| Elzie Clise Dudley | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 8, 1903 Graham, North Carolina, U.S. | |
| Died: January 12, 1989 (aged 85) Moncks Corner, South Carolina, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 18, 1929, for the Brooklyn Robins | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 15, 1933, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 17–33 |
| Earned run average | 5.03 |
| Strikeouts | 106 |
| Teams | |
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Elzie Clise Dudley (August 8, 1903 – January 12, 1989) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1929 to 1933. He attended the University of South Carolina.
On April 27, 1929, Dudley became only the second Major League player, and first pitcher, to hit a home run on the first pitch he ever saw. ( Walter Mueller, an outfielder, was the first player to do so- in 1922.) Despite the achievement, Brooklyn lost 8–3 to the Philadelphia Phillies.
See also
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Image print of Clise Dudley
- Rare newspaper story of the first-pitch home run
- Color photograph
- Another print of Clise
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