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kairos12

(12,859 posts) Sun Jun 5, 2022, 04:54 PM Jun 2022

Most career HRS by a player who homered on their first AB in the Majors.

Gary Gaetti-361 HRS.

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Most career HRS by a player who homered on their first AB in the Majors. (Original Post) kairos12 Jun 2022 OP

That must b a pretty small pool of players! PJMcK Jun 2022 #1

So that made me curious and I googled rurallib Jun 2022 #3

One of my favorite players... RustyWheels Jun 2022 #2

The Rat. The second power hitting third baseman the Cubs acquired late in his career, rsdsharp Jun 2022 #4

PJMcK

(22,035 posts)

1. That must b a pretty small pool of players!

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Sun Jun 5, 2022, 05:03 PM

Jun 2022

How many batters have homered on their first at bat in the majors?

rurallib

(62,411 posts)

3. So that made me curious and I googled

Reply to PJMcK (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 5, 2022, 05:49 PM

Jun 2022

and that pool of players is 129

https://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats5.shtml

with some 17 currently active.

RustyWheels

(123 posts)

2. One of my favorite players...

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Sun Jun 5, 2022, 05:31 PM

Jun 2022

watching the Minnesota Twins capture their first World Series Championship in 1987.

The Fab Four for the Twins... Hrbek (1B), Puckett (CF), Brunansky (RF) & Gaetti (3B).

rsdsharp

(9,170 posts)

4. The Rat. The second power hitting third baseman the Cubs acquired late in his career,