Earl Averill of the Cleveland Indians becomes the first American League player to hit a home run in his first major league at-bat 

Earl Averill Cleveland Indians

On April 16, 1929 — In a 5-4, 11-inning Opening Day victory over Detroit at League Park, Indians’ rookie center fielder Earl Averill homers on a 0-2 pitch off Detroit’s hurler Earl Whitehill, becoming the first American Leaguer to hit a home run in his first major league at-bat. The ‘Earl of Snohomish’ will also be the first future Hall of Famer to accomplish the feat.

 

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