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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.
One. Mincher's final season in MLB was with the 1972 Athletics. He got into 3 games of the 1972 World Series as a pinch hitter. In Game 4, he pinch hit for Dick Green in the 9th inning and singled, scoring the tying run. In Games 5 and 6, he was also a late game pinch hitter. The Reds changed pitchers to a left hander both times and Mincher, the pinch hitter, was pinch hit for.
Yes, pinch runners do have to replace whoever they're pinch running for unless of course the pinch runners gets substituted for a defensive replacement in the next half of the inning.
A defensive substitution or carry over of a pinch hitter.
Lenny Harris. Harris, who played between 1988-2005, holds the MLB record for pinch hits with 212.
You can have as many pinch runners as necessary. Of course, there are only 25 active players in the roster. In the American League, 10 of those players are already started in the game, leaving 15 players. Technically you could use 15 pinch runners if you really wanted to. Once a player is removed from the game, he cannot come back.
For MLB players active on June 8, 2009 that is Ken Griffey Jr. with 617. Alex Rodriguez is second with 561 and Jim Thome is third with 550.
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.
In 2007 Barry Bonds became the MLB all time home run leader when he hit #756 passing Hank Aaron who had 755. Babe Ruth hit 714. Then Willie Mays who hit 660.
Click on the 'MLB Career RBI Leaders' link on this page to view a list of the career RBI leaders in MLB.
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