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unusual facts about at bat



Edgardo Alfonzo

In his first at bat of the game, Alfonzo homered over the center field fence, providing the Mets with all the offense they would need as Al Leiter threw a complete game shutout.

Gil Coan

In 1947, Coan made 21 hits in 42 at bats for a .500 batting average to collect the highest BA for any player who had 30 or more at-bats in a major league season, setting a record that was surpassed by Rudy Pemberton in 1996 with a .512 BA (21-for-41).

Jerry McNertney

McNertney was the regular catcher for the Pilots in 1969 — the only year the franchise played in the Pacific Northwest — where he reached career highs in at bats (410), home runs (8) and runs batted in (55).

Johnny Temple

Temple enjoyed his best year in 1959, with career-highs in batting average (.311), home runs (8), RBI (67), runs (102), hits (186), at-bats (598), doubles (35) and triples (6).


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1917 World Series

The great athlete Jim Thorpe, better known for football in general, made his only World Series "appearance" during Game 5, where he was listed in the lineup card as starting in right field; but for his turn at bat in the top of the first inning he was replaced by a left-handed hitting Dave Robertson.

Allen Shofe

He has also served as Chief of Staff to Congressman Gil Gutknecht; head of corporate and regulatory affairs-Middle East and North Africa at BAT Industries; Division manager at 3M; aide to former Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson; and Campaign Director for the Minnesota Republican Senate Caucus.

Chuck Lindstrom

He was on deck for a third at bat when Sammy Esposito struck out looking to end the White Sox' last offensive inning in a game they won 11-4.

Claude Brochu

In 2001, he published the book My Turn at Bat: The Sad Saga of the Expos, which blamed Quebec ex-premier Lucien Bouchard for the sale of the baseball team.

Dante Bichette

During his time in Colorado, his at-bat music was Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel.

Eikichi Yazawa

In 2007, Ichiro Suzuki (Seattle Mariners), a major league player, chose his "Tomaranai Ha~Ha" as an AT-BAT MUSIC of 2008 with Ringo Shiina's "Yokushitsu" and "Identity".

Floyd Robinson

In his next at-bat, he got his first career run-batted-in with a single off Dave Sisler that plated Ted Kluszewski.

Hal Breeden

Pinch hitting for Earl Stephenson in the bottom of the seventh inning, Hal grounded out in his only at-bat of the game.

Inside-the-park home run

Johnnie LeMaster hit the only inside-the-park home run to be recorded in a first career MLB at-bat on September 2, 1975, against future Hall of Famer Don Sutton.

John Paciorek

John Francis Paciorek (born February 11, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American baseball player with three career Major League at-bats, all for the Houston Colt .45s in 1963.

Manuel Lee

Lee recorded his first major league hit in his eighth at-bat, singling against Rick Behenna of the Cleveland Indians on June 2 at Exhibition Stadium.

Mark Grace

The song that played most frequently on the Wrigley Field organ prior to a Grace at bat was "Taking Care of Business" which Grace explained was due to his bit part in a Jim Belushi film of the same name.

Rob Belloir

He made his major league debut on August 2, and fouled out pinch hitting for pitcher Max Leon in his only at-bat.

Steve Stroughter

Pinch-hitting for Jim Essian, Stroughter grounded out in his first big league at-bat, which was against Doug Corbett of the Minnesota Twins.

Tim Beckham

In his only at-bat, he recorded his first career hit, a single, off of Rangers pitcher Tanner Scheppers.

Tim Spehr

In his first at-bat with the Atlanta Braves in 1997, he hit a grand slam (the first of two grand slams in that game, the second would be by Ryan Klesko) to help power a comeback from a 0–6 deficit to the Phillies.

Todd Frazier

Frazier is a fan of Frank Sinatra, even choosing Sinatra's songs to play when he walks up to the batter's box before an at-bat during home games.

Tom Upton

He split the 1944 season between the Norfolk Tars and Kansas City Blues, hitting a combined .140 with a .162 slugging percentage in 222 at-bat.

Tyrone Woods

Woods missed 10 games due to a suspension he served after charging the mound when Shugo Fujii threw high and inside during an at bat.

Walt Walsh

Walsh only played two games, never getting an at-bat for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1920.