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Homered in First At Bat |
Through 2008 there have been 95 players who hit a home run in their very first major league at-bat. Eleven of those players were catchers. Terry Steinbach also homered in his very first All-Star at-bat.
Source: David Vincent, member of SABR
| Catchers who Hit a Home Run in their 1st Major League At Bat |
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| Paul Gillespie | CHI-N, September 11, 1942 (3 yrs in MLB, 6 career HR's) @@ |
| Hack Miller | CLE-A, April 23, 1944 (2 yrs in MLB, 1 career HR) ## |
| Don Leppert | PIT-N, June 18, 1961 (4 yrs in MLB, 15 career HR's) |
| Cuno Barragan | CHI-N, September 1, 1961 (3 yrs in MLB, 1 career HR) ## |
| Bob Tillman | BOS-A, May 19, 1962 (9 yrs in MLB, 79 career HR's) |
| Gene Lamont | DET-A, September 2, 1970 (5 yrs in MLB, 4 career HR's) ** |
| Mike Fitzgerald | NY-N, September 13, 1983 (10 yrs in MLB, 48 career HR's) ** |
| Terry Steinbach | OAK-A, September 12, 1986 (14 yrs in MLB, 162 career HR's) |
| Mitch Lyden | CHI-N, June 16, 1993 (1 yr in MLB, 1 career HR) ## |
| Miguel Olivo | CHI-A, September 15, 2002 (current player, 73 career HR's) ** |
| Mike Napoli | LAA-A, May 4, 2006 (current player, 46 career HR) |
** Only Homerun hit that year ## Only Homerun in Career @@ Also hit a Homerun in Last Career At-Bat |
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