Non-pitchers pitching
Posted by Andy on May 29, 2010
Yesterday was an unusual day in MLB. Lots of interesting things happened, but one particular oddity was two different games that featured non-pitchers pitching:
- IF-OF Bill Hall came in to pitch the 9th inning for the Red Sox, retiring the side in order and hitting 89 with his fastball.
- C Kevin Cash pitched the 8th inning for the Astros. Cash needed only 10 pitches to complete the inning, but this is a little deceptive as he also allowed 3 hits and a run. The first batter hit a pop fly out on the first pitch. The next two batters each saw 3 pitches and each got hits. The fourth batter singled on the first pitch, and the final two batters of the inning each made an out on the first pitch. Facing 6 batters with 10 pitches, I'm willing to bet that Kevin Cash will finish this season with the fewest pitches thrown per batter, minimum 1 inning pitched.
Of course, this wasn't the first time this season that two different non-pitchers pitched on the same day. In this game, both Felipe Lopez and Joe Mather pitched for the Cardinals in the same game against the totally awesome Mets.
May 29th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
I'm so sick of all this pro-Mets nonsense you guys are putting in every post! You're obviously biased for the Mets!
😉 Heh.
May 29th, 2010 at 1:24 pm
Before that Cardinals-Mets game, when was the last time two non pitchers pitched for the same team in the same game?
May 30th, 2010 at 12:53 am
May 30th, 2010 at 6:03 am
Last week a reader accused me of having an anti-Mets bias so the last few times I have mentioned the Mets I have added a few sarcastic adjectives about how great they are.
May 30th, 2010 at 11:23 am
I'll always remember Mario Mendoza (yes, THAT Mario Mendoza) pitching a couple of innings for the Pirates the same year (1977) as Tony Dungy (yes, THAT Tony Dungy) played a spot of QB for the Steelers. Man, the 70s were wild!
May 30th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
I'll say this, Bill Hall looked the part. Don't be shocked if he gets another call soon...talk about versatility!