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Thursday, September 29, 2011

SI.com: Hitless in last 46 at-bats, Velez sets dubious mark

Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Eugenio Velez has broken a modern-day major league record for a non-pitcher by going hitless in his final 46 at-bats.

Velez grounded out to second as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the regular-season finale Wednesday night. He broke the record of 45 straight at-bats that belonged to Pittsburgh’s Bill Bergen (1909), Dave Campbell of San Diego and St. Louis (1973) and Milwaukee’s Craig Counsell this season.

NTNgod Posted: September 29, 2011 at 07:24 AM | 9 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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   1. Walt Davis Posted: September 29, 2011 at 07:55 AM (#3944660)
Small ball!
   2. Shooty is in the Trust Tree Posted: September 29, 2011 at 10:44 AM (#3944679)
A pinch what?
   3. Neutral Milk Dotel (Dan Lee) Posted: September 29, 2011 at 11:11 AM (#3944686)
Eugenius.
   4. WhoWantsTeixeiraDessert Posted: September 29, 2011 at 01:06 PM (#3944755)
"Hey, I could do that." might never be more true.
   5. Shooty is in the Trust Tree Posted: September 29, 2011 at 01:13 PM (#3944767)
He was 0 for 37 this year. Is this a record for most PA's in a season without a hit for a non-pitcher? He did walk twice and have a sac fly, though.
   6. The Long Arm of Rudy Law Posted: September 29, 2011 at 02:14 PM (#3944863)
He was 0 for 37 this year. Is this a record for most PA's in a season without a hit for a non-pitcher? He did walk twice and have a sac fly, though.


Yeah, he has the non-pitcher record for PA's (40) and AB's (37) without a hit in a season. The old record was Hal Finney who had 35 PA's, all of them official AB's, in 1936.
   7. Sweatpants Posted: September 29, 2011 at 02:39 PM (#3944911)
Bill Bergen never played for Pittsburgh. You still don't want his name invoked when people are talking about your hitting.
   8. Bitter Calculus Instructor Posted: September 29, 2011 at 04:40 PM (#3945121)
Don Mattingly using Velez as a pinch hitter 15 times throughout the season was really strange.
   9. stevegamer Posted: September 29, 2011 at 06:24 PM (#3945298)
Don Mattingly using Velez as a pinch hitter 15 times throughout the season


This should be grounds for termination.

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