Garrabrant Ryerson Alyea (born December 8, 1940) was a Major League Baseball outfielder from 1965 to 1972. In 1970, while playing for the Minnesota Twins, Alyea had two 7 RBI games, on April 7 and on September 7.

Originally signed by the Cincinnati Reds, Alyea was drafted a year later by the Washington Senators. Alyea made his major league debut on September 12, 1965. Called to the plate as a pinch hitter, Alyea hit a homerun off Rudy May of the Los Angeles Angels on the first pitch of his first at-bat.^[1]

Alyea had his best season in 1970. He appeared in 94 games, batting .291 with 16 homeruns and 61 runs batted in.

[edit] See also

• Home run in first Major League at-bat

[edit] References

1. ^ "Brant Alyea from the Chronology". Baseballlibrary.com. http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Brant_Alyea_1940&page=chronology. 

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
• Player Profile at ArmchairGM

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