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James Lamar "Dusty" Rhodes (May 13, 1927 – June 17, 2009) [1] was an American professional baseball player, an outfielder and pinch hitter whose otherwise unremarkable seven-year Major League Baseball career was dramatically highlighted by his starring role for the champion New York Giants during the 1954 season and that year's World Series.
Mostly used as a pinch hitter, with four appearances at first base, in 65 at-bats he had 10 hits and two RBIs. [7] He was designated for assignment on July 27, 2011. [ 36 ] He was released on August 1 [ 37 ] and announced his retirement two days later.
Lenny Harris had 212 hits in 804 pinch hit at bats, both records in Major League Baseball.. In baseball, a pinch hitter (PH) is a substitute batter.Batters can be substituted at any time while the ball is dead (not in active play); the manager may use any player who has not yet entered the game as a substitute.
In a 10-year period (1957–66), Lynch hit at least one pinch-hit homer in all except the 1960 season, when he had a then MLB-record 76 appearances off the bench. Overall, he amassed 90 RBI in 435 at-bats in that role, a rate of one per 4.8 attempts along with 18 home runs. Overall, Lynch batted .264 (115-for-435) as a pinch-hitter in his MLB ...
The designated hitter role was adopted by the American League in 1973, and was only in effect in AL ballparks. As of 2022, the rule also applies to National League teams. [12] Switch hitters: capable of batting left or right-handed; Pinch hitters: a substitute hitter for the scheduled batter in the lineup. A DH acts as a permanent pinch hitter ...
Pinch-hitter Jason Heyward broke an eighth-inning tie with a three-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 6-3 victory over the reeling Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. Heyward lined ...
Edward Carl Gaedele (Gaedel) was born in Cook County, Illinois, on June 8, 1925. [4] His father, Carl Gaedele (1886–1949), was a Lithuanian immigrant who managed a department store and worked as a parking lot checker.
Pinch hitter is a substitute batter in baseball. Pinch hitter may also refer to: Pinch hitter (cricket), a batsman in cricket promoted up the batting order in order to score quick runs; Pinchie or one-hitter, a type of pipe for smoking cannabis, tobacco, and other herbs; The Pinch Hitter, a 1917 American film directed by Victor Schertzinger