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) · 1,001–1,132 of 1,132
| Date | Player | # | Game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911-05-24 | CHCharlie Hemphill | 132 | ↗ | |
| 1911-05-23 | 131 | ↗ | ||
| 1911-05-16 | JMJohn McGraw | 130 | ↗ | |
| 1911-05-13 | GMGeorge Moriarty | 129 | ↗ | |
| 1911-05-09 | JBJohnny Bates | 128 | ↗ | |
| 1911-04-29 | BSBill Sweeney | 127 | ↗ | |
| 1910-10-11 | RDRed Dooin | 126 | ↗ | |
| 1910-09-12 | DLDuffy Lewis | 125 | ↗ | |
| 1910-09-08 | DSDave Shean | 124 | ↗ | |
| 1910-09-03 | JMJohn McGraw | 123 | ↗ | |
| 1910-08-27 | 122 | ↗ | ||
| 1910-08-05 | MHMiller Huggins | 121 | ↗ | |
| 1910-07-27 | JBJohnny Bates | 120 | ↗ | |
| 1910-07-21 | DMDeacon McGuire | 119 | ↗ | |
| 1910-07-15 | PGPeaches Graham | 118 | ↗ | |
| 1910-07-14 | 117 | ↗ | ||
| 1910-07-07 | RMRed Murray | 116 | ↗ | |
| 1910-06-28 | SESteve Evans | 115 | ↗ | |
| 1910-06-21 | SESteve Evans | 114 | ↗ | |
| 1910-06-12 | JPJack Powell | 113 | ↗ | |
| 1910-06-11 | EMEarl Moore | 112 | ↗ | |
| 1910-05-30 | JSJake Stahl | 111 | ↗ | |
| 1910-05-06 | THTopsy Hartsel | 110 | ↗ | |
| 1910-04-28 | PDPatsy Donovan | 109 | ↗ | |
| 1910-04-20 | WCWid Conroy | 108 | ↗ | |
| 1910-04-19 | BBBill Bradley | 107 | ↗ | |
| 1909-10-04 | DSDave Shean | 106 | ↗ | |
| 1909-09-17 | JAJimmy Austin | 105 | ↗ | |
| 1909-09-06 | CSCy Seymour | 104 | ↗ | |
| 1909-09-03 | JMJohn McGraw | 103 | ↗ | |
| 1909-09-01 | HMHarry McIntire | 102 | ↗ | |
| 1909-08-25 | HBHeinie Beckendorf | 101 | ↗ | |
| 1909-08-07 | KEKid Elberfeld | 100 | ↗ | |
| 1909-07-31 | 99 | ↗ | ||
| 1909-07-28 | LDLarry Doyle | 98 | ↗ | |
| 1909-07-24 | LDLarry Doyle | 97 | ↗ | |
| 1909-07-13 | JSJake Stahl | 96 | ↗ | |
| 1909-07-12 | RDRed Dooin | 95 | ↗ | |
| 1909-07-03 | GMGeorge McBride | 94 | ↗ | |
| 1909-07-02 | 93 | ↗ | ||
| 1909-06-29 | GSGabby Street | 92 | ↗ | |
| 1909-05-25 | BSBill Sweeney | 91 | ↗ | |
| 1909-05-05 | 90 | ↗ | ||
| 1909-05-04 | 89 | ↗ | ||
| 1909-04-29 | HSHarry Steinfeldt | 88 | ↗ | |
| 1909-04-27 | JMJimmy McAleer | 87 | ↗ | |
| 1908-10-01 | RDRed Dooin | 86 | ↗ | |
| 1908-09-08 | PGPeaches Graham | 85 | ↗ | |
| 1908-09-07 | LDLarry Doyle | 84 | ↗ | |
| 1908-08-29 | JCJosh Clarke | 83 | ↗ | |
| 1908-08-21 | 82 | ↗ | ||
| 1908-07-31 | BGBilly Gilbert | 81 | ↗ | |
| 1908-07-08 | RDRed Dooin | 80 | ↗ | |
| 1908-06-18 | SMSherry Magee | 79 | ↗ | |
| 1908-06-03 | BRBugs Raymond | 78 | ↗ | |
| 1908-05-18 | 77 | ↗ | ||
| 1907-09-25 | 76 | ↗ | ||
| 1907-09-14 | PLPhil Lewis | 75 | ↗ | |
| 1907-09-06 | DMDan McGann | 74 | ↗ | |
| 1907-08-29 | ECErnie Courtney | 73 | ↗ | |
| 1907-08-05 | 72 | ↗ | ||
| 1907-07-30 | JKJohnny Kling | 71 | ↗ | |
| 1907-06-27 | JCJoe Cantillon | 70 | ↗ | |
| 1907-06-06 | DBDave Brain | 69 | ↗ | |
| 1907-05-17 | SSSammy Strang | 68 | ↗ | |
| 1907-05-13 | RDRed Dooin | 67 | ↗ | |
| 1907-04-29 | JSJimmy Sheckard | 66 | ↗ | |
| 1907-04-13 | KEKid Elberfeld | 65 | ↗ | |
| 1906-09-19 | DMDan McGann | 64 | ↗ | |
| 1906-08-08 | KEKid Elberfeld | 63 | ↗ | |
| 1906-08-07 | JDJim Delahanty | 62 | ↗ | |
| 1906-07-25 | GMGeorge Mullin | 61 | ↗ | |
| 1906-07-25 | 60 | ↗ | ||
| 1906-07-14 | 59 | ↗ | ||
| 1906-07-13 | FBFritz Buelow | 58 | ↗ | |
| 1906-07-11 | JOJohn O'Neill | 57 | ↗ | |
| 1906-07-11 | FBFrank Bowerman | 56 | ↗ | |
| 1906-06-17 | JDJim Delahanty | 55 | ↗ | |
| 1906-06-11 | SBShad Barry | 54 | ↗ | |
| 1906-06-05 | HHHarry Howell | 53 | ↗ | |
| 1906-06-04 | 52 | ↗ | ||
| 1906-05-20 | DCDoc Casey | 51 | ↗ | |
| 1906-05-17 | BGBilly Gilbert | 50 | ↗ | |
| 1906-05-10 | MGMike Grady | 49 | ↗ | |
| 1906-05-03 | SBShad Barry | 48 | ↗ | |
| 1905-09-06 | JDJohn Dobbs | 47 | ↗ | |
| 1905-08-31 | 46 | ↗ | ||
| 1905-07-17 | OCOtis Clymer | 45 | ↗ | |
| 1905-07-12 | SLSam Leever | 44 | ↗ | |
| 1905-06-07 | HSHarry Steinfeldt | 43 | ↗ | |
| 1905-06-01 | SMSam Mertes | 42 | ↗ | |
| 1905-05-26 | JSJake Stahl | 41 | ↗ | |
| 1905-05-08 | CBCliff Blankenship | 40 | ↗ | |
| 1905-05-02 | JJJim Jackson | 39 | ↗ | |
| 1904-10-04 | DMDoc Marshall | 38 | ↗ | |
| 1904-09-22 | KGKid Gleason | 37 | ↗ | |
| 1904-07-29 | PDPop Dillon | 36 | ↗ | |
| 1904-07-25 | CHCharlie Hemphill | 35 | ↗ | |
| 1904-07-24 | JDJack Doyle | 34 | ↗ | |
| 1904-06-20 | RDRed Dooin | 33 | ↗ | |
| 1904-06-19 | 32 | ↗ | ||
| 1904-05-25 | JDJohn Dobbs | 31 | ↗ | |
| 1904-05-14 | DGDanny Green | 30 | ↗ | |
| 1903-08-31 | BBBill Bradley | 29 | ↗ | |
| 1903-08-06 | DGDanny Green | 28 | ↗ | |
| 1903-07-09 | FBFritz Buelow | 27 | ↗ | |
| 1903-07-04 | 26 | ↗ | ||
| 1903-06-25 | JSJimmy Sheckard | 25 | ↗ | |
| 1903-06-20 | 24 | ↗ | ||
| 1903-06-10 | 23 | ↗ | ||
| 1903-05-20 | JKJoe Kelley | 22 | ↗ | |
| 1902-09-18 | CSChick Stahl | 21 | ↗ | |
| 1902-09-11 | KBKitty Bransfield | 20 | ↗ | |
| 1902-08-25 | JSJimmy Sheckard | 19 | ↗ | |
| 1902-08-23 | DHDick Harley | 18 | ↗ | |
| 1902-08-21 | CGClark Griffith | 17 | ↗ | |
| 1902-08-10 | KEKid Elberfeld | 16 | ↗ | |
| 1902-07-28 | 15 | ↗ | ||
| 1902-07-02 | DGDanny Green | 14 | ↗ | |
| 1902-06-30 | 13 | ↗ | ||
| 1902-05-27 | 12 | ↗ | ||
| 1902-05-18 | 11 | ↗ | ||
| 1902-05-17 | DPDick Padden | 10 | ↗ | |
| 1902-04-25 | JDJack Doyle | 9 | ↗ | |
| 1901-08-08 | FHFred Hartman | 8 | ↗ | |
| 1901-07-05 | 7 | ↗ | ||
| 1901-06-29 | CSChick Stahl | 6 | ↗ | |
| 1901-05-16 | 5 | ↗ | ||
| 1901-05-09 | 4 | ↗ | ||
| 1901-05-08 | CLCandy LaChance | 3 | ↗ | |
| 1900-07-31 | CDCharlie Dexter | 2 | ↗ | |
| 1897-04-24 | 1 | ↗ |