Hit by pitch. In baseball, hit by pitch (HBP) is a situation in which a batter or his clothing or equipment (other than his bat) is struck directly by a pitch from the pitcher; the batter is called a hit batsman (HB).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hit_by_pitch
A batter hit by a pitch is not credited with a hit or at bat, but is credited with a time on base and a plate appearance; therefore, being hit by a pitch does not increase or decrease a player's batting average but does increase his on-base percentage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hit_by_pitch
And they’re right to emphasize the first pitch of an at-bat, of course. In 2014, major-league hitters are batting just .221 with a .592 OPS after the count starts 0-1, as opposed to .268 with a .796 OPS after their at-bat starts with a 1-0 count. That’s a big difference (also worth noting MLB hitters are batting .336 with an .870 OPS when putting the first pitch in play).
http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/news/whats-the-most-important-pitch-of-an-at-bat-mlb-hitters-offer-their-thoughts/p8s91l136i2l1gkadyp39p14o
Alex Cora, since baseball started counting pitches in an at bat somewhere in the 80's. It was an 18 pitch AB while playing for the Dodgers against the Cubs. Matt Clement was on the Hill and Cora homered on the last pitch he saw, the 18th. I haven't heard of anything close to that.
http://www.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_record_for_most_pitches_for_a_single_at_bat
Quick Answer. As of 2014, the longest recorded Major League Baseball at-bat happened in 1988 when Bartolo Colon of the Cleveland Indians threw 20 pitches to Ricky Guiterrez of the Houston Astros. Guiterrez took two strikes and three balls and fouled off 13 pitches before striking out on the 20th pitch. Continue Reading.
https://www.reference.com/sports-active-lifestyle/longest-bat-mlb-history-a6da4d4a9164a2d0
, worked at Major League Baseball. According to a MLB.com article, Ricky Gutierrez (playing for the Houston Astros) is credited with the longest modern-day at bat, 20 pitches, against Bartolo Colon (pitching for the Cleveland Indians) on June 26, 1998. Source: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.... Pitch-by-pitch: http://www.baseball-reference.co...
https://www.quora.com/Which-MLB-batter-has-seen-the-most-pitches-in-a-single-at-bat
Chuck Tanner, who hit a home run in his first pitch ever seen, became a much better manager, and is one of the few members of the 1,000 Wins Club - in 1972, Tanner even won the Manager of the Year Award.
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats6.shtml
Dee Gordon sets a Marlins record with 16-pitch at bat. Gordon ended at-bat with single and scored go-ahead run. Miami Marlins' Dee Gordon runs home to score on Martin Prado's eighth-inning sacrifice fly in a baseball game against the New York Mets, Tuesday, April 12, 2016, in New York. Kathy Willens AP.
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article71533897.html
When he (Kaz Matsui) hit that first ball, I wish you were in the dugout. For him to get off to that kind of start (a home run with his first pitch ever) is a fairy tale.. - Manager Art Howe on MLB.com (Kevin T. Czerwinski, 04/06/2004, 'First things first: Kaz hits HR', Source) A.L. Batters / Chronological Order / First At Bat.
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats6.shtml
But I’d say the most important is probably the 1-1 pitch, because 1-2 and 2-1 are drastically different counts. I think that’s the most important to me.”. Scooter Gennett, Brewers: “I’d say it’s any of the hitting counts, so 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2.
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what was the most pitch at bat
The most pitch at bat is 20. As of 2014, the longest recorded Major League Baseball at-bat happened in 1988 when Bartolo Colon of the Cleveland Indians threw 20 pitches to Ricky Guiterrez of the Houston Astros.