Monday reaches 96
HBPs of note: July 6, 2009
Five batters were hit by pitches yesterday, bringing the total batters plunked on Monday this season to 96. That's the fewest of any day of the week this year. Last year only 90 batters had been plunked on Mondays by July 6th.
Alex Rodriguez was among those 5 batters plunked yesterday, bringing his career total to 146, but he still needs 5 more to tie Chet Lemon for 19th on the all time list. His Yankee teammate Johnny Damon also got plunked, for the 41st time in his career, but he still needs 17 more to pass Pat Meares as the most plunked player of all time who was born in Kansas. Damon already has the Kansas record for career hits and stolen bases. And a third Yankee, Eric Hinske got his 25th career HBP.
The Yankees 3 plunks yesterday put them in a tie with Boston, Milwaukee and Philadelphia for the most plunks on Mondays. They've each been hit 6 times on Monday.
UPDATE: Johnny Cueto's plunking of Pedro Feliz on Monday was the 5,000th plunk thrown by a pitcher in the National League Central Division.
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posted by pbr @ 7/07/2009 07:01:00 AM
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