December 2009 Net54baseball.com contest- true contest

[Jim VB]

Other interesting facts about the guys who have homered in their first MLB at bat:

It has actually happened 102 times.

19 of those players (Wilhelm and 18 others) never homered again in the majors.

The Arizona Diamondbacks had 3 different guys do it... in 2009!


Now the follow up question:

Which one of these 102 guys hit the MOST career home runs?

[Rich Klein]

Gary Gaetti with 360.

Carlos Lee and Jermaine Dye both have a reasonable chance of passing Gaetti.

[Jim VB]

Yup. Top 3 are:
Gaetti - 360
Dye - 325
Lee - 307

[Rich Klein]

One of those players on the list of 102 not only hit a homer in his first major league at bat; but also in his final major league at-bat

Since we know the pool; I suspect you can give me the answer to that q

Rich

[Jim VB]

I think 2 guys did it, Paul Gillespie and John Miller. Those were the only 2 Miller ever hit.

[Rich Klein]

And the interesting ending to Miller's career was that after the homer; he "played' in another game. He was announced as a pinch-hitter and then was pinch-hit for before he came to the plate.

Rich