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Mark Patrick Sweeney (born October 26, 1969) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman who played for several teams from 1995 to 2008. He is best known for his skill as a pinch hitter, where he ranks second in career pinch hits with 175 and first in career pinch hit runs batted in with 102.
Forrest Harrill "Smoky" Burgess (February 6, 1927 – September 15, 1991) [1] was an American professional baseball catcher, pinch hitter, coach, and scout, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1949 to 1967. Burgess was selected as an All-Star in six seasons (being on the NL team for nine All-Star games). He became known, later in his ...
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 ...
One of their most popular games, Pinch Hitter, has become one of the most visited games of 2010. ... Code of Conduct; ... Mobile view; Search. Search. Toggle the ...
The next day, Campbell registered his first big-league hit, a single off eventual Baseball Hall of Famer Tom Seaver in the seventh inning of a 6–4 loss to the New York Mets. [2] Two days later, on April 14, his ninth-inning pinch single off Howie Reed produced the tying run and Campbell's only MLB RBI in a come-from-behind 6–5 triumph ...
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 ...
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.
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