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This day in baseball: Double leadoff homers

Posted: May 30, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: , , , , , , , |1 Comment

On May 30, 1913, Red Sox outfielder Harry Hooper became the first major leaguer to lead off both games of a doubleheader with a home run. The feat would not be repeated until 80 years later, in 1993, when A’s leadoff hitter Rickey Henderson opened each game of a twin bill against Cleveland with a homer.

Harry_Hooper 1912

Hooper in 1912 (Wikipedia)

One Comment on “This day in baseball: Double leadoff homers”

  1. verdun2 says:
    June 1, 2020 at 2:43 pm

    Thanks for this. I never knew it. Always nice to click in and learn something new.
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