Has a pitcher ever hit as a DH?
Question:If yes then say what year, the players name, and what team.
And also if they got a hit if possible.
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Uh...Maybe...but I seriously doubt it...pitchers bat in the NL and DH's bat in the AL...but, I would suspect only in an emergency situation, such as injury, if the only other option a team has is forfeiting the game due to lack of the minimum players...Pitchers generally have low batting averages since they have to use their arm more than any other position on the team...Since they do have interleague play, I suppose it is possible, and in the World Series, I suppose...But, interleague play has only been around for 10 years or so...Do you think Hunter Pence from the Houston Astros will be rockie of the year?
Terry is right on track. I don't believe so. Pitchers don't bat in the same league DH's do, so I don't see how that would work.Who are the probable pitchers for todays Red Sox vs. Blue Jays game. 4-18-07?
great question...I could think of a couple of possible candidates, maybe in inter-league play...Kerry Wood?This does not happen.
DHs are great hitters, they focus on hitting, and hitting alone.
Therefore, a pitcher would not be used as a DH unless it were due to the fact that the DH gets injured and the team is out of bench players.
However, that is very unlikely.
Although, pitchers do bat in the National League because there is no DH in the NL, just in the AL.
If a pitcher is a great hitter, it is more likely because they are in the NL, as many AL teams have great DHs like David Ortiz, Jim Thome, Jason Giambi, Frank Thomas, etc.
Another scenario is in inter-league play. If the game is at an AL stadium, DHs are used (AL rules apply to AL ballparks) and NL teams want to take advantage of having an "extra hitter" in the lineup and not worry about the pitcher batting. If the game is at a NL stadium, DHs are not used (NL rules apply to NL ballparks) and therefore the pitcher bats as a pitcher, not as a DH.
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Rick Rhoden started at DH on June 11, 1988 for the Yankees. He went 0-1 with an RBI on a sac fly in two plate appearences. He was the first pitcher to start at DH, and the only one I know of.How much are the yankees paying roger clemens for this season?
The guy above me nailed it - Rick Rhoden is the only pitcher to have ever filled the DH role. He didn't get a hit in that game, but he did have a sacrifice fly.Can parents file a petition to change a local Little League bylaw?
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cant happen in the same game. a person can't pitcher and be the dh in the same game. this is according to the mlb rulebookShould Joe Torre be fired after a bad April?
No a Dh is somebody who isn't fieldingMost teams in NL has the pitchers to be batter, but not use the DH to be batter. Most teams in AL have the DH to be batters as not use the pitchers to be batters.
When its in inter league games, all-star games, or world series games, AL team may use pitcher to be batter to match to NL team.
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I've seen pitchers used as a pinch hitter in a situation where they need to get a bunt down, and pitchers generally work hard on thier bunting.What Major League Baseball team has had the best start in baseball history?
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Ive seen it happen in interleague. Milwaukee used to have a converted OF turned relief pitcher. Brooks Kreichink who started a few games at DH.Other than that, i've never seen it.
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No, A pitcher cant DH because if they did then they cant play the field... Which means they cant pitch. Usually DH is for catchers and first base men.College scholorship in baseball.?
I see this question was answered already..but I wanted to say it was a great question!Its only happened that one time and I don't see it happening again anytime soon. No team wants to risk injury to one or their stud pitchers but putting him as the DH to hit and run the bases all game. They use them as pinch hitters in the NL sometimes, but this is usually because they don't have any bench players left to do it at the end of an extra inning game or something like that.
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