Fifty years ago today, Dave McKay (Vancouver, B.C.) became the first - and still only - Canadian to hit a home run in their first major league at bat.
August 22, 1975 – Dave McKay becomes the first Canadian to homer in their first MLB at bat
Forty-nine years ago, Dave McKay became the first Canadian to homer in their first MLB at bat
Forty-nine years ago today, Dave McKay (Vancouver, B.C.) homered in his first MLB at bat. He is the only Canadian to accomplish that feat.