Been a while since doing one of these, and they’re always fun, so let’s play the first career home run hit/allowed game with Francisco Álvarez.
Francisco Álvarez hit his first home run off Carl Edwards Jr., 10/4/22
Carl Edwards Jr. gave up his first home run to Alemdys Díaz, 6/22/16
Alemdys Díaz hit his first home run off Eric O’Flaherty, 4/18/16
Eric O’Flaherty gave up his first home run to Alex Rodriguez, 8/22/06
Alex Rodriguez hit his first home run off Tom Gordon, 6/12/95
Tom Gordon gave up his first home run to Terry Steinbach, 9/17/88
Terry Steinbach hit his first home run off Greg Swindell, 9/12/86
Greg Swindell gave up his first home run to Garth Iorg, 8/27/86
Garth Iorg hit his first home run off Sparky Lyle, 6/22/80
Sparky Lyle gave up his first home run to Mickey Stanley, 7/16/67
Mickey Stanley hit his first home run off Marshall Bridges, 9/3/65
Marshall Bridges gave up his first home run to Pete Whisenant, 6/28/59
Pete Whisenant hit his first home run off Johnny Antonelli, 6/12/55
Johnny Antontelli gave up his first home run to Stan Musial, 5/24/49
Stan Musial hit his first home run off Rip Sewell, 9/23/41
Rip Sewell gave up his first home run to Jimmie Foxx, 6/14/32
Jimmie Foxx hit his first home run off Urban Shocker, 5/31/27
Urban Shocker gave up his first home run to Nap Lajoie, 5/3/16
Nap Lajoie hit his first home run off Art Herman, 8/20/96
Art Herman gave up his first home run to Charlie Irwin, 6/29/96
Charlie Irwin hit his first home run off Huyler Westervelt, 6/7/94
Huyler Westervelt gave up his first home run to Ed Cartwright, 5/11/94
Ed Cartwright hit his first home run off Mike Morrison, 7/10/90
Mike Morrison gave up his first home run to Charlie Comiskey, 4/30/87
Charlie Comiskey hit his first home run off John Reccius, 5/4/82
That was the first home run allowed by John Reccius, who pitched for the Louisville Eclipse in 1882 and 1883, then part of the American Association.
Reccius batted unknown and threw unknown, same as his brother Phil Reccius, who managed to escape having his handedness known despite playing in Louisville from 1882-87, and then 68 games for the Cleveland Blues in ‘87 before a return engagement in Louisville, which by then had become the Colonels, but still played at Eclipse Park. The 1887 Colonels roster included Reddy Mack, Chicken Wolf, Hub Collins, Ducky Hemp, Peak-A-Boo Veach, Toad Ramsey, and Ice Box Chamberlain — the latter two serving as the main pitchers for a 76-60 team.
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