AL Pitcher hits third in the lineup… seriously
May 18th, 2009 by Cliffy
In case you missed, due to a mistake on the lineup card (listing both Longoria and Zobrist at 3B - when Longoria was going to be DH), pitcher Andy Sonnanstine had to take a regular turn in the lineup as the #3 hitter… and contributed with an RBI double, fwiw, in the Rays victory. (Must be nice when you can have your pitcher hit third and you can *still* score 7 runs and win.)
Without checking the link (which lists both factoids), or looking it up elsewhere, two questions: Can anyone name the last time an AL pitcher took at least two at-bats in a game? How about the last time an AL pitcher took a turn in the initial batting order?