15th for Choo
HBPs of note: September 17, 2009
Cleveland's Shin-Soo Choo got plunked yesterday, bringing his season total to 15. That's the highest single season total for a Korean born player ever, and in fact it's the first time since 1888 a player born outside North or South America (or the Caribbean islands) has been hit by that many pitches in a season. Reddy Mack was born in Ireland in 1866 and got hit 15 times for the 1888 Louisville Colonels.
In Chicago, Dave Bush put himself back into a tie for the Major League lead in hitting batters by throwing Milton Bradley's 40th career HBP. Bush now has 14 on the season.
Armando Galarraga of the Tigers plunked Willie Bloomquist, thereby recording the 900th plunk ever thrown by a Venezualan pitcher in the major leagues.
Kenji Johjima got plunked in the 14th inning of the Mariners-White Sox game, just before Ichiro connected for the game winning hit. That was the latest HBP of the season, by inning number. Last year there were 5 plunks recorded in the 14th inning or later including a 22nd inning HBP by Khalil Greene, but Johjima was the first to get plunked later than the 13th inning this year. That plunk was also Johjima's 20th at Safeco Field, and Scott Linebrink's 20th career plunk thrown.
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posted by pbr @ 9/18/2009 06:48:00 AM
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