Dazzling Debuts: First At-Bat Home Runs

Giselle Stancic, Bill Nowlin, Jacob Pomrenke, Joseph Wancho, Tara Krieger, Rory Costello, Zac Petrillo, Barrett Snyder, Laura H. Peebles

ISBN 10: 1960819313 / ISBN 13: 9781960819314

Published by Society for American Baseball Research, 2024

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dazzling Debuts: First At-Bat Home Runs
• Publisher: Society for American Baseball Research
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1960819313
• ISBN 13: 9781960819314
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 21.59W x 0.97H x 27.94D centimeters 21.59 centimeters width by 0.97 centimeters height by 27.94 centimeters depth
• Weight: 404 grams

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Synopsis

Every baseball player experiences a series of firsts when they step onto the field: the nervous excitement of entering the locker room, the pride of putting on the team uniform, the awe-inspiring moment of exiting the dugout and crossing the white lines. But when a player walks up to the plate and hits a home run in his first major-league at-bat, he creates a wave of excitement among the fans, achieves a rare feat for the record books — and experiences the thrill of a lifetime in his professional career.

Dazzling Debuts: First At-Bat Home Runs celebrates those moments – from inside-the-park homers to grand slams to those hit by pitchers. Some foreshadowed many homers to come; in other cases, the first at-bat homer was the only one the player ever hit.

Each major-league franchise is represented in one way or another, and we also look at first at-bat home runs hit in the Negro Leagues, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. We hope to have conveyed some of the excitement of a player entering a game and promptly hitting one outta here!

This book represents the collaborative effort of 33 members of the Society for American Baseball Research.