Former Phillie of the Day - Marlon Anderson

Marlon Anderson, today's Former Phillie of the Day, is one of five Phillies player to accomplish a rare baseball feat. Anderson is the last Phillie to have hit a home run in his very first major league at-bat.

Anderson homered on a 2-2 pitch from Mets reliever Mel Rojas in the bottom of the 7th inning on Sept. 8, 1998. It was one of six HRs the Phils hit that night in a lopsided 16-4 Philadelphia win. He spent the first five years of his career in Philadelphia and also played with the Rays, Cardinals, Mets, Nationals, and Dodgers.

And in case you were wondering (and I know that you are), the other Phillies to hit a HR in their first major league at-bat were:

Ricky Jordan on July 17, 1988 (Note: He walked in his first plate appearance and homered in his first official at-bat)
Ed Sanicki, Sept. 14, 1949
Heinie Mueller, April 19, 1938
Bill Duggleby, April 21, 1898 (Second mention for a 19th century player in this blog!)