most hits in first mlb game rookie

Cesar Gutierrez collected 7 hits in his rookie season against the Cleveland Indians on June 21, 1970.

Interpreted as:
most hits by a player in first MLB game rookie
NAMEHDATETMOPPABR2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDP
1Cesar Gutierrez
C. Gutierrez
7
6/21/1970
@
7
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
7
8
1
0
0
0
0
2Danny Murphy
D. Murphy
6
7/8/1902
@
6
3
0
0
1
6
0
0
0
0
6
9
1
0
3Johnny Gooch
J. Gooch
6
7/7/1922
vs
8
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
7
1
0
4Kiki Cuyler
K. Cuyler
6
8/9/1924
@
6
3
3
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
6
11
4
0
5Paul Waner
P. Waner
6
8/26/1926
vs
6
1
2
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
6
10
3
0
6Myril Hoag
M. Hoag
6
6/6/1934
@
6
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
0
0
7Terry Moore
T. Moore
6
9/5/1935
vs
6
2
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
6
7
1
0
0
8Hank Steinbacher
H. Steinbacher
6
6/22/1938
vs
6
3
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
6
7
1
0
9Jim Fridley
J. Fridley
6
4/29/1952
@
6
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
0
0
0
0
10Jesus Alou
J. Alou
6
7/10/1964
@
6
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
9
1
0
0
0
0
11Joe Morgan
J. Morgan
6
7/8/1965
@
6
4
1
0
2
3
0
0
0
1
1
6
13
3
0
0
0
0
12Bob Oliver
B. Oliver
6
5/4/1969
@
6
2
1
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
6
10
2
0
0
0
0
13Gene Richards
G. Richards
6
7/26/1977
vs
7
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
8
7
1
0
0
1
0
14Kevin Seitzer
K. Seitzer
6
8/2/1987
vs
6
4
1
0
2
7
0
0
0
0
0
6
13
3
0
0
0
0
15Nick Kurtz
N. Kurtz
6
7/25/2025
@
6
6
1
0
4
8
0
0
0
0
0
6
19
5
0
0
0
0
16Irv Waldron
I. Waldron
5
4/28/1901
@
6
1
2
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
6
7
2
0
17Billy Gilbert
B. Gilbert
5
5/5/1901
vs
7
3
1
1
0
5
0
0
0
7
8
2
0
18Bill Hallman
B. Hallman
5
5/5/1901
vs
7
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
7
5
0
0
19Dusty Miller
D. Miller
5
6/3/1902
@
6
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
6
5
0
0
20Homer Smoot
H. Smoot
5
9/5/1902
@
6
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
6
5
0
0
21Patsy Dougherty
P. Dougherty
5
9/29/1902
@
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
5
0
0
22Judge McCredie
J. McCredie
5
4/20/1903
@
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
5
0
0
23Judge McCredie
J. McCredie
5
4/27/1903
vs
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
0
0
24Jim Hackett
J. Hackett
5
7/10/1903
vs
5
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
5
5
0
0
25Bill O'Neill
B. O'Neill
5
8/23/1904
vs
5
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
5
5
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for hits going back to the 1901 season.
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