Originally a fourth-round pick of the New York Yankees, left-hander Tim Lollar was traded to the Padres just before the 1981 season and in his second at-bat slammed a home run — off Tom Seaver, no less.
The 26-year-old pitcher added a second homer to his resume in mid-April the following year — against Phil Niekro, another future Hall of Famer — and then hit his third on this date (April 29).
As far as that ball sailed over thewall at Jack Murphy Stadium, it wasn’t nearly as fulfilling as walking off the mound that day with all 27 outs belonging to his pitching line in a 5-0 victory over the New York Mets.