48 players hit 1.000. The first three are Claude Ritchey on April 23, 1901, Charlie Dexter on April 24, 1901 and Pete Dowling on April 25, 1901.
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best first pitch in a game hitters in MLB| NAME | AVG | DATE | TM | OPP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | |||
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| 1 |  | C. Ritchey | 1.000 | 4/23/1901 | @ | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | | C. Dexter | 1.000 | 4/24/1901 | @ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | | P. Dowling | 1.000 | 4/25/1901 | @ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | | L. McLean | 1.000 | 4/26/1901 | @ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | | H. Duffy | 1.000 | 4/26/1901 | @ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 6 | | S. McAllister | 1.000 | 4/26/1901 | vs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | | W. Keeler | 1.000 | 4/27/1901 | vs | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | | C. Bernard | 1.000 | 4/27/1901 | @ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | | S. Strang | 1.000 | 4/27/1901 | @ | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | | N. Lajoie | 1.000 | 4/27/1901 | vs | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | | D. Green | 1.000 | 4/29/1901 | vs | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | | A. McBride | 1.000 | 4/29/1901 | @ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | | J. Dunn | 1.000 | 4/29/1901 | vs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 14 | | N. Lajoie | 1.000 | 4/29/1901 | vs | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | | J. Connor | 1.000 | 4/30/1901 | @ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | | R. Bresnahan | 1.000 | 4/30/1901 | @ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | | J. Doyle | 1.000 | 5/1/1901 | @ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | | K. Elberfeld | 1.000 | 5/1/1901 | @ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 19 | | J. Yeager | 1.000 | 5/1/1901 | @ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 20 | | B. Dahlen | 1.000 | 5/2/1901 | vs | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 21 | | W. Keeler | 1.000 | 5/3/1901 | vs | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | | M. Kittridge | 1.000 | 5/4/1901 | vs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 23 | | E. Frisk | 1.000 | 5/4/1901 | vs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 24 | | F. Crolius | 1.000 | 5/6/1901 | vs | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 | | B. Phillips | 1.000 | 5/6/1901 | vs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
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