Expanded September Lineups
Posted by Sky on August 20, 2007
With September only two weeks away, I was interested to see how many hitters from a 40-man dugout managed to play in the same game. Since NL box scores include pitchers in the lineup, I limited my search to AL games since 1973.
Cnt Date Tm Opp GmReslt PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF ROE GDP SB CS LOB **Batrs**
+----+-------------+---+----+-------+---+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+---------+
1 1973-09-24 OAK MIN L 6-7 41 34 6 10 3 0 1 6 5 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 8 23
2 1975-09-20 OAK @KCR W 16-4 53 46 16 18 3 0 3 15 6 1 6 0 1 0 4 1 2 1 10 22
3 1991-09-14 KCR SEA L 3-4 46 40 3 8 2 0 0 3 5 0 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 10 21
4 1975-09-24 OAK CHW W 13-2 43 38 13 13 1 1 2 12 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 21
5 1995-07-29 KCR DET W 5-4 68 63 5 22 0 0 1 4 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 4 1 17 20
6 1992-09-25 TEX SEA L 3-4 71 61 3 16 3 0 0 3 8 3 18 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 20 20
7 1991-09-13 KCR SEA W 3-2 55 40 3 9 2 0 0 3 12 2 11 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 17 20
8 1989-09-09 CLE TOR L 5-7 62 57 5 11 2 0 3 5 4 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 20
9 1988-09-15 MIN CHW W 10-3 41 33 10 8 2 0 1 9 7 0 9 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 7 20
10 1981-10-01 DET BAL L 4-5 46 43 4 13 0 0 1 4 3 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 20
11 1975-09-27 OAK CAL W 6-3 36 33 6 12 2 0 3 5 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 6 20
12 1974-06-05 OAK @DET W 9-1 44 34 9 9 3 0 2 9 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 20
13 1973-09-22 KCR TEX W 5-3 60 49 5 11 0 0 2 4 9 1 7 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 14 20
14 1973-09-17 OAK CAL W 3-2 56 39 3 10 1 0 0 3 11 5 8 0 4 2 1 1 0 1 15 20
Limiting the search to the past ten years yields the following list, for which the top game was played with the usual 25-man roster:
Cnt Date Tm Opp GmReslt PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF ROE GDP SB CS LOB **Batrs**
+----+-------------+---+----+-------+---+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+---------+
1 2000-06-28 BOS BAL L 7-8 52 42 7 11 2 0 0 6 8 1 8 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 12 19
2 1999-10-03 BOS @BAL W 1-0 38 34 1 5 0 0 0 1 3 0 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 19
3 1997-09-24 MIL KCR W 4-3 60 51 4 12 0 0 2 4 9 1 9 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 12 19
4 2006-09-09 BOS KCR L 4-10 50 41 4 9 2 0 1 4 7 2 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 10 18
5 2004-10-03 BOS @BAL L 2-3 35 34 2 7 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 18
6 2004-09-11 ANA CHW L 6-13 37 35 6 10 0 0 1 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 18
7 2002-09-29 OAK @TEX W 8-7 43 35 8 9 1 0 1 8 7 0 8 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 18
8 2002-09-29 MIN CHW W 3-1 34 32 3 9 3 0 1 3 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 18
9 2000-10-01 DET MIN W 12-11 46 38 12 19 3 0 1 12 5 0 5 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 10 18
10 2000-09-30 OAK TEX W 23-2 58 48 23 24 5 0 4 23 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 18
11 2000-09-15 BOS @DET W 7-6 44 37 7 12 1 0 0 7 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 18
12 1999-09-22 BOS TOR L 9-14 42 37 9 10 4 0 1 9 4 0 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 18
13 1998-09-25 TEX @SEA L 4-15 36 32 4 8 1 0 2 4 4 0 7 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 5 18
Finally, here's a list of teams, both AL and NL, that used the most total hitters, including pitchers.
Cnt Date Tm Opp GmReslt PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF ROE GDP SB CS LOB **Batrs**
+----+-------------+---+----+-------+---+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+---------+
1 1972-09-19 OAK CHW L 7-8 68 60 7 17 3 0 1 7 7 3 14 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 16 30
2 1982-09-13 LAD SDP W 4-3 68 59 4 15 0 0 1 4 4 1 9 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 17 28
3 1991-09-16 LAD CIN W 6-5 54 40 6 11 3 1 0 6 9 2 5 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 14 27
4 1986-09-28 LAD @SFG L 5-6 69 58 5 8 3 0 1 5 7 3 9 2 1 1 4 0 4 0 16 27
5 1986-09-02 CHC HOU L 7-8 75 63 7 12 2 0 3 7 9 4 12 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 14 27
6 1978-09-21 CHC PIT L 2-3 58 54 2 16 2 0 0 1 3 2 7 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 14 27
7 1974-09-13 PHI STL L 3-7 69 60 3 10 2 1 0 3 7 2 6 0 2 0 4 1 2 1 15 27
8 1970-09-29 MIN KCR L 13-14 62 54 13 20 2 0 0 12 7 0 10 1 0 0 2 4 1 0 13 27
9 1969-09-10 KCR @CAL L 4-11 42 34 4 8 3 0 0 4 7 0 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 27
August 20th, 2007 at 11:43 am
"Since NL box scores include pitchers in the lineup, I limited my search to AL games."
Every single game on your list is pre-DH and include pitchers.
August 20th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
There was a time when the AL didn't use a DH!? ; )
Thanks for pointing that out, Oscar -- the post has been changed.
August 20th, 2007 at 12:27 pm
[...] more posts at the SOTD blog — the most hitters and pitchers to appear in a single game. The second one is more interesting, as the PI tool [...]
August 20th, 2007 at 1:58 pm
Hah, and Shane Halter's game comes up again. They must've had to keep replacing his position over and over and over.
August 30th, 2007 at 6:35 pm
It's funny but the box score of the game (played on September 19, 1972) shows Athletics outfielder Brandt Alyea pinch hitting in the ninth inning and drawing a walk. Yet Alyea is clearly listed as having played the last game of his career on July 20, 1972(and that was for the St. Louis Cardinals). How is that possible?
Jack
August 31st, 2007 at 7:18 am
Jack,
I'm sure it is a mistake one place or the other. I'll take a look at it.