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Eugene Urban Stechschulte (born August 12, 1973) is a former
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player who pitched for the
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from 2000-2002. Stechschulte began his professional baseball career in the Cardinals' minor league system in 1996 as an undrafted
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. In 1998, he led the league with 33 saves and 51 games finished in Peoria. In 1999, he led the Arkansas Travelers with 19 saves. In 2000, he was second in the Pacific Coast League with 26 saves. On April 17, 2001, Stechschulte became one of few major leaguers to have homered on the first pitch ever thrown to him and the only pitcher to accomplish the feat as a pinch-hitter.Baseball Almana
Box Score of game played on April 17, 2001
Retrieved on 14 December 2007 On June 1, 2011, Stechschulte was named the Ohio Northern University baseball coach.


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List of Major League Baseball players with a home run in their first major league at bat In baseball, a home run is credited to a batter when he hits a fair ball and reaches home safely on the same play, without the benefit of an error. 133 players have hit a home run in their first at bat of a Major League Baseball (MLB) game to ...


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