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In 2005, Aguila was named the Marlins' fifth outfielder (behind Miguel Cabrera, Juan Pierre, Juan Encarnación, and Jeff Conine), but was used mainly in a pinch-hitting role.
Dode Criss (March 12, 1885 – September 8, 1955) was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher and pinch hitter who played his entire career from 1908 to 1911 with the St. Louis Browns of the American League.
As one of the all-time great pinch hitters and a Los Angeles staple in the 1970s, Mota was referenced in a joke in the movie Airplane! As we hear Ted Striker's inner-dialogue echo in his mind, it resembles a stadium public address and we hear him think "Pinch hitting for Pedro Borbón... Manny Mota... Mota... Mota..."
After three appearances as a pinch hitter and defensive replacement, he started the August 25 game at third base against the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park.
Harkness made his major league debut on September 12, 1961 against the Phillies, working out a walk in five pitches against pitcher Chris Short as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning in a 19–10 loss at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Trailing 2-1 and down to their last strike in the 12th inning, Jackie Bradley, Jr. singled home the tying run and following a walk to pinch-hitter Jeffery Jones, Brady Thomas lined the first pitch he saw up the middle for a walk-off RBI single.
On March 30, 1991, the Los Angeles Times reported that Gross had made the Padres as a pinch-hitter.
With one out in the sixth inning and two Cincinnati Reds runners on base – Tommy Helms at first and Bernie Carbo at third – pinch-hitter Ty Cline batted a pitch off Jim Palmer in front of the plate.
Rutgers made the Australian roster for the 2006 World Baseball Classic but only got to bat twice in the tournament, after being put in as a pinch hitter for Tom Brice against the Dominican Republic picking up a hit
In 1961 he rejoined the Cardinals, first as a pinch hitter, then as a coach when Johnny Keane replaced Solly Hemus as the Cardinals' manager.
Tyrone Alexander Cline (born June 15, 1939 in Hampton, South Carolina) is a former Major League baseball player, primarily a reserve outfielder and pinch-hitter for the Cleveland Indians (1960–62), Milwaukee Braves (1963–65), Chicago Cubs (1966), Atlanta Braves (1966–67), San Francisco Giants (1967–68), Montreal Expos (1969–70) and Cincinnati Reds (1970–71).
After giving up consecutive singles to the first two batters he faced, he struck out Jesús Flores and pinch hitter Chad Tracy to end the inning.