Great Hitting Pitchers: Records Compiled by the Society for American Baseball Research - Paperback

by Society For American Baseball Research (Contribution by), Mike Cook (Editor), David Vincent (Contribution by)

First published in 1979, GREAT HITTING PITCHERS was one of SABR's early publications. Including the contributions of several members of the Society and edited by SABR's founder, Bob Davids, the book compiled together records and anecdotes about pitchers excelling in the batters box. Now updated for 2012, Great Hitting Pitchers has been updated so that all tables include 1979-2012 data, and previous stats have been corrected to reflect the most recent updates in the record books. Joining the original chapters on pitchers hitting grand slams, pitchers' hitting performances in World Series play, and how the pitchers of no-hitters performed at bat in those games, an all-new chapter by Mike Cook explores the top hitting pitchers since 1979, including Mike Hampton, Micah Owings, and CC Sabathia.

• Hitting by Pitchers Since 1900
• Top Game Batting Performances
• Two or More Home Runs in a Game
• Hurlers Hitting Grand Slams
• Best Season Hitting Records
• Career Batting Records
• Pitchers as Pinch-Hitters
• Basestealing by Pitchers
• Advent of the Designated Hitter Rule
• Batting by Pitchers in the World Series
• Batting by Pitchers in All-Star Games
• No-Hit Hurlers at Bat
• Pitcher-Batter Briefs
• Great Hitting Pitchers, 1979-2011
• Active Pitchers

  Author Biography

  The Society for American Baseball Research was founded in 1971 to foster understanding and study of the game. SABR now has over 6,000 members, researching every aspect of the game, including history, statistics, strategy, equipment, physiology, physics, records, and much more.

  Number of Pages: 104
  Dimensions: 0.25 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN
  Publication Date: April 23, 2012