claim: Dan Brown wrote his first novel in 2006.
evidence: Chauncey DePew Burkam -LRB- October 13 , 1892 -- May 9 , 1964 -RRB- was a pinch hitter in Major League Baseball .. pinch hitter. pinch hitter. Major League Baseball. Major League Baseball. He played one game for the St. Louis Browns in 1915 and struck out in his only at bat .. St. Louis Browns. St. Louis Browns. struck out. Strikeout. at bat. at bat