Plunk Everyone

HBPs of note: September 30, 2009

Red Sox senior citizen Tim Wakefield went into yesterday with 106 plunks thrown in the decade of the 00s. He was tied with Jeff Weaver for the decade record going into his final start of the season, but apparently he wasn't satisfied with a tie. So, he plunked John McDonald of the Blue Jays. Wakefield has now hit 27 in Blue Jays uniforms in his career, but more importantly he's up to 107 plunks to lead the 00s. Jeff Weaver could respond at any time, since he's pitching middle relief for the Dodgers, rather than being on a starter's set schedule.

Aaron Rowand got his 109th career plunk, putting him in a tie for 52nd place on the all time list. He's the 8th most plunked batter of the 00s so far.

Tyler Flowers got plunked by Fausto Carmona in the 4th inning at Cleveland yesterday, which made that the 800th plunk ever recorded at Progressive (formerly Jacobs) Field.

Pedro Martinez threw his 141st career hit batter, plunking Houston pitcher Brian Moehler - who had never been plunked before. But, it was only moving 64mph when it hit Moehler, so Pedro showed some restraint. Martinez is the all time hit batters leader among pitchers from the Dominican Republic. Tim Wakefield is the all time hit batters leader among pitchers born in Florida, and they both hit a batter yesterday. And, not to be left out, Roy Halladay holds the all time plunk record for pitchers from Colorado, and he hit a batter yesterday - the 56th of his career. Aaron Rowand is the HBP record holder for Oregon born players, so there were a lot of record holders extending their records yesterday. Moehler was the 2nd pitcher plunked on a Wednesday this season with no outs in the 2nd inning.

Seth Smith got hit by a Jeff Suppan pitch, making Smith the only left fielder batting left handed to score a run after reaching base on a plunk thrown by a right handed pitcher in the month of September this year. That's probably one of his contract incentives.

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