on july 4, 2000 mcdonald became the third player in st. louis history to hit a home run in his first major league at-bat. on july 6, he homered in his second at-bat, becoming only the second player in mlb history to hit home runs in each of his first two big league at bats. bob nieman, in 1951, is the other. mcdonald hit a third home run that year, and is the only player in mlb history to have more than one home run in a career, but no other hits.