Plunk Everyone

Josh Beckett hit Jason Bartlett with a pitch last night in the third inning, making Bartlett the first batter in Rays history to get hit by a pitch. Justin Masterson hit Barlett in the 8th inning, which made Bartlett the 5th player in Major League History to record the first 2 postseason HBPs for a franchise - but he's the only player to do so in the first game. No other player has been plunked twice in a postseason game for a franchise that had never before been plunked in the postseason. The others who got hit by the first 2 plunks in their team's postseason history are Roger Bresnahan of the Giants, Honus Wagner of the Pirates, Frank Chance of the Cubs, and Hal McRae for the Royals.

Also, Jason Bay got hit by a pitch, which means there were three HBPs in last nights game, all by guys name Jason. That's the first time in postseason history that three HBPs were recorded by players with the same first name.


Here's the full list, in chronological order, of the first postseason HBPs in the history of each franchise (the Nationals are the only team left without one):

Red Sox - Hobe Ferris, 1903 World Series Game 1, 10/01/1903

Pirates - Honus Wagner, 1903 World Series Game 3, 10/03/1903

Giants - Roger Bresnahan, 1905 World Series Game 1, 10/09/1905 (as New York Giants)

A's - Andy Coakley, 1905 World Series Game 3, 10/12/1905 (as Philadelphia Athletics)

White Sox - George Rohe, 1906 World Series Game 2, 10/10/1906

Cubs - Frank Chance, 1906 World Series Game 5, 10/13/1906

Tigers - Ty Cobb, 1907 World Series Game 2, 10/09/1907

Braves - Rabbit Maranville, 1914 World Series Game 2, 10/10/1914 (as Boston Braves)

Phillies - Milt Stock, 1915 World Series Game 5, 10/13/1915

Dodgers - George Cutshaw, 1916 World Series Game 1, 10/07/1916 (as Brooklyn Robins)

Reds - Morrie Rath, 1919 World Series Game 1, 10/01/1919

Yankees - Mike McNally, 1921 World Series Game 3, 10/07/1921

Twins - Bucky Harris, 1925 World Series Game 1, 10/07/1925 (as Washington Senators)

Cardinals - Tommy Thevenow, 1926 World Series Game 6, 10/09/1926

Indians - Lou Boudreau, 1948 World Series Game 6, 10/11/1948

Mets - Cleon Jones, 1969 World Series Game 5, 10/16/1969

Orioles - Davey Johnson, 1970 ALCS Game 1, 10/03/1970

Royals - Hal McRae, 1976 ALCS Game 3, 10/12/1976

Brewers - Charlie Moore, 1982 ALCS Game 1, 10/05/1982

Angels - Bobby Grich, 1982 ALCS Game 2, 10/06/1982

Padres - Tim Flannery, 1984 NLCS Game 1, 10/02/1984

Blue Jays - Willie Upshaw, 1985 ALCS 1, 10/08/1985

Astros - Glenn Davis, 1986 NLCS Game 3, 10/11/1986

Rockies - Walt Weiss, 1995 NLDS Game 1, 10/03/1995

Mariners - Mike Blowers, 1995 ALDS Game 3, 10/06/1995

Marlins - Charles Johnson, 1997 NLDS Game 1, 09/30/1997

Diamondbacks - Luis Gonzalez, 1999 NLDS Game 2, 10/06/1999

Rays - Jason Bartlett (twice), 2008 ALCS Game 6, 10/18/2008

Nationals - Lastings Milledge, 2009 NLDS Game 2, 10/2/2009 (or... 2012? 2020? Maybe?)