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

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Image print of Clise Dudley

Rare newspaper story of the first-pitch home run

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1903 births 1989 deaths People from Graham, North Carolina Baseball players from Alamance County, North Carolina Major League Baseball pitchers Brooklyn Robins players Philadelphia Phillies players Pittsburgh Pirates players Greenville Spinners players Spartanburg Spartans players Atlanta Crackers players Columbus Red Birds players Chattanooga Lookouts players Montreal Royals players Baltimore Orioles (International League) players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1900s-stub

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