At first, the umpire disallows the midget
pinch hitter and tells the manager to "go on and get a batter up or he'd forfeit the game to St.
Bill Veeck and James Thurber: the literary origins of the midget pinch hitter
Hudson loaded the bases in the fourth, but
pinch hitter Katie Magner struck out, ending the threat.
Strasser stifles Hudson offense
The Rockies will use him primarily as a
pinch hitter and to spell Todd Helton occasionally at first base.
Transaction Action: Giambi Returns to Rockies for 1-yr, $1.5M
Most people remember me as an outfielder and
pinch hitter, but I played some games at second and third base for the Giants.
Manny Mota: the game I'll never forget
Joe Musgrove carried a shutout into the eighth before giving up consecutive singles to Jonathan Lucroy and
pinch hitter Ian Happ with one out.
PITTSBURGH -- Kevin Newman felt the entire crowd on his side when he stepped to t
Lavarnway's start did not last as long as Jake Peavy's as he left the game in the fifth inning in favor of
pinch hitter Daniel Nava.
Ortiz gets maintenance day
When asked what are the basics of pinch hitting and what is needed to be a successful
pinch hitter, Greatbatch said: "Picking up the correct length of the ball is very important.
Greatbatch:Architect of pinch hitting looks back
More often than not, the
pinch hitter's name precedes an unspectacular line (1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 RBI), because in this great game of failure, no one faces longer odds than the man who sits idle for hours, then is summoned to face 97-mph smoke.
Pinch hitting: the job nobody wants: coming through with a safety as a substitute batter in the middle or late in a game remains a difficult task
Meade, who fielded four runners, was winning the Galway Hurdle for the third time, 22 years after
Pinch Hitter completed back-to-back wins in the event.
Galway: Hurdle Rainbows gives Madden a day to remember
Foxx, who was seventeen years old, played in only ten games, nine as a
pinch hitter, but he had six hits in nine times at bat.
Cleveland's thrilling victory after a 12-run deficit recalled 1925 game. (From a Researcher's Notebook)
Carp is 0 for 8 in the playoffs including 0 for 5 as a
pinch hitter.
Jonny deep; Gomes' three-run homer lifts Sox
But for most of his career, he was a
pinch hitter. Which is what he was in the bottom of the 10th inning of Game 7.
Gene Larkin: Twins' World Series hero in 1991: former utility player drove in the winning run in Game 7 of the Fall Classic with a pinch-hit single against the Braves. (Where Are They Now?)
The JP McManus-owned gelding would be a first runner for O'Neill in the Guinness Galway Handicap Hurdle, an event he won two years running as a jockey on
Pinch Hitter in the 1980s.
Master Tern's Galway bid hinges on ground
PHILADELPHIA Bryce Harper hit a 2-run double off Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen with one out in the bottom of the ninth after
pinch hitter Matt Beaty hit a 3-run homer off Philadelphia closer Hector Neris in the top half, rallying the Phillies to a 9-8 win over Los Angeles on Tuesday night.
Harper, Phillies rally in ninth, top Dodgers
Craig had doubled to left as a
pinch hitter for winning pitcher Trevor Rosenthal, on Uehara's first pitch after relieving losing pitcher Brandon Workman.
Tripped up; Cardinals score winning run on obstruction call