Baseball

In Baseball, a Pinch hitter is a common term for a substitute batter. Batters can be substituted at any time the ball is dead; the manager may use any player not yet in the game as a substitute. The player that is removed from the game can not return at a later time in the current game to play. Pinch hitters are often used to replace a starting player when a substitute is thought to have a better chance of reaching base or helping other runners to score. Baseball is a team sport in which a player on one team (the pitcher) attempts to throw a hard, fist-sized ball past a player on the other team (the batter), who attempts to hit the baseball with a tapered, smooth, cylindrical stick called a bat. ... In baseball, when the ball is dead, no runners may advance beyond bases they are entitled to, and no runners may be put out. ... In baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager; this individual controls matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership. ...

In the National League of North America's Major League Baseball, the pitcher is often pinch hit for in the middle or late innings because pitchers are often poor hitters. Nearly all other leagues use the designated hitter rule; thus, pitchers seldom bat, removing one situation where a pinch hitter may be desired. This article refers to the American baseball league. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... A baseball pitcher delivers the ball to home plate In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitchers mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter who attempts to either make contact with it or draw a... A designated hitter (often shortened to DH), is an official position adopted by Major League Baseballs American League in 1973 that allowed teams to boost sagging offensive performances by designating a player to bat in place of the pitcher. ...

All Time Pinch Hit Leaders (updated on Feb 1, 2006)

• Active players are denoted in Bold

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Pinch hits Records All-Time

• Most Pinch Hit At-bats: 804-Lenny Harris
• Most Pinch His: 212-Lenny Harris
• Most pinch Hit Grand Slams: 3-Rich Reese, Willy McCovey, Ron Northey
• Most Pinch Hit Home Runs: 20- Cliff Johnson

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/pinch-hitters-records.shtml

Pinch hits Records Single Season

• Most Pinch Hit At-bats: 83 in 2001-Lenny Harris
• Most Pinch Hit Games: 95 in 2001-Lenny Harris
• Most pinch Hits: 28 in 1995-John Vander Wal
• Most Consecutively Pinch Hits: 8 in 1958 by Dave Philly and in 1983 by Rusty Staub
• Most Pinch Hit Home Runs: 7 in 2000 by Dave Hensen and 2001 by Craig Wilson
• Most Pinch Hir RBI's: 25 in 1943 by Joe Cronin, 1961 by Jerry Lynch, 1983 by Rusty Staub
• Most Pinch Hit Walks: 20 in 1999- Matt Franco

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/pinch-hitters-records.shtml

Fast Facts

The major league record for pinch-hit home runs during a doubleheader is two (2) and its only been accomplished twice: Joe Cronin with the Boston Red Sox on June 17, 1943 and Hal Breeden with the Montreal Expos on July 13, 1973 (Game 1 box score | Game 2 box score).

The following players have been called into a game and hit a pinch-hit home run during their first ever Major League at-bat:

American League

Ace Parker Philadelphia 04-30-1937 9th Inning

John Kennedy Washington 09-05-1962 6th Inning

Gates Brown Detroit 06-19-1963 5th Inning

Bill Roman Detroit 09-30-1964 7th Inning

Brant Alyea Washington 09-12-1965 6th Inning

Joe Keough Oakland 08-07-1968 8th Inning

Al Woods Toronto 04-07-1977 5th Inning

National League

Eddie Morgan St. Louis 04-14-1936 7th Inning

Les Layton New York 05-21-1948 9th Inning

Ted Tappe Cincinnati 09-14-1950 8th Inning

Chuck Tanner Milwaukee 04-12-1955 8th Inning

Marlon Anderson Philadelphia 09-08-1998 7thInning

Gene Stechschulte St. Louis 04-17-2001 6thInning

Did you know that three teams have used a record leading nine pinch-hitters during a nine-inning game and all three were National League teams? Those teams were 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).

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/pinch-hitters-records.shtml

• Other notable players who have batted as pinch hitting specialists in their careers include:

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See also

• At bat
• Designated hitter

In baseball statistics, an at bat (AB) is used to calculate other data such as batting average. ... A designated hitter (often shortened to DH), is an official position adopted by Major League Baseballs American League in 1973 that allowed teams to boost sagging offensive performances by designating a player to bat in place of the pitcher. ...

Cricket

In cricket, pinch hitter is the usual term for a batsman promoted up the batting order in order to score quick runs. As scoring runs quickly makes a batsman more likely to get out, it is generally considered unwise for a top-order batsman to attempt this. Therefore, on the fall of a wicket, a lower-order batsman (such as a bowler) is sometimes promoted. There is less importance placed on his wicket, so he can play with more freedom. This is an important tactic in One-day International cricket, with its occurrence in Test cricket far less regular. For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... Cricket batsman A batsman in the sport of cricket is, depending on context: Any player in the act of batting. ... This article is about the cricket term. ... A One-day International (ODI) cricket match is a one-day cricket match played between two international teams each representing a particular country. ... Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. ...

External links

• Pinch hitter, used as a Standard Informal and Conversational term
• World Zone Net