In MLB, has there ever been a pitcher who is used regularily as a DH?

Question

He also could even be used as a position player?

Answer 1

Babe Ruth was a pitcher before he was moved to play in the outfield so he could play everyday. And it was not because he was a better batter than a pitcher either. Some info I found at one website.

>From 1915-17, Ruth won 65 games, the most by any left-handed pitcher in the majors during that time.

>Babe Ruth holds the record for the longest complete game victory in World Series history. In 1916, as a member of the Boston Red Sox, Ruth pitched 14 innings to defeat the Brooklyn Robins. He only allowed one run in the first inning, then settled down to shut out the Robins for the next 13 innings for the 2-1 win. The Red Sox would go on to win the Series in 5 games.

His W-L totals are 94 - 46 with a career ERA of 2.28
His K - BB ratio was 488 - 441
Despite pitching for only ten of his 22 seasons, only five, (1915~1919) of those seasons did he pitch in more than 17 games. between those five seasons he won 87 games. All with The Red Sox. After he was traded to the Yanks he only pitched in five more games. in four seperate years.

During the 2003 season, Brooks Kieschnick became the first player in major league history to hit home runs as a pitcher, designated hitter, and pinch hitter in the same season.

He started his MLB carreer being drafted in 93 as a hitter although he had pitched a UT Austin.

Answer 2

In the July 4th Mets/Braves game Rick Camp's homer tied the game in the 18th inning, he had entered the game in relief in the 17th inning and did not pinch hit. The Mets scored 5 runs in the top of the 19th and the Braves scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 19th before Camp came up again with 2 men on and 2 out and struck out to end the game.

Tom Gorman was the winning Met pitcher with Ron Darling pitching the 19th in a no save situation and Rick Camp was the loser.

The game ended at 3:55 AM and the post game fireworks show went off as scheduled.

The Mets also had a game against the Reds in 1986 where Jesse Orosco and Roger McDowell were forced to play the outfield due to player ejections and no subs left on the bench. Manager Davey Johnson would alternate both pitchers during the extra inning game and Gary Carter was forced to play 3rd base as well.

Answer 3

I don't believe any major league team would ever do that. Both pitching and the DH are specialty positions and a manager would never risk the health of a pitcher by using him as a DH and having him run the bases. In addition, pitchers are always working on their game and most take very little batting practice and just concentrate on their pitching.

Answer 4

not as a dh, there are former pitchers converted to play eles where, and postion players converted in to pitchers.

The Braves used a pitcher as pinch hitter at least 2 times, one I think was Rick Camp, it was on the 4th of July in like the 18 inning, he got a homer to win the game, at like 2:30 am, est.

Answer 5

The only recent example in the majors was Brooks Kieschnick, who sometimes pitched in relief, and also played defensive positions and batted as the DH in some interleague games.

Rick Rhoden was once used as the DH but did not pitch in that game.

Answer 6

particular, yet why could he? Rick Rhoden as quickly as began a activity as DH for the Yankees. some AL communities have lost their DH for part of all of a activity, using fact the government had the DH take the sector, or using fact the government made a mistake making up the lineup card, yet interior the noral direction of activities, why could a supervisor enable a glass to non-hit if he had a decision otherwise?

Answer 7

the DH is fairly new but if the babe was still around he would. The DH was created so AL pitchers ont have to hit

Answer 8

no, but Zombrano could be used as a DH.

I think the NL tries to grab any pitcher that can hit.

But maybe its not lopsided, we cant tell the AL pitchers don't get enough AB's to tell.