Baseball History · On This Day On This Day: August 7 Posted on August 7, 2018 by Baseballia 1968 Joe Keough of the Oakland A’s pinch hit a home run in his first major league at-bat in the eighth inning against the New York Yankees and the A’s won 4-3 in 10 innings. He would hit a total of 9 home runs over a 5 year MLB career.