No There have been many stories about fair balls hit out of Yankee Stadium, but the consensus is that nobody has ever accomplished this feat.
With the above accurate, as an aside, Mickey Mantle came as close as any other hitter of hitting a home run out of Yankee Stadium. On May 22, 1963, batting left handed hit a ball that hit the rooftop facade over the third deck in right field. It was only a few feet of going completely over the roof.
Alex Rodriguez hit his 400th career home run on June 8, 2005 in Milwaukee. He hit it off of relief pitcher Jorge De La Rosa.
On June 8, 2005 in Milwaukee, Alex Rodriguez hit home run number 400 off of relief pitcher Jorge De La Rosa.
Yes. There is no obligation to use the DH in baseball. A somewhat confusing question. A relief pitcher can be used AS the DH. However normal DH rules apply and that player could not pitch in the game. A relief pitcher can pinch hit FOR the DH as well. That pitcher then becomes the DH and normal rules apply. I am pretty sure that a relief pitch that enters the game as a pitcher can not be inserted into the lineup for the DH but I could be wrong. Of course you don't have to use the DH but you can't use a relief pitcher in your lineup unless he's playing a position in the field. Yes. When you bring in the relief pitcher, you can at that time have him hit in place of the DH. You can also have him pinch-hit for the DH at a later point in the game. Note that in both cases, there is no longer a DH and all pitchers must hit. Baseball rule 6.10.
Mulder was the first pitcher to hit a home run at the new Busch stadium!
If a relief pitcher enters the game with a 2 ball 0 strikes on the batter and the batter receives a base on balls it is charged to the preceding pitcher. Any other action such as a base hit, fielder's choice, reaching base on an error, etc., is charged to the relief pitcher. (Rule 10.18 (g)).
babe ruth was a pitcher then he was a left fielder
Jim Bagby of the Cleveland Indians hit the first home run by a pitcher in Game 5 of the 1920 World Series.
Mark McGwire hit home run number 70 off Expos pitcher Carl Pavano.
The record for the most home runs hit by a pitcher in a single season is 9, achieved by Wes Ferrell in 1931.
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Griffey, who retired on June 2, 2010, hit eight of his 630 home runs off pitcher David Wells.