major league baseball players who got their first career hit on opening day

Monte Cross collected 2 hits against the Brooklyn Superbas on April 18, 1901.

	NAME	DATE	H	TM		OPP	AB	R	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	PA	TB	XBH	SH
1	Monte Cross M. Cross	4/18/1901	2	PHN	vs	BKN	4	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	3	1	0
2	Bill Dahlen B. Dahlen	4/18/1901	3	BKN	@	PHN	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	5	3	0	0
3	Tom Daly T. Daly	4/18/1901	2	BKN	@	PHN	5	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	5	3	1	0
4	Lefty Davis L. Davis	4/18/1901	1	BKN	@	PHN	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0
5	Ed Delahanty E. Delahanty	4/18/1901	2	PHN	vs	BKN	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	2	0	0
6	Joe Dolan J. Dolan	4/18/1901	1	PHN	vs	BKN	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0
7	Bill Donovan B. Donovan	4/18/1901	1	BKN	@	PHN	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	5	1	0	0
8	Bill Duggleby B. Duggleby	4/18/1901	3	PHN	vs	BKN	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	5	4	1	0
9	Willie Keeler W. Keeler	4/18/1901	2	BKN	@	PHN	5	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	4	2	0
10	Joe Kelley J. Kelley	4/18/1901	3	BKN	@	PHN	5	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	5	4	1	0
11	Ed McFarland E. McFarland	4/18/1901	1	PHN	vs	BKN	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	1	0
12	Deacon McGuire D. McGuire	4/18/1901	2	BKN	@	PHN	5	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	4	1	0
13	Jimmy Sheckard J. Sheckard	4/18/1901	3	BKN	@	PHN	4	4	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	9	3	0
14	Roy Thomas R. Thomas	4/18/1901	1	PHN	vs	BKN	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	5	1	0	0
15	Harry Wolverton H. Wolverton	4/18/1901	2	PHN	vs	BKN	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	2	0	0
16	Shad Barry S. Barry	4/19/1901	2	BSN	vs	NYG	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	3	1	0
17	Frank Bowerman F. Bowerman	4/19/1901	1	NYG	@	BSN	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0
18	George Davis G. Davis	4/19/1901	2	NYG	@	BSN	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	2	0	0
19	Gene DeMontreville G. DeMontreville	4/19/1901	2	BSN	vs	NYG	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0
20	Billy Hamilton B. Hamilton	4/19/1901	1	BSN	vs	NYG	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	5	1	0	0
21	Charlie Hickman C. Hickman	4/19/1901	1	NYG	@	BSN	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0
22	Malachi Kittridge M. Kittridge	4/19/1901	1	BSN	vs	NYG	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	0
23	Herman Long H. Long	4/19/1901	2	BSN	vs	NYG	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	4	2	0	0
24	Bobby Lowe B. Lowe	4/19/1901	3	BSN	vs	NYG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	0
25	Kid Nichols K. Nichols	4/19/1901	2	BSN	vs	NYG	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	2	0	0

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