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Will Clark hit 6 MLB home runs off of Nolan Ryan. 1) April 8, 1986 - Clark's 1st career MLB home run. 2) June 28, 1987 - Clark's 15th career MLB home run. 3) August 3, 1987 - Clark's 31st career MLB home run. 4) June 24, 1988 - Clark's 64th career MLB home run. 5) August 1, 1988 - Clark's 69th career MLB home run. 6) August 11, 1988 - Clark's 70th career home run. All six home runs came while Clark played for the San Francisco Giants and Ryan played for the Houston Astros.
The MLB home run record is held by Barry Bonds with 762 home runs.
The first home run 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.
I won't say he was the best in history but Ed Kranepool of the New York Mets had a five year run as a pinch hitter that was a good as anybody in the game. Between 1974-1978, Kranepool went 57-144 for a pinch hitting batting average of .396.
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