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William Holbert, a catcher who played for several teams between 1876-1888, is the only player in MLB history to have more than 2000 career at bats without hitting a home run ... he had 2335 ABs and 0 HRs.

Some others with at least 1000 career at bats and 0 home runs ...

* Tommy Bond - pitcher/outfielder for several team between 1874-1884 had 1975 at bats and 0 HRs.

* Tom Oliver - outfielder for the Red Sox between 1930-1933 had 1931 at bats and 0 HRs.

* Irvin Hall - infielder for the A's between 1943-1946 had 1904 at bats and 0 HRs.

* Pat Deasley - catcher for several teams between 1881-1888 had 1466 at bats and 0 HRs.

* Roxy Walters - catcher for several teams between 1915-1925 had 1426 at bats and 0 HRs.

* Paul Cook - catcher/first baseman for several team between 1884-1891 had 1364 at bats and 0 HRs.

* Don Sutton - Hall of Fame pitcher for several team between 1966-1988 had 1354 at bats and 0 HRs.

* Joe McGinnity - Hall of Fame pitcher for several teams between 1899-1908 had 1297 at bats and 0 HRs.

* Waite Hoyt - Hall of Fame pitcher for several teams between 1918-1938 had 1287 at bats and 0 HRs.

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Many players in Major League Baseball history have not hit a home run in their careers. Before 1920, home runs were quite rare in the big leagues. The Major League player with the most at-bats in his career without hitting a home run was Tom Oliver, with 1,931 at-bats.

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There are far too many to list.

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