1966 — The New York Mets sign University of Southern California star P Tom Seaver to his first contract ... In his first at-bat, Hank Aaron hit a three-run homer off Jack Billingham. It was his 714th, ...

1966 — The New York Mets sign University of Southern California star P Tom Seaver to his first contract ... In his first at-bat, Hank Aaron hit a three-run homer off Jack Billingham.

1952 — Hoyt Wilhelm of the Giants hit a home run at the Polo Grounds in his first major league at-bat. He was the winner, too, and pitched 1,070 games in the majors — but never hit another homer.

1974 — In the opener in Atlanta, Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s career ... 1985 — Chicago’s Tom Seaver made his 15th opening day start to break Christy Mathewson’s record.

Hank Aaron once told me his election into the ... History tells us that was an aberration. Tom Seaver, when elected in 1992, set a record for highest voting percentage (98.8%, left off of five ...

50. Chipper Jones Stats: 85.3 WAR, .303 AVG, .930 OPS, 2,726 H, 468 HR, 1,623 RBI Accolades: MVP x 1, All-Star x 8, Silver Slugger x 2, World Series x 1 Chipper Jones is an Atlanta Braves legend ...

Hank Aaron combined consistency with productivity as nobody else ... slugging a seventh-inning homer off eventual NL Cy Young Award winner and Hall of Famer Tom Seaver in Game 1. It broke a 4-4 tie ...