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:''For other uses, see Pinch hitter (cricket)''.
In baseball, a 'pinch hitter' is a common term for a substitute batter. Batters can be substituted in at any time while the ball is dead (not in active play); the manager may use any player that has not yet entered the game as a substitute. This is called offensive substitution. The player that is removed from the game cannot return to play for the rest of the game. Pinch hitters are often used to replace a starting player when the pinch hitter is thought to have a better chance of reaching base or helping other runners to score.
In the National League of Major League Baseball, the Pacific League in Japan, and various other Minor leagues, pinch hitters are often substituted for the pitcher in the middle or late innings of a game. This is because pitchers are often poor hitters and get tired after six to seven innings of pitching. This use of a pinch hitter is often part of a double switch, in which a relief pitcher replaces a defensive player who will not bat soon, and a defensive player replaces the former starting pitcher that is currently up to bat. This strengthens the lineup in the short term by preventing the relief pitcher from batting and allowing a better hitter to bat, without burning up a lot of players.
Nearly all other leagues use the designated hitter rule; thus pitchers seldom bat, removing a possible situation where a pinch hitter may be desired.
This is a list of pinch hitters with the most hits in Major League Baseball.
★ Notes
:'Bold': active player
:Includes games through '''August 17, 2007'''
★ Most pinch hit at-bat
: Lenny Harris – 804
★ Most pinch hits career
:Lenny Harris – 212
★ Most pinch hit grand slams
:Rich Reese, Willie McCovey, Ron Northey – tied with three each
★ Most pinch hit home runs
:Cliff Johnson – 20
★ Most pinch hits
:John Vander Wal – 28 (1995) [1]
★ Most pinch hit at-bats
:Lenny Harris – 83 (2001)
★ Most pinch hit games
:Lenny Harris – 95 (2001)
★ Most consecutive pinch hits
:Dave Philley and Rusty Staub – tied with eight each (1958 and 1983)
★ Most pinch hit home runs
:Dave Hansen and Craig Wilson – tied with seven each (2000 and 2001)
★ Most pinch hit RBI
:Joe Cronin, Jerry Lynch, Rusty Staub – tied with 25 each (1943, 1961 and 1983)
★ Most pinch hit walks
:Matt Franco – 20 (1999)
★ The major league record for pinch-hit home runs during a doubleheader is two (2), which has only been accomplished twice:
★
★ Joe Cronin (Boston Red Sox), on June 17, 1943
★
★ Hal Breeden (Montreal Expos), on July 13, 1973.
★ The following players have been called into a game and hit a pinch-hit home run during their first ever Major League at-bat:
:
:
★ Three teams are tied for the record number of pinch-hitters during a nine-inning game, with 9: the Los Angeles Dodgers (versus the St. Louis Cardinals on September 22, 1959), the Montreal Expos (versus the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 5, 1975), and the Atlanta Braves (versus the Montreal Expos on September 21, 1993). Naturally, all three games were in September, when major-league rosters expand from 25 to 40 players.
★ Other players who have batted as pinch hitting specialists in their careers include:
★ Joe Adcock
★ Jeff Burroughs
★ Bernie Carbo
★ Mark Carreon
★ Bob Cerv
★ George Crowe
★ Wes Ferrell
★ Julio Franco
★ Glenallen Hill
★ Lee Lacy
★ Ryan Ludwick
★ Candy Maldonado
★ Gonzalo Márquez
★ Ken McMullen
★ Don Mincher
★ Graig Nettles
★ Wally Post
★ Dusty Rhodes
★ Pete Runnels
★ Luis Salazar
★ Enos Slaughter
★ Champ Summers
★ Jerry Turner
★ Del Unser
★ Mickey Welch
★ Fred Whitfield
★ Cy Williams
★ Gus Zernial
★ Pinch hitter, used as a Standard Informal and Conversational term
★ Pinch hitting record from the Baseball Almanac
★ At bat
★ Designated hitter
:''For other uses, see Pinch hitter (cricket)''.
In baseball, a 'pinch hitter' is a common term for a substitute batter. Batters can be substituted in at any time while the ball is dead (not in active play); the manager may use any player that has not yet entered the game as a substitute. This is called offensive substitution. The player that is removed from the game cannot return to play for the rest of the game. Pinch hitters are often used to replace a starting player when the pinch hitter is thought to have a better chance of reaching base or helping other runners to score.
In the National League of Major League Baseball, the Pacific League in Japan, and various other Minor leagues, pinch hitters are often substituted for the pitcher in the middle or late innings of a game. This is because pitchers are often poor hitters and get tired after six to seven innings of pitching. This use of a pinch hitter is often part of a double switch, in which a relief pitcher replaces a defensive player who will not bat soon, and a defensive player replaces the former starting pitcher that is currently up to bat. This strengthens the lineup in the short term by preventing the relief pitcher from batting and allowing a better hitter to bat, without burning up a lot of players.
Nearly all other leagues use the designated hitter rule; thus pitchers seldom bat, removing a possible situation where a pinch hitter may be desired.
| Contents |
| MLB all-time pinch hit leaders |
| All-Time pinch hits records |
| Single Season pinch hits records |
| Trivia |
| Sources |
| See also |
MLB all-time pinch hit leaders
This is a list of pinch hitters with the most hits in Major League Baseball.
★ Notes
:'Bold': active player
:Includes games through '''August 17, 2007'''
★ Lenny Harris | 212 |
★ 'Mark Sweeney' | 157 |
★ Manny Mota | 150 |
★ Smoky Burgess | 145 |
★ Greg Gross | 143 |
★ Dave Hansen | 138 |
★ John Vander Wal | 129 |
★ José Morales | 123 |
★ Jerry Lynch | 116 |
★ 'Orlando Palmeiro' | 116 |
★ Red Lucas | 114 |
★ Steve Braun | 113 |
★ Terry Crowley | 108 |
★ Denny Walling | 108 |
★ Gates Brown | 107 |
★ Jim Dwyer | 103 |
★ Mike Lum | 103 |
★ Rusty Staub | 100 |
★ Dave Clark | 96 |
★ Larry Biittner | 95 |
★ Vic Davalillo | 95 |
★ Gerald Perry | 95 |
★ Jerry Hairston | 94 |
★ Dave Philley | 93 |
★ Joel Youngblood | 93 |
★ Jay Johnstone | 92 |
★ Dave Magadan | 92 |
★ Elmer Valo | 90 |
All-Time pinch hits records
★ Most pinch hit at-bat
: Lenny Harris – 804
★ Most pinch hits career
:Lenny Harris – 212
★ Most pinch hit grand slams
:Rich Reese, Willie McCovey, Ron Northey – tied with three each
★ Most pinch hit home runs
:Cliff Johnson – 20
Single Season pinch hits records
★ Most pinch hits
:John Vander Wal – 28 (1995) [1]
★ Most pinch hit at-bats
:Lenny Harris – 83 (2001)
★ Most pinch hit games
:Lenny Harris – 95 (2001)
★ Most consecutive pinch hits
:Dave Philley and Rusty Staub – tied with eight each (1958 and 1983)
★ Most pinch hit home runs
:Dave Hansen and Craig Wilson – tied with seven each (2000 and 2001)
★ Most pinch hit RBI
:Joe Cronin, Jerry Lynch, Rusty Staub – tied with 25 each (1943, 1961 and 1983)
★ Most pinch hit walks
:Matt Franco – 20 (1999)
Trivia
★ The major league record for pinch-hit home runs during a doubleheader is two (2), which has only been accomplished twice:
★
★ Joe Cronin (Boston Red Sox), on June 17, 1943
★
★ Hal Breeden (Montreal Expos), on July 13, 1973.
★ The following players have been called into a game and hit a pinch-hit home run during their first ever Major League at-bat:
:
| Date | Name | Team | Inning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04-30-1937 | Ace Parker | Philadelphia | 9th Inning |
| 09-05-1962 | John Kennedy | Washington | 6th Inning |
| 06-19-1963 | Gates Brown | Detroit | 5th Inning |
| 09-30-1964 | Bill Roman | Detroit | 7th Inning |
| 09-12-1965 | Brant Alyea | Washington | 6th Inning |
| 08-07-1968 | Joe Keough | Oakland | 8th Inning |
| 04-07-1977 | Al Woods | Toronto | 5th Inning |
:
| Date | Name | Team | Inning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-21-1898 | Bill Duggleby | Philadelphia | |
| 04-14-1936 | Eddie Morgan | St. Louis | 7th Inning |
| 05-21-1948 | Les Layton | New York | 9th Inning |
| 09-14-1950 | Ted Tappe | Cincinnati | 8th Inning |
| 04-12-1955 | Chuck Tanner | Milwaukee | 8th Inning |
| 09-08-1998 | Marlon Anderson | Philadelphia | 7th Inning |
| 04-17-2001 | Gene Stechschulte | St. Louis | 6th Inning |
| 08-21-2005 | Mike Jacobs | New York | 5th Inning |
| 09-01-2005 | Jeremy Hermida | Florida | 7th Inning |
★ Three teams are tied for the record number of pinch-hitters during a nine-inning game, with 9: the Los Angeles Dodgers (versus the St. Louis Cardinals on September 22, 1959), the Montreal Expos (versus the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 5, 1975), and the Atlanta Braves (versus the Montreal Expos on September 21, 1993). Naturally, all three games were in September, when major-league rosters expand from 25 to 40 players.
★ Other players who have batted as pinch hitting specialists in their careers include:
★ Joe Adcock
★ Jeff Burroughs
★ Bernie Carbo
★ Mark Carreon
★ Bob Cerv
★ George Crowe
★ Wes Ferrell
★ Julio Franco
★ Glenallen Hill
★ Lee Lacy
★ Ryan Ludwick
★ Candy Maldonado
★ Gonzalo Márquez
★ Ken McMullen
★ Don Mincher
★ Graig Nettles
★ Wally Post
★ Dusty Rhodes
★ Pete Runnels
★ Luis Salazar
★ Enos Slaughter
★ Champ Summers
★ Jerry Turner
★ Del Unser
★ Mickey Welch
★ Fred Whitfield
★ Cy Williams
★ Gus Zernial
Sources
★ Pinch hitter, used as a Standard Informal and Conversational term
★ Pinch hitting record from the Baseball Almanac
See also
★ At bat
★ Designated hitter
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