List of players with a home run in their final at-bat

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A home run is a play in the sport of baseball.

Of the many thousands of major league baseball players over 130 years, a small number have accomplished this feat on their final appearance at bat in their careers. Some of these players are well-known (most notably Mickey Cochrane and Ted Williams, who are members of the Baseball Hall of Fame) while many are otherwise little known, and who just happened to hit the ball well in their final turns at the plate.

Paul Gillespie and John Miller are the only players in MLB history to hit home runs in their first and last big league at bats.

[edit] Players who hit home runs in their final at-bat

Player Career total Date Team
Buck West 3 09-18-1890 Cleveland Spiders
Frank O'Connor 1 08-07-1893 Philadelphia Phillies
Hercules Burnett 2 09-29-1895 Louisville Grays
Ed Scott 2 08-03-1901 Cleveland Naps
Chick Stahl 36 10-06-1906 Boston Americans
Del Gainer 14 09-30-1922 St. Louis Cardinals
Mahlon Higbee 1 10-01-1922 New York Giants
Walt Kinney 2 05-09-1923 Philadelphia Athletics
Clay Van Alstyne 1 05-07-1928 Washington Senators
Johnny Schulte 14 09-20-1932 Boston Braves
Mickey Cochrane 119 05-25-1937 Detroit Tigers
George Jumonville 1 05-20-1941 Philadelphia Phillies
Paul Gillespie 6 09-29-1945 Chicago Cubs
Bert Haas 22 08-26-1951 Chicago White Sox
Joe Frazier 10 09-30-1956 Baltimore Orioles
Marv Blaylock 15 09-28-1957 Philadelphia Phillies
Ron Samford 5 09-07-1959 Washington Senators
Ted Williams 521 09-28-1960 Boston Red Sox
Don Gile 3 09-30-1962 Boston Red Sox
Ed Hobaugh 1 09-02-1963 Washington Senators
Tony Kubek 57 10-03-1965 New York Yankees
John Miller 2 09-23-1969 Los Angeles Dodgers
Ken McMullen 156 09-14-1977 Milwaukee Brewers
Kevin Pasley 1 10-01-1978 Seattle Mariners
Mike Cubbage 34 10-03-1981 New York Mets
Joe Rudi 179 10-03-1982 Oakland Athletics
Eddie Miller 1 09-30-1984 San Diego Padres
Tony Brewer 1 09-30-1984 Los Angeles Dodgers
Willie Aikens 110 04-27-1985 Toronto Blue Jays
Rufino Linares 11 10-06-1985 California Angels
Tim Stoddard 1 06-18-1986 San Diego Padres
Chris Jelic 1 10-03-1990 New York Mets
Glenn Braggs 70 09-10-1992 Cincinnati Reds
Bobby Rose 5 05-19-1992 California Angels
Chico Walker 17 10-03-1993 New York Mets
Jeff Tackett 7 08-02-1994 Baltimore Orioles
Gregg Olson 1 04-20-1998 Arizona Diamondbacks
Matt Mieske 56 09-30-2000 Arizona Diamondbacks
Dusty Allen 2 10-01-2000 Detroit Tigers
Albert Belle 381 10-01-2000 Baltimore Orioles
Ray Lankford 238 10-03-2004 St. Louis Cardinals
Todd Zeile 253 10-03-2004 New York Mets

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