MLB: Pitchers Hitting Their First Career Home Runs

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Post Season Walk-Off Home Runs

There is nothing as dramatic as a postseason walk off home run. Enjoy!

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Ken Griffey Jr.'s 600th Home Run

The Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ken Griffey Jr, hits a 3-1 pitch off Mark Hendrickson into the seats for his 600th career home run. Griffey is only the sixth player in major league history to hit 600 home runs. The Reds go on to defeat the Florida Marlins 9-4.

Joe Glasgow is a former senior staff writer at Fanstop.com, and is the author of the book Play Ball! Growing Up With Baseball https://amzn.to/2o4M62h

Bobby Lowe Hits Four Home Runs

May 30, 1894. Boston Beaneater second baseman Bobby Lowe becomes the first player in major league baseball history to hit four home runs in a game in the second game of a doubleheader to beat Cincinnati 20-11. Lowe had gone 0 for 6 in the first game of the twin bill.

Joe Glasgow is a former senior staff writer at Fanstop.com, and is the author of the book Play Ball! Growing Up With Baseball https://amzn.to/2o4M62h

Cal Ripken Jr. Hits Three Home Runs

May 28, 1996. Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. hits three home runs and knocks in eight runs in a 12-8 victory over the Seattle Mariners at the Kingdome. Ripken hits a grand slam, and two two-run homers, and his brother Billy gets in on the act with a home run  of his own.

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Barry Bonds Passes Babe Ruth

May 28, 2006. Colorado Rockies pitcher Byung-Hyum Kim serves up the 715th home run of San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds. Bonds moves into second place on the all-time home run list ahead of Babe Ruth.

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Dale Murphy Retires

May 27, 1993. Colorado Rockies slugger, and former Atlanta Braves star calls it quits after getting off to a slow start. Murphy was a two-time National League MVP, who hit 398 home runs in his career with 1,266 RBI.

Joe Glasgow is a former senior staff writer at Fanstop.com, and is the author of the book Play Ball! Growing Up With Baseball https://amzn.to/2o4M62h

Adam Wainwright Hits Home Run In First At Bat

May 24, 2006. Adam Wainwright of the St. Louis Cardinals hits a home run on the first pitch to him. The St. Louis Cardinals go on to beat the San Francisco Giants 10-4 at AT & T Park in San Francisco. Tossing three innings of relief, Wainwright earns his first career win.

Joe Glasgow is a former senior staff writer at Fanstop.com, and is the author of the book Play Ball! Growing Up With Baseball https://amzn.to/2o4M62h

Jason Giambi Hits 400th Career Home Run

May 23, 2009. The Oakland A's Jason Giambi hits his 400th home run off the Arizona Diamondbacks righty Dan Harden. He is the 44th major league player to accomplish the feat.

Joe Glasgow is a former senior staff writer at Fanstop.com, and is the author of the book Play Ball! Growing Up With Baseball https://amzn.to/2o4M62h

Jimmy Wynn's Tape Measure Shot At Crosley Field

On June 11, 1967. Jimmy "The Toy Cannon" Wynn crushes a tape measure shot at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. He would hit 37 home runs and drive 107 runs during the 67' season.

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Phillies Beat Cubs 23-22 At Wrigley Field

May 17, 1979. The Philadelphia Phillies outlast the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field 23-22. The two clubs combine for 11 home runs, which tied a Major League record set previous at Wrigley Field (Reds 67', Mets 77').

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Sammy Launches Two Home Runs In One Inning

May 16, 1996. Sammy Sosa becomes the first Chicago Cub to hit two home runs in one inning. The feat was accomplished in the seventh inning against the Houston Astros in 13-1 Cubs romp. He leads of the inning with a home run off Jeff Tabaka, and later in the inning he would add a two-run shot off Jim Dougherty.

Sammy Sosa Hits His 400th Home Run

May 16, 2001. Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs hits his 400th career home run of Houston Astro righthander Shane Reynolds at Wrigley Field. The home run makes Sosa third on the Chicago Cubs all-time list, and the 33rd player in MLB history to hit 400 career home runs.

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Ernie Banks Hits Number 500

May 12, 1970. Chicago Cubs great Ernie Banks hits his 500th home run of his career off Atlanta Braves hurler Pat Jarvis. Rico Carty of the Braves retrieves the ball after it bounces back onto the field.

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Josh Hamilton Hits Four Home Runs

May 8, 2012. Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers becomes the 16th player in major league history to hit four home runs in a game. He also had a double in the game to establish a new American League record with 18 total bases in a game. The Rangers thumped the Baltimore Orioles in Camden Yards 10-3. Each home run Hamilton hit in the contest came with a runner on base.

Mike Cameron Hits Four Home Runs

May 2, 2002, Mike Cameron of the Seattle Mariners hits four home runs against the Chicago White Sox in a 15-4 thrashing. Cameron just misses hitting a fifth home run in the game. He is the thirteenth player in major league history to hit four home runs in a game.

Pitchers Hitting Home Runs 2015

The speculation of the National League adopting the designated hitter in the future last winter brought ire from the fans. Here is a look at home runs by pitchers from the 2015 season.

Gary Sheffield Hits His 500th Home Run

April 17, 2016. Forty year-old Gary Sheffield with the New York Mets in his final major league playing season hit his 500th career home run. He enjoyed a 22-year career in the major leagues. He hit 509 home runs and had 1676 RBI. He had a career batting average of .292, on base percentage of .393, his slugging percentage was .514. He began his career with the Milwaukee Brewers and played for a total of eight teams in his career. Sheffield tended to polarize fans, but he was always a tough out at the plate.

Ken Griffey Jr. First Career Home Run

On this day in baseball history Ken Griffey jr. connected on the first pitch he saw at the Kingdome off the White Sox's Eric King for a home run. It is his father Ken Griffey Sr's birthday, he is an outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds. It is the first of the 630 home runs that he would hit in his career

Griffey, or Junior as he was known was an 13 times All-Star, awarded with 10 Gold Gloves, 7 Silver Slugger award, 1997 American League MVP, and will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a part of the class of 2016.

Vin Scully Calling Hank Aaron Breaking Ruth's Home Record

I remember the anticipation of watching this game, and a chance to see the home run record fall. It was something we talked about school for days. My friend Danny, who was the only known Braves fan in our part of the world. In five years living in the neighborhood, I don't think he ever took off his Braves cap.

 As I grow older, it is one of my many baseball historic moments that I shared with my late father. The anticipation, my dad reciting stats why Aaron's accomplishment paled in comparison to "the Babe." When the historic moment happened all was forgotten, he had witnessed baseball history with his son reciting the highlights of Aaron's career. A moment in an imperfect childhood that will remain as a cherished memory.