First Cubs homer by team's top sluggers, Part 1
By JohnW53
on Apr 9, 2021, 7:08am CDT
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832 have
Nearly two thirds of those who homered --
541, to be exact -- hit fewer than 10, including
199, nearly 1 in 4, who hit exactly 1.
The careers of those with a lone home run cover the team's entire history in the National League, from Ross Barnes, Cal McVey and Deacon White, in 1876; through Billy Hamilton, Josh Phegley, Steve Souza Jr. and Ildemaro Vargas in 2020; and Joc Pederson this season.
The latter 5 are just the latest of
45 who have homered just once for the Cubs starting in 2000.
All those numbers just go to show that, when a player hits his first homer for a team, there is no telling how many more he may hit -- if any.