Has there ever been a national league pitcher that batted in another spot besides 9th in the lineup?
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Yes, but very rarely.A handful of times... a team with an all-star slugger want to guarantee a 1st inning at bat, so they bat him 3rd. But they would also prefer three position players bat in front of him to increase the chances of runners being on base.
So they bat the pitcher 8th. Then the all-star will always bat in the first inning and also has 3 legitimate hitters that may be on base for all of his remaining at bats.
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Yes, back in 1998 during the great Home Run chase between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. It was the Cardinals manager Tony La Russa's logic that batting the pitcher in the 8th spot would give McGwire more at bats.Also pitchers often bat out of the 9th spot during a ball game when a manager performs a double switch.
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Don Drysdale..he was an excellent hitter and the Dodgers would bat him 5th sometimes I think. I would guess that Babe Ruth didn't bat 9th when he pitched when they saw how he could hit. It's a rare thing but it's been done.How can I improve my baseball swing and hit more Home Runs?
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There was a period a few years ago when Tony LaRussa had his starters batting in the 8 hole, so, yes.And then there was the time in 1988, when he was with the Yankees, that Rick Rhoden DH'ed.
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