Heres our look at the top 10, knowing full well that opinions like exit velocity, distance traveled and launch angle can differ from one. Cardinals set mlb record with three pinchhit home runs. The 10 most ridiculous team stats of the 2016 mlb season so. What pinch hitter had the most doubles, triples, or total bases in a season or a career. Taffy wright 1941 grounded into most double plays 29. Adam lind sets nationals record for career pinchhit home. Before tuesday, carpenter had never connected for a pinchhit home run. Best pinch hitters of all time in mlb history, the top five call to the pen. Pierzynski 2012 most consecutive games with an rbi. Top 10 pinch hitters in mlb history the grueling truth. This means some data is more important than other data, and therefore, a swamp appears. Apr 09, 2016 cardinals set mlb record with three pinch hit home runs friday one pinch hit home run is impressive.
His 51 clutch hits brought in 81 runs the secondmost on this list. Atlanta braves, brooks conrad, brian mccann 3 total in 2010 single season pinch hits records. Four of adam linds 12 home runs this season has been hit as a pinchhitter. The previous season has the secondhighest total with 50, while no other season has more than 38. Most home runs by a pitcher in a season, their total home runs, year, and team player home runs season total year team ref wes ferrell. Ernie whitt 3, rance mulliniks 2, george bell 2, fred mcgriff, lloyd moseby and rob ducey vs.
A home run hit by a pinch hitter is a pinch hit home run, and the ne plus ultra is the pinch hit grand slam. Louis cardinals set a new mlb record during fridays 74 win over the atlanta braves, becoming the first team ever to hit three pinch hit home runs in a single game, per mlb stat of the. This team has won and lost the most world series, this team is being scrutinized for stealing signs, this team is the only currently active nonus mlb team, this team has never appeared in a world series. The expo pinch hitter fared better as a run producer. The major league baseball mlb record for most pinch hit home runs in a career is 23 by matt stairs canada while playing for 12 different teams since 1992. Season records white sox history chicago white sox. Mike ivie 1978, candy maldonado 1986, and ernie riles 1990. Unlike basketball, american football, or ice hockey, baseball does not have a free substitution rule at the professional level and thus the replaced player in baseball is not. The marlins hit eight in 1999, 2009 and this season, and as. Home run records by a team during a single season major league baseball records for home runs in a season by teams.
Adam lind sets nationals record for career pinchhit home runs in a season. In 2000, he set a single season record with seven pinch homers, tied the next year. Joe cronin, jerry lynch, rusty staub tied with 25 each 1943, 1961 and 1983 most pinch hit walks. Home run records by a team during a single season major league baseball records for. Tommy phams eighthinning home run in tuesdays 75 loss to. Louis cardinals have just tied the record for most pinch hit home runs in a season. He went on to hit an american leaguebest 33 home runs and made the allstar team. The 10 most ridiculous team stats of the 2016 mlb season so far from the rangers record in onerun games to the cubs rotation era and more. Rosario pinch hit for a struggling jake cave and did what eddie rosario loves to.
Ranking the most unbreakable mlb player streaks and alltime. Separate statistics and records are kept for pinch hitters, including at bats, hits, home runs and runs batted in. Chicago white sox chi white sox cleveland indians cleveland detroit tigers detroit kansas city royals. Cardinals set a record for pinchhit homers in a season. The other list he will not top is the most pinch hits in a season. Home run records by a team during a single season by baseball. His 16 pinchhit rbi were the most by any major league rookie since the 1958 season. Cardinals set mlb record with three pinchhit home runs friday one pinchhit home run is impressive. Consequently jose hit for 39 total bases, still a little shy of the 41 by davalillo in 1970 and the 40 by jerry lynch in 1961. Sep 04, 2016 the 10 most ridiculous team stats of the 2016 mlb season so far from the rangers record in onerun games to the cubs rotation era and more. To learn about our efforts to improve the accessibility and usability of our website, please visit our accessibility information page.
Most pinchhit home runs in a major league baseball career. Putting a list of the best pinch hitters in mlb history together is obviously a matter of weighing certain statistics. The 1956 cincinnati redlegs set a national league record for home runs hit against the same team during the same season when they slugged fortyfour versus the 1956 brooklyn dodgers. It was the teams 11th pinchhit blast of the season, most in the majors and. Rich reese, willie mccovey, ron northey tied with three each. Theyve tied the cardinals team record, i dont think its the alltime record for mlb. May 05, 2010 the table shows the number of cardinals pinchhit home runs each season along with the team leader and how many he hit. Through 2009, they have played 19,035 games, winning 9,035 and losing 10,162, for a winning their tenure as members of major league baseballs national league. Mar 25, 2017 this feature is not available right now. And when a team is tied for ninth in the big leagues when it comes to pinchhit homers, that team does not have the most in the big leagues by. The red sox do, in fact, lead the al with 5 pinchhit home runs. Before tuesday, carpenter had never connected for a pinch hit home run. George bell 1992 grounded into fewest double plays 1. Baseball almanac is pleased to present a record book full of baseball milestones for the pinch hitter position including career pinch hitting atbat records, single season pinch hitting home run.
A team with 5 pinch hit homers does not lead a team with 4 pinch hit homers by a lot. Pinch hitter career records research by baseball almanac. List of major league baseball alltime leaders in home runs. Louis cardinals have just tied the record for most. A team hitting three in one game is unheard of at least it was before the cardinals did it. Pitchers dig the long ball at least when they are hitting. Atlanta braves 3 total in 2010 single season pinch hit records. Home run records in a single season by baseball almanac. Since the start of the designated hitter rule in 1973, the season with the most is 2000, when 26 home runs were hit by hurlers. Brooks conrad 2 2010 most pinch hit home runs for a team in a game. Mar 26, 2020 he went on to hit an american leaguebest 33 home runs and made the allstar team. Bumgarner also has hit the second most home runs by a pitcher since the american league adopted the designated hitter rule in 1973 behind carlos zambrano.
Alen hansons pinch hit home run and the joy of a solid. The current record for home runs hit by a chisox rookie was set in 1983 by ron kittle. Rosario pinch hit for a struggling jake cave and did what eddie rosario loves to do. The 15 most clutch hitters in baseball sportsbreak. The 10 most ridiculous team stats of the 2016 mlb season. Pinch hitting records major league baseball records for pinch hitters. Home run records by a team during a single season by. They have 201 as a team on the season, leading the national league by 12 over their next closest.
The nationals 11 are the only other team with doubledigit pinchhit home runs this season. Louis cardinals have just tied the record for most pinchhit home runs in a season. Morales had three timely home runs in 1976, but johnny frederick of the. Stavis hot pinchhit home run pace the cardinal nation. When alex gordon hit a home run for the royals in the eighth inning on tuesday, it was the 5,694th home run of the season, breaking the record for most home runs in a single season set in 2000. Most pinch hit grand slams by one team in a season. The complete list of season records in rockies club history.
George crowe did it the first two seasons and carl sawatski followed in 1961. As of the 2019 season, madison bumgarner, with 19 home runs, holds the lead among all. Baseball almanac lists a set of single season home run related records. Sep 19, 2017 when alex gordon hit a home run for the royals in the eighth inning on tuesday, it was the 5,694th home run of the season, breaking the record for most home runs in a single season set in 2000. Home run records set by the teams over a season including most, most on the road, most at home, and several other variations. Red sox radio claims boston leads mlb in pinchhit hrs by a. The major league baseball mlb record for most pinchhit home runs in a career is 23 by matt stairs canada while playing for 12 different teams since 1992. As of the 2019 season, madison bumgarner, with 19 home runs, holds the lead among all active pitchers.
The most home runs in one season by all pitchers combined came in 1970, when 51 dingers were hit by hurlers. Domingo santana has home runs in consecutive pinch hit appearances, nears mlb record new, 89 comments sunday is making a great lateseason contribution in what looked like a lost campaign. Pinch hitter records pinch hitting records research by baseball almanac, inc. Morales had three timely home runs in 1976, but johnny frederick of the dodgers had six in 1932, and several other players hit five in one season.
Since 1952, the most pinchhit home runs by a cardinal in one season is four, accomplished in each of the years of 195961. The philadelphia phillies have participated in 127 seasons in major league baseball since their inception in 1883. Marlins tie team record with eight pinchhit home runs. The pinch hit blast broke a tie with the 2001 giants and 2001 dbacks for the most by a team in one season. Chicago white sox chi white sox cleveland indians cleveland detroit tigers detroit kansas city royals kansas city minnesota twins minnesota. And when a team is tied for ninth in the big leagues when it comes to pinch hit homers, that team does not have the most in the big leagues by. Through 2009, they have played 19,035 games, winning 9,035 and losing 10,162, for a winning their tenure as members of major league baseballs national league chuck klein, the franchises only batting triple crown winner, holds the most franchise records as of the end of the. Domingo santana has home runs in consecutive pinch hit. Cardinals set singlegame mlb record with 3 pinchhit home. Aug 21, 2016 the nationals 11 are the only other team with doubledigit pinch hit home runs this season. Red sox radio claims boston leads mlb in pinchhit hrs by. He smoked doubles and 11 home runs, and only struck out in 18 of his clutch situations.
Mlb scores yesterdays mlb games, scores from any date in mlb history, mlb probable pitchers. The 10 most important home runs for this recordbreaking. Discover the 2019 mlb team statistics leaders for batting. At his current pace, stavinoha could easily surpass them this summer. A home run hit by a pinch hitter is a pinch hit home run, and the ne plus ultra is the pinch. Sep 18, 2018 domingo santana has home runs in consecutive pinch hit appearances, nears mlb record new, 89 comments sunday is making a great late season contribution in what looked like a lost campaign. A team with 5 pinchhit homers does not lead a team with 4 pinchhit homers by a lot. The pinchhit blast broke a tie with the 2001 giants and 2001 dbacks for the most by a team in one season. Record for most players on one team with 20 homeruns. In baseball, a pinch hitter is a substitute batter. The cardinals as a team cranked out four home runs in a 90 rout of the phillies. Check out the 1999 mlb season history, featuring league standings, postseason results, nohitters, and baseballs leaders in home runs, era, and more. Louis cardinals jeremy hazelbaker, aledmys diaz and greg garcia 3 april 8, 2016 most pinch hit rbi. We present them here for purely educational purposes.
Is the top pinch hitter clearly the player with the most hits. Mlbs official statistic page detailing player stats with milestone tracker and statcast leaderboard, the latest in mlb technology. Batters can be substituted at any time while the ball is dead not in active play. He is now the ninth cardinals player to homer off the bench this year. Baltimore orioles september 14, 1987 reliever striking out the side in extra innings with bases loaded. List of philadelphia phillies team records wikipedia.
Louis cardinals set a new mlb record during fridays 74 win over the atlanta braves, becoming the first team ever to hit three pinchhit home runs in a. Walkers second pinchhit homer of the season and third of his career tied a marlins record for most pinchhit home runs in a season. Looking back through history, three times have players hit 4 pinchhit home runs in a season. Sep 07, 2016 cardinals set a record for pinch hit homers in a season. Best pinch hitters of all time in mlb history, the top five. The aforementioned osuna has hit a mlb best 3 pinch hit home runs this season, including a 2run home run in the bottom of the 5th inning of saturdays victory. After leading the league in homers the previous season, this player had. Baseball almanac is pleased to present a record book full of baseball milestones for the pinch hitter position including career pinch hitting atbat records, single season pinch hitting home run records and game related pinch hitting records. Jul 01, 2019 the red sox do, in fact, lead the al with 5 pinch hit home runs. The 10 most important home runs for this recordbreaking twins team. The cardinals tied the singleseason record for pinchhit. Hits, pinch hitting, home runs, sh, gidp, prdout, baserunners, advances.