Rowand get 108th
HBPs of note: September 21, 2009
Aaron Rowand collected his 108th career plunk last night, which puts him in a tie with Mo Vaughn and Bill Joyce for 54th on the all time list. Rowand is tied with Melvin Mora for 8th in HBPs for this decade, but he'll have to get hit 46 more times by the end of the year to pass Jason Kendall for the first decade plunk title of the 2000s.
Kevin Millwood threw the 64th and 65th plunks of his career, which were also the 10th and 11th of hthis season for him. That makes this year the first double-digit plunk season of his career. He's the first player since Kevin Appier in 2001 to throw at least 10 plunks in a season after going 12 season without ever doing so in his career.
Josh Butler and Henry Rodriguez both plunked batters in their major league debuts last night, making them the 487th and 488th pitchers to hit a batter this year. That leaves the 2009 season one pitcher short of the record for most pitchers with at least one plunk. In 2007, 489 different pitchers hit a batter. Also, 658 different players have pitched in the major leagues so far this year, just short of the 2007 record of 666 pitchers. Butler threw Aramis Ramirez's 75th career hbp.
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posted by pbr @ 9/22/2009 06:09:00 AM
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