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Best Players PH For in the Postseason
Posted by sean on October 11, 2012
+------------+--------------+------------------+-----------------+-----+---------------+-----+--------+----------------+----------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+ | date_game | game_id | ph_for | ph | WAR | WAR_prev_2_yr | age | inning | relative_score | runners_on_num | play_desc | +------------+--------------+------------------+-----------------+-----+---------------+-----+--------+----------------+----------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+ | 2012-10-10 | NYA201210100 | Alex Rodriguez | Raul Ibanez | 108 | 5 | 36 | 9 | -1 | 0 | Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF) | | 2000-10-03 | CHA200010030 | Rickey Henderson | Stan Javier | 99 | 4 | 41 | 7 | -1 | 3 | Strikeout Looking | | 1996-10-02 | NYA199610020 | Wade Boggs | Charlie Hayes | 75 | 6 | 38 | 7 | -2 | 2 | Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Girardi Scores; Jeter to 3B | | 2001-10-14 | ARI200110140 | Mark McGwire | Kerry Robinson | 62 | 4 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 1 | Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Edmonds to 2B | | 2006-10-04 | NYN200610040 | Kenny Lofton | Ramon Martinez | 52 | 5 | 39 | 9 | -2 | 1 | Double to RF (Fly Ball); Betemit Scores | | 2006-10-12 | NYN200610120 | Jim Edmonds | Scott Spiezio | 50 | 5 | 36 | 9 | -2 | 1 | Popfly: 2B | | 2005-10-16 | HOU200510160 | Jim Edmonds | John Rodriguez | 49 | 11 | 35 | 8 | -1 | 1 | Flyball: CF (Deep CF) | | 1999-10-06 | CLE199910060 | Harold Baines | Wil Cordero | 38 | 3 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 1 | Single to RF; Ramirez to 2B | | 1958-10-01 | MLN195810010 | Andy Pafko | Bill Bruton | 34 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Strikeout | | 1997-10-09 | BAL199710090 | Harold Baines | Geronimo Berroa | 34 | 4 | 38 | 8 | -1 | 1 | Flyball: RF | | 1997-10-11 | CLE199710110 | Harold Baines | Geronimo Berroa | 34 | 4 | 38 | 8 | -1 | 0 | Flyball: RF | | 1997-10-12 | CLE199710120 | Harold Baines | Eric Davis | 34 | 4 | 38 | 7 | -1 | 1 | Flyball: LF | | 1997-10-15 | BAL199710150 | Harold Baines | Eric Davis | 34 | 4 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Strikeout Swinging | | 2010-10-10 | ATL201010100 | Troy Glaus | Eric Hinske | 34 | 1 | 33 | 8 | -1 | 1 | Home Run (Line Drive); Gonzalez Scores | | 1973-10-13 | OAK197310130 | Rusty Staub | Jim Beauchamp | 33 | 4 | 29 | 9 | -1 | 1 | Popfly: 2B (Short CF) | | 1981-10-09 | NYA198110090 | Bob Watson | Bobby Murcer | 32 | 2 | 35 | 8 | -2 | 1 | Groundout: 1B unassisted | | 2000-10-10 | NYA200010100 | Paul O'Neill | Glenallen Hill | 32 | 2 | 37 | 8 | -2 | 1 | Strikeout Looking | | 2000-10-15 | SEA200010150 | Paul O'Neill | Glenallen Hill | 32 | 2 | 37 | 7 | -4 | 3 | Strikeout Looking | | 2001-10-10 | ARI200110100 | Steve Finley | Danny Bautista | 32 | 4 | 36 | 8 | -3 | 2 | Groundout: 3B-1B; Counsell Scores | | 1981-10-07 | HOU198110070 | Davey Lopes | Mike Marshall | 31 | 2 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 2 | Strikeout | +------------+--------------+------------------+-----------------+-----+---------------+-----+--------+----------------+----------------+----------------------------------------------------------------+ 20 rows in set (0.01 sec)
These are the PAs seventh inning or later, batting team down and a batter home run could tie or put the batting team ahead, sorted by the most offensive WAR for the player pinch hit for. WAR_prev_2 is Offensive WAR in the year of and year before the PH AB occurred.
We aren't in the business of doing these types of one-off reports and stats notes, but last night's moves merit some special mention.
[...] And courtesy of our friend Sean Forman at Sports-Reference, Alex Rodriguez is the greatest player to ever be removed for a pinch-hitter in a clutch post-season .... [...]
Wont gripe about umpires today.
If Storen is a man enough to be his two stones,
he should drown himself in Potomac tonight.
Is the Mike Marshall on your list the one that was a batter, or is he the one that was a pitcher? there's two of them with same names.