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What was the longest at bat in MLB history number pitches?
26 pitches to Roy Thomas he fouled off 22 pitches 3 were balls and then the one he put in play
How can you be a MLB bat boy?
call the owner and ask him if you can
Who hit the most foul balls in one at bat?
According to Mike Attiyeh, 15. Pitcher: Bob Feller. Batter: Luke Appling (White Sox). Year: 1940. "Foul ball records are not kept, but baseball author Bill James once wrote that Roy Thomas, who played in the National League from 1899 to 1911, fouled off 22 pitches in one at-bat. Hall of Famer Luke Appling reputedly hit 17 fouls while waiting for a pitch he liked. Appling, Chicago White Sox shortstop who won the 1936 AL batting championship with a .388 average, was a master at deliberately fouling off pitches. Another legend is that Appling once hit 14 foul balls into the stands to get even with a team owner who would not give him two extra gamepasses for friends." Jack Dittmer, a back-up second baseman for the Milwaukee Braves in the mid 1950's, fouled off approximately 22 pitches in a game broadcast by WTMJ radio in Milwaukee. Earl Gillespie and Blaine Walsh were the broadcasters. Perhaps the station has tapes of their old broadcasts which could verify the exact number.
Do the MLB mark balls before a record is broke?
Usually. When Barry Bonds broke Hank Aaron's all time home run record, the balls that were used when he was at bat had a number printed on them. The number on the ball that Bonds hit for the record breaking home run was 138.
What is the longest length a baseball bat can be in an MLB baseball game?
42 in.
