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QUESTION: Who is the only player to hit a home run in his first two major league at bats?
ANSWER: Debi, a St. Louis Cardinal catcher by the name of Keith McDonald did it during the 2000 season.

Tom

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QUESTION: I guess I was looking for years further back.  I'm sorry I wasn't clearer on that.  I was looking at people like Bert Campaneris, Charlie Jamieson, Bob Nieman, Andy Pafko and Wally Post.  Did one of them hit a home run in his first major league at bats?

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Debi,

  Actually two of the people on your list hit homers on their first big league at-bat--Campaneris and Nieman. In fact, I neglected to mention that Bob Nieman, a journeyman outfielder in the 1950s, was a second player besides Keith McDonald to do it on this first two at-bats. Check this page out for a full list of guys who accomplished this feat.

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats5.shtml

Tom  

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I will deal with the major leagues only from 19th century to present. I`m good on baseball history, records, statistics, ballparks. I don't do off-the-field stuff. Please if you already know the answer to the question, please don't ask it. I don't want to play "stump the expert."

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