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Puerto Rico-born Ayala homered in his first ML at bat (8/27/74) but didn't stick on a ML roster until the Orioles acquired him in 1979. One of the Orioles' role players, he hit 33 homers and had 120 RBI in only 692 Oriole at-bats. (MC)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » August 27, 1974: New York's Benny Ayala homers in his first ML at bat as the Mets top the Astros 4–2. He's the first National League rookie in 13 years to go deep on his 1st at bat. » September 6, 1982: In an 8–2 win over the Yankees, Benny Ayala belts the Orioles' 11th pinch home run of the season to break the American League record set by the 1961 Yankees. The win is Baltimore's 9th in a row.