If yes then say what year, the players name, and what team.
And also if they got a hit if possible.
2007-04-21 04:14:23 · 19 answers · asked by db 3 in Sports ➔ Baseball
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2007-04-21 04:15:32 · update #1
Yup: June 11, 1988: Batting seventh as the Yankees DH, ahead of Rafael Santana and Joel Skinner, pitcher Rick Rhoden hits a sacrifice fly in New York's 8–6 win over Baltimore. He is the first pitcher to start a game as a DH since the rule was adopted in 1973. Later, Jose Cruz replaces Rhoden as the DH.
2007-04-21 05:48:58 · answer #1 · answered by girlinlove 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This does not happen.
DHs are great hitters, they focus on hitting, and hitting alone.
Therefore, a pitcher would not be used as a DH unless it were due to the fact that the DH gets injured and the team is out of bench players.
However, that is very unlikely.
Although, pitchers do bat in the National League because there is no DH in the NL, just in the AL.
If a pitcher is a great hitter, it is more likely because they are in the NL, as many AL teams have great DHs like David Ortiz, Jim Thome, Jason Giambi, Frank Thomas, etc.
Another scenario is in inter-league play. If the game is at an AL stadium, DHs are used (AL rules apply to AL ballparks) and NL teams want to take advantage of having an "extra hitter" in the lineup and not worry about the pitcher batting. If the game is at a NL stadium, DHs are not used (NL rules apply to NL ballparks) and therefore the pitcher bats as a pitcher, not as a DH.
2007-04-21 04:38:05 · answer #2 · answered by the_infielder44 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically the DH could be utilized for any place. in spite of the incontrovertible fact that, it somewhat is right now assumed that that the pitcher will use the DH as a results of fact it would be somewhat dumb if the different place became into set at DH. additionally, in basic terms as mattapan26 defined in the state of affairs above, in case you run out of backups, then the pitcher would desire to hit while his time comes. So technically, particular an AL group can permit a glass hit and use the DH for yet another place. in spite of the incontrovertible fact that, that subject may be embarrassingly pathetic, so AL communities won't permit their pitchers hit.
2016-12-10 07:49:33 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rick Rhoden started at DH on June 11, 1988 for the Yankees. He went 0-1 with an RBI on a sac fly in two plate appearences. He was the first pitcher to start at DH, and the only one I know of.
2007-04-21 04:42:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Its only happened that one time and I don't see it happening again anytime soon. No team wants to risk injury to one or their stud pitchers but putting him as the DH to hit and run the bases all game. They use them as pinch hitters in the NL sometimes, but this is usually because they don't have any bench players left to do it at the end of an extra inning game or something like that.
2007-04-26 16:30:30 · answer #5 · answered by ajn4664_ksu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The guy above me nailed it - Rick Rhoden is the only pitcher to have ever filled the DH role. He didn't get a hit in that game, but he did have a sacrifice fly.
2007-04-21 04:49:17 · answer #6 · answered by Craig S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Uh...Maybe...but I seriously doubt it...pitchers bat in the NL and DH's bat in the AL...but, I would suspect only in an emergency situation, such as injury, if the only other option a team has is forfeiting the game due to lack of the minimum players...Pitchers generally have low batting averages since they have to use their arm more than any other position on the team...Since they do have interleague play, I suppose it is possible, and in the World Series, I suppose...But, interleague play has only been around for 10 years or so...
2007-04-21 04:18:34 · answer #7 · answered by Terry C. 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No, A pitcher cant DH because if they did then they cant play the field... Which means they cant pitch. Usually DH is for catchers and first base men.
2007-04-21 10:37:35 · answer #8 · answered by Nick M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ive seen it happen in interleague. Milwaukee used to have a converted OF turned relief pitcher.... Brooks Kreichink who started a few games at DH.
Other than that, i've never seen it.
2007-04-21 09:29:46 · answer #9 · answered by mekounknown 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most teams in NL has the pitchers to be batter, but not use the DH to be batter. Most teams in AL have the DH to be batters as not use the pitchers to be batters.
When its in inter league games, all-star games, or world series games, AL team may use pitcher to be batter to match to NL team.
2007-04-21 05:44:34 · answer #10 · answered by DXTRCHN11 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋