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unusual facts about plate appearance



Eric Cammack

As a hitter, Cammack hit a triple in his first and only plate appearance (2000), joining Eduardo Rodríguez (1973) and Scott Munninghoff (1980) as the only players to accomplish this feat in major league history.

Garth Iorg

In his final major league plate appearance, Iorg made Toronto's last out of the 1987 season when a win would have tied the Blue Jays with the Detroit Tigers for the American League East title.


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Bob Scherbarth

Like Moonlight Graham from Field of Dreams fame, Scherbarth was one of many players since 1900 who appeared in a game but never had a plate appearance.

Ham Wade

Three other players have been hit by a pitch in their only Major League plate appearance: Harvey Grubb in 1912, Cy Malis in 1934, and Fred Van Dusen in 1955.

Kazuo Matsui

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he is the only Major League player to hit a home run in his first plate appearance of his first three seasons.