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Aaron Hicks made his postseason debut by pinch-hitting for Cameron Maybin.

Dan DeFrancesco, Business Insider&aposs financial technology reporter, pinch-hitting for Meredith.

Farhad is currently in Bangalore, so I appreciate you pinch-hitting for him.

Pence was pinch-hitting for Cueto, who went the distance, allowing just two hits.

Friendly neighborhood hedge-fund reporter Bradley Saacks here pinch-hitting for Olivia and Meredith.

Tommy La Stella, pinch-hitting for Lester, doubled to left to drive in Heyward.

Hamilton, pinch-hitting for winning pitcher Josh Tomlin (19963-1), then singled past second base.

"Rickie is a good matchup against a lefty," Hale said about pinch hitting for Lamb.

After Chase Utley popped out, Chris Taylor, pinch-hitting for Kershaw, laced a two-run double.

Guyer, pinch hitting for Roberto Perez, sliced a long fly ball down the right field line.

But Reynolds raced home on a squeeze bunt by LeMahieu, who was pinch-hitting for Chatwood.

Two outs later, Devin Mesoraco, pinch-hitting for Vargas, hit a three-run homer off Brad Brach.

Right-hander Erik Goeddel entered to face Kendrys Morales, who was pinch hitting for starting pitcher Ian Kennedy.

So perhaps the next time Hader pitches in this series, it will be Freese pinch-hitting for Muncy.

Pinch-hitting for Marquez, Holliday hit a solo homer in the seventh, his first for the Rockies since 2008.

Garver was pinch-hitting for Bobby Wilson, who sprained his right ankle in the top half of the inning.

Matt Holliday, pinch-hitting for Martinez, lined a homer to right-center in his first at-bat since August 11.

Mac Williamson drew a one-out walk to set the stage for Hanson, who was pinch hitting for Austin Jackson.

Willson Contreras, pinch-hitting for Chris Coghlan, flied out to center field, too shallow for the runner from third to score.

But Chisenhall, pinch-hitting for Roberto Perez, hit an 0-1 pitch into the right-field seats for a grand slam.

Yasiel Puig grounded out to third and Yasmani Grandal, pinch-hitting for Austin Barnes, struck out looking to end the inning.

Rosario's single drove in Cano, Wilson Ramos, pinch-hitting for Tomas Nido, drove in Conforto, and Juan Lagares drove in Rosario.

Moran was pinch-hitting for Jung Ho Kang, after Melky Cabrera and Adam Frazier got on base against Matt Grace (20-220).

Willi Castro, pinch-hitting for Mercer, who left with a right wrist contusion, drove in two with a bloop single to left.

But after walking Willy Adames, Barraclough allowed the homer on a 1-0 fastball to Robertson, who was pinch hitting for Adam Moore.

Veeck signed him on July 2013, 220, and he was pinch-hitting for the Indians on July 278 at Comiskey Park in Chicago.

Joe Panik, pinch hitting for Samardzija, got the Giants within 4-1 in the bottom of the fifth with a two-out RBI single.

But Asdrubal Cabrera, pinch-hitting for Hansel Robles, who had replaced Syndergaard, struck out looking on a fastball pristinely placed on the inside corner.

But with an opportunity to tie the game — the score was 5-3 at the time — Judge, pinch-hitting for Brett Gardner, struck out.

Lagares went to third when J.D. Davis, pinch-hitting for Diaz, got ahead 3-0 before singling to left on a full-count pitch.

Nate Orf, pinch-hitting for Guerra, walked to start the inning and then stole second as Brad Miller struck out on a 3-2 pitch.

An out later, Reyes, pinch-hitting for Williams, doubled to the wall in center, and Tucker raced home from first to make it 3-3.

Walker was pinch-hitting for Austin, who is 0-for-11 since returning from the suspension he drew for his role in last month's brawl.

C Stephen Vogt made his fourth career appearance and first since 2014 in left field after pinch hitting for LF Rajai Davis in the seventh inning.

Todd Frazier followed with a game-tying two-run single and Adrian Gonzalez was intentionally walked before Wilmer Flores, pinch-hitting for catcher Jose Lobaton, struck out.

Wilson Ramos, pinch-hitting for catcher Rene Rivera, followed with an RBI single to extend his hitting streak to a career-high 23 games and chase Nola.

He allowed a single to Evan Gattis, who was pinch-hitting for Justin Verlander, but finished off the inning by inducing a grounder to short from George Springer.

Then, with Joc Pederson pinch-hitting for David Freese, Eovaldi went with the hard stuff once again, getting Pederson to fly out to left to end the inning.

But McNeil, pinch-hitting for Rosario, pulled the Mets even with a one-out RBI single in the seventh to score Lagares, who chased Anderson with a leadoff walk.

Frazier, J.D. Davis (2-for-3) and Amed Rosario all delivered consecutive one-out RBI singles before Aaron Altherr, pinch-hitting for the hobbled McNeil, later lofted a sacrifice fly.

Rodriguez was promptly pulled for right-hander Edubray Ramos, who gave up a run-scoring single as Matt Szczur — pinch-hitting for Arrieta — drove in Contreras for a 22-29 lead.

With Roberto Perez due up, and Coco Crisp already swinging in the on-deck circle in hopes of pinch-hitting for Trevor Bauer, Chicago's pitching coach Chris Bosio visited the mound.

Reliever Sam Dyson (29-23) retained the 1-1 tie with two innings of shutout relief, and Slater was pinch hitting for him with the bases loaded in the fourth inning.

Hernandez upped the margin to two in the seventh, pinch-hitting for Ryu and powdering a high, inside fastball well into the bleachers in left field for his second homer of the season.

Briceno, pinch-hitting for fellow catcher Francisco Arcia, hit an 23-24 pitch from Rangers pitcher Matt Moore (24-8) over the fence in left-center field to end the Angels' five-game losing streak.

In the seventh, the Mets broke a 1-1 tie when Kelly Johnson, pinch-hitting for deGrom, hit a sacrifice fly to deep center that was caught by Travis Jankowski with his back to the plate.

The Mets tacked on two insurance runs in the ninth, the first coming when Michael Conforto, pinch hitting for deGrom, singled in Jose Reyes, who had opened the inning with a triple off right-hander Kyle Crick.

Nick Ahmed brought in Flores with a double just over the reach of right fielder Cody Bellinger, and Ildemaro Vargas, pinch-hitting for pitcher Merrill Kelly, blooped an RBI single to right for a 25-24 lead.

Reyes, pinch-hitting for the pitcher in the sixth inning, drew a walk that started the Mets' only mini-rally of the day, as singles by Juan Lagares and Asdrubal Cabrera produced their lone run of the game.

But then the Mets busted the game open off Derek Holland in the sixth, with Frazier ripping a solo home run and Alonso, pinch hitting for Lockett, hitting a three-run blast to increase the lead to 8-1.

Tucker, pinch hitting for Jake Marisnick, opened the seventh with a ground-rule double off Seattle right-hander Austin Adams (1-183), advanced on a wild pitch and scored when Josh Reddick produced a sacrifice fly to center field.

Arizona left-hander Jorge De La Rosa (0-2) retired the first two batters he faced in the seventh, but Tomas Nido singled and Cabrera, pinch-hitting for starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard (4-1), smacked his third career pinch-hit homer.

Reliever Sam Dyson (3-1) retained the 1-10 tie with two innings of shutout relief, and Slater was pinch hitting for him with the bases loaded in the fourth inning after singles by Pablo Sandoval and Kevin Pillar, and a Cardinals error.

Red Sox 2, Phillies 1 Brock Holt, pinch-hitting for right-hander Rick Porcello, made the starting pitcher a winner by hitting the tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning as visiting Boston beat Philadelphia in the opener of a two-game interleague series.

Ildemaro Vargas, pinch hitting for Greinke, and Adam Jones drove in runs in a three-run, lead-expanding uprising in the eighth inning, giving the Arizona bullpen just enough of a cushion to preserve the club's fifth win in six games in San Francisco this season.

Suzuki stepped to the plate in the top of the seventh, pinch-hitting for starter Dan Straily (7-8), and took a 3-1 pitch from Phillies starter Aaron Nola (103-9) deep into right-center field for a three-run homer to give Miami and 6-3 lead.

He benched and pinch-hit for Alex Rodriguez during the 2012 playoffs — Raul Ibanez, pinch-hitting for Rodriguez, delivered a homer to beat the Baltimore Orioles in Game 3 of a division series — and sat Ellsbury, who has a $153 million contract, for a wild-card loss to Houston two years ago.

Next, the group's newest explosives expert Tara (clearly pinch-hitting for Rosita, here, as actress Christian Serratos was extremely pregnant when "Mercy" was filmed, but is still billed as a regular this season) began leading the aforementioned horde of walkers toward The Sanctuary using strategically placed pieces of that dynamite they stole last season.

Pinch- hitting for pitcher Vic Raschi to lead off the third inning, he doubled, and later scored on George Kell's sacrifice fly.

In his first career at-bat, pinch hitting for Geronimo Berroa, Wetherby singled to drive in base runner Dale Murphy. A few days later Wetherby had pinch hits in back to back games at the Astrodome. He thus was 3 for 3 in his first three MLB at bats and all three were pinch hits. On September 2, pinch hitting for Tony Castillo, Wetherby hit his first and only MLB career home run off of future Braves pitcher Greg Maddux.

Later in the season, Inglett was called up from Las Vegas along with Casey Janssen and Ricky Romero. On May 22, Inglett made his season debut pinch-hitting for Roy Halladay and struck out looking.

Late in the year, he struck out Jackie Robinson, by then a rookie who was pinch-hitting for the Monarchs. The highlight of his career came in 1946, while pitching against the Newark Eagles at Connie Mack Stadium.

276 batting average. Fittingly, his final game on October 6, 1985 was against the Expos, pinch hitting for Ronn Reynolds in the bottom of the ninth inning. In his last plate appearance, he grounded out to end the game.

Born in Chicago, Luzinski attended Notre Dame High School in Niles, Illinois. He made his MLB debut on September 9, 1970, at age 19, pinch-hitting for the Phillies in a loss to the New York Mets at Shea Stadium.

On July 14, he made his big league debut, against pitcher Bruce Ruffin of the Philadelphia Phillies. Pinch-hitting for pitcher Mike Scott, Fishel grounded out in his first and only at-bat of the game. Overall, he would hit .

Mackey then struck out to retire the side, but Hilldale was ahead 5 to 2. In the bottom of the inning, Sweatt grounded out to the pitcher, Duncan flew out to left, and Foreman, pinch hitting for Drake, grounded out to second, ending the game.

That would basically seal the fate for his big league career-it ended on April 3 of that year. Pinch hitting for pitcher Joey Hamilton, he was called out on strikes in his final big league at bat. Turk Wendell was credited with the strikeout.

Colorado Rockies in 2017 On January 17, 2017, Amarista signed a one-year, $1.1 million contract with the Colorado Rockies. On April 3, 2017, Amarista hit a RBI double in the eighth inning, pinch hitting for Adam Ottavino against the Milwaukee Brewers on Opening Day.

On February 15, 2017, Lind signed a one-year contract with the Washington Nationals. The contract included a mutual option for the 2018 season. In his first at bat, pinch hitting for Stephen Strasburg, Lind hit a two-run home run on April 3. Lind batted .

In , Schneider served as the backup catcher to Michael Barrett. He made his outfield debut on June 4, 2002, against the Pittsburgh Pirates, playing left field, after pinch-hitting for Wil Cordero, in the eighth inning. In 73 games, Schneider hit .275, with 5 home runs, 29 RBIs, and 19 doubles.

Evans was called up to the majors for the first time on September 8, 2017. He made his Major League debut that night, pinch hitting for Seth Lugo against the Cincinnati Reds at Citi Field. The following day, he recorded his first MLB hit, a double off of Homer Bailey of the Reds.

749 OPS. The Orioles purchased Turner's contract on September 8, 2009. He made his major league debut that day at Fenway Park, pinch hitting for Melvin Mora and finishing the game at third base. Three days later, he got his first major league hit at Yankee Stadium, a single to center field off Michael Dunn.

295 with 15 home runs and 60 RBI in 103 games with them. On May 16, he made his major league debut against the Houston Astros. Pinch-hitting for Doug Jones, he struck out in his first and only at bat of the game. Overall, he would play in nine games that year, hitting .

In May, Alonso was promoted to the Triple-A Louisville Bats where he played 82 of his 101 games at first base, hitting .296 with 12 home runs. Alonso was called up by the Reds on September 1 as the rosters expanded. He made his major league debut that day, pinch hitting for Brandon Phillips.

During one game, Pop substitutes Hobbs as a pinch hitter for team star Bump Baily. Pop is disappointed with Baily, who has not been hustling and decides to teach him a lesson by pinch-hitting for him. Pop tells Roy to "knock the cover off of the ball." Roy literally does that—hitting a triple to right field.

As he was completing his military service, he had not played yet for the Whales. Lin was on Taiwan's roster for the 2009 World Baseball Classic. He played in their loss to China, pinch- hitting for Yen-Wen Kuo and drawing a Guoqiang Sun walk in the 7th. In the 9th, he grounded out against Chen Kun.

The lead wouldn't last long. Mike Napoli hit a two-run home run to tie the game in the very next inning. David Freese doubled in the sixth with one out, and moved to third on a wild pitch. After Yadier Molina struck out, and Nick Punto walked, Allen Craig entered the game, pinch-hitting for Carpenter.

Billy O'Dell relieved Miller and Doug Camilli, who was pinch hitting for John Roseboro, singled to load the bases. Andy Carey then pinch hit for Willie Davis and was hit by a pitch to score Moon. The Dodgers continued substituting players, pinch hitting Lee Walls for Roebuck and bringing in Larry Burright to pinch run for Carey.

George Brett followed up with a sacrifice fly to George Foster that allowed Carew to score and extend the AL lead to 3–0. The lead was very short lived as the NL tied the game in the bottom of the third inning. Larry Bowa singled. With Reggie Smith pinch hitting for Vida Blue, Bowa stole second base.

He was called up to the major-league squad on September 1. Hanigan made his MLB debut on September 9 against the Milwaukee Brewers. Pinch hitting for Kirk Saarloos, he doubled to left field off the first pitch from All-Star Ben Sheets, and later scored a run on a wild pitch. For the MLB Reds, Hanigan hit .

That 61–69 stretch (.469) was Holmes' only major league managing stint. Holmes finished the regular 1952 season pinch-hitting for the Brooklyn Dodgers and playing left field in the final inning of game 7 in the World Series against the New York Yankees, after which he managed in the Braves' and Dodgers' farm systems from 1953 to 1957.

Pinch-hitting for Jim Essian, Stroughter grounded out in his first big league at-bat, which was against Doug Corbett of the Minnesota Twins. A solid minor league player who hit for average and some power, Stroughter hit only .170 in 26 big league games (47 at-bats). Perhaps the best game of his career occurred on May 4.

Wade Lavender Lefler returned to the majors with the Washington Senators on September 18. He appeared four more times as a pinch hitter, once pinch hitting for Walter Johnson.Retrosheet box score, Lefler PHs for Johnson In those four opportunities, he hit safely three times, including two doubles. On September 30, he started his first game, playing right field and batting cleanup.

Pinch-hitting for the pitcher in the seventh inning, Salomé flew out in his only at bat. He pinch hit in two other games that season, striking out on September 7 and grounding out on September 13. These three were to be his only major league plate appearances. After the season, he participated in the Arizona Fall League with the Peoria Javelinas.

On July 14, 2015, O'Brien participated in the Triple A Homerun Derby. He finished in second place with a total of 20 home runs. O'Brien made his major league debut on September 11, 2015, at Chase Field against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He went 1-for-1 and drove in his first run while pinch hitting for pitcher Enrique Burgos.

Darrell Evans, pinch hitting for Rick Wise, walked, and was forced out at second base when Pete Rose hit into a fielder's choice. Joe Morgan walked. César Cedeño's single scored Rose, and sent Morgan to third base. Hank Aaron singled to Murcer who threw out Cedeño at third, but not before Morgan had scored to give the NL a 2–1 lead.

Carl Yastrzemski pinch hit for Jim Kaat, and hit a home run, scoring Hendrick and Tenace to tie the score. AL pitcher Catfish Hunter was entering his third inning of relief work when the NL closed out the scoring in the top of the ninth. Reggie Smith singled. Al Oliver, pinch hitting for Jon Matlack, doubled, sending Smith to third base.

Casey Candaele: Minor League statistics, Baseball-Reference. Accessed July 11, 2009. Candaele made his major league debut for the Expos on June 5, 1986, pinch hitting for pitcher Dan Schatzeder and striking out against Charles Hudson in a 7-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies at Olympic Stadium.Jun 5, 1986, Phillies at Expos Box Score and Play by Play, Baseball-Reference.

Nelson spent two seasons in Kansas City, playing sparingly off the bench. In 1976, he got his only taste of postseason action. Pinch-hitting for Tom Poquette in Game 3 of the 1976 American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees, he grounded out against Sparky Lyle. He played in his final major league game on September 27, 1977, then retired after the season.

Lynn got his first win (5–3) since May 5, allowing only three hits, striking out eight, but walking four. He had 95 pitches on a 95-degree day at Busch. Chad Huffman, pinch-hitting for Lynn, got his first major-league hit since 2010, with his first career triple. LHP Tyler Lyons recorded his first major-league save, pitching the last three innings.

Golson batting for the Reading Phillies, Double-A affiliates of the Philadelphia Phillies, in Golson remained at Reading for the 2008 season. A .282 average, 13 home runs, and 18 doubles were enough to catch the eye of the major league club, who called him up to the majors on August 31. He made his debut on September 7, pinch-hitting for catcher Carlos Ruiz.

Fiala drove in one run with the hit, and scored another run later in the inning. Coincidentally, the player for whom he was pinch-hitting was Edelen.Box score of Neil Fiala's hit from Baseball Reference His final appearance came 12 days later—again pinch-hitting for Edelen—when he struck out against Alan Hargesheimer. In the minor leagues, Fiala was used mostly as a second baseman.

After Ron Santo grounded into a double play, the score was tied at 3, forcing extra innings. In the bottom of the tenth inning, Dave McNally came on in relief for the AL. The first batter he faced, Nate Colbert (pinch hitting for Tug McGraw), walked. Colbert advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Chris Speier. Joe Morgan singled, scoring Colbert and ending the game.

Halfway through the 2005 season, Garko was selected to the International League all-star team. He was also selected to the All-Star Futures Game in Detroit. On September 18, 2005, Garko made his major league debut against the Kansas City Royals, pinch-hitting for Travis Hafner in the eighth inning and striking out against Chris Demaria. That was his only major league appearance of the year.

He made his major league debut on September 14, pinch-hitting for Roy Lee Jackson. Facing the Montreal Expos' Dan Schatzeder, Benton flew out to center field. He did not break into the lineup again until September 29 at Wrigley Field, when he was hit by a Mike Krukow pitch as a pinch hitter. Benton scored his only run as a Met pinch running for Ed Kranepool the next day.

Following the season, Bream became a free agent and signed with the Atlanta Braves. He suffered through injuries in Atlanta, which limited his playing time. However, he did play in two World Series, in 1991 and 1992. After a poor start in , the Braves acquired Fred McGriff from the San Diego Padres to play first base and Bream was relegated to pinch-hitting for the rest of the season.

On the season, he batted .279 with 55 runs scored, 121 hits, 26 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs, 61 RBIs, and 13 stolen bases in 130 games played with the Canadians. On September 7, the Brewers called-up Skube to the major leagues. He made his MLB debut against the New York Yankees on September 17, pinch-hitting for designated hitter Roy Howell in the eighth inning.

Ineffective Gary Bell was pinch-hit for in the third inning, replaced by Gary Waslewski. Waslewski pitched three perfect innings, striking out three before leaving in the sixth for relief pitcher Lee Stange. Boston scored their first run in the sixth with Mike Andrews, (pinch-hitting for Bell), singling to center. Andrews took second on a Tartabull sacrifice, immediately scoring on a Dalton Jones base hit to right.

After just one season in Atlanta, Gallagher signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Phillies. After batting just .190 as a pinch hitter with the Braves, Gallagher went six for ten with four doubles pinch hitting for the Phillies. He was traded back to the first place California Angels shortly after the non-waiver trade deadline for minor leaguer Kevin Flora and a player to be named later.

That day, LeMahieu made his major league debut pinch-hitting for the pitcher John Grabow, grounding into a double play. He did not stay in the game, a 12–7 loss to the Houston Astros. The Cubs demoted LeMahieu to the Iowa Cubs of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League (PCL) in June. He returned to the major leagues in September and would be honored as an MiLB.

Taylor made his Major League debut for the Giants on April 14, 1954, pinch hitting for Mario Picone and striking out against Brooklyn Dodgers' pitcher Don Newcombe. He spent the entire 1954 season with the National League champion Giants, appearing in 55 games and getting 12 hits in 65 at bats for a .185 batting average. He also hit two home runs, had ten runs batted in and scored four runs.

Plummer made his major league debut with the Cubs on April 19, 1968 at the age of 21 in a road loss to the Cardinals. Pinch-hitting for Chuck Hartenstein, he struck out against Hal Gilson. He had only one more at-bat that season and played in just two games. Traded to the Reds for Ted Abernathy on January 9, 1969, Plummer spent the year at Triple-A Indianapolis.

In the top of the sixth inning, Nolan Ryan came in to pitch in relief, though the outcome was virtually identical to the previous inning. Ron Santo led off with a walk. Two batters later with one out, Willie Davis, pinch hitting for the pitcher, Don Sutton, hit a two run home run to extend the NL lead to 7–1, and closing out scoring for the game.

Lou Gehrig, a former teammate of Scott's on the Yankees, surpassed Scott's record of consecutive games played in August 1933 in a game against the St. Louis Browns. Gehrig's streak began in 1925, by pinch hitting for Wanninger, the same season Scott's streak ended. Scott attended the game at Sportsman's Park as a special guest of the Browns. Scott died in Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana at age 67.

Willie McCovey, pinch hitting for Gaylord Perry, grounded into a double play, permitting Harrelson to score and cutting the AL lead to 2–1. The AL increased their lead in the top of the eighth inning. With one out, Carl Yastrzemski and Willie Horton hit back-to-back singles, putting runners at first and second bases. Amos Otis flew out, permitting Yastrzemski to tag up and move to third.

After being called upon to bunt the next day, and two more pinch running appearances, Housie got his first official at bat on September 27 against Chris Bosio & the Milwaukee Brewers. Pinch hitting for Bob Zupcic, he singled, and came around to score on a Jody Reed single. For the season, he went two-for-eight with two runs scored. Housie remained in the BoSox farm system through the season.

He recorded his first Major league hit against the Boston Red Sox while pinch-hitting for relief pitcher Nick Masset. He was optioned to Gwinnett the next day. The Braves recalled Castro on July 25, after the Braves traded Juan Uribe and Kelly Johnson. Castro was optioned back to Gwinnett on August 8, along with Todd Cunningham, after the Braves acquired Nick Swisher and Michael Bourn from the Cleveland Indians.

Called up by the Cardinals in July, Peete made his debut July 17 in a home game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Pinch hitting for veteran Hank Sauer, he drew a walk and stayed in the game to play center field, and later grounded into a double play in a 4–2 Cardinal loss.1956-7-17 box score from Retrosheet.org Peete collected ten hits in 52 at bats with two doubles and two triples.

He is the first player to start two triple plays in one season, as he did in 1973. Robinson made his final batting appearance on August 5, 1977 at Anaheim Stadium, pinch hitting for Mark Belanger in the top of the eighth inning. He lined out in his one appearance before being replaced by Kiko Garcia. Robinson made his last appearance in the majors eight days later at Memorial Stadium against the Oakland Athletics.

Both of those games were won by the Yankees. Game 4 went into extra innings, and when the Yankees took a 5–4 lead in the tenth, the Braves were looking at the possibility of falling three games to one in the series. Jones led off the Milwaukee half of the tenth inning, pinch hitting for Warren Spahn. He jumped back from a low pitch that home plate umpire Augie Donatelli called a ball.

He was drafted by San Diego Padres in the third Round (101st overall) of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft. Tekotte was called up by the Padres for the first time on May 23, 2011.Padres demote right fielder Will Venable, call up Blake Tekotte Tekotte made his major league debut on May 25, 2011, one day after his 24th birthday, pinch-hitting for Mat Latos, lining out to the right fielder Jon Jay.

With one out in the seventh, Chris Chambliss and Roy White singled. Jim Spencer, pinch hitting for rookie second baseman Brian Doyle, popped out to left for the second out. That brought number nine hitter Bucky Dent, a shortstop with only four home runs all season, to the plate. Dent fouled a 1-and-1 pitch off his left leg, and went to the dugout for treatment and a new bat, as the one he had was cracked.

Keith Hernandez (.321) and Garry Templeton (.319) finished just behind Buckner in the race for the NL batting title. In the strike-interrupted 1981 season, he batted .311 while tying Cecil Cooper for the major league lead with 35 doubles; he was the Cubs' sole representative at the All-Star Game, where he grounded out to first base pinch hitting for Manny Trillo in the 9th inning of a 5-4 NL victory, their 10th consecutive All-Star win.

However, McRae was pinch hitting for Billingham who had allowed no earned runs in innings in the series against the A's. His replacement in the sixth inning, Pedro Borbón, surrendered RBI doubles to Tenace and Bando. Bando's drive appeared catchable, but Tolan pulled up short of the wall due to a strained hamstring and the ball went over Tolan to the base of the wall. He was later removed from the game on a double switch.

Nationals manager Dusty Baker brought in Sammy Solis to pitch to Albert Almora Jr. who was pinch hitting for Schwarber. With a full count, Almora singled to left center to drive in Zobrist and tie the game. Jason Heyward followed with single, but was doubled off of first on Addison Russell's flyout to end the inning. Carl Edwards Jr., after struggling in Game 2, started the eighth, struck out Bryce Harper, and then retired the side.

He appeared in eight games, and went hitless in five plate appearances with two walks. On September 3, , after spending the entire season in the minors with the Memphis Chicks, he was the player to be named later in a mid-season deal with the Atlanta Braves for reliever Gene Garber. He appeared in one game for the Braves, and struck out pinch hitting for Ed Olwine. He continued to play minor league ball for the Braves through .

A month later, Foley signed a contract with the Texas Rangers. In 1984, Foley played a full season in the majors for the second time, splitting time at catcher with Donnie Scott and Ned Yost. On the last day of the season, in the first game of a doubleheader against the California Angels, he made the final out of Mike Witt's perfect game. Pinch-hitting for Curtis Wilkerson, he grounded out to second to end the game.

The game would remain tied through the sixth. In the top of the seventh, Pagliarulo homered to give the Twins the lead, 2–1. With a lead and a bullpen that had allowed only one earned run in the entire post-season, the Twins opted to go for more runs by pinch hitting for Morris and removing him after six innings. He had been effective, allowing only the one run, but had a high pitch count.

Carlton Fisk singled, and after a strikeout, Cookie Rojas (pinch hitting for Rod Carew) hit a two run home run. Wilbur Wood was in his second inning of relief when, in the bottom of the ninth inning, the National League evened the score. Billy Williams and Manny Sanguillén hit back-to-back singles, with Sanguillen's sending Williams to third base. Lee May hit into a fielder's choice, forcing Sanguillen out at second, but permitting Williams to score.

With two out, Berra walked, and Skowron singled when the Pirates couldn't get a force-out. Johnny Blanchard (who had replaced Elston Howard at catcher for game 7) then singled to score Berra, and Clete Boyer doubled to score Skowron. But the Pirates retook the lead with a 5-run eighth inning. Gino Cimoli (pinch-hitting for Face) led off with a single, and Virdon hit a ground ball to short for what could have been a double play.

On May 11, 2012, Podsednik was traded to the Boston Red Sox for cash considerations. Podsednik was promoted to Boston May 22 to help with an outfield that saw seven players on the disabled list. On May 22, 2012 he made his debut, pinch hitting for Marlon Byrd in the seventh inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles. On the following day also against the Baltimore Orioles, Podsednik made his first start in right field and hit a home run.

Stefan Alexander Biras (February 26, 1917 – April 21, 1965) was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played for one season. He played for the Cleveland Indians from September 15, 1944 to September 26, 1944. Biras originally played semi-pro baseball in St. Louis before being signed by the Cleveland Indians. He played in only two games. He debuted on September 15, 1944 against the Detroit Tigers, pinch hitting for pitcher Ray Poat in the fifth inning with Cleveland trailing 5-0.

On May 23, 2011, Frazier and Matt Maloney were called up to the majors, with Edinson Vólquez and Jordan Smith optioned to Louisville. Frazier struck out in his first major league plate appearance facing Michael Stutes while pinch- hitting for Maloney. On May 24, 2011, Frazier was optioned back to Louisville to add an extra relief pitcher, Carlos Fisher. On July 31, 2011, Frazier hit his first career home run, a solo shot off of Barry Zito's 1–1 hanging curveball.

Davis played 26 games in the outfield, and spent the rest of his playing time pinch hitting. For the majority of his career, Davis played in Minor League Baseball (MiLB). He made his professional debut with the Class-B High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms in 1958. Davis then moved-up the organization, making stops at the Class-A Williamsport Grays (1959) and the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons (1960–1962) until he was called up to the major league Philadelphia Phillies in 1962.

He made his major league debut pinch-hitting for J. C. Romero against the Arizona Diamondbacks, but was optioned back to Triple-A on July 21. He was recalled to take Pedro Feliz' place on the roster on July 29, after Feliz sat out three straight games with a back injury. His first major league hit came on August 6, a single to left field against the Florida Marlins, which also notched his first RBI, driving in third baseman Eric Bruntlett.

Gedman made his debut for the Sox at the age of 20 in September 1980, pinch-hitting for Carl Yastrzemski. In 1981, regular Sox catcher Carlton Fisk was granted free-agency and signed with the Chicago White Sox, leaving the catcher position open. Gedman shared catching duties with Gary Allenson, and played well enough to be named The Sporting News Rookie of the Year. Following a poor 1982, Gedman's hitting improved the next two seasons under the instruction of Red Sox hitting coach Walt Hriniak.

Melhuse collected his first career hit on August 24, , in the 12th inning of an unusual game between the Rockies and Atlanta Braves. Out of pitchers, Rockies manager, Buddy Bell, asked injured catcher, Brent Mayne, who was unable to swing a bat due to a sprained left wrist, if he could pitch. Mayne pitched the 12th inning and held the Braves scoreless. The following inning, with two outs and the bases loaded, Melhuse, pinch hitting for Mayne, singled over the shortstop's head to win the game.

Pinch-hitting for National League starting pitcher Bob Friend, he batted against Whitey Ford in the fourth inning and was retired on a foul pop fly to the catcher. At the end of the '56 season, he was sent to the Philadelphia Phillies in the same trade that brought Del Ennis to St. Louis. Repulski hit 20 home runs for the Phillies in 1957. A year later, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers along with two other players in exchange for second baseman Sparky Anderson.

Walls, pinch hitting for Larry Burright, made the final out, lining out to center fielder Willie Mays. The following year, Walls was a member of the world champion Dodgers, but did not appear in his club's four-game sweep of the New York Yankees in the 1963 World Series. In 902 total games played over ten National League seasons, Walls collected 670 hits, with 88 doubles, 31 triples and 66 homers. After spending 1965 playing baseball in Japan, Walls retired as an active player.

He matched Mathewson in the eighth and ninth, and the game went into extra innings. In the top of the tenth, Fred Merkle got to Wood knocking in a run with a single. But in the bottom of the tenth, Clyde Engle, pinch-hitting for Wood, hit an easy fly ball to Fred Snodgrass in center field, and Snodgrass dropped the ball. Given new life, the "Snodgrass Muff" cost the Giants as Speaker and Larry Gardner each knocked in a run to overcome the 1-run deficit.

He made his major league debut at age 21 on August 6, 1960, as the host Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds 6–5. In his first career at-bat, pinch-hitting for pitcher Ed Bauta in the sixth inning, he singled off Cincinnati southpaw Joe Nuxhall for his first big-league hit. Gotay had his most productive season for the Cardinals in . He started 105 games at shortstop and batted .255 with two home runs, 12 doubles and 27 runs batted in in 406 plate appearances.

In Martin, as one of two backup catchers to Jerry Grote (the other was Duffy Dyer), played on a Mets team that shockingly won the National League East title (both leagues now had two divisions after expanding from 10 teams to 12) after trailing the Chicago Cubs by as many as 10 games in August. In Game One of the first-ever NLCS, which the Mets swept over the Atlanta Braves, Martin, pinch-hitting for Tom Seaver, drove in Weis and Ed Kranepool with a base-hit off Phil Niekro during a five-run eighth inning, the Mets winning the game 9–5. The Mets went on to win the World Series in equally surprising fashion, in five games over the heavily favored Baltimore Orioles. In Game Four of that Series, his Mets leading two games to one, Martin was involved in a controversial play. With the game tied 1–1 in the bottom of the 10th and pinch-runner Rod Gaspar on second, Martin, again pinch-hitting for Seaver, bunted to the mound and, while running to first, was hit on the arm by Pete Richert’s errant throw, the error allowing Gaspar to score the winning run.

The Braves would retake the lead on a Donaldson hit by pitch, a Nick Markakis double, and Tyler Webb intentionally walked Adam Duvall, who was pinch hitting for Matt Joyce. One out later, Swanson singled in two runs on a ground ball to shortstop Paul DeJong that was deflected by Edman's glove. Chris Martin came out the bullpen, but did not throw a pitch as he left with an oblique injury, and was replaced by Luke Jackson. Jackson allowed a solo home run to Goldschmidt to cut the lead to one.

In 1982, Petralli was given the full-time job at Syracuse, and he responded with minor league career bests in batting average (.289), home runs (9) and runs batted in (58). This earned him a September call-up, and he made his debut on September 4, pinch-hitting for catcher Buck Martinez and striking out.Box score of Petralli's debut He got his first major league hit the following day, a double off the Cleveland Indians' Len Barker at Cleveland Municipal Stadium,September 5, 1982 box score then finished the season with a .

Cerone was drafted by the Cleveland Indians with the seventh overall pick in the first round of the 1975 MLB Draft. He made his MLB debut on August 17, 1975, pinch hitting for first baseman Boog Powell in the top of the ninth inning in a 14-5 win over the Minnesota Twins, as he lined out. Cerone then replaced catcher Alan Ashby in the bottom of the ninth. On August 22, Cerone collected his first career hit, a single off Paul Splittorff of the Kansas City Royals.

Whitt was selected in the 15th round of the 1972 amateur draft by the Boston Red Sox, and he made his major league debut on September 12, 1976, pinch hitting for Carlton Fisk in the seventh inning, grounding out. He finished the game as the Red Sox catcher, as Boston defeated the Cleveland Indians 11–3. Whitt recorded his first career hit on September 21, hitting a home run off Jim Colborn of the Milwaukee Brewers in a 3–1 loss. He appeared in eight games with Boston, batting .

He was pinch-hitting for Francisco Cabrera after a Minnesota pitching change with Mark Lemke on third Base. Facing top reliever Steve Bedrosian with one out, Willard lofted a high fly out to right fielder Shane Mack that proved to be deep enough to score Lemke with the winning run. Willard's catching career came to an abrupt end on May 10, 1994 when a foul tip off the bat of Julio Franco struck his right shoulder, causing a fracture and damaged cartilage. He was catching for the Seattle Mariners versus the Chicago White Sox.

The Giants continued to hit Perranoski in the top of the eighth, with singles by Davenport and Mays to open the inning. Jack Smith entered in relief but allowed a single to Ed Bailey pinch hitting for Larsen which scored Davenport to cut the Dodgers' lead to 7–6. Mays attempted to advance to third on the play but was called out. The play drew arguments from Mays, Alvin Dark, and third base coach Whitey Lockman as third base umpire Jocko Conlan appeared to call Mays safe before changing it to out.

His first hit came in his next at-bat on September 28 in a 9–1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco's Candlestick Park. Pinch- hitting for Baseball Hall of Famer Warren Spahn in the ninth inning, he singled off Larry Jaster. Barton was primarily a backup catcher, playing behind Tom Haller with the Giants and Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Bench with the Reds. His best statistical year as a hitter was as a starter for the 1971 Padres; in 121 games, he hit .

After two seasons in the Indians' farm system with the AAA Portland Beavers, Agee received a September call-up to Cleveland in . With the Indians already behind 11-1 to the Minnesota Twins, Agee made his major league debut on September 14 at Metropolitan Stadium pinch-hitting for pitcher Bill Dailey in the ninth inning. He received September call-ups to the majors the following two seasons as well, playing a total of 31 games with the Indians in which he batted .170 with one home run and five runs batted in.

Reddick with the Boston Red Sox in The Boston Red Sox selected Reddick in the 17th round of the 2006 MLB draft. On July 31, , Reddick was called up to the major leagues to replace Adam LaRoche, who had been traded. He made his major league debut that night, pinch-hitting for Rocco Baldelli in the ninth inning and grounding out against Cla Meredith of the Baltimore Orioles in his only at-bat. He recorded his first MLB hit in the next game, a double in the second inning off of David Hernandez.

Larry Leslie Brown (born March 1, 1940) is an American former professional baseball infielder, who played for the Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, and Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). His brother, Dick Brown, also played in Major League Baseball. He was originally signed by the Indians in , and on July 6, 1963, against the New York Yankees, he made his big league debut at the age of 23. Pinch-hitting for Tito Francona, he struck out in his first at-bat, but he collected a single in his second plate appearance.

As he rounded third base, Garvey, who after the game would be compared by teammates to fictional baseball hero Roy Hobbs, was met by fellow Padres who later carried him off the field in celebration. Following the 7–5 Padres victory, grateful fans thronged against stadium barricades chanting Garvey's name. Garvey, about to play in his fifth World Series, called the experience "the greatest playoffs I've ever seen." Garvey made his final appearance in a game on May 23, 1987, pinch-hitting for Lance McCullers in the ninth inning.

On April 17, 1954, he became the first African American to play for the Cincinnati Reds' franchise, known during the mid-1950s as the Redlegs. Pinch- hitting for pitcher Corky Valentine against Lew Burdette, Harmon flied out in the seventh inning of a 5-1 loss to the Milwaukee Braves at County Stadium. In that game he came to bat after another rookie, Nino Escalera, an Afro-Latin American from Puerto Rico who pinch hit immediately before Harmon to become the first black player to appear for the Cincinnati franchise. Harmon got his first hit on April 25, 1954.

List of players from Duke University from Baseball Reference After playing several years in the minor leagues, most recently for the Worcester Panthers in , Lefler made his debut for the Boston Braves on April 16, 1924, the second game of the season for the Braves. His stint with the Braves lasted just a single plate appearance, in which he struck out while pinch hitting for pitcher Rube Marquard.Retrosheet box score for Lefler's debut After the game, he returned to the Panthers, where he played most of the rest of 1924, batting .370 with 14 home runs.

Mike Trout of the Angels led off the game with a home run off Zack Greinke. The NL tied the score in the bottom of the second when Jhonny Peralta drove in Paul Goldschmidt with an RBI single off AL starter Dallas Keuchel. In the top of the fifth, Prince Fielder, who was pinch hitting for Nelson Cruz, hit a go-ahead RBI single off Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw that scored Trout to give the AL a 2–1 lead. The next batter, Lorenzo Cain, hit an RBI double to score Albert Pujols to make it a 3–1 ballgame.

He signed with the Dodgers in June 1961. In 1963, after spending the minor-league campaign with Class A Salem of the Northwest League, he was recalled by the Dodgers in September when rosters expanded to 40 players. In his eight games, Gleason was used primarily as a pinch runner although had one official at bat on September 28, 1963. In the eighth inning of a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Dodger Stadium, pinch hitting for pitcher Phil Ortega, Gleason, batting right-handed, hit a double down the left-field line against left-hander Dennis Bennett.

Jesse Crain replaced Nathan in the top of the 10th and hit Aubrey Huff who was pinch hitting for Wilkin Ramirez. Don Kelly then pinch ran for Huff, and scored on a double by Brandon Inge to give the Tigers a 5–4 lead. The Tigers inserted Clete Thomas for Ordóñez in right field as a defensive replacement in the bottom of the 10th. However the Twins retied the game at 5–5 as Cuddyer led off the inning with a triple and, following a Delmon Young groundout and a walk to Brendan Harris, scored on a single by Tolbert.

Moore became ill in 1976 and was diagnosed with > throat cancer. He left To Tell the Truth shortly before Christmas 1976 to > undergo surgery, turning the show over to panelist Bill Cullen. Semiregular > panelist Joe Garagiola also acted as the host for several weeks, claiming he > was "pinch-hitting" for Moore. Moore returned in September 1977 to begin To > Tell the Truth's ninth season, to explain his sudden absence and to announce > his permanent retirement, explaining that while recovering from his surgery, > he believed his throat cancer was a sign that continuing beyond his 42-year > career would be "just plain greed".

The Royals mounted a threat in their half of the eighth. Torrez walked both Amos Otis and Pete LaCock with two outs, but relief ace Sparky Lyle came in and struck out Cookie Rojas, the Royals' DH playing in what would be his last major-league game. With apparently very little confidence in regular closer Mark Littell, who struggled in 1977, Royals manager Whitey Herzog sent Game 3 stopper Dennis Leonard out to preserve the lead in the ninth. Leonard, unaccustomed to short relief, yielded a bloop single to Paul Blair and walked Roy White (pinch hitting for Bucky Dent) with no outs.

Six runs were scored in the final inning, three by each team, for an exciting ending as the American League eked out a 6-5 victory. The game's scoring began in the second inning with a Mickey Mantle single, Ted Williams walk and Vic Wertz base hit, followed by walks to Yogi Berra and Harvey Kuenn that put the AL on top, 2-0. The score remained that way until the sixth, when a Moose Skowron double and Berra single made it 3-0. Scoring twice in the seventh, the NL closed the gap with a two-run double by Gus Bell, pinch-hitting for Frank Robinson.

Near the end of the 1956 season, the Brooklyn Dodgers purchased Mitchell's contract from Cleveland. Mitchell is perhaps best remembered, however unfairly, for making the final out in Don Larsen's perfect game during Game 5 of the 1956 World Series for the New York Yankees against Mitchell's new team, the Dodgers. Mitchell, pinch-hitting for Brooklyn pitcher Sal Maglie, took a called third strike to end the only perfect game in Series history. Mitchell, who is tied for seventh place as one of the all-time toughest hitters to strike out (34-1 ratio), always maintained that the third strike he took was really a ball.

O'Brien was born in Compton, California graduated from Millikan High School in Long Beach, California. He then attended Long Beach City College and was signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1964, but was drafted out of the minors by the Kansas City Athletics in November 1964, only to be traded back to Boston two years later. At the age of 25, O'Brien made his major league debut for Boston in 1969, pinch hitting for Fred Wenz in the bottom of the eighth inning in a game against the Baltimore Orioles. He finished the season with five triples, ranked ninth in the American League.

Williams's 1940 Play Ball baseball card In the second week of spring training in 1941, Williams broke a bone in his right ankle, limiting him to pinch hitting for the first two weeks of the season.Williams & Underwood, p. 84 Bobby Doerr later claimed that the injury would be the foundation of Williams's season, as it forced him to put less pressure on his right foot for the rest of the season. Against the Chicago White Sox on May 7, in extra innings, Williams told the Red Sox pitcher, Charlie Wagner, to hold the White Sox, since he was going to hit a home run.

Wainwright cruised through the remainder of the third inning and all the way through the next four innings as well, allowing only a single by Taylor in the fifth inning and a single by shortstop Trea Turner in the sixth. The score was still 1–0 when Wainwright finally ran into trouble in the eighth inning. He struck out Taylor to begin the inning, but Matt Adams, pinch-hitting for Scherzer, hit a deep one-out single, then advanced to second on a Trea Turner single. On a full count, right fielder Adam Eaton then hit a double down the right field line that scored Adams and Turner to give the Nationals a 3–0 lead.

Cimoli returned to the bench in Game 7 when Skinner returned. In the eighth inning, with the Pirates trailing 7–4, Cimoli, pinch-hitting for pitcher Roy Face, led off with a single off Bobby Shantz, advanced to second on Virdon's bad-hop grounder, which struck Yankee shortstop Tony Kubek in the throat, then scored on Dick Groat's single, the first run in a five-run inning to give the Pirates a 9–7 lead. The Pirates gave the lead away in the ninth before finally winning the game in the bottom half on Bill Mazeroski's lead-off home run. On June 15, 1961, the Pirates traded Cimoli to the Milwaukee Braves for Johnny Logan.

Campbell was promoted to the Mets from Las Vegas on May 10, 2014, in what his father Hugh described as a "glorious weekend". He made his debut batting against the Philadelphia Phillies in the bottom of the sixth inning pinch-hitting for Lucas Duda with the bases loaded, hitting a sac-fly to right fielder Marlon Byrd on a 1-0 count driving in Daniel Murphy for his first major league RBI off pitcher Jake Diekman. On May 11, Campbell got his first major league hit, a single in the bottom of the fourth inning off pitcher Cole Hamels. On May 21, he hit his first major league homerun, a two run home run off Los Angeles Dodgers' pitcher Hyun-jin Ryu.

The Nationals scored five runs in the sixth inning to salt the game away, with Cabrera pinch-hitting for Voth and driving in two with a double. By losing the game, the Indians were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since the 2015 season. Washington quickly jumped out ahead on September 28 with a nine-run second inning, punctuated by a Parra grand slam to straightaway center. The big inning gave the Nationals enough room to work around one of Corbin's worst starts of the year, as the southpaw was chased from the mound in the fifth inning after allowing six earned runs in his last start of the regular season. The Nationals won 10–7, ensuring home field advantage in the Wild Card Game.

Stengel's use of platooning meant more players saw more use, and he was generally more prone to put in a pinch hitter or replace his pitcher than other managers. Although only once in Stengel's time (1954) did the Yankees lead the league in number of pinch hitters, Stengel was known for using them in odd situations, once pinch-hitting for Moose Skowron in the first inning after a change of pitcher. Additionally, according to James, Stengel "rotated lineups with mad abandon, using perhaps 70 to 100 different lineups in a 154 game season". Although Stengel was not the first Yankee manager to use a regular relief pitcher—Harris had seen success with Joe Page in 1947—his adoption of the concept did much to promote it.

Carl Yastrzemski Jim Lonborg enjoyed his best season as a professional in 1967 capturing the Cy Young Award with an A.L. best 22 wins (against nine losses), was tops with 246 strikeouts, and had an impressive earned run average of 3.16. Lonborg continued his superb pitching starting Game 2 for the Red Sox and for innings, the Cardinals could only manage one baserunner, a seventh inning walk by Curt Flood. After Tim McCarver and Mike Shannon led off the eighth with groundouts, Julián Javier turned a Lonborg fastball around, lining a double into the left- field corner breaking up his no-hitter. Bobby Tolan, pinch-hitting for weak- hitting Dal Maxvill, ended the inning by grounding out to second-base.

Seth Smith, pinch hitting for the pitcher in the bottom of the sixth, hit a triple and then scored on a sacrifice fly by Matsui to give the Rockies a 6–5 lead. The Rockies' Garrett Atkins appeared to homer in the bottom of the seventh, extending the Rockies lead, but umpires ruled that the ball hit padding on the outfield wall, which was still in play, and awarded Atkins a double. Jamey Carroll pinch ran for Atkins, but no runs scored in the inning. The Rockies brought in closer Brian Fuentes in the top of the 8th, but the Padres re-tied the game when Geoff Blum singled to lead off the inning, advanced to second base on a wild pitch, and scored on a double by Brian Giles.

Charles Duane "Charlie" Sands (December 17, 1947 – August 22, 2016) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher, pinch hitter and designated hitter for the New York Yankees (1967), Pittsburgh Pirates (1971–72), California Angels (1973–74) and Oakland Athletics (1975). Sands stood tall, weighed , batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Sands was a member of the Pirates' 1971 National League and World Series champions, and batted one time in the Fall Classic, pinch hitting for Bob Veale in the sixth inning of Game 2 and striking out against eventual Hall of Famer Jim Palmer.Retrosheet Over six seasons he played in 93 Games and had 145 At Bats, 15 Runs, 31 Hits, 6 Doubles, 1 Triple, 6 Home Runs, 23 RBI, 36 Walks, .

233 with three home runs in five and a half seasons (he missed the entire season due to military service) in their farm system when he was the player to be named later in the deal that sent Blue Moon Odom and a player to be named later to the Atlanta Braves (for whom Belloir had worked as a stadium usher before signing with the Indians) for Roric Harrison midway through the season. Belloir received his first call to the majors when a broken thumb sidelined Braves second baseman Marty Perez. A shortstop by trade, Belloir filled in at short while regular Braves shortstop Larvell Blanks filled in at second. He made his major-league debut on August 2 and fouled out pinch hitting for pitcher Max León in his only at- bat.

In spring camp, Fukuda was once again invited to train with the first team but injured his calf in practice where he was then demoted to the farm team to recover. He was the Western League monthly MVP in June and in July he was brought up to the first team. On 7 July 2009, Fukuda made his debut against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows pinch hitting for Kenichi Nakata at Meiji Jingu Stadium and became the 49th player in NPB history to hit a home-run in his first at-bat. He made his first field appearance as a substitute for an injured Tony Blanco at first base on 31 July however poor hitting as a pinch-hitter thereafter led to his demotion to the farm in August.

Giants outfielder Dusty Rhodes, pinch hitting for Monte Irvin, hit a three-run walk-off homer that won Game 1 of the 1954 World Series over the heavily favored Cleveland Indians in the 10th inning. Because the homer had barely cleared the right-field fence in the Polo Grounds, the shortest in baseball at that time, it was called a "Chinese home run", implying that it hadn't required much effort to hit. Many New York sportswriters riffed on this idea in the coverage. Young began his piece: In reaction to Young's use of so many Chinese stereotypes, Shavey Lee, a Chinatown restaurateur considered the unofficial "mayor" of the Chinese American population in the city, collected signatures from his community on a Chinese-language petition to the Giants' secretary, demanding that all sportswriters stop using the term.

After hitting .309 with nine home runs during a year spent at the Rookie and Class A levels of the Dodgers' farm system, he entered the Rule 5 draft that fall, and the Angels acquired him. He remained on the Halos' 28-man, early-season roster when the 1967 American League season began and made his debut April 12 against Mickey Lolich of the Detroit Tigers, making a ground ball out to the second baseman in the ninth inning, pinch-hitting for veteran relief pitcher Jim Coates to make the final out in the Tigers' 6–3 win at Anaheim Stadium.Retrosheet box score: 1967-04-12 In his other two plate appearances, Hibbs struck out against Darold Knowles of the Washington Senators on May 6,Retrosheet box score: 1967-05-06 and fanned against Jim O'Toole of the Chicago White Sox on May 13.

Maddon countered by pinch-hitting for Schwarber, bringing right-hander Albert Almora Jr. to the plate. Solis, although he had posted a 5.88 ERA during the season, actually had fared better against right-handed batters than left-handers, but on Solis's seventh pitch, Almora singled – his first career postseason hit in 15 at-bats – to score Zobrist and tie the game at 1–1. Solis then gave up a single to right fielder Jason Heyward that advanced Almora to second before Brandon Kintzler relieved Solis and got shortstop Addison Russell to line out to Taylor in center field. Heyward made a rare baserunning mistake by attempting to advance to second on Russell's liner, allowing Taylor to double him off at first base to end the inning. Witherite, Olivia, "Nats waste Scherzer’s dominating performance in 2-1 loss," October 9, 2017, masnsports.com, 9:52 p.m. EDT.

On August 5, the Cardinals took a 4-0 lead into the top of ninth inning, only to have Villone, Isringhausen and Franklin combine to give up four runs to the Dodgers. It was the 27th blown save of the season for the Cardinal bullpen, worst in MLB. (The Cardinals eventually salvaged a 6-4 win when Ryan Ludwick hit a walk-off homer in extra innings.) After the game, the Cardinals announced that Isringhausen was again being removed from the closer's role.Closer-by committee likely in the Cards: Isringhausen loses stopper job after Tuesday's four-run ninth Chris Perez returned from the minor leagues and got the first save of his career; a five- out save as the Cardinals beat L.A. 9-6 on August 6.Cards 9, Dodgers 6 Rick Ankiel was limited to pinch-hitting for 14 games at the end of July and the beginning of August due to an abdominal strain.

Castro with Chia-Jen Lo for the Houston Astros in 2013 On June 20, 2010, the Astros promoted Castro to the MLB from the Class AAA Round Rock Express. He made his MLB debut on June 22, 2010, at Minute Maid Park against the San Francisco Giants. He singled off Tim Lincecum in his first career at-bat. Castro hit his first major league home run on June 24, 2010, against Matt Cain. On March 2, 2011, while playing in a spring training game against the Detroit Tigers, Castro suffered a knee injury while running to first base. He underwent surgery two days later on March 4 to repair his torn anterior cruciate ligament and a damaged meniscus. As a result, he missed the entire 2011 season. On June 13, 2012, while pinch-hitting for Xavier Cedeño, Castro grounded out to Joaquin Arias to record the last out for Matt Cain's perfect game. He played 87 games in the 2012 season, finishing the year with a .

He was 4th in the Serie Nacional in slugging and third in homers behind Alexei Bell and Yohenis Céspedes. He also ranked among the leaders in total bases (tied with Joan Carlos Pedroso for 9th with 180), RBI (5th) and walks (tied with Yoandy Garlobo for 8th with 60). His 37 intentional walks were 14 more than runner-up Garlobo as he led the circuit. Peraza was named to the Serie Nacional All-Star team at DH. Peraza backed up Michel Enríquez at DH for Cuba in the 2009 World Baseball Classic and batted cleanup twice. He was 4 for 9 with a homer and 3 runs in the event, putting him third on the Cuban squad in average, slugging, OBP and OPS behind Frederich Cepeda and Yoenis Céspedes. Peraza powered Cuba to a 5-4 win over Australia; pinch-hitting for Joan Carlos Pedroso with a 4-3 deficit, 2 outs and one on in the bottom of the 8th against Rich Thompson, Peraza smacked a game-winning 2-run homer.

In a near- clone of the game the Nationals lost to the Giants on June 10, Scherzer surrendered a two-run home run to Blue Jays second baseman Devon Travis and received no run support as Toronto cruised from there to a 2–0 finish. It was the first time since August 2015 that Scherzer received losing decisions in back-to-back starts. The Blue Jays went on to sweep the series on June 17, 8–6, scoring the go-ahead run in the eighth inning on the first home run reliever Ryan Madson had allowed since June 2017, off the bat of Toronto left fielder Teoscar Hernández, which was immediately followed by another solo shot by the third baseman Solarte. Resuming the suspended game against the Yankees at Nationals Park from May 15, the Nationals scored the eventual winning run on a statistical oddity, as Soto—pinch-hitting for left fielder Matt Adams—hit a two-run home run in a game that technically started five days before he made his major league debut.

It included 210 of his 241 career at-bats, as McAnany, a contact hitter with little power, batted .276 for the White Sox with no home runs but just 26 strikeouts. A native of Los Angeles, he attended Loyola High School and the University of Southern California there. He made his professional debut in 1955 with the Waterloo White Hawks. Called up to the majors in late 1958, McAnany made his MLB debut on September 19, 1958 in Kansas City, pinch-hitting for White Sox pitcher Early Wynn in the fifth inning. He struck out against Ralph Terry and ended up a hitless 0-for-13 for the '58 season. He then had his breakout season in 1959, becoming an integral part of a Sox team that captured the American League pennant for the first time since 1919. After the Sox won Game 1 of the World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-0, McAnany started in right field for Game 2 against Dodger left-handed pitcher Johnny Podres. He went 0-for-3 as the Sox, after taking a 2-0 lead, lost the game 4-3.