http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/833 This and that about baseball stats. Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:46:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/833/comment-page-1#comment-5663 Jgeller Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:18:20 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=833#comment-5663 It was to be expected that most of these appearances would be before the DH. But it's still interesting to see that 4 of the games were in the same decade and none between 1925 and the advent of the DH nearly 50 years later. Charley Hall also teaches us that no matter how well a pitcher helps his own cause at the plate, he still has to make a case on the mound (although most of the damage came off of Joe Wood first). It was to be expected that most of these appearances would be before the DH. But it's still interesting to see that 4 of the games were in the same decade and none between 1925 and the advent of the DH nearly 50 years later.
Charley Hall also teaches us that no matter how well a pitcher helps his own cause at the plate, he still has to make a case on the mound (although most of the damage came off of Joe Wood first).

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