On April 23, 1952 — Giant reliever Hoyt Wilhelm homers in his first major league at-bat, a fourth-inning blast off Dick Hoover in the team’s 9-5 victory over Boston at the Polo Grounds. In his second at-bat, two days later, he will hit a triple. But Wilhelm, a notoriously poor hitter, will never hit
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Source: Historical record