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Ron Oester’s First Hit

  • 1978
  • Debuts & Firsts

Ron Oester gets his first hit

Reds 4, Braves 0 in Cincinnati

Sept. 30, 1978: Ron Oester got his first career hit and RBI when he hit a single to RF off Phil Niekro driving in Junior Kennedy in B6 against the Braves at Riverfront Stadium. This was also his first career start. He ended his career with 1,118 hits and 344 RBIs.