Kendall moves with in 1 plunk of 5th place
HBPs of note: August 15, 2009
Jason Kendall was one of 12 batters hit by a pitch yesterday, but he was the only one who moved within 1 plunk of 5th place on the all time HBP list. Kendall's plunk, thrown by Brian Moehler of the Astros, was the 242nd of his career. He need one more to tie Ron Hunt on the all time HBP list. Moehler became the 191st pitcher to plunk Kendall, but just the 2nd born in North Carolina. And, the Astros have now plunked Kendall 20 times, becoming just the 2nd team to reach that mark - the Reds have hit him 24 times. Kendall has been plunked by pitchers born in 35 US states or territories and 10 foreign countries, and that was his 3rd plunk on August 15th. That was also the 499th plunk ever recorded at Miller Park.
David Wright and Ian Kinsler both got plunked in the head yesterday in moments that remind everyone why helmets are good, and why there are some pitches that you should get out of the way of. The Gameday Pitch f/x data listed those pitches as moving at 85, and 84.8 mph when they reached the batter. Wright appears to be okay after being taken to the hospital, but Kinsler stayed in the game.
5 of the 12 batters plunked yesterday were born in 1983.
Labels: HBPs of note, Jason Kendall
posted by pbr @ 8/16/2009 07:31:00 AM
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