I won't say he was the best in history but Ed Kranepool of the New York Mets had a five year run as a pinch hitter that was a good as anybody in the game. Between 1974-1978, Kranepool went 57-144 for a pinch hitting batting average of .396.
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Allen Craig did this evening (7/21/12) pinch-hitting for the Cardinals in the bottom of the seventh against the Cubs. He hit two doubles in a 12-run inning.
Babe Ruth
Not in MLB. Bob's first MLB at bat was on April 13, 1962 as a pinch hitter ... he grounded out to second base. He did hit one career MLB grand slam off Ron Herbal of the Giants on June 21, 1967.
Miguel Cabrera hit .344 for Detroit in the AL (2011).
The first no hitter in MLB history was thrown by George Bradley of the St. Louis Brown Stockings against the Hartford Dark Blues on July 15, 1876.