HBPs of note - April 10, 2009
Torii Hunter got hit by a Tim Wakefield pitch last night, which moves Hunter into a 12 way tie for 292nd place on the all time HBP list, just ahead of Al Kaline, Barry Larkin, Albert Belle and Billy Hatcher. It also moved Wakefield into either 7th or 11th place on the all-time Hit Batsmen list (depending on a few controversial totals), moving him past Cy Young, who hit 163 batters. If Wakefield hits 10 more batters for the Red Sox, he'll pass the combined total of Pedro Martinez and Roger Clemens, who are 2nd and 3rd on the Boston franchise list. But Torii Hunters's 56 career HBPs give him a 7 plunk lead on the all time list of guys whose first name ends with a double vowel. Lee May is next with 49, and Gee Walker is behind him with 44. Shin-Soo Choo should have a good chance at breaking this record someday.
Carlos Delgado got his 169th career plunk yesterday, on a pitch thrown by Kiko Calero. That was Delgado's 30th with the Mets, which moves him into 5th on the Mets franchise list, and 12 away from the Mets record.
Jason Giambi collected his 159th plunk.
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posted by pbr @ 4/11/2009 06:41:00 AM
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