a leadoff hitter is a batter who bats first in the lineup. It can also refer to any batter who bats first in any inning. Traditionally, the leadoff hitter...
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outfielder for Georgia Tech, Blackmon hit .396, hit eight home runs, and stole 25 bases as the leadoff hitter for the team. Blackmon also excelled academically...
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good team this batter can have characteristics of both a leadoff hitter and a power hitter (Manny Machado, Curt Flood, Joe Morgan, Christian Yelich,...
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baseball's greatest leadoff hitter and baserunner. He holds MLB records for career stolen bases, runs, unintentional walks and leadoff home runs. At the...
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leadoff hitter for the Orioles in the 1990s, where he was a three-time All Star, and, in 1996, became the 15th player in major league history to hit 50...
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endeavor, the leadoff hitter is the one who goes first in a series. headline: "The American Patriot Program announces August leadoff hitters for its national...
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Glossary of baseball terms (redirect from One-hitter (baseball))
the batting lineup. The leadoff hitter in the first inning is the player in the "one hole". In the four hole, the cleanup hitter is hoping to get to the...
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not have a switch hitter on their roster in 2018. The first switch-hitter in baseball history was Bob Ferguson. His switch-hitting was different that...
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Home run (section Leadoff home run)
are allowed to cross the plate. A leadoff home run is a home run hit by the first batter of a team, the leadoff hitter of the first inning of the game....
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coach. He played for five different teams from 1981 through 1997. A leadoff hitter for the majority of his career, Butler led the league in triples and...
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School with the aspiration to play professionally. As center fielder and leadoff hitter, Lamar began playing at the varsity level during his freshman year and...
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with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and was the starting center fielder and leadoff hitter on their 1979 World Series champion team. Moreno made his first appearance...
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not been hit. The catcher will also sometimes attempt to block the plate in order to prevent a run being scored. Designated hitter Pinch hitter Pinch runner...
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bats enough in 2016, that by May, the Astros made him their regular leadoff hitter. He led the American League with 744 plate appearances, playing in all...
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customary position of third base in 2014. He continued as the Cardinals leadoff hitter. He started the season slowly, batting .264 in April with three doubles...
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adopted the designated hitter or some variant, except for Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. The designated hitter is a player who does not...
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Bobby Bonds (category Major League Baseball hitting coaches)
the record for combined home runs, RBIs and stolen bases. A prolific leadoff hitter, he also set major league records for most times leading off a game...
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announced that Betts would again be the team's leadoff hitter since Benintendi went just three for 37 in the leadoff spot. At the end of June, Betts had a .261...
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superstar leadoff hitter Eddie Collins, one of the greatest second basemen of all time, was still going strong in his early thirties, hitting .319 with...
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Early in April, he took over regular duties at second base and as leadoff hitter for José Altuve, who was recovering from a fractured thumb sustained...
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field with Wilson, but took over the position as outright starter and leadoff hitter when Wilson suffered a severe eye injury during spring training. As...
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hit his first home run off Kurt Ainsworth of the Orioles. His breakout year came in 2005, when he was moved to leadoff hitter after original leadoff hitter...
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most revered double play duos in major league history. As the team's leadoff hitter and defensive star, he provided a spark to the "Go-Go" White Sox, helping...
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Jim Gilliam (category Major League Baseball hitting coaches)
National League championship teams from 1953 to 1978. As the Dodgers' leadoff hitter for most of the 1950s, he scored over 100 runs in each of his first...
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for offensive futility at the Major League level. It derives from light-hitting shortstop Mario Mendoza, who failed to reach .200 five times in his nine...
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Shohei Ohtani (category Major League Baseball designated hitters)
with six. In the All-Star Game, he was the starting pitcher and leadoff designated hitter for the American League. On July 26, in his 15th pitching start...
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secured Sizemore's spot on Cleveland's roster. He was soon named the leadoff hitter of the Indians' lineup. Sizemore also joined Roberto Alomar as the only...
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most prominently as a member of the Cincinnati Reds, where he was the leadoff hitter and starting second baseman for six seasons. A six-time All-Star player...
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no-decision. Minnesota scored first in the bottom of the third. With two out, leadoff hitter Dan Gladden walked and then stole second. Rookie second baseman Chuck...
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Munenori Kawasaki (section Hitting)
No. 2 hitter. After Torigoe returned to the lineup, Kawasaki moved over to third base, wreaking havoc on the basepaths along with leadoff hitter Arihito...
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