{"id":221,"date":"2008-09-06T05:12:05","date_gmt":"2008-09-06T12:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mfooz.com\/bblog\/?p=221"},"modified":"2008-09-06T05:13:36","modified_gmt":"2008-09-06T12:13:36","slug":"pitchers-not-batting-ninth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mfooz.com\/bblog\/?p=221","title":{"rendered":"Pitchers Not Batting Ninth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mfooz.com\/bblog\/?p=220\">countdown search<\/a> provided an opportunity to identify all the instances of pitchers not batting ninth in the starting lineup. (Standard Retrosheet caveats apply: data runs from 1954-2007, and some games prior to 1974 are missing.)<\/p>\n<p>There are a few periods during which it was used as a consistent strategy.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bobby Bragan batted his Pirate pitchers in the 7 spot for the last couple weeks of the 1956 season.\n<li>Lou Boudreau hit the pitcher eighth during the first half of Kansas City&#8217;s 1957 season. He was fired soon after.\n<li>Tony La Russa revived the idea in the second half of the 1998 Cardinal campaign.\n<li>TLR took it up again in the last month of 2007. Of course, Tony has been using the pitcher in the 8 slot all season this year. Ned Yost was doing the same thing in Milwaukee, but gave it up in late May.\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some individual pitchers have occasionally batted earlier in the lineup due to their hitting prowess: Don Larsen (.242 career BA), Bob Lemon (.232), and Dontrelle Willis (.234).<\/p>\n<p>The big drought was 1958-1997, during which I find only six occurances.<\/p>\n<p>Cesar Tovar was the only pitcher to lead off the game. Of course, that was his nine-position game in 1968. <\/p>\n<p>Ken Brett batted eighth for the White Sox in front of 3,278 at Comisky late in the 1976 season. That&#8217;s the only example I can find of an AL team not using the DH at the start of the game.<\/p>\n<p>The complete list appears after the jump.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>1956<\/h3>\n<p><tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/BOS\/BOS195605090.shtml'>1956-05-09 CHA @ BOS<\/a>   <\/tt> Dick Donovan (CHA) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CLE\/CLE195605160.shtml'>1956-05-16 NYA @ CLE<\/a>   <\/tt> Mickey McDermott (NYA) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/NYA\/NYA195606032.shtml'>1956-06-03 DET @ NYA<\/a>   <\/tt> Don Larsen (NYA) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/PIT\/PIT195607260.shtml'>1956-07-26 CHN @ PIT<\/a>   <\/tt> Fred Waters (PIT) batted 7<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/NY1\/NY1195608180.shtml'>1956-08-18 PIT @ NY1<\/a>   <\/tt> Bob Friend (PIT) batted 7<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/NY1\/NY1195608191.shtml'>1956-08-19 PIT @ NY1<\/a>   <\/tt> Roy Face (PIT) batted 7<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/NY1\/NY1195608192.shtml'>1956-08-19 PIT @ NY1<\/a>   <\/tt> Ron Kline (PIT) batted 7<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CIN\/CIN195608210.shtml'>1956-08-21 PIT @ CIN<\/a>   <\/tt> Vern Law (PIT) batted 7<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CIN\/CIN195608220.shtml'>1956-08-22 PIT @ CIN<\/a>   <\/tt> Bob Friend (PIT) batted 7<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN195608231.shtml'>1956-08-23 PIT @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Ron Kline (PIT) batted 7<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN195608232.shtml'>1956-08-23 PIT @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Red Munger (PIT) batted 7<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN195608240.shtml'>1956-08-24 PIT @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Fred Waters (PIT) batted 7<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN195608250.shtml'>1956-08-25 PIT @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Vern Law (PIT) batted 7<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CHN\/CHN195608261.shtml'>1956-08-26 PIT @ CHN<\/a>   <\/tt> Bob Friend (PIT) batted 7<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CHN\/CHN195608262.shtml'>1956-08-26 PIT @ CHN<\/a>   <\/tt> Ron Kline (PIT) batted 7<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/MLN\/MLN195608280.shtml'>1956-08-28 PIT @ MLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Dick Hall (PIT) batted 7<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/MLN\/MLN195608290.shtml'>1956-08-29 PIT @ MLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Vern Law (PIT) batted 7<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/MLN\/MLN195608300.shtml'>1956-08-30 PIT @ MLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Bob Friend (PIT) batted 7<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/PIT\/PIT195608310.shtml'>1956-08-31 PHI @ PIT<\/a>   <\/tt> Ron Kline (PIT) batted 7<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/PIT\/PIT195609010.shtml'>1956-09-01 PHI @ PIT<\/a>   <\/tt> Dick Hall (PIT) batted 7<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/PIT\/PIT195609021.shtml'>1956-09-02 PHI @ PIT<\/a>   <\/tt> Vern Law (PIT) batted 7<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/PIT\/PIT195609022.shtml'>1956-09-02 PHI @ PIT<\/a>   <\/tt> Fred Waters (PIT) batted 7<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/BRO\/BRO195609031.shtml'>1956-09-03 PIT @ BRO<\/a>   <\/tt> Bob Friend (PIT) batted 7<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/BRO\/BRO195609032.shtml'>1956-09-03 PIT @ BRO<\/a>   <\/tt> Red Munger (PIT) batted 7<\/p>\n<h3>1957<\/h3>\n<p><tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195704160.shtml'>1957-04-16 DET @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Tom Morgan (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/PIT\/PIT195704160.shtml'>1957-04-16 NY1 @ PIT<\/a>   <\/tt> Bob Friend (PIT) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195704170.shtml'>1957-04-17 DET @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Ned Garver (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CHA\/CHA195704180.shtml'>1957-04-18 KC1 @ CHA<\/a>   <\/tt> Alex Kellner (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/BRO\/BRO195704180.shtml'>1957-04-18 PIT @ BRO<\/a>   <\/tt> Luis Arroyo (PIT) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/BOS\/BOS195704200.shtml'>1957-04-20 NYA @ BOS<\/a>   <\/tt> Don Larsen (NYA) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CHA\/CHA195704200.shtml'>1957-04-20 KC1 @ CHA<\/a>   <\/tt> Gene Host (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CHA\/CHA195704210.shtml'>1957-04-21 KC1 @ CHA<\/a>   <\/tt> Tom Morgan (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/DET\/DET195704220.shtml'>1957-04-22 KC1 @ DET<\/a>   <\/tt> Mickey McDermott (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/DET\/DET195704230.shtml'>1957-04-23 KC1 @ DET<\/a>   <\/tt> Rip Coleman (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195704240.shtml'>1957-04-24 CLE @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Ned Garver (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195704250.shtml'>1957-04-25 CLE @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Wally Burnette (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CLE\/CLE195704260.shtml'>1957-04-26 DET @ CLE<\/a>   <\/tt> Bob Lemon (CLE) batted 7<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195704260.shtml'>1957-04-26 CHA @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Tom Morgan (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195704270.shtml'>1957-04-27 CHA @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Alex Kellner (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195704280.shtml'>1957-04-28 CHA @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Rip Coleman (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CLE\/CLE195704300.shtml'>1957-04-30 WS1 @ CLE<\/a>   <\/tt> Bob Lemon (CLE) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195704300.shtml'>1957-04-30 BOS @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Ned Garver (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195705010.shtml'>1957-05-01 BOS @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Tom Morgan (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195705020.shtml'>1957-05-02 NYA @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Ryne Duren (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195705030.shtml'>1957-05-03 NYA @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Wally Burnette (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195705040.shtml'>1957-05-04 WS1 @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Arnie Portocarrero (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CLE\/CLE195705051.shtml'>1957-05-05 BOS @ CLE<\/a>   <\/tt> Bob Lemon (CLE) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195705050.shtml'>1957-05-05 WS1 @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Tom Morgan (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195705060.shtml'>1957-05-06 WS1 @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Ned Garver (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195705070.shtml'>1957-05-07 BAL @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Ryne Duren (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195705080.shtml'>1957-05-08 BAL @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Alex Kellner (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CLE\/CLE195705100.shtml'>1957-05-10 KC1 @ CLE<\/a>   <\/tt> Gene Host (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CLE\/CLE195705110.shtml'>1957-05-11 KC1 @ CLE<\/a>   <\/tt> Tom Morgan (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CLE\/CLE195705121.shtml'>1957-05-12 KC1 @ CLE<\/a>   <\/tt> Mickey McDermott (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CLE\/CLE195705122.shtml'>1957-05-12 KC1 @ CLE<\/a>   <\/tt> Ryne Duren (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/NYA\/NYA195705150.shtml'>1957-05-15 KC1 @ NYA<\/a>   <\/tt> Ned Garver (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/NYA\/NYA195705160.shtml'>1957-05-16 KC1 @ NYA<\/a>   <\/tt> Alex Kellner (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/BOS\/BOS195705170.shtml'>1957-05-17 KC1 @ BOS<\/a>   <\/tt> Ryne Duren (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/BOS\/BOS195705180.shtml'>1957-05-18 KC1 @ BOS<\/a>   <\/tt> Wally Burnette (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/BAL\/BAL195705191.shtml'>1957-05-19 KC1 @ BAL<\/a>   <\/tt> Tom Morgan (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/BAL\/BAL195705192.shtml'>1957-05-19 KC1 @ BAL<\/a>   <\/tt> Rip Coleman (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/BAL\/BAL195705200.shtml'>1957-05-20 KC1 @ BAL<\/a>   <\/tt> Ned Garver (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/WS1\/WS1195705210.shtml'>1957-05-21 KC1 @ WS1<\/a>   <\/tt> Ryne Duren (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/WS1\/WS1195705220.shtml'>1957-05-22 KC1 @ WS1<\/a>   <\/tt> Alex Kellner (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195705250.shtml'>1957-05-25 DET @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Tom Morgan (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195705260.shtml'>1957-05-26 DET @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Ned Garver (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CHA\/CHA195705270.shtml'>1957-05-27 KC1 @ CHA<\/a>   <\/tt> Alex Kellner (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CHA\/CHA195705280.shtml'>1957-05-28 KC1 @ CHA<\/a>   <\/tt> Rip Coleman (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/DET\/DET195705290.shtml'>1957-05-29 KC1 @ DET<\/a>   <\/tt> Ryne Duren (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/DET\/DET195705301.shtml'>1957-05-30 KC1 @ DET<\/a>   <\/tt> Tom Morgan (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/DET\/DET195705302.shtml'>1957-05-30 KC1 @ DET<\/a>   <\/tt> Arnie Portocarrero (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195705310.shtml'>1957-05-31 CLE @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Ned Garver (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195706010.shtml'>1957-06-01 CLE @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Wally Burnette (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195706020.shtml'>1957-06-02 CLE @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Alex Kellner (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195706040.shtml'>1957-06-04 BAL @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Tom Morgan (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195706050.shtml'>1957-06-05 BAL @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Arnie Portocarrero (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195706060.shtml'>1957-06-06 BAL @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Ned Garver (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195706070.shtml'>1957-06-07 BOS @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Wally Burnette (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195706091.shtml'>1957-06-09 BOS @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Tom Morgan (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195706092.shtml'>1957-06-09 BOS @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Mickey McDermott (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195706100.shtml'>1957-06-10 BOS @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Alex Kellner (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195706121.shtml'>1957-06-12 WS1 @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Arnie Portocarrero (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195706122.shtml'>1957-06-12 WS1 @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Ned Garver (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195706130.shtml'>1957-06-13 WS1 @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Jack Urban (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195706140.shtml'>1957-06-14 NYA @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Wally Burnette (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195706150.shtml'>1957-06-15 NYA @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Virgil Trucks (KC1) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/KC1\/KC1195707120.shtml'>1957-07-12 NYA @ KC1<\/a>   <\/tt> Don Larsen (NYA) batted 7<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/DET\/DET195707180.shtml'>1957-07-18 NYA @ DET<\/a>   <\/tt> Don Larsen (NYA) batted 7<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/NYA\/NYA195707312.shtml'>1957-07-31 KC1 @ NYA<\/a>   <\/tt> Don Larsen (NYA) batted 7<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CHA\/CHA195708280.shtml'>1957-08-28 NYA @ CHA<\/a>   <\/tt> Don Larsen (NYA) batted 8<\/p>\n<h3>1965<\/h3>\n<p><tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/LAN\/LAN196508150.shtml'>1965-08-15 PIT @ LAN<\/a>   <\/tt> Don Drysdale (LAN) batted 7<\/p>\n<h3>1968<\/h3>\n<p><tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/NYA\/NYA196805261.shtml'>1968-05-26 CHA @ NYA<\/a>   <\/tt> Gary Peters (CHA) batted 6<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/MIN\/MIN196809220.shtml'>1968-09-22 OAK @ MIN<\/a>   <\/tt> Cesar Tovar (MIN) batted 1<\/p>\n<h3>1973<\/h3>\n<p><tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/MON\/MON197308260.shtml'>1973-08-26 SDN @ MON<\/a>   <\/tt> Steve Renko (MON) batted 7<\/p>\n<h3>1976<\/h3>\n<p><tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CHA\/CHA197609230.shtml'>1976-09-23 MIN @ CHA<\/a>   <\/tt> Ken Brett (CHA) batted 8<\/p>\n<h3>1979<\/h3>\n<p><tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CIN\/CIN197906010.shtml'>1979-06-01 PHI @ CIN<\/a>   <\/tt> Steve Carlton (PHI) batted 8<\/p>\n<h3>1998<\/h3>\n<p><tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199807090.shtml'>1998-07-09 HOU @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Todd Stottlemyre (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199807100.shtml'>1998-07-10 HOU @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Matt Morris (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199807110.shtml'>1998-07-11 HOU @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Kent Mercker (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199807120.shtml'>1998-07-12 HOU @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Juan Acevedo (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199807130.shtml'>1998-07-13 CIN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Kent Bottenfield (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199807140.shtml'>1998-07-14 CIN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Todd Stottlemyre (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199807150.shtml'>1998-07-15 CIN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Matt Morris (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199807160.shtml'>1998-07-16 LAN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Kent Mercker (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199807170.shtml'>1998-07-17 LAN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Juan Acevedo (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199807180.shtml'>1998-07-18 LAN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Kent Bottenfield (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199807190.shtml'>1998-07-19 LAN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Todd Stottlemyre (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SDN\/SDN199807200.shtml'>1998-07-20 SLN @ SDN<\/a>   <\/tt> Matt Morris (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SDN\/SDN199807210.shtml'>1998-07-21 SLN @ SDN<\/a>   <\/tt> Kent Mercker (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SFN\/SFN199807220.shtml'>1998-07-22 SLN @ SFN<\/a>   <\/tt> Bobby Witt (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SFN\/SFN199807230.shtml'>1998-07-23 SLN @ SFN<\/a>   <\/tt> Kent Bottenfield (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/COL\/COL199807240.shtml'>1998-07-24 SLN @ COL<\/a>   <\/tt> Todd Stottlemyre (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/COL\/COL199807250.shtml'>1998-07-25 SLN @ COL<\/a>   <\/tt> Matt Morris (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/COL\/COL199807260.shtml'>1998-07-26 SLN @ COL<\/a>   <\/tt> Kent Mercker (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199807280.shtml'>1998-07-28 MIL @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Kent Bottenfield (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199807290.shtml'>1998-07-29 MIL @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Bobby Witt (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199807300.shtml'>1998-07-30 MIL @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Matt Morris (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/ATL\/ATL199807310.shtml'>1998-07-31 SLN @ ATL<\/a>   <\/tt> Kent Mercker (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/ATL\/ATL199808010.shtml'>1998-08-01 SLN @ ATL<\/a>   <\/tt> Kent Bottenfield (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/ATL\/ATL199808020.shtml'>1998-08-02 SLN @ ATL<\/a>   <\/tt> Bobby Witt (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/MIL\/MIL199808030.shtml'>1998-08-03 SLN @ MIL<\/a>   <\/tt> Darren Oliver (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/MIL\/MIL199808040.shtml'>1998-08-04 SLN @ MIL<\/a>   <\/tt> Matt Morris (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/MIL\/MIL199808050.shtml'>1998-08-05 SLN @ MIL<\/a>   <\/tt> Kent Mercker (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199808070.shtml'>1998-08-07 CHN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Kent Bottenfield (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199808080.shtml'>1998-08-08 CHN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Donovan Osborne (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199808090.shtml'>1998-08-09 CHN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Darren Oliver (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199808100.shtml'>1998-08-10 NYN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Matt Morris (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199808110.shtml'>1998-08-11 NYN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Kent Mercker (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199808120.shtml'>1998-08-12 NYN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Kent Bottenfield (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199808140.shtml'>1998-08-14 PIT @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Donovan Osborne (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199808150.shtml'>1998-08-15 PIT @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Darren Oliver (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199808160.shtml'>1998-08-16 PIT @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Matt Morris (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CHN\/CHN199808180.shtml'>1998-08-18 SLN @ CHN<\/a>   <\/tt> Kent Mercker (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CHN\/CHN199808190.shtml'>1998-08-19 SLN @ CHN<\/a>   <\/tt> Kent Bottenfield (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/NYN\/NYN199808201.shtml'>1998-08-20 SLN @ NYN<\/a>   <\/tt> Donovan Osborne (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/NYN\/NYN199808202.shtml'>1998-08-20 SLN @ NYN<\/a>   <\/tt> Darren Oliver (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/NYN\/NYN199808211.shtml'>1998-08-21 SLN @ NYN<\/a>   <\/tt> Matt Morris (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/NYN\/NYN199808212.shtml'>1998-08-21 SLN @ NYN<\/a>   <\/tt> Manny Aybar (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/PIT\/PIT199808220.shtml'>1998-08-22 SLN @ PIT<\/a>   <\/tt> Bobby Witt (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/PIT\/PIT199808230.shtml'>1998-08-23 SLN @ PIT<\/a>   <\/tt> Kent Mercker (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/PIT\/PIT199808240.shtml'>1998-08-24 SLN @ PIT<\/a>   <\/tt> Kent Bottenfield (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199808250.shtml'>1998-08-25 FLO @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Donovan Osborne (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199808260.shtml'>1998-08-26 FLO @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Darren Oliver (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199808270.shtml'>1998-08-27 ATL @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Matt Morris (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199808280.shtml'>1998-08-28 ATL @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Kent Mercker (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199808290.shtml'>1998-08-29 ATL @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Kent Bottenfield (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199808300.shtml'>1998-08-30 ATL @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Donovan Osborne (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/FLO\/FLO199808310.shtml'>1998-08-31 SLN @ FLO<\/a>   <\/tt> Darren Oliver (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/FLO\/FLO199809010.shtml'>1998-09-01 SLN @ FLO<\/a>   <\/tt> Matt Morris (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/FLO\/FLO199809020.shtml'>1998-09-02 SLN @ FLO<\/a>   <\/tt> Kent Mercker (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199809040.shtml'>1998-09-04 CIN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Kent Bottenfield (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199809050.shtml'>1998-09-05 CIN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Donovan Osborne (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199809060.shtml'>1998-09-06 CIN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Matt Morris (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199809070.shtml'>1998-09-07 CHN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Darren Oliver (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199809080.shtml'>1998-09-08 CHN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Kent Mercker (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CIN\/CIN199809090.shtml'>1998-09-09 SLN @ CIN<\/a>   <\/tt> Bobby Witt (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CIN\/CIN199809100.shtml'>1998-09-10 SLN @ CIN<\/a>   <\/tt> Donovan Osborne (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/HOU\/HOU199809110.shtml'>1998-09-11 SLN @ HOU<\/a>   <\/tt> Matt Morris (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/HOU\/HOU199809120.shtml'>1998-09-12 SLN @ HOU<\/a>   <\/tt> Darren Oliver (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/HOU\/HOU199809130.shtml'>1998-09-13 SLN @ HOU<\/a>   <\/tt> Kent Mercker (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199809140.shtml'>1998-09-14 PIT @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Jose Jimenez (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199809151.shtml'>1998-09-15 PIT @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Donovan Osborne (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199809152.shtml'>1998-09-15 PIT @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Manny Aybar (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199809160.shtml'>1998-09-16 PIT @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Matt Morris (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/MIL\/MIL199809180.shtml'>1998-09-18 SLN @ MIL<\/a>   <\/tt> Darren Oliver (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/MIL\/MIL199809190.shtml'>1998-09-19 SLN @ MIL<\/a>   <\/tt> Jose Jimenez (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/MIL\/MIL199809200.shtml'>1998-09-20 SLN @ MIL<\/a>   <\/tt> Kent Mercker (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199809220.shtml'>1998-09-22 HOU @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Matt Morris (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199809230.shtml'>1998-09-23 HOU @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Darren Oliver (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199809240.shtml'>1998-09-24 MON @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Donovan Osborne (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199809250.shtml'>1998-09-25 MON @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Jose Jimenez (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199809260.shtml'>1998-09-26 MON @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Manny Aybar (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN199809270.shtml'>1998-09-27 MON @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Matt Morris (SLN) batted 8<\/p>\n<h3>2004<\/h3>\n<p><tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/MON\/MON200405300.shtml'>2004-05-30 CIN @ MON<\/a>   <\/tt> Tomo Ohka (MON) batted 8<\/p>\n<h3>2005<\/h3>\n<p><tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/FLO\/FLO200509170.shtml'>2005-09-17 PHI @ FLO<\/a>   <\/tt> Dontrelle Willis (FLO) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/NYN\/NYN200509220.shtml'>2005-09-22 FLO @ NYN<\/a>   <\/tt> Dontrelle Willis (FLO) batted 7<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/FLO\/FLO200509270.shtml'>2005-09-27 WAS @ FLO<\/a>   <\/tt> Dontrelle Willis (FLO) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/FLO\/FLO200510020.shtml'>2005-10-02 ATL @ FLO<\/a>   <\/tt> Dontrelle Willis (FLO) batted 7<\/p>\n<h3>2007<\/h3>\n<p><tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/WAS\/WAS200708040.shtml'>2007-08-04 SLN @ WAS<\/a>   <\/tt> Joel Pineiro (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/WAS\/WAS200708050.shtml'>2007-08-05 SLN @ WAS<\/a>   <\/tt> Adam Wainwright (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200708060.shtml'>2007-08-06 SDN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Braden Looper (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200708070.shtml'>2007-08-07 SDN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Anthony Reyes (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200708080.shtml'>2007-08-08 SDN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Kip Wells (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200708090.shtml'>2007-08-09 SDN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Joel Pineiro (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200708100.shtml'>2007-08-10 LAN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Adam Wainwright (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200708110.shtml'>2007-08-11 LAN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Braden Looper (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200708120.shtml'>2007-08-12 LAN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Anthony Reyes (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/MIL\/MIL200708140.shtml'>2007-08-14 SLN @ MIL<\/a>   <\/tt> Kip Wells (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/MIL\/MIL200708150.shtml'>2007-08-15 SLN @ MIL<\/a>   <\/tt> Joel Pineiro (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/MIL\/MIL200708160.shtml'>2007-08-16 SLN @ MIL<\/a>   <\/tt> Adam Wainwright (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CHN\/CHN200708170.shtml'>2007-08-17 SLN @ CHN<\/a>   <\/tt> Braden Looper (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CHN\/CHN200708180.shtml'>2007-08-18 SLN @ CHN<\/a>   <\/tt> Anthony Reyes (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CHN\/CHN200708200.shtml'>2007-08-20 SLN @ CHN<\/a>   <\/tt> Joel Pineiro (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200708210.shtml'>2007-08-21 FLO @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Adam Wainwright (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200708220.shtml'>2007-08-22 FLO @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Braden Looper (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200708230.shtml'>2007-08-23 FLO @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Anthony Reyes (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200708240.shtml'>2007-08-24 ATL @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Kip Wells (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200708250.shtml'>2007-08-25 ATL @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Joel Pineiro (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200708260.shtml'>2007-08-26 ATL @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Adam Wainwright (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/HOU\/HOU200708280.shtml'>2007-08-28 SLN @ HOU<\/a>   <\/tt> Braden Looper (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/HOU\/HOU200708290.shtml'>2007-08-29 SLN @ HOU<\/a>   <\/tt> Kip Wells (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/HOU\/HOU200708300.shtml'>2007-08-30 SLN @ HOU<\/a>   <\/tt> Joel Pineiro (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200708310.shtml'>2007-08-31 CIN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Anthony Reyes (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200709010.shtml'>2007-09-01 CIN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Adam Wainwright (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200709020.shtml'>2007-09-02 CIN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Braden Looper (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200709030.shtml'>2007-09-03 PIT @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Kip Wells (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200709040.shtml'>2007-09-04 PIT @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Joel Pineiro (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200709050.shtml'>2007-09-05 PIT @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Mark Mulder (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200709060.shtml'>2007-09-06 PIT @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Mike Maroth (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/ARI\/ARI200709070.shtml'>2007-09-07 SLN @ ARI<\/a>   <\/tt> Adam Wainwright (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/ARI\/ARI200709080.shtml'>2007-09-08 SLN @ ARI<\/a>   <\/tt> Braden Looper (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/ARI\/ARI200709090.shtml'>2007-09-09 SLN @ ARI<\/a>   <\/tt> Brad Thompson (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CHN\/CHN200709100.shtml'>2007-09-10 SLN @ CHN<\/a>   <\/tt> Joel Pineiro (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CIN\/CIN200709110.shtml'>2007-09-11 SLN @ CIN<\/a>   <\/tt> Mark Mulder (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CIN\/CIN200709120.shtml'>2007-09-12 SLN @ CIN<\/a>   <\/tt> Anthony Reyes (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/CIN\/CIN200709130.shtml'>2007-09-13 SLN @ CIN<\/a>   <\/tt> Kip Wells (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200709140.shtml'>2007-09-14 CHN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Adam Wainwright (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200709151.shtml'>2007-09-15 CHN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Braden Looper (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200709152.shtml'>2007-09-15 CHN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Joel Pineiro (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200709160.shtml'>2007-09-16 CHN @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Mark Mulder (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200709170.shtml'>2007-09-17 PHI @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Brad Thompson (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200709180.shtml'>2007-09-18 PHI @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Todd Wellemeyer (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200709190.shtml'>2007-09-19 PHI @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Adam Wainwright (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200709200.shtml'>2007-09-20 HOU @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Braden Looper (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200709210.shtml'>2007-09-21 HOU @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Joel Pineiro (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200709220.shtml'>2007-09-22 HOU @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Brad Thompson (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a href='http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/SLN\/SLN200709230.shtml'>2007-09-23 HOU @ SLN<\/a>   <\/tt> Todd Wellemeyer (SLN) batted 8<br \/>\n<tt><a 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(Standard Retrosheet caveats apply: data runs from 1954-2007, and some games prior to 1974 are missing.) There are a few periods during which it was used as a consistent strategy. Bobby Bragan batted his Pirate &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfooz.com\/bblog\/?p=221\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Pitchers Not Batting Ninth<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mlb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mfooz.com\/bblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mfooz.com\/bblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mfooz.com\/bblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mfooz.com\/bblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mfooz.com\/bblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=221"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mfooz.com\/bblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mfooz.com\/bblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mfooz.com\/bblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mfooz.com\/bblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}