Bill Batsch
William McKinley Batsch (May 18, 1892 – December 31, 1963) was an American Major League Baseball player who pinch hit in one game for the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 9, 1913. With the hometown Pirates down 3-0 in the bottom of the eighth to the Chicago Cubs, Batsch walked for pitcher Erv Kantlehner in his only plate appearance. The Pirates failed to bring Batsch round to score, and the final score of the game at the end of the ninth remained 3-0.
| Bill Batsch | |||
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| Pinch hitter | |||
| Born: May 18, 1892 Mingo Junction, Ohio | |||
| Died: December 31, 1963 (aged 71) Canton, Ohio | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 9, 1916, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 9, 1916, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Games played | 1 | ||
| Plate appearances | 1 | ||
| Base on balls | 1 | ||
| Teams | |||
Batsch is one of only five players to walk in his only major league plate appearance; the most famous of the five is Eddie Gaedel.
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