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* The Mets' Todd Zeile went out with a bang, homering in his final major league at-bat against Montreal on October 3. It came in the sixth inning, with a man on base and a 3-1 count.
Only 40 inactive players prior to 2004 had hit home runs in their last at-bats, and only two of those hit more than Zeile's 253 lifetime dingers--Ted Williams (521) and Albert Belle (381). Others with more than 100 career homers, including one in their final trips, are Joe Rudi (179), Ken McMullen (156), Mickey Cochrane (119), and Willie Aikens (110).
* Robin Ventura also finished his career in grand fashion. Though he hit just five home runs for the dodgers in his swan ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Baseball notes from 2004 season ...