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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.
Box score with play by play (if available) * Indicates the player was a pitcher # Indicates the home run was hit on the first pitch the player faced in his MLB career ℓ Indicates the home run was a grand slam: ↑ Indicates the home run was hit as a pinch hitter & Indicates game in which multiple players homered in their first major league at bat
Over the next three years, Burgess was used almost exclusively as a pinch hitter, appearing in just 7 games behind the plate. [4] In 1966, he set a Major League record which still stands for the most games in a season (79) by a non-pitcher who did not score a run. [19] Burgess played his final major league game on October 1, 1967 at the age of ...
He ranks either first or second in power hitting categories for Canadian major leaguers. Stairs also holds the all-time MLB record of home runs hit as a pinch-hitter with 23. His ability to pinch hit made him a valuable asset to several teams and earned him the nickname "Matt Stairs – Professional Hitter".
Pinch-hitter Trevor Larnach broke an eighth-inning tie with an RBI double and the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Oakland Athletics 6-4 on Wednesday night. After Max Kepler opened the eighth ...
In the last two games of the season, Jones went 3-for-5 and scored the game-winning run in the final regular season game. Jones also gave a tremendous performance in the 1967 World Series. He was Boston's starting third baseman in Games 1–4 and served as a pinch hitter in two other games.
The Tigers (10-7) have split the first two games with the Rangers. A strategic decision from manager A.J. Hinch helped the Tigers take a 3-2 lead in the eighth inning. In a pinch
The streak started the previous day, as on June 1 Gehrig entered the game as a pinch hitter, substituting for shortstop Wanninger. [ 19 ] Although Pipp's replacement on June 2, 1925, was historic, and Gehrig had a great game by getting three hits, Gehrig would in fact go 0 for 3 in each of his next two games, before being lifted for a pinch ...