Claim: During the 1989 Philadelphia Phillies season, French-born Steve Jeltz from Kansas, a switch-hitter, hit two of his five career home runs in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates from both sides of the plate, a first in Phillies history.
Evidence: On June 8, 1989, Steve Jeltz hit two of his five career home runs in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, despite not starting the game. A switch-hitter, Jeltz hit one of these homers from the right side of the plate and one from the left side. This was the first time in the history of the Phillies that this feat had been accomplished. Jeltz was born in Paris to a military family. When he was young, Jeltz moved with his family to Lawrence, Kansas, and he later attended the University of Kansas.