Converted pitcher Kenley Jansen and shortstop Chin-Lung Hu, singled in their only pinch-hit opportunity and "officially" topped the team with a perfect 1.000 average. As a team the Dodgers hit .213, 11th in the National League.
Pinch-hitting is an extremely difficult assignment, as could be attested to by regulars Manny Ramirez (.091), Matt Kemp and Casey Blake (.167) and Rafael Furcal, who was hitless in six trips.
Ramirez had only two hits in 15 attempts during his career in Los Angeles and both were home runs, one a grand slam.
2009 pinch-hitting
2010 Career
ab-h ave ab-h ave
Kenley Jansen 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
Chin-Lung Hu 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500
James Loney 2-3 .667 4-29 .138
Jamey Carroll 6-13 .462 6-13 .462
Scott Podsednik 1-3 .333 1-3 .333
Reed Johnson 7-24 .292 7-24 .292
Andre Ethier 2-8 .250 13-48 .271
Garrett Anderson 12-50 .240 12-50 .240
Jay Gibbons 4-17 .235 4-17 .235
Russell Martin 1-5 .200 3-22 .136
Trent Oeltjen 1-5 .200 1-5 .200
Ronnie Belliard 7-41 .171 8-44 .182
Casey Blake 1-6 .157 1-11 .091
Matt Kemp 1-6 .167 6-32 .188
Manny Ramirez 1-11 .091 2-15 .133
Juan Castro 0-0 .600 3-5 .600
Jamie Hoffmann 0-0 .000 1-9 .111
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Total 49-230 .213
No hits- Xavier Paul 0-for-9, Rafael Furcal 0-for-6,
Blake DeWitt 0-for-5, Russell Mitchell 0-for-4, Ryan Theriot 0-for-2, AJ Ellis and Nick Green 0-for-1.
Runs batted in- Anderson 5; Belliard and Ethier 4;
Gibbons 3; Kemp, Ramirez and Johnson 2 and Rod Barajas,
Carroll and Loney one each.
Dave Hansen Tops List
Dave Hansen holds the Dodgers record for career pinch hits (110), with Manny Ramirez close behind with 106. Chris Gwynn, Olmedo Saenz and Mitch Webster fill out the rest of the top five.
Career Pinch-Hits:
[24+ hits] ab- hits ave
1. Dave Hansen 421-110 .261
2. Manny Mota 328-106 .323
3. Chris Gwynn 217- 52 .240
4. Olmedo Saenz 197- 49 .254
5. Mitch Webster 175- 44 .251
6. Duke Snider 147- 43 .293
7. Mike Sharperson 163- 39 .239
8. Mickey Hatcher 156- 37 .237
9. Rick Monday 176- 34 .193
10. Lee Lacy 117- 33 .282
George Shuba 125- 33 .264
12. Len Gabrielson 124- 32 .258
13. Willie Crawford 130- 31 .239
Von Joshua 146- 31 .212
15. Wally Moon 141- 29 .206
16. Paul Waner 84- 26 .310
Ken Landreaux 138- 26 .188
18. Lee Walls 93- 25 .269
Jay Johnstone 107- 25 .234
Bill Russell 107- 25 .234
21. José Morales 89- 24 .270
Ron Fairly 103- 24 .233
Jim Gilliam 116- 24 .207
Record pace
Mark Loretta and Juan Pierre are the most recent addition to the single season charts. Each of them finished the 2009 season with 14 pinch-hits. Olmedo Saenz banged out 15 hits in 2006, added 14 more n 2007, and Delwan Young had 14 in 2008.
Mitch Webster’s 17th hit in 1992 erased the Dodger single-season pinch-hit record of 16 set by Sid Gatreaux some 57 earlier (1936) but Webster held the title only for a single season and was replaced by Dave Hansen who had 18 hits in 1993.
Top 20 Single Season Pinch-Hits
(13+ hits) ab- h ave
1. Dave Hansen, 1993 55-18 .327
2. Mitch Webster, 1992 47-17 .362
3. Sid Gatreaux, 1936 55-16 .291
4. Manny Mota, 1974 53-15 .283
Manny Mota, 1979 42-15 .357
Ed Goodson, 1976 56-15 .268
Dave Hansen, 2000 55-15 .273
Olmedo Saenz, 2004 49-15 .306
Olmedo Saenz, 2006 57-15 .263
10. Manny Mota, 1977 36-14 .389
Terry Whitfield, 1985 50-14 .280
Mickey Hatcher, 1990 47-14 .298
Olmedo Saenz, 2007 63-14 .222
Delwyn Young 2008 48-14 .292
Mark Loretta, 2009 60-14 .223
Juan Pierre , 2009 43-14 .326
13. Paul Waner, 1944 54-13 .289
Lee Walls, 1962 27-13 .482
Len Gabrielson, 1969 36-13 .361
Lee Lacy, 1978 34-13 .382
Ron Roenicke, 1982 44-13 .296
Jeff Treadway, 1994 27-13 .482
Chris Gwynn, 1990 56-13 .232
Chris Gwynn, 1991 56-13 .232
Todd Benzinger, 1992 48-13 .271
Robin Ventura, 2004 48-13 .271
Dave Hansen, 1999 48-13 .271
Single season average
Los Angeles
ave (10+ hits) ab-h
.647—Pedro Guerrero, 1980 (17-11)
.481—Lee Walls, 1962(27-13)
.481—Jeff Treadway, 1994(27-13)
.400—Steve Garvey, 1973 (30-12)
.400—Manny Mota, 1972 (25-10)
.389—Manny Mota, 1977 (36-14)
.382—Lee Lacy, 1978(34-13)
.362—Mitch Webster, 1992 (47-17)
.361—Len Gabrielson, 1969 (36-13)
.347—Manny Mota, 1979 (42-15)
Brooklyn
ave (10+ hits) ab-h
.476—Pete Reiser, 1948 (21-10)
.476—Paul Waner, 1943 (21-10)
.385—Arky Vaughan, 1947(26-10)
.379—George Shuba, 1955 (29-11)
.375—Buddy Hassett, 1938 (32-12)
Career average:
Los Angeles
(15+ hits) ab-h ave
.344—Pedro Guerrero 61-21 .344
.333—Roy Campanella 45-15 .333
.323—Manny Mota 328-106 .323
.319—Tom Haller 47-15 .319
.311—Steve Garvey 62-19 .311
Brooklyn
(15+ hits) ab-h ave
.361—Paul Waner 61-22 .361
.360—Lew Riggs 50-18 .360
.358—Harvey Hendrick 58-19 .358
.311—John Frederick 61-19 .311
.311—Arky Vaughan 62-19 .311
Single season RBI
Mark Loretta led the 2009 Dodgers with seven runs batted in.
Olmedo Saenz’s 15 RBI in 2006 was the most recent addition to the runs batted in chart. The performance earned him third on the list. Saenz knocked in a 13 in 2004 and 12 in 2007. Hansen’s 18 pinch-hits during the 1993 season resulted in a record 18 runs batted in, topping Mota’s 16 in 1974. Hansen is also tied for fourth place on the chart with 14 RBI during the 2000 season.
rbi player year
18—Dave Hansen, 1993
16—Manny Mota, 1974
15—Olmedo Saenz, 2006
14—Dave Hansen, 2000
14—Robin Ventura, 2004
13—John Frederick 1932
13—Sid Gatreaux, 1936
13—Chris Gwynn, 1991
13—Olmedo Saenz, 2004
12—Manny Mota, 1976
12—Terry Whitfield, 1985
12—Mitch Webster, 1992
12—Bill Ashley, 1996
12—Olmedo Saenz, 2007
Career RBI
Manny Mota tops the Dodgers record for career runs batted in with 77. Hansen is second with 66, Saenz has 45 and Chris Gwynn (38) and Duke Snider (36) round out the top five slots.
rbi player
77—Manny Mota
66—Dave Hansen
45—Olmedo Saenz
38—Chris Gwynn
36—Duke Snider
31—Mickey Hatcher
29—Rick Monday
28—Ken McMullen
28—Mitch Webster
25—George Shuba