
New York Giants |
May 21, 1948 |
2 |
| Ed Sanicki |
Philadelphia Phillies |
September 14, 1949 |
3 |
| Ted Tappe |
Cincinnati Reds |
September 14, 1950 |
5 |
| Bob Nieman |
St. Louis Browns |
September 14, 1951 |
125 |
| Hoyt Wilhelm† |
New York Giants |
April 23, 1952 |
1 |
| Wally Moon |
St. Louis Cardinals |
April 13, 1954 |
142 |
| Chuck Tanner# |
Milwaukee Braves |
April 12, 1955 |
21 |
| Bill White |
New York Giants |
May 7, 1956 |
202 |
| Frank Ernaga |
Chicago Cubs |
May 24, 1957 |
2 |
| Don Leppert |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
June 18, 1961 |
15 |
| Cuno Barragan |
Chicago Cubs |
September 1, 1961 |
1 |
| Bob Tillman |
Boston Red Sox |
May 19, 1962 |
79 |
| John Kennedy |
Washington Senators |
September 5, 1962 |
32 |
| Buster Narum |
Baltimore Orioles |
May 5, 1963 |
3 |
| Gates Brown |
Detroit Tigers |
June 19, 1963 |
84 |
| Bert Campaneris# |
Kansas City Athletics |
July 23, 1964 |
79 |
| Bill Roman |
Detroit Tigers |
September 30, 1964 |
1 |
| Brant Alyea# |
Washington Senators |
September 12, 1965 |
38 |
| John Miller |
New York Yankees |
September 11, 1966 |
2 |
| Rick Renick |
Minnesota Twins |
July 11, 1968 |
20 |
| Joe Keough |
Oakland Athletics |
August 7, 1968 |
9 |
| Gene Lamont |
Detroit Tigers |
September 2, 1970 |
4 |
| Don Rose# |
California Angels |
May 24, 1972 |
1 |
| Benny Ayala |
New York Mets |
August 27, 1974 |
38 |
| Reggie Sanders |
Detroit Tigers |
September 1, 1974 |
3 |
| John Montefusco |
San Francisco Giants |
September 3, 1974 |
4 |
| José Sosa |
Houston Astros |
July 30, 1975 |
1 |
| Dave McKay |
Minnesota Twins |
August 22, 1975 |
21 |
| Alvis Woods# |
Toronto Blue Jays |
April 7, 1977 |
35 |
| Dave Machemer |
California Angels |
June 21, 1978 |
1 |
| Johnnie LeMaster |
San Francisco Giants |
September 2, 1975 |
22 |
| Tim Wallach |
Montreal Expos |
September 6, 1980 |
260 |
| Gary Gaetti |
Minnesota Twins |
September 20, 1981 |
360 |
| Carmelo Martínez |
Chicago Cubs |
August 22, 1983 |
108 |
| Mike Fitzgerald |
New York Mets |
September 13, 1983 |
48 |
| Andre David |
Minnesota Twins |
June 29, 1984 |
1 |
| Will Clark |
San Francisco Giants |
April 8, 1986 |
284 |
| Terry Steinbach |
Oakland Athletics |
September 12, 1986 |
162 |
| Jay Bell# |
Cleveland Indians |
September 29, 1986 |
195 |
| Ricky Jordan |
Philadelphia Phillies |
July 17, 1988 |
55 |
| Junior Félix# |
Toronto Blue Jays |
May 4, 1989 |
55 |
| José Offerman |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
August 19, 1990 |
57 |
| Dave Eiland |
San Diego Padres |
April 10, 1992 |
1 |
| Jim Bullinger# |
Chicago Cubs |
June 8, 1992 |
4 |
| Jay Gainer# |
Colorado Rockies |
May 14, 1993 |
3 |
| Mitch Lyden |
Florida Marlins |
June 16, 1993 |
1 |
| Garey Ingram |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
May 19, 1994 |
3 |
| Jon Nunnally |
Kansas City Royals |
April 29, 1995 |
42 |
| Jermaine Dye |
Atlanta Braves |
May 17, 1996 |
325 |
| Dustin Hermanson |
Montreal Expos |
April 16, 1997 |
2 |
| Brad Fullmer |
Montreal Expos |
September 2, 1997 |
114 |
| Marlon Anderson |
Philadelphia Phillies |
September 8, 1998 |
63 |
| Carlos Lee |
Chicago White Sox |
May 7, 1999 |
358 |
| Guillermo Mota |
Montreal Expos |
June 9, 1999 |
2 |
| Esteban Yan# |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
June 4, 2000 |
1 |
| Alex Cabrera |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
June 26, 2000 |
5 |
| Keith McDonald |
St. Louis Cardinals |
July 4, 2000 |
3 |
| Chris Richard# |
St. Louis Cardinals |
July 17, 2000 |
34 |
| Gene Stechschulte# |
St. Louis Cardinals |
April 17, 2001 |
1 |
| Marcus Thames# |
New York Yankees |
June 10, 2002 |
115 |
| Miguel Olivo* |
Chicago White Sox |
September 15, 2002 |
145 |
| Dave Matranga |
Houston Astros |
June 27, 2003 |
1 |
| Kazuo Matsui*# |
New York Mets |
April 6, 2004 |
32 |
| Héctor Luna* |
St. Louis Cardinals |
April 8, 2004 |
15 |
| Greg Dobbs* |
Seattle Mariners |
September 8, 2004 |
46 |
| Andy Phillips# |
New York Yankees |
September 26, 2004 |
14 |
| Mike Jacobs* |
New York Mets |
August 21, 2005 |
100 |
| Jeremy Hermida*& |
Florida Marlins |
August 31, 2005 |
65 |
| Mike Napoli* |
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
May 4, 2006 |
194 |
| Adam Wainwright*# |
St. Louis Cardinals |
May 24, 2006 |
6 |
| Kevin Kouzmanoff*#& |
Cleveland Indians |
September 2, 2006 |
87 |
| Charlton Jimerson# |
Houston Astros |
September 4, 2006 |
2 |
| Josh Fields* |
Chicago White Sox |
September 18, 2006 |
34 |
| Elijah Dukes |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
April 2, 2007 |
31 |
| Mark Worrell |
St. Louis Cardinals |
June 5, 2008 |
1 |
| Lou Montañez* |
Baltimore Orioles |
August 6, 2008 |
5 |
| Mark Saccomanno# |
Houston Astros |
September 8, 2008 |
1 |
| Jordan Schafer* |
Atlanta Braves |
April 5, 2009 |
12 |
| Gerardo Parra* |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
May 13, 2009 |
44 |
| John Hester* |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
August 28, 2009 |
6 |
| Jason Heyward* |
Atlanta Braves |
April 5, 2010 |
89 |
| Luke Hughes |
Minnesota Twins |
April 28, 2010 |
8 |
| Starlin Castro* |
Chicago Cubs |
May 7, 2010 |
55 |
| Daniel Nava&#* |
Boston Red Sox |
June 12, 2010 |
23 |
| J. P. Arencibia*# |
Toronto Blue Jays |
August 7, 2010 |
74 |
| Brandon Guyer* |
Tampa Bay Rays |
May 6, 2011 |
8 |
| Tommy Milone*# |
Washington Nationals |
September 3, 2011 |
1 |
| Brett Pill* |
San Francisco Giants |
September 6, 2011 |
9 |
| Starling Marte*# |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
July 26, 2012 |
42 |
| Eddy Rodríguez* |
San Diego Padres |
August 2, 2012 |
1 |
| Jurickson Profar* |
Texas Rangers |
September 2, 2012 |
7 |
| Jorge Soler* |
Chicago Cubs |
August 27, 2014 |
9 |
| Eddie Rosario*# |
Minnesota Twins |
May 6, 2015 |
13 |
| Daniel Norris* |
Detroit Tigers |
August 19, 2015 |
1 |
Notes
Bill Duggleby, Jeremy Hermida, Kevin Kouzmanoff and Daniel Nava are the only players to hit a grand slam in their first at bat. Kouzmanoff and Nava hit their grand slams on the first MLB pitch.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
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