A search at Baseball Reference turns up a list of 46 games between 1976 and 2008, but only twice since July 1999. Here are the players that did it at least four times:
DH #9 YEAR(S) Bob Bailey 10 1978 Midre Cummings 9 1998 Jack Brohamer 6 1978 Bernie Carbo 4 1978 Garry Hancock 4 1978, 1980In 1978, the DH batted ninth 22 times. It happened 10 times in 1998, six times in 1980, twice in 1989, and once in 1976, 1979, 1993*, 1999, 2002, and 2008.
Last night was the 52nd time the Yankees had their DH batting #9 (Nick Johnson did it 27 times).
* Who the hell is/was Ernie Riles?
1 comment:
I'll answer without Google. (honor system)--Ernie Riles sometimes went by Ernest Riles, had been on the Brewers before we got him, and I feel like one of the recent Red Sox was the nephew or some type of relative of his.
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