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1995 Atherton (185*) bats for 643 minutes to save Johannesburg Test

1990 New York Yankee Kevin Maas is fastest to get 13 home runs (110 at bats)

1990 New York Yankee Kevin Mass sets record with 12th home run in 1st 92 at bats and becomes 21st to hit a ball into 3rd deck of Seattle's Kingdome

1990 New York Yankee Kevin Mass sets record with 11th home run in 1st 86 at bats

1990 New York Yankee Kevin Mass sets record with 10th home run in 1st 72 at bats

1990 Yankees rookie Kevin Maas hits his 10th home run in just 77 at bats

1989 Mark McGwire's gets 100th home run, 2nd fastest (1400 at bats) (to Kiner)

1988 225 at bats after #299, Met Gary Carter is 59th to hit 300th home run

1977 Donald Kerr, actor (Devil Bat, Killer Bats), dies at 85

1976 Minnie Minoso bats for White Sox after a 12-year hiatus (hitless)

1972 Oakland A Gene Tenace is 1st to homer in 1st 2 World Series at bats

1969 After 9,015 at bats Hank Aaron is lifted for a pinch hitter, Mike Lum, who doubled in a 15-3 victory over New York Mets

1963 Pete Rose debuts with hits in his 2 1st at bats in spring training

1956 Indians' Jim Busby hits a grand slam in two consecutive at bats

1951 Giant's Bob Niemans homers on his 1st 2 at bats

1941 Browns pitcher Johnny Niggling gets Joe DiMaggio in 4 at bats to stop DiMaggio's streak of 74 games in reaching base

1933 A's Jimmie Foxx homers his 1st 3 at bats for 4 consecutive home runs

1927 Phillies Cy Williams hits for cycle in just 4 at bats

1924 Cardinal Jim Bottomley bats in 12 RBIs in 1 game

1919 Wichita outfielder Joe Wilhoit (Western League) fails to get a hit, ending a 69-game streak (155 hits in 299 at bats for a .505 avg)

1910 Dodgers and Pirates play to 8-8 tie, both have 38 at bats, 13 hits, 12 assists, 2 errors, 5 strikeouts, 3 walks, 1 pass ball and 1 hit by pitch

1890 Ed Cartwright bats in 7 RBIs in 1 inning


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