April 16, 1887: Mike Griffin becomes first major-league player to homer in his first at-bat — or does he?
April 16, 1887: George Tebeau stakes a claim to being first major-league player to homer in his first at-bat
April 12, 1906: Boston’s Johnny Bates becomes first twentieth-century player to homer in first career at-bat
May 31, 1942: Reds’ Clyde Vollmer becomes youngest player to homer on first major-league pitch he sees
September 14, 1949: Ed Sanicki rips home run off Rip Sewell in his first big-league at-bat for Phillies
April 23, 1952: Giants’ Hoyt Wilhelm hits home run in first career at-bat, then earns first career victory
April 12, 1955: Baseball lifer Chuck Tanner shows he’s here to stay with a home run on the first pitch
June 19, 1963: Tigers’ Gates Brown hits pinch-hit home run in his first career at-bat as Carl Yastrzemski leads Red Sox to blowout victory