With just over three weeks left in the regular season, when the…
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Kazuo Matsui arrived in the United States looking like a superstar.…
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Dave Matranga progressed through the Houston Astros farm system…
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Daniel Nava celebrates with teammates after hitting a grand…
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A small crowd of 4,611 braved the “steel gray day”1 at New…
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Phillies fans who sat down for an early-season contest against…
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Bill LeFebvre came to bat just once in his debut year of 1938.…
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As the first Red Sox season after World War II got underway,…
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The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the Baltimore Orioles occupied…
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Kicking off a string of unfortunate events for the 1942 Cincinnati…
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As the Cincinnati Reds hosted the San Diego Padres in a Thursday…
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When the Chicago Cubs took the field for their first game in…
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Al Aber’s money pitch was the sinker. When he executed it to…
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Youth, imposing size, and a blazing fastball garnered right-handed…
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The Atlanta Braves jumped out to a three-games-to-one lead over…
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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitchers Don Sutton and Andy Messersmith…
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September 8, 2004: Greg Dobbs’ first-at-bat homer not enough for Seattle in 9-5 loss to Cleveland
April 6, 2004: Mets’ Kazuo Matsui homers on first pitch; Tom Glavine beats Braves on Opening Day
June 27, 2003: Dave Matranga’s home run, only career hit, ‘affected my entire life’
June 12, 2010: Boston’s Daniel Nava hits grand slam on first pitch he sees in major leagues
April 23, 1952: Giants’ Hoyt Wilhelm hits home run in first career at-bat, then earns first career victory
August 26, 1947: Pitcher Dan Bankhead becomes an integration pioneer, homers in Dodgers debut
April 21, 1898: Bill Duggleby’s debut slam clears contentious sign in Philadelphia
June 10, 1938: Boston’s Bill LeFebvre homers in first, only at-bat of rookie season
April 22, 1946: Boston native Eddie Pellagrini hits game-winning Red Sox homer in first at-bat
August 6, 2008: Orioles drubbed in road trip finale, but rookie Luis Montañez makes history
May 31, 1942: Reds’ Clyde Vollmer becomes youngest player to homer on first major-league pitch he sees
August 2, 2012: Padres’ Eddy Rodríguez hits only career home run in his first major-league at-bat
September 1, 1961: New coach, new catcher, but still no victory for Cubs
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