For a career, that would be Mark McGwire who hit a home run every 10.6 at bats. Second all time is Babe Ruth with a home run every 11.8 at bats.
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That was Bill Duggleby of the Philadelphia Philles who hit a home run in his first at bat on April 21, 1898. That home run was a grand slam and he was also the first batter in MLB history to hit a grand slam home run in his first at bat. Duggleby had an 8 year career, ending up with a 93-102 record and a 3.18 ERA. He hit 6 home runs in his career and wound up with a .165 career batting average.
On April 30, 1961, Mays borrowed a bat from teammate Joey Amalfitano and hit four home runs against the Milwaukee Braves.
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No, he hit a walk off home run in his first major league game but it was not his first at-bat.
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Not in MLB ... although he did hit his first MLB home run in his 3rd ever at bat ... it was a grand slam.
Probably the most famous was Ted Williams who homered in his last MLB at bat on September 28, 1960 against Baltimore Orioles right hander Jack Fisher. Other notable players that homered in their last MLB at bat include Hall of Famer Mickey Cochrane, Albert Belle, Willie Aikens, Ken McMullen, Tony Kubek, Todd Zeile, and Chick Stahl. Closer Gregg Olsen pitched in 447 games and hit a home run in his final MLB at bat, the 4th at bat of his career. Reliever Tim Stoddard pitched in 277 games in his career and hit a home run in his final at bat, the 20th at bat of his career.
A big bat is a player in the game of baseball who specializes in hitting home runs.
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As of the 2008 season, 97 players have hit a home run in their first MLB at bat. Click on the 'Players with a Home Run in Their First At Bat' link below to see a list of those players.
That was Bill Duggleby of the Philadelphia Philles who hit a home run in his first at bat on April 21, 1898. That home run was a grand slam and he was also the first batter in MLB history to hit a grand slam home run in his first at bat. Duggleby had an 8 year career, ending up with a 93-102 record and a 3.18 ERA. He hit 6 home runs in his career and wound up with a .165 career batting average.
Shortstop Jim Mason in Game 3. That at bat was Mason's only World Series at bat in his MLB career.
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