top mlb players to get strikeout in first plate appearance

Bill Dahlen was struck out once against the Phillies on April 18, 1901.

Interpreted as:
top MLB players to get strikeout in first plate appearance in a game
NAMEDATESOPATMOPPABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSBCSTBXBHSHSFIBBGIDP
1Bill Dahlen
B. Dahlen
4/18/1901
1
5
BKN BKN
@
PHN PHN
4
2
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
3
0
0
2Tom Daly
T. Daly
4/18/1901
1
5
BKN BKN
@
PHN PHN
5
1
2
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
3
1
0
3Bill Donovan
B. Donovan
4/18/1901
2
5
BKN BKN
@
PHN PHN
5
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
4Bill Duggleby
B. Duggleby
4/18/1901
1
5
PHN PHN
vs
BKN BKN
5
1
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
1
0
5Tom McCreery
T. McCreery
4/18/1901
2
5
BKN BKN
@
PHN PHN
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
6Jimmy Slagle
J. Slagle
4/18/1901
1
5
PHN PHN
vs
BKN BKN
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7Roy Thomas
R. Thomas
4/18/1901
2
5
PHN PHN
vs
BKN BKN
5
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
8George Davis
G. Davis
4/19/1901
1
4
NYG NYG
@
BSN BSN
4
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
9Billy Hamilton
B. Hamilton
4/19/1901
1
5
BSN BSN
vs
NYG NYG
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
10Herman Long
H. Long
4/19/1901
2
4
BSN BSN
vs
NYG NYG
4
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
11Danny Murphy
D. Murphy
4/19/1901
1
4
NYG NYG
@
BSN BSN
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12Kid Nichols
K. Nichols
4/19/1901
1
4
BSN BSN
vs
NYG NYG
4
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
13Kip Selbach
K. Selbach
4/19/1901
1
4
NYG NYG
@
BSN BSN
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14Sammy Strang
S. Strang
4/19/1901
1
4
NYG NYG
@
BSN BSN
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
15Dummy Taylor
D. Taylor
4/19/1901
1
3
NYG NYG
@
BSN BSN
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16Monte Cross
M. Cross
4/19/1901
1
3
PHN PHN
@
BKN BKN
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
17Tom Daly
T. Daly
4/19/1901
1
5
BKN BKN
vs
PHN PHN
4
1
2
1
0
0
3
1
0
2
3
1
0
18Lefty Davis
L. Davis
4/19/1901
1
5
BKN BKN
vs
PHN PHN
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
19Ed Delahanty
E. Delahanty
4/19/1901
2
4
PHN PHN
@
BKN BKN
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20Elmer Flick
E. Flick
4/19/1901
1
4
PHN PHN
@
BKN BKN
3
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
7
2
0
21Joe Kelley
J. Kelley
4/19/1901
1
5
BKN BKN
vs
PHN PHN
3
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
22Gene McCann
G. McCann
4/19/1901
1
4
BKN BKN
vs
PHN PHN
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
23Tom McCreery
T. McCreery
4/19/1901
1
5
BKN BKN
vs
PHN PHN
4
2
2
0
0
1
4
1
0
0
5
1
0
24Jimmy Sheckard
J. Sheckard
4/19/1901
1
5
BKN BKN
vs
PHN PHN
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
25Happy Townsend
H. Townsend
4/19/1901
2
3
PHN PHN
@
BKN BKN
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for strikeouts going back to the 1916 season.
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