Category: Pinch Hits

New York Mets ties a major league record by delivering his eighth consecutive pinch-hit

Posted by This Day in Baseball | Jun 26, 1983 | Pinch Hits | 0 |

On June 26, 1983, At Shea Stadium, Rusty Staub of the New York Mets ties a major league record by...

Joe Keough of the Oakland A’s hits a pinch-hit home run in his first major league at-bat

Posted by This Day in Baseball | Nov 7, 1968 | Pinch Hits | 0 |

On August 7, 1968, Joe Keough of the Oakland A’s hits a pinch-hit home run in his first major league at-bat. Keough’s eighth inning blow gives the A’s a 4-3 win over the New York Yankees. Keough’s nephew, Matt, will later make...

Art Shamsky hits 3 homeruns in game after entering in 8th

Posted by This Day in Baseball | Aug 12, 1966 | 3 Home Run Games, Pinch Hits | 0 |

On August 12, 1966, Art Shamsky of the Cincinnati Reds hits a pinch-hit home run in the eighth...

Jerry Lynch of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits his 15th career pinch-hit home run an MLB Record

Posted by This Day in Baseball | Aug 21, 1963 | Pinch Hits | 0 |

On August 21, 1963, Jerry Lynch of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits his 15th career pinch-hit home run...

Mantle comes back from injury with pinch hit 3 run homerun

Posted by This Day in Baseball | Jun 16, 1962 | Pinch Hits | 0 |

On June 16, 1962, an injured Mickey Mantle returns after a one-month layoff and hits a dramatic...

Carroll Hardy of the Boston Red Sox becomes the only player to pinch-hit for both Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski

Posted by This Day in Baseball | May 31, 1961 | Pinch Hits | 0 |

On May 31, 1961, Carroll Hardy of the Boston Red Sox becomes the only player to pinch-hit for both...

George Crowe sets a major league record by hitting his 11th career pinch-hit home run

Posted by This Day in Baseball | May 25, 1960 | Pinch Hits | 0 |

On May 25, 1960, George “Big Daddy” Crowe sets a major league record by hitting his 11th career...

Joe Cronin hits 2 pinch hit homers in a double header

Posted by This Day in Baseball | Jun 17, 1943 | Pinch Hits | 0 |

On June 17, 1943, At Fenway Park Boston Red Sox player-manager Joe Cronin inserts himself as a...

Player Manager Bill Terry delivers a bases loaded PH single leading Giants to 15th straight win

Posted by This Day in Baseball | Aug 28, 1936 | Pinch Hits, Pitchers Hitting Feats | 0 |

On August 28, 1936, Giants player/manager Bill Terry inserts himself as a pinch-hitter against the...

Johnny Frederick of the Brooklyn Dodgers sets a major league record by hitting his sixth pinch-hit home run of the season

Posted by This Day in Baseball | Sep 12, 1932 | Pinch Hits | 0 |

On September 12, 1932, Johnny Frederick of the Brooklyn Dodgers sets a major league record by...

Bob “Fats” Fothergill becomes the first – and only – man to pinch-hit for the legendary Ty Cobb

Posted by This Day in Baseball | May 5, 1922 | Pinch Hits | 0 |

On May 5, 1922, Bob “Fats” Fothergill becomes the first – and only – man...

Player Manager Gavvy Cravath hits a pinch hit 3 run homer to win game

Posted by This Day in Baseball | Apr 20, 1920 | Pinch Hits | 0 |

1920 – Player Manager Gavvy Cravath of the Philadelphia Phillies inserts himself as a pinch hitter and beats the New York Giants with a three-run home run, 3 – 0. It is his last homerun of his career

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