youngest player to homerun on opening day

Tommy Brown is the youngest in a game with >0 home runs. He was 17 years and 257 days old versus the Pirates on August 20, 1945.

Interpreted as:
youngest player to homerun in a regular-season game on opening day
NAMEAgeHRDATETMOPPABRH2B3BRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDP
1Tommy Brown
T. Brown
17-257
1
8/20/1945
vs
4
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
4
5
1
0
0
2Tommy Brown
T. Brown
17-262
1
8/25/1945
vs
4
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
5
1
0
0
3Danny Murphy
D. Murphy
18-021
1
9/13/1960
@
4
1
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
4Phil Cavarretta
P. Cavarretta
18-068
1
9/25/1934
vs
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
4
4
1
0
0
5Mel Ott
M. Ott
18-138
1
7/18/1927
vs
3
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
7
2
0
6Ed Kranepool
E. Kranepool
18-162
1
4/19/1963
vs
4
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
7Wayne Causey
W. Causey
18-173
1
6/17/1955
vs
4
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
5
1
0
0
0
0
8Lew Malone
L. Malone
18-174
1
9/3/1915
vs
4
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
4
4
1
0
9Robin Yount
R. Yount
18-209
1
4/13/1974
vs
3
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
1
0
0
0
0
10Ed Kranepool
E. Kranepool
18-219
1
6/15/1963
@
4
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
5
4
1
0
0
0
0
11Dick Schofield
D. Schofield
18-221
1
8/16/1953
@
4
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
4
4
1
0
0
0
12Dick Schofield
D. Schofield
18-231
1
8/26/1953
@
4
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
4
4
1
0
0
0
13Robin Yount
R. Yount
18-279
1
6/22/1974
vs
4
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
14Ty Cobb
T. Cobb
18-279
1
9/23/1905
@
3
1
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
4
4
1
0
15Ed Kirkpatrick
E. Kirkpatrick
18-280
1
7/15/1963
vs
3
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
3
4
1
0
0
0
0
16Al Kaline
A. Kaline
18-281
1
9/26/1953
@
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
1
0
0
0
17Phil Cavarretta
P. Cavarretta
18-284
1
4/29/1935
vs
5
1
2
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
5
6
2
0
0
18Jerry Moses
J. Moses
18-289
1
5/25/1965
vs
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
1
0
0
0
0
19Robin Yount
R. Yount
18-292
1
7/5/1974
vs
5
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
5
4
1
0
0
0
0
20Larry Dierker
L. Dierker
18-315
1
8/3/1965
@
3
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
1
0
0
0
0
21Phil Cavarretta
P. Cavarretta
18-328
1
6/12/1935
@
5
1
3
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
5
7
2
0
0
22Bill Southworth
B. Southworth
18-329
1
10/4/1964
vs
3
1
1
0
0
2
0
1
2
0
0
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
23Johnny Lush
J. Lush
18-336
1
9/8/1904
@
4
2
1
0
0
2
1
0
2
0
5
4
1
0
24Phil Cavarretta
P. Cavarretta
18-338
1
6/22/1935
@
4
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
5
6
2
0
0
25Johnny Lush
J. Lush
18-340
1
9/12/1904
@
5
2
4
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
5
7
1
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for player age going back to the 1908 season.
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