'cause N. Schierholtz of San Fran just fouled off 10 straight pitches!
it sounded good....okay, maybe not.seriously it has to be a guy like a Carew, Boggs, maybe even Ty Cobb, who they said could put 'english' on bunts to squib them into foul territory on purpose (as it was not a rule back then the ball had to stay fair)
I'm not sure if there's an offical record, I guess I've probably seen a 16-17 pitch AB before.
I would love to know the answer .
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This is all I could find:
"I read in the original Bill James Historical Abstract that Roy Thomas once fouled off 22 pitches.
The legend has it that on one occasion, Luke Appling fouled off 17 straight pitches before hitting a triple. The story goes on to say that he did it to get even with a team owner who wouldn't give him a box of baseballs to pass out to the fans. "
And also:
While there may be an earlier time in baseball history (foul balls are not recorded so it only those that remember), the most I could find was on May 5th, 2004. Alex Cora of the Dodgers fouled off 14 consecutive pitches.
On the 18th pitch he hit a home run.
Pitch 1: ball 1
Pitch 2: strike 1
Pitch 3: ball 2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 9: foul
Pitch 10: foul
Pitch 11: foul
Pitch 12: foul
Pitch 13: foul
Pitch 14: foul
Pitch 15: foul
Pitch 16: foul
Pitch 17: foul
Pitch 18: Home Run
Runner up: On August 17, 1900, Phillies batter Roy Thomas fouls off 12 pitches (the pitcher, Bill Phillips, actually punched Thomas and was ejected from the game).
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/5493
"I read in the original Bill James Historical Abstract that Roy Thomas once fouled off 22 pitches.
The legend has it that on one occasion, Luke Appling fouled off 17 straight pitches before hitting a triple. The story goes on to say that he did it to get even with a team owner who wouldn't give him a box of baseballs to pass out to the fans. "
And also:
While there may be an earlier time in baseball history (foul balls are not recorded so it only those that remember), the most I could find was on May 5th, 2004. Alex Cora of the Dodgers fouled off 14 consecutive pitches.
On the 18th pitch he hit a home run.
Pitch 1: ball 1
Pitch 2: strike 1
Pitch 3: ball 2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 9: foul
Pitch 10: foul
Pitch 11: foul
Pitch 12: foul
Pitch 13: foul
Pitch 14: foul
Pitch 15: foul
Pitch 16: foul
Pitch 17: foul
Pitch 18: Home Run
Runner up: On August 17, 1900, Phillies batter Roy Thomas fouls off 12 pitches (the pitcher, Bill Phillips, actually punched Thomas and was ejected from the game).
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/5493
Journeyman, "On August 17, 1900, Phillies batter Roy Thomas fouls off 12 pitches (the pitcher, Bill Phillips, actually punched Thomas and was ejected from the game). "
I had you in mind when I saw that, because I know how much you love baseball lore. That was interesting and kind of funny to me. He got sick of getting fouled off so he punched him. Well I guess that's one way to end an AB.
107 years ago.
I had you in mind when I saw that, because I know how much you love baseball lore. That was interesting and kind of funny to me. He got sick of getting fouled off so he punched him. Well I guess that's one way to end an AB.
107 years ago.
seriously it has to be a guy like a Carew, Boggs, maybe even Ty Cobb, who they said could put 'english' on bunts to squib them into foul territory on purpose (as it was not a rule back then the ball had to stay fair)
I'm not sure if there's an offical record, I guess I've probably seen a 16-17 pitch AB before.
I would love to know the answer .
I think the tougher part is that the pitcher has to throw ~15 straight strikes for it to happen. Apparently in Cobb's day there were no batting cages. The opposing team once was talking shit to him so he hit EVERY ball foul into their dugout during his BP. The story made it seem like he just hit rope after rope into the dugout and cleared everyone out.
