Ross Barnes of the Chicago White Stockings, later the Cubs, hit the first home run in the National League on May 2, 1876.
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∙ 2007-09-17 04:11:01In 2010, Albert Pujols hit the most home runs in the National League, with 42.
On May 2, 1876, Ross Barnes of Chicago hit the first National League home run which was an inside the park variation.
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In the 1971 All-Star Game at Detroit's Tiger Stadium, Frank Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles became the first player to hit home runs for both leagues. He hit a two-run blast for the American League in the third inning of the game eventually won by the AL, 6-4. Robinson had previously hit a home run for the National League in 1959, when he was a member of the Cincinnati Reds. Alfonso Soriano duplicated the feat in the 2000s. He hit home runs for the American League as a New York Yankee (in 2002) and a Texas Ranger (in 2007). He later hit a homer for the National League as a Chicago Cub (in 2007).
Andruw Jones led the National League with 51 home runs in 2005, Alex Ridriguez hit 48 home runs to lead the American League.
In 2008 Ryan Howard hit the most home runs in the National League with 48, and Miguel Cabrera led the American League with 37.
I think Jackie Robinson was 52 years old when he hit his first home run in the Major League.
The first HR was hit on 2nd May 1876 by Ross Barnes Chicago.. The first home run ever hit in the National League was by Ross Barnes of the Chicago White Stockings (now known as the Chicago Cubs in 1876
Yes. The Cardinals hit 223 home runs in 1998 to lead the National League. The Braves were second with 215 and the Cubs were third with 212.
Sammy Sosa was the first batter to hit a home run against every Major league team
The first home run hit in MLB history was by Ezra Sutton of the Cleveland Forest Citys on May 8, 1871 against the Chicago White Stockings in the National Association. Sutton hit a second home run in the game to be the player to hit the first and second home runs in MLB history. Ross Barnes of the Chicago White Stockings, later the Cubs, hit the first home run in the National League on May 2, 1876. Later that day Charlie Jones of the Cincinati Red Stockings also hit one. It's not recorded whether these were inside the park home runs or not, but it is likely that they were.
If your counting from 1876, when the National League started, Ross Barnes, second baseman for Chicago, was the 1st when he hit an inside the park home run in the 5th inning against William "Cherokee" Fisher if Cincinnati on May 2, 1876.