First-Inning Ejection
There have been 1,132 first-inning ejections between 1897 and 2019, measured across 212,279 games, one every 187 games. The most recent was Pete Walker on 19 September 2025; the first was Jesse Burkett on 24 April 1897.
Thrown out before the first inning was over.
1,132times in history
1 in 187games · 1897-2019
1897first · Jesse Burkett
2025-09-19most recent · Pete Walker
3y 3mlongest drought · 1897-04-24 to 1900-07-31
By decade
Done it most
EWEarl Weaver11×
Every occurrence (1,132 of them) · 751–1,000 of 1,132
| Date | Player | # | Game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-08-11 | 382 | ↗ | ||
| 1946-08-11 | JKJack Kramer | 381 | ↗ | |
| 1946-06-30 | JFJake Flowers | 380 | ↗ | |
| 1946-06-19 | 379 | ↗ | ||
| 1946-06-08 | DBDon Black | 378 | ↗ | |
| 1946-06-06 | BJBubber Jonnard | 377 | ↗ | |
| 1946-05-13 | JDJimmy Dykes | 376 | ↗ | |
| 1946-05-12 | JGJoe Grace | 375 | ↗ | |
| 1946-05-10 | BRBama Rowell | 374 | ↗ | |
| 1946-04-23 | BCBen Chapman | 373 | ↗ | |
| 1945-09-19 | PGPete Gray | 372 | ↗ | |
| 1945-09-17 | 371 | ↗ | ||
| 1945-09-05 | BEBob Elliott | 370 | ↗ | |
| 1945-08-06 | PRPaul Richards | 369 | ↗ | |
| 1945-07-21 | BNBill Nagel | 368 | ↗ | |
| 1945-07-18 | 367 | ↗ | ||
| 1944-08-20 | BBBobby Bragan | 366 | ↗ | |
| 1944-08-19 | ASAl Smith | 365 | ↗ | |
| 1944-08-05 | 364 | ↗ | ||
| 1944-06-30 | JRJim Russell | 363 | ↗ | |
| 1944-06-11 | LSLuke Sewell | 362 | ↗ | |
| 1943-08-03 | RSRip Sewell | 361 | ↗ | |
| 1942-08-25 | 360 | ↗ | ||
| 1942-07-26 | 359 | ↗ | ||
| 1942-06-30 | JEJake Early | 358 | ↗ | |
| 1942-06-28 | 357 | ↗ | ||
| 1942-06-27 | JDJimmy Dykes | 356 | ↗ | |
| 1942-06-14 | FHFred Hofmann | 355 | ↗ | |
| 1942-05-25 | SDSpud Davis | 354 | ↗ | |
| 1942-05-03 | 353 | ↗ | ||
| 1941-09-25 | JTJim Tobin | 352 | ↗ | |
| 1941-09-15 | DBDel Baker | 351 | ↗ | |
| 1941-09-07 | 350 | ↗ | ||
| 1941-09-06 | RWRoy Weatherly | 349 | ↗ | |
| 1941-08-23 | NENick Etten | 348 | ↗ | |
| 1941-08-03 | BCBob Carpenter | 347 | ↗ | |
| 1941-08-02 | 346 | ↗ | ||
| 1941-07-27 | HFHerman Franks | 345 | ↗ | |
| 1941-07-12 | MTMike Tresh | 344 | ↗ | |
| 1941-06-25 | 343 | ↗ | ||
| 1940-09-18 | 342 | ↗ | ||
| 1940-07-13 | JGJoe Gallagher | 341 | ↗ | |
| 1940-07-06 | 340 | ↗ | ||
| 1940-04-19 | BHBucky Harris | 339 | ↗ | |
| 1939-09-16 | HDHarry Danning | 338 | ↗ | |
| 1939-08-13 | AMAl Milnar | 337 | ↗ | |
| 1939-06-19 | LLLyn Lary | 336 | ↗ | |
| 1938-08-17 | JDJimmy Dykes | 335 | ↗ | |
| 1938-07-12 | BNBobo Newsom | 334 | ↗ | |
| 1938-07-09 | 333 | ↗ | ||
| 1938-06-29 | 332 | ↗ | ||
| 1937-09-03 | 331 | ↗ | ||
| 1937-08-01 | HLHans Lobert | 330 | ↗ | |
| 1937-07-18 | BMBing Miller | 329 | ↗ | |
| 1937-05-20 | 328 | ↗ | ||
| 1936-09-13 | AGAugie Galan | 327 | ↗ | |
| 1936-08-30 | BMBill McKechnie | 326 | ↗ | |
| 1936-08-18 | AJArndt Jorgens | 325 | ↗ | |
| 1936-06-17 | 324 | ↗ | ||
| 1936-06-16 | AKAlex Kampouris | 323 | ↗ | |
| 1936-06-05 | 322 | ↗ | ||
| 1935-09-02 | BHBucky Harris | 321 | ↗ | |
| 1935-08-31 | EWEarl Whitehill | 320 | ↗ | |
| 1935-05-22 | CBCharlie Berry | 319 | ↗ | |
| 1934-09-26 | JDJimmy Dykes | 318 | ↗ | |
| 1934-08-27 | LFLarry French | 317 | ↗ | |
| 1934-08-19 | BCBill Cissell | 316 | ↗ | |
| 1934-08-12 | RCRed Corriden | 315 | ↗ | |
| 1933-09-04 | JBJack Burns | 314 | ↗ | |
| 1933-08-18 | BMBill McKechnie | 313 | ↗ | |
| 1933-08-16 | MMMarty McManus | 312 | ↗ | |
| 1933-07-02 | HRHarry Rice | 311 | ↗ | |
| 1933-06-21 | JSJoe Stripp | 310 | ↗ | |
| 1933-06-11 | 309 | ↗ | ||
| 1932-08-14 | GSGabby Street | 308 | ↗ | |
| 1932-06-24 | JFJohnny Frederick | 307 | ↗ | |
| 1932-06-11 | BHBucky Harris | 306 | ↗ | |
| 1932-06-10 | NFNeal Finn | 305 | ↗ | |
| 1932-06-07 | LKLen Koenecke | 304 | ↗ | |
| 1932-05-07 | BHBabe Herman | 303 | ↗ | |
| 1931-08-06 | BKBill Killefer | 302 | ↗ | |
| 1931-07-18 | 301 | ↗ | ||
| 1931-05-20 | GSGabby Street | 300 | ↗ | |
| 1930-08-18 | DBDonie Bush | 299 | ↗ | |
| 1930-08-10 | GSGabby Street | 298 | ↗ | |
| 1930-07-29 | FBFootsie Blair | 297 | ↗ | |
| 1929-08-15 | BCBill Cissell | 296 | ↗ | |
| 1929-05-08 | 295 | ↗ | ||
| 1928-09-27 | JSJack Smith | 294 | ↗ | |
| 1928-08-31 | BMBuddy Myer | 293 | ↗ | |
| 1928-07-19 | BZBilly Zitzmann | 292 | ↗ | |
| 1927-09-10 | BHBabe Herman | 291 | ↗ | |
| 1927-09-05 | RKRay Kolp | 290 | ↗ | |
| 1927-08-20 | GGGeorge Grantham | 289 | ↗ | |
| 1927-08-16 | DBDonie Bush | 288 | ↗ | |
| 1927-07-18 | RMRay Morehart | 287 | ↗ | |
| 1927-07-15 | 286 | ↗ | ||
| 1927-07-05 | FHFred Hofmann | 285 | ↗ | |
| 1927-06-18 | JDJoe Dugan | 284 | ↗ | |
| 1927-05-23 | HRHal Rhyne | 283 | ↗ | |
| 1926-09-16 | JDJimmy Dykes | 282 | ↗ | |
| 1926-07-21 | CFChick Fewster | 281 | ↗ | |
| 1926-05-03 | AFArt Fletcher | 280 | ↗ | |
| 1925-09-05 | MCMax Carey | 279 | ↗ | |
| 1925-08-05 | HMHeinie Mueller | 278 | ↗ | |
| 1925-06-06 | AFArt Fletcher | 277 | ↗ | |
| 1925-06-01 | BBBullet Joe Bush | 276 | ↗ | |
| 1924-07-19 | LBLu Blue | 275 | ↗ | |
| 1924-07-05 | BMBob Meusel | 274 | ↗ | |
| 1924-05-16 | GNGreasy Neale | 273 | ↗ | |
| 1924-05-15 | DLDolf Luque | 272 | ↗ | |
| 1923-09-23 | JFJack Fournier | 271 | ↗ | |
| 1923-09-13 | BHBucky Harris | 270 | ↗ | |
| 1923-08-11 | HMHeinie Mueller | 269 | ↗ | |
| 1923-07-26 | 268 | ↗ | ||
| 1923-07-24 | BFBibb Falk | 267 | ↗ | |
| 1923-06-20 | DBDonie Bush | 266 | ↗ | |
| 1923-06-18 | WMWid Matthews | 265 | ↗ | |
| 1923-05-30 | VAVic Aldridge | 264 | ↗ | |
| 1923-05-27 | CGCharlie Grimm | 263 | ↗ | |
| 1923-05-17 | BMBill McKechnie | 262 | ↗ | |
| 1923-05-15 | FMFred Mitchell | 261 | ↗ | |
| 1922-09-07 | LWLefty Weinert | 260 | ↗ | |
| 1922-09-06 | 259 | ↗ | ||
| 1922-08-26 | VCVerne Clemons | 258 | ↗ | |
| 1922-08-13 | MHMiller Huggins | 257 | ↗ | |
| 1922-07-15 | DLDoc Lavan | 256 | ↗ | |
| 1922-06-11 | CHCharlie Hollocher | 255 | ↗ | |
| 1921-09-14 | FMFred Mitchell | 254 | ↗ | |
| 1921-08-19 | IWIvey Wingo | 253 | ↗ | |
| 1921-08-01 | HGHank Gowdy | 252 | ↗ | |
| 1921-06-01 | FBFrank Bruggy | 251 | ↗ | |
| 1921-04-28 | BBBullet Joe Bush | 250 | ↗ | |
| 1921-04-15 | OVOssie Vitt | 249 | ↗ | |
| 1920-09-14 | PDPickles Dillhoefer | 248 | ↗ | |
| 1920-09-11 | PDPickles Dillhoefer | 247 | ↗ | |
| 1920-09-07 | IOIvy Olson | 246 | ↗ | |
| 1920-08-31 | HJHal Janvrin | 245 | ↗ | |
| 1920-07-17 | 244 | ↗ | ||
| 1920-06-29 | JAJimmy Austin | 243 | ↗ | |
| 1920-06-23 | 242 | ↗ | ||
| 1919-09-17 | MSMilt Stock | 241 | ↗ | |
| 1919-08-18 | BRBraggo Roth | 240 | ↗ | |
| 1919-08-07 | MHMiller Huggins | 239 | ↗ | |
| 1919-07-26 | BHBuck Herzog | 238 | ↗ | |
| 1919-06-20 | MSMilt Stock | 237 | ↗ | |
| 1919-06-04 | 236 | ↗ | ||
| 1919-05-24 | JSJack Smith | 235 | ↗ | |
| 1919-05-15 | HBHugo Bezdek | 234 | ↗ | |
| 1919-05-01 | SJSad Sam Jones | 233 | ↗ | |
| 1919-04-30 | AWArt Wilson | 232 | ↗ | |
| 1918-07-27 | HFHappy Finneran | 231 | ↗ | |
| 1918-07-15 | BWBill Wambsganss | 230 | ↗ | |
| 1918-07-13 | JHJack Hendricks | 229 | ↗ | |
| 1918-07-03 | AFArt Fletcher | 228 | ↗ | |
| 1918-06-08 | JSJack Smith | 227 | ↗ | |
| 1918-06-03 | 226 | ↗ | ||
| 1918-04-24 | LMLew McCarty | 225 | ↗ | |
| 1917-09-28 | FJFielder Jones | 224 | ↗ | |
| 1917-08-18 | TBTony Boeckel | 223 | ↗ | |
| 1917-06-29 | SMSherry Magee | 222 | ↗ | |
| 1917-06-25 | 221 | ↗ | ||
| 1917-06-23 | 220 | ↗ | ||
| 1917-06-08 | JBJim Bagby | 219 | ↗ | |
| 1917-06-05 | JBJack Barry | 218 | ↗ | |
| 1917-05-20 | PTPinch Thomas | 217 | ↗ | |
| 1917-04-28 | DRDick Rudolph | 216 | ↗ | |
| 1916-09-14 | FJFielder Jones | 215 | ↗ | |
| 1916-09-13 | BBBob Bescher | 214 | ↗ | |
| 1916-09-06 | JFJack Fournier | 213 | ↗ | |
| 1916-08-24 | LMLes Mann | 212 | ↗ | |
| 1916-07-25 | RFRay Fisher | 211 | ↗ | |
| 1916-07-22 | DBDonie Bush | 210 | ↗ | |
| 1916-07-20 | BLBaldy Louden | 209 | ↗ | |
| 1916-07-11 | FJFielder Jones | 208 | ↗ | |
| 1916-06-26 | BKBenny Kauff | 207 | ↗ | |
| 1916-06-25 | LFLee Fohl | 206 | ↗ | |
| 1916-05-08 | DBDoug Baird | 205 | ↗ | |
| 1916-04-21 | IOIvy Olson | 204 | ↗ | |
| 1916-04-20 | NCNixey Callahan | 203 | ↗ | |
| 1915-09-28 | BHBuck Herzog | 202 | ↗ | |
| 1915-09-13 | 201 | ↗ | ||
| 1915-09-06 | FMFritz Maisel | 200 | ↗ | |
| 1915-09-05 | OKOtto Knabe | 199 | ↗ | |
| 1915-09-04 | OVOssie Vitt | 198 | ↗ | |
| 1915-07-20 | WMWard Miller | 197 | ↗ | |
| 1915-07-15 | CBCharlie Babington | 196 | ↗ | |
| 1915-07-14 | HWHeinie Wagner | 195 | ↗ | |
| 1915-07-05 | EJErnie Johnson | 194 | ↗ | |
| 1915-06-29 | JAJimmy Austin | 193 | ↗ | |
| 1915-06-28 | BBBoardwalk Brown | 192 | ↗ | |
| 1915-06-25 | BKBenny Kauff | 191 | ↗ | |
| 1915-05-28 | JMJohn McGraw | 190 | ↗ | |
| 1915-05-25 | JMJohn McGraw | 189 | ↗ | |
| 1915-05-21 | LSLarry Schlafly | 188 | ↗ | |
| 1915-05-21 | FJFielder Jones | 187 | ↗ | |
| 1915-05-20 | JAJimmy Austin | 186 | ↗ | |
| 1915-05-07 | OKOtto Knabe | 185 | ↗ | |
| 1915-04-16 | RHRaymond Haley | 184 | ↗ | |
| 1915-04-10 | LMLee Magee | 183 | ↗ | |
| 1914-08-14 | AGArt Griggs | 182 | ↗ | |
| 1914-07-31 | HSHarry Swacina | 181 | ↗ | |
| 1914-07-27 | GSGermany Schaefer | 180 | ↗ | |
| 1914-07-24 | JEJimmy Esmond | 179 | ↗ | |
| 1914-07-18 | MMMike Mowrey | 178 | ↗ | |
| 1914-07-15 | FCFritz Coumbe | 177 | ↗ | |
| 1914-07-04 | SOSteve O'Neill | 176 | ↗ | |
| 1914-06-25 | MMMike Mowrey | 175 | ↗ | |
| 1914-06-19 | GMGeorge McBride | 174 | ↗ | |
| 1914-06-18 | JMJohn McGraw | 173 | ↗ | |
| 1914-05-15 | OKOtto Knabe | 172 | ↗ | |
| 1914-05-02 | BHBuck Herzog | 171 | ↗ | |
| 1913-09-27 | 170 | ↗ | ||
| 1913-09-14 | 169 | ↗ | ||
| 1913-09-13 | 168 | ↗ | ||
| 1913-08-31 | BWBuck Weaver | 167 | ↗ | |
| 1913-08-18 | MHMiller Huggins | 166 | ↗ | |
| 1913-08-08 | HPHub Perdue | 165 | ↗ | |
| 1913-06-07 | 164 | ↗ | ||
| 1913-05-26 | LCLou Criger | 163 | ↗ | |
| 1913-05-21 | JDJake Daubert | 162 | ↗ | |
| 1913-05-17 | CCCarl Cashion | 161 | ↗ | |
| 1913-05-16 | DBDonie Bush | 160 | ↗ | |
| 1913-05-14 | ABAl Bridwell | 159 | ↗ | |
| 1912-09-28 | JAJimmy Austin | 158 | ↗ | |
| 1912-08-24 | IOIvy Olson | 157 | ↗ | |
| 1912-08-14 | THTom Hughes | 156 | ↗ | |
| 1912-08-13 | RFRay Fisher | 155 | ↗ | |
| 1912-08-06 | CMClyde Milan | 154 | ↗ | |
| 1912-07-04 | BBBob Bescher | 153 | ↗ | |
| 1912-05-31 | 152 | ↗ | ||
| 1912-05-25 | DBDonie Bush | 151 | ↗ | |
| 1912-05-10 | ADArt Devlin | 150 | ↗ | |
| 1912-04-11 | TWTillie Walker | 149 | ↗ | |
| 1911-10-02 | 148 | ↗ | ||
| 1911-09-19 | OKOtto Knabe | 147 | ↗ | |
| 1911-09-16 | GSGeorge Stovall | 146 | ↗ | |
| 1911-09-05 | JSJimmy Sheckard | 145 | ↗ | |
| 1911-08-22 | 144 | ↗ | ||
| 1911-08-20 | NBNeal Ball | 143 | ↗ | |
| 1911-08-19 | JGJack Graney | 142 | ↗ | |
| 1911-08-16 | 141 | ↗ | ||
| 1911-07-21 | JCJoe Casey | 140 | ↗ | |
| 1911-07-20 | BBBobby Byrne | 139 | ↗ | |
| 1911-07-20 | JBJoe Birmingham | 138 | ↗ | |
| 1911-07-08 | SMSherry Magee | 137 | ↗ | |
| 1911-06-27 | JBJohnny Bates | 136 | ↗ | |
| 1911-06-22 | BBBill Burns | 135 | ↗ | |
| 1911-06-03 | 134 | ↗ | ||
| 1911-05-27 | RORube Oldring | 133 | ↗ |