Ault became the first Blue Jays player to hit a home run in team history, and with his 64 RBI in 1977, set a club rookie record that endured for a quarter-century, until Eric Hinske drove in 84 runs in 2002.
Ault homered again in the third inning, this time was a two-run shot that tied the score at 4-4 in a game the Blue Jays went on to win, 9-5.
Both DougAult and Mack Jones of the Montreal Expos are the only two people to hit the first home runs of their franchise history outside the United States.
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Ault joined the new Blue Jays franchise through the (additional info and facts about 1976) 1976 expansion draft.
After retiring, Ault served as a ((sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team) manager in the Blue Jays organization for the Class-A teams (additional info and facts about Dunedin) Dunedin, (additional info and facts about Kinston) Kinston and (additional info and facts about St. Catharines) St.
Ault died at his home in (additional info and facts about Tarpon Springs, Florida) Tarpon Springs, Florida of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
"Doug was my oldest boy and such a joy when he was little," said his mother, Genevieve, a remarkable 84-year-old woman who has buried two husbands and, with Doug, three of her five children.
Ault entered into another relationship and fathered his second child, a girl, Cidney, born while he was working for the Jays setting up a team in Australia.
DougAult had chosen for a new bride a woman, Lynn Davidson, with her own history of abuse problems.
Ault, a first baseman, hit only 17 homers during his four years in the majors.
Ault, who was born in Beaumont, Texas, worked as a manager in the Jays' organization, handling teams at Class-A Dunedin, Kingston and St. Catharines before managing the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs.
According to the medical examiner,the death of original Blue Jay DougAult was ruled a suicide.
Ault, a first baseman who had been selected by Toronto in the 1976 expansion draft from the Texas Rangers, spent three seasons with the Blue Jays before retiring in 1980.
Following his playing days, Ault, a native of Beaumont, Texas, served as a manager in the Jays organization, handling teams at Class-A Dunedin, Kingston and St. Catharines before managing the triple-A Syracuse Chiefs.
I had the pleasure of meeting DougAult in 2001 at...
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DougAult #1 from Brownstown, IN is 44 years of age.
Doug has 3 track championships one at Brownstown, IN and 2 at Charleston, IN.
Doug's greatest racing accomplishment is winning 4 Crown National events at Eldora in 1988.
Ault was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 9, 1976, with the Texas Rangers.
His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive DougAult baseball stats page.
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TORONTO (Ticker) - DougAult, who hit the first home run in the history of the Toronto Blue Jays, died last Wednesday at his home in Tarpon Springs, Florida.
Selected by Toronto in the expansion draft from the Texas Rangers in 1976, Ault homered twice off Ken Brett of the Chicago White Sox, including a solo shot in the first inning, amid snow and freezing temperatures in the Blue Jays' home opener, a 9-5 win on April 7, 1977.
Ault's death is the third suffered by the Blue Jays family within the last three months.
DougAult, who hit first homer in Blue Jays' history, dies at 54
Damn, it was Mattick a week or two ago, and now Ault.
Things had gone very poorly for Doug in recent years, from both a job and financial perspective, and from his second wife losing her medical license, then a breakup with her, and his first wife dying young.
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