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I WAS CALLED UP FROM AA AND played my first big league game on September 12, 1986. The A's were playing the Indians in Cleveland, and I replaced Mickey Tettleton at catcher.
It was the seventh inning when I got my first at-bat. How could I forget hitting that home run off Greg Swindell? I think I was the 53rd player to hit a homer in his first major league at-bat.
(Steinbach was the 60th player to homer in his first big league at-bat).
When you're playing your first game, you're just hoping not to embarrass yourself. Those kinds of things are running through your mind.
I replaced Tettleton in the sixth inning when we were losing, 8-2. ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Terry Steinbach: the game I'll never forget: former catcher recalls...