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October 2nd @ The Rays Do Champs Hit Or Pitch?
Oct 03

Andre Robertson, Nick Johnson and Jose Molina.

And, while that answer is technically correct, these three have something else in common: Starting a game at D.H. for the New York Yankees, while batting 9th.

Andre Robertson was the first ever to do it – on June 19, 1982…a game that the Yankees won in 16 innings.

Nick Johnson did it 27 times while he was with the Yankees – which, by the way, is the major league record for most times appearing in a starting line-up, as a D.H., while batting 9th.

And, Jose Molina was the most recent Yankee to turn this trick – doing it on October 2, 2009.

Here are all the Yankees to have this honor, before Molina joined the club this season:

                   Games Link to Individual Games
+-----------------+-----+-------------------------+
 Nick Johnson         27 Ind. Games
 Shelley Duncan        5 Ind. Games
 Bernie Williams       4 Ind. Games
 Todd Zeile            3 Ind. Games
 Rondell White         3 Ind. Games
 Bubba Trammell        3 Ind. Games
 John Vander Wal       1 Ind. Games
 Shane Spencer         1 Ind. Games
 Andre Robertson       1 Ind. Games
 Robert Perez          1 Ind. Games
 Kenny Lofton          1 Ind. Games

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