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In baseball, a pinch hitter is a common term for a substitute batter. Batters can be substituted in at any time while the ball is dead (not in active play); the manager may use any player that has not yet entered the game as a substitute. This is called defensive substitution. The player that is removed from the game cannot return into the game to play for the rest of the game. Pinch hitters are often used to replace a starting player when they are thought to have a better chance of reaching base or helping other runners to score.
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ready to play. Beside his abilities on the field, he is used ocassionally as DH or pinch hitter...
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reliable pinch hitter, DH, and exclusive catcher for knuckle baller Tim Wakefield... pitchers can throw him their best breaking balls without problem. As a hitter, Mirabelli does hold his...
Tigers as a pinch-hitter for Frank Saucier. Immediately, umpire Ed Hurley called for Browns manager Zack... was replaced by pinch-runner Jim Delsing. The Tigers went on to win the game 6-2. Some decried...
frequently used as a pinch-hitter, and led the league with nine pinch hits in 1947. Later, as a White Sox...). Offensively, Cramer was a spray leadoff hitter who used raw speed to get on base and to stretch... credited Cramer with making him a major league hitter. In his 20-season career, Cramer batted .296 with...
bat as well. A dangerous switch hitter, Wynn hit .270 or better five times, and in his career batted .214 (365 for 1704), with 17 home runs and 173 RBI, with 90 pinch-hit appearances including a grand slam, making him one of five MLB pitchers to clear the bases as a pinch-hitter. Early Wynn returned...