Don_Rose_(baseball)

Don Rose (baseball)

Don Rose (baseball)

American baseball player (born 1947)

Donald Gary Rose (born March 19, 1947) is a former professional baseball player who played three seasons for the New York Mets, California Angels, and San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball.

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On May 24, 1972, Rose became only the third Major League pitcher in history to hit a home run on the very first pitch they faced in their first plate appearance.[1] It was the only home run of his Major League career.[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "May 24, 1972 California Angels at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. May 24, 1972. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Don Rose Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2020.


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