In 1921, the park (Crosley Field) was in its tenth season and no one had yet hit a ball over the fence without the benefit of a bounce. The first ball to clear the fence on the fly was hit in late May by John Beckwith of the Chicago Giants of the Negro National League. Then on June 2, with the last-place Reds playing the St. Louis Cardinals, Duncan dug in against left-handed hurler Ferdie Schupp with a runner on second and one out. Duncan connected. The ball rocketed toward left field, easily cleared the wall, and Duncan had registered Organized Baseball’s first home run to go out of the park in Redland Field. It cleared the 12-foot concrete wall by four to six feet, and it traveled an estimated 400 feet.
In 727 games played, Duncan batted .307 (827-2695) with 23 home runs, 361 runs, and 374 RBI. His best year was 1922 when he hit .328 with 8 home runs and 94 RBI. In the 1919 World Series he hit .269 (7-26) and leading all regulars with 8 RBI.
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duncan, baseball, louis, baird, duncan, october, 1893, july, 1960, american, professional, baseball, outfielder, played, major, league, baseball, from, 1915, through, 1924, pittsburgh, pirates, cincinnati, reds, duncanoutfielderborn, 1893, october, 1893coalton. Louis Baird Pat Duncan October 6 1893 July 17 1960 was an American professional baseball outfielder He played in Major League Baseball MLB from 1915 through 1924 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds Pat DuncanOutfielderBorn 1893 10 06 October 6 1893Coalton Ohio U S Died July 17 1960 1960 07 17 aged 66 Jackson Ohio U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutJuly 16 1915 for the Pittsburgh PiratesLast MLB appearanceSeptember 28 1924 for the Cincinnati RedsMLB statisticsBatting average 307Home runs23Runs batted in374TeamsPittsburgh Pirates 1915 Cincinnati Reds 1919 1924 Career highlights and awardsWorld Series champion 1919 In 1921 the park Crosley Field was in its tenth season and no one had yet hit a ball over the fence without the benefit of a bounce The first ball to clear the fence on the fly was hit in late May by John Beckwith of the Chicago Giants of the Negro National League Then on June 2 with the last place Reds playing the St Louis Cardinals Duncan dug in against left handed hurler Ferdie Schupp with a runner on second and one out Duncan connected The ball rocketed toward left field easily cleared the wall and Duncan had registered Organized Baseball s first home run to go out of the park in Redland Field It cleared the 12 foot concrete wall by four to six feet and it traveled an estimated 400 feet In 727 games played Duncan batted 307 827 2695 with 23 home runs 361 runs and 374 RBI His best year was 1922 when he hit 328 with 8 home runs and 94 RBI In the 1919 World Series he hit 269 7 26 and leading all regulars with 8 RBI External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pat Duncan Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Pat Duncan at Find a Grave nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball outfielder born in the 1890s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pat Duncan baseball amp oldid 1169062660, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
