Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Jimmie Foxx were the others. 2005 — Dmitri Young became the third player to hit three homers on opening day, and Jeremy Bonderman won as the youngest ...

1974 — The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Atlanta Braves 7-6 in 11 innings before a crowd of 52,000 at Riverfront Stadium. In his first at-bat, Hank Aaron hit a three-run homer off Jack Billingham.