HR's Before Wins

[Toy Cannon]

What player (with at least 100 appearances as a pitcher) holds the record for hitting the most HR's before notching his 1st ML win?

[Yellow Dog]

Bob Lemon?

[Toy Cannon]

Good guess, but not Lemon.

[metsfan001]

Wilhelm hit 1, is he it? :D

[Toy Cannon]

No, before Hoyt. 12 is the number.

[Toy Cannon]

He never pitched in the AL, but he did hit 8 HR's in the AL.

[Yellow Dog]

I'm going to have to surrender on this one. I've looked at every guy I can think of and can't find it.:banghead

[Toy Cannon]

Bucky Walters. He bagan his career in 1931 w/Braves, sold to the Red Sox in 1933. In '33 and '34 he hit 4 HR's each year primarily as a 3B. In June of '34 the Phillies purchased him and then 2 years later traded him to the Reds. He won his 1st big league game in 1935.

[Yellow Dog]

Damn, he was one of the guys I checked on but I guess I somehow managed to mis-read the years. :banghead

That's what I get for tooling around so late at night on the internet while I'm bleary-eyed:angry:

Great question though!:clap2: