most hits as a rookie in first 40 games all-time mlb

Cecil Travis collected the most hits by a rookie in his first game, with 5 hits in 1933.

	NAME	H	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Cecil Travis C. Travis	5	1933	WSH	1	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	5	0	0				.714	.714	.714	1.429
2	Kevin McGonigle K. McGonigle	4	2026	DET	1	5	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	6	2	0	0	0	0	.800	.800	1.200	2.000
3	J.P. Arencibia	4	2010	TOR	1	5	3	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	11	3	0	0	0	0	.800	.800	2.200	3.000
4	Wilson Ramos W. Ramos	4	2010	MIN	1	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	.800	.800	1.000	1.800
5	Delino DeShields D. DeShields	4	1990	MON	1	6	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.833	1.500
6	Bill Bean B. Bean	4	1987	DET	1	6	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	6	6	2	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667
7	Kirby Puckett K. Puckett	4	1984	MIN	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	.800	.800	.800	1.600
8	Ted Cox T. Cox	4	1977	BOS	1	4	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.250	2.250
9	Mack Jones M. Jones	4	1961	MIL	1	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	.800	.800	1.000	1.800
10	Willie McCovey W. McCovey	4	1959	SFG	1	4	3	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	2	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000
11	Spook Jacobs S. Jacobs	4	1954	PHA	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	.800	.800	.800	1.600
12	Dick Williams D. Williams	0	1951	BKN	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
13	Joe Burns J. Burns	4	1943	BSN	1	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	0	0			0	.800	.800	.800	1.600
14	Russ Van Atta R. Van Atta	4	1933	NYY	1	4	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	0	1				1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
15	Art Shires A. Shires	4	1928	CWS	1	5	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	6	1	0				.800	.800	1.200	2.000
16	Casey Stengel C. Stengel	4	1912	BKN	1	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2		5	4	0	0				1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
17	Mike Mitchell M. Mitchell	4	1907	CIN	1	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1		4	6	1	0				1.000	1.000	1.500	2.500
18	Red Owens R. Owens	4	1905	BKN	1	5	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0		5	6	1	0				.800	.800	1.200	2.000
19	Tom Jones T. Jones	4	1902	BAL	1	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		6	4	0	0				.667	.667	.667	1.333
20	Wid Conroy W. Conroy	4	1901	MIL	1	5	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		5	5	1	0				.800	.800	1.000	1.800
21	Joshua Kuroda-Grauer J. Kuroda-Grauer	3	2026	ATH	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	.750	.750	1.000	1.750
22	Jose Fernandez J. Fernandez	3	2026	AZ	1	4	2	0	0	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	9	2	0	0	0	0	.750	.750	2.250	3.000
23	Chase DeLauter C. DeLauter	3	2026	CLE	1	5	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	5	9	2	0	0	0	0	.600	.600	1.800	2.400
24	Zach Cole Z. Cole	3	2025	HOU	1	4	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	6	1	0	0	0	0	.750	.750	1.500	2.250
25	Andrés Chaparro A. Chaparro	3	2024	WSH	1	4	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	3	0	0	0	0	.750	.750	1.500	2.250

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