We haven’t done the Jeff McNeil home run chain yet. Jeff went golfing and posted some video to Instagram over the All-Star break, so here’s that…
…and here’s his home run chain.
Jeff McNeil hit his first home run off Tanner Roark, 7/31/18
Tanner Roark gave up his first home run to Carlos Beltrán, 9/23/13
Carlos Beltrán hit his first home run off Jaime Navarro, 4/10/99
Jaime Navarro gave up his first home run to Joe Carter, 8/1/89
Joe Carter hit his first home run off Frank Tanana, 6/28/84
Frank Tanana gave up his first home run to Rick Reichardt, 9/9/73
Rick Reicherdt hit his first home run off Joe Horlen, 9/15/65
Joe Horlen gave up his first home run to Lee Thomas, 9/9/61
Lee Thomas hit his first home run off Mudcat Grant, 5/25/61
Mudcat Grant gave up his first home run to Bob Cerv, 4/17/58
Bob Cerv hit his first home run off Bob Cain, 5/18/52
Bob Cain gave up his first home run to Bob Feller, 5/13/50
Bob Feller hit his first home run off Elden Auker, 5/24/40
Elden Auker gave up his first home run to Goose Goslin, 8/24/33
Goose Goslin hit his first home run off Red Faber, 9/21/21
Red Faber gave up his first home run to Sam Crawford, 6/1/14
Sam Crawford hit his first home run off Red Donahue, 9/21/99
Red Donahue gave up his first home run to Henry Larkin, 5/6/93
Henry Larkin hit his first home run off Adonis Terry, 8/25/84
Adonis Terry gave up his first home run to Jim Clinton, 5/22/84
Adonis Terry and Jim Clinton, the Paul Sewald and Elias Díaz of the 19th century? Well, Terry went 19-35 with a 3.55 ERA as a 19-year-old for the 1884 Brooklyn Atlantics in the American Association, and blossomed into the No. 2 starter for the team that became the Brooklyn Bridegrooms in the National League in 1890, when he was 26-16 with a 2.94 ERA, teaming with 30-game winner Tom Lovett and the 23-11 Bob Caruthers to help the then-independent city bring home the National League pennant.
Terry was released in 1892 and signed with the National League version of the Baltimore Orioles, who traded him to the Pirates after one start, a 7-2 loss to the Washington Senators (again, early NL version), whose star player was the deaf Billy Hoy. Terry stayed in Pittsburgh for the rest of 1892 and all of 1893 before making just one appearance for them in 1894 and moving to the Cubs — then the Chicago Colts — and remaining there until one start, his final one, in 1897.
Clinton also played in Brooklyn, with the 1872 Eckfords in the National Association. His other teams? The 1873 Elizabeth Resolutes, 1874-75 Brooklyn Atlantics, and 1876 National League Louisville Colonels. Then… nothing from 1877-81… before returning with the Worcester Ruby Legs in 1882 NL. Clinton wrapped up with four years in the American Association, three with the Orioles, one with the Cincinnati Red Stockings, and all four of his career home runs — in 1,822 plate appearances — came with Baltimore in 1884.
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