Table of Content
- Home Run Records
- The youngest players to HR for each team
- Longtime College Football Assistant Coach To Retire Following Bowl Game
- Birthday Bash: A-Rod Becomes 4th Player To Homer In Teens And 40s
- 'Sopranos' stars who have died
- Tony Conigliaro of the Red Sox hit most home runs as a teen
- Ken Griffey Jr. – 630 home runs
All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. Junior’s hot hitting and exuberance on the field quickly turned him into a fan favorite in Seattle. The Pacific Trading Card Company went all-in on Griffey mania, releasing a chocolate bar depicting the young superstar before he even had a month of MLB service time. One of the most exciting parts of Major League Baseball is when an up-and-coming young player takes the big leagues by storm. Assuming both that Harper plays all 26 games and that he stays on his season pace, he will hit four more home runs and finish with 21 for the season. This would put him past Ott and past his personal goal of 20 home runs, but short of Conigliaro.
Profar was a September callup in 2012, playing in just nine games. But in his very first plate appearance, he took the Indians’ Zach McAllister deep for a home run. He became the third player in Rangers history to homer in his first career at-bat, joining Brant Alyea in 1965 and John Kennedy in 1962. This one should come as no surprise -- that The Kid, who debuted at 19 years old for the Mariners in 1989, holds the franchise record for youngest home run. Griffey hit his first home run off the White Sox Eric King in his sixth career game, and went on to hit 630 home runs, which stands as the seventh most all time.
Home Run Records
After a one game cup of coffee as an 18-year-old in 1963, Bunker jumped into the Baltimore rotation in 1964 and had himself a great year. He led the American League with a .792 winning percentage, going 19-5 in his 29 starts, with an excellent 2.69 ERA in 214 innings. He was the first teenage pitcher in the divisional era to eclipse the 200-inning mark in a season. Bunker pitched 12 complete games for the O's, including one shutout, and was the AL Rookie of the Year runner-up to Tony Oliva. Lush played games in his first season in 1904 as a first baseman, outfielder and pitcher. He hit two career home runs, and both were in 1904 while playing first base -- and they were within a few days of each other, on Sept. 8 and 12.
But sometimes it's legendary when someone so young sustains the same success as established veterans. Only three players have crossed the 1000 runs mark before entering their 20th year of age – Shahid Afridi, Sachin Tendulkar, & Tamim Iqbal. The runs scored under the age of nineteen have been taken into consideration, and the players are ranked on that basis. Considered by some to be the best third baseman of all time, Schmidt led the National League in home runs eight times during one 15-year stretch. He played his entire 18 years with the Phillies and was named NL MVP on three occasions. ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSNewYork/AP) — Alex Rodriguez is hitting home runs in his 40s, just like he did as a teenager.
The youngest players to HR for each team
Unfortunately, arm injuries in the following seasons took their toll and, although Nolan enjoyed some more success, his career was over before he turned 30. By the time Abbott returned, Renteria had won the Marlins’ confidence, and they moved the former shortstop to second base. The following season, a foot injury sustained while wrestling friend and teammate Tris Speaker shelved Wood until mid-June, but he dominated upon returning. Wood tossed four shutouts and in a four-inning relief outing against the Cleveland Naps struck out 10 batters. Lewis did come back to earth, however, finishing the season with a .291 average and 100 runs scored. Vriitya Aravind, an Emirati cricketer, who plays as a wicket-keeper batsman for the United Arab Emirates cricket team and recently enters his 20s, is another recent addition to the list.
Mark McGwire, for example, hit 58 home runs in 1997, more than any other player that year. Brown isn’t just the youngest Dodgers player to hit a home run in the Modern Era, he's the youngest for any team in the Modern Era, as he’s the only one to go deep as a 17-year-old. Brown debuted in 1944, at 16 years, 241 days old, so he could’ve done so at an even younger age, theoretically. He played in 46 games in 1944, but tallied just four extra-base hits, all doubles.
Longtime College Football Assistant Coach To Retire Following Bowl Game
Upton and his brother, Melvin Upton Jr., each hold the record for the youngest home run for a franchise -- Justin for the D-backs and Melvin for the Rays. Schneider was a pitcher, but he managed five home runs in his career, including this one as a 19-year-old in 1914. He homered off the Giants’ Art Fromme, knocking an inside-the-park home run. Southworth played in just three career Major League games, all with the Braves in October 1964.
It is interesting that Tony, the teenage leader, and Yaz, the post-40 beliringer, were teammates on the Boston Red Sox. Ott debuted at 17, but didn’t homer until he was 18, in his second season in the Majors. His first home run was an inside-the-parker off the Cubs’ Hal Carlson. The only home run as a teenager of Upton’s career was this one, in his first home game and fifth overall game in 2007. He went yard off the Pirates’ Tom Gorzelanny, one of two home runs he’d hit that season.
Birthday Bash: A-Rod Becomes 4th Player To Homer In Teens And 40s
It’s fitting that Cobb, who debuted at 18 years and 255 days old in 1905, would lead this list for Detroit -- and it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, either. His first home run wasn’t any old over-the-fence home run, instead it was an inside-the-parker off the Senators’ Cy Falkenberg. Yes, it was a different era, especially for power, but that was a low total even for that year -- Detroit’s 13 homers were fewer than all but two of the 16 teams in the Majors. The New York Giants led the way with 39, though that total was 10 more than any other team that year. Moses would go on to hit 25 home runs over a nine-year career, with 13 of them coming in a Red Sox uniform. Below, you'll find the youngest players to homer for each current franchise in the Modern Era , with help from the Elias Sports Bureau, sorted by division.
He now has 17 home runs, giving him 25.71 at-bats per home run. Wednesday night at Nationals Park, Harper again hit two home runs in a game, bringing his total to 17 for the season. He passed another all-time great on the teenage home run list, this time in the form of Ken Griffey Jr. So all season long, as he has gradually added to his home run total, he has passed some true baseball legends. Was Dustin Peoria the first player to ever hit a home run in the first game of a world series? Dustin Pedroia, as the first batter in the 2007 World Series, hit a home run off of Jeff Francis of the Colorado Rockies.
His first homer came off the Expos’ Ugueth Urbina in the top of the fourth at Olympic Stadium. Not known for his power, Renteria hit 140 career home runs, with 12 of those coming in a Marlins uniform. What do Alex Rodriguez, Gary Sheffield, Rusty Staub and Ty Cobb have in common?
In 41 games of his debut season, Cobb hit just .240 and was subjected to extreme rookie hazing, which he called "the most miserable and humiliating experience I've ever been through." Perhaps the most impressive feat of his teenage season came in his Sept. 16 start against the California Angels, when he struck out the first six batters he faced, to tie a then-American League record. The Sporting News named Blyleven the AL Rookie Pitcher of the Year. While Machado’s overall offensive numbers were rather pedestrian, he crushed a pair of home runs in his second big league game, becoming the youngest player in Orioles history with a multi-homer game. These are the best teenage performances in MLB history, based on the age when players reached the majors. At 15 years and 316 days, Joe Nuxhall was the youngest ever to debut in the majors.
No player has hit a home run as a teenager since Robin Yount of the Brewers in 1975. Michaels debuted at a mere 17 years of age in 1943, but didn’t homer until the 1945 season, when he was 19. His home run came off the Indians’ Ed Klieman at Comiskey Park. Michaels played 12 years, accumulating 53 home runs, 28 in a White Sox uniform. After Wednesday's game, Harper has played in 113 games with 437 official at-bats.
The lowest home run total to lead a major league was four, recorded in the NL by Lip Pike in 1877 and Paul Hines in 1878. Murphy played outfield initially in his career, then finished up his final two seasons as a pitcher -- but this home run, of course, came while he was an outfielder at just 18 years old. He actually debuted as a 17-year-old that year, but didn’t go yard until after his Aug. 23 birthday. He hit it off the Reds’ Bob Purkey, a three-run home run to give the Cubs the lead in a game in Cincinnati. Murphy hit four career home runs, including his fourth and final one as a pitcher in 1970.
Tony Conigliaro of the Red Sox hit most home runs as a teen
If he continues this torrid pace for the next two weeks or so, he could pass Conigliaro with a few games to spare.
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