
most hits in first game MLB
| LEAGUE | H | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | AB | R | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AL | 35 | 4/25/1901 | @ | L 13-14 | 89 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 98 | 46 | 11 | 2 | .393 | .438 | .517 | .954 | ||||||
| 2 | AL | 16 | 4/7/1977 | vs | W 9-5 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .421 | .463 | .737 | 1.200 | ||
| 3 | AL | 15 | 4/26/1901 | @ | W 5-1 | 70 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 76 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .276 | .229 | .505 | ||||||
| 4 | AL | 15 | 4/24/1901 | @ | L 2-8 | 65 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .315 | .246 | .561 | ||||||
| 5 | NL | 14 | 4/5/1993 | vs | W 6-3 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .389 | .405 | .472 | .878 | ||
| 6 | AL | 14 | 4/8/1969 | vs | W 4-3 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .292 | .333 | .354 | .688 | ||
| 7 | NL | 13 | 4/10/1962 | vs | W 11-2 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .382 | .462 | .735 | 1.197 | ||
| 8 | AL | 12 | 3/31/1998 | vs | L 6-11 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .316 | .381 | .447 | .828 | ||
| 9 | NL | 12 | 4/8/1969 | @ | W 11-10 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .293 | .408 | .634 | 1.042 | ||
| 10 | AL | 9 | 4/6/1977 | vs | L 0-7 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .306 | .324 | .629 | ||
| 11 | AL | 9 | 4/10/1961 | vs | L 3-4 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .278 | .353 | .631 | ||
| 12 | NL | 8 | 4/11/1962 | @ | L 4-11 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .242 | .316 | .455 | .770 | ||
| 13 | AL | 8 | 4/22/1903 | @ | L 1-3 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -10 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 0 | -10 | -10 | .235 | .297 | .265 | .562 | |||
| 14 | AL | 8 | 4/26/1901 | @ | L 6-10 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -10 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 0 | -10 | -10 | .222 | .282 | .306 | .588 | |||
| 15 | NL | 6 | 3/31/1998 | vs | L 2-9 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .194 | .265 | .387 | .652 | ||
| 16 | AL | 6 | 4/8/1969 | @ | W 4-3 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .188 | .297 | .313 | .610 | ||
| 17 | AL | 6 | 4/11/1961 | @ | W 7-2 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .314 | .500 | .814 | ||
| 18 | NL | 4 | 4/5/1993 | @ | L 0-3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .188 | .133 | .321 | ||
| 19 | NL | 4 | 4/8/1969 | vs | W 2-1 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .200 | .286 | .486 |
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for hits going back to the 1901 season.
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
74 | 52 | .587 | ||
69 | 58 | .543 | 5.5 | |
64 | 63 | .504 | 10.5 | |
60 | 67 | .472 | 14.5 | |
57 | 70 | .449 | 17.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
78 | 48 | .619 | ||
74 | 53 | .583 | 4.5 | |
65 | 62 | .512 | 13.5 | |
62 | 66 | .484 | 17.0 | |
60 | 66 | .476 | 18.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
76 | 51 | .598 | ||
68 | 59 | .535 | 8.0 | |
66 | 61 | .520 | 10.0 | |
51 | 74 | .408 | 24.0 | |
50 | 76 | .397 | 25.5 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
75 | 50 | .600 | ||
70 | 55 | .560 | 5.0 | |
68 | 58 | .540 | 7.5 | |
62 | 65 | .488 | 14.0 | |
61 | 65 | .484 | 14.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
65 | 60 | .520 | ||
62 | 65 | .488 | 4.0 | |
61 | 65 | .484 | 4.5 | |
61 | 65 | .484 | 4.5 | |
53 | 74 | .417 | 13.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
63 | 63 | .500 | ||
62 | 64 | .492 | 1.0 | |
59 | 67 | .468 | 4.0 | |
50 | 76 | .397 | 13.0 | |
49 | 77 | .389 | 14.0 |