Last pitcher to IBB

jtur88 · 08-01-2007, 01:54 PM

Who was the last pitcher to receive an Intentional Walk? What pitcher holds the record for most IBBs in career (PA as pitcher only).

jtur88 · 08-17-2007, 08:08 AM

I still don't know the answer to this one. I looked up a dozen or so good hitting pitchers (Gibson, Hampton, etc.) and cannot find any at all. IBB was kept as a separate stat starting in 1955, and Maury McDermott had two IBBs in '57, but he was used as an occasional pinch-hitter, so he might not have been batting as a pitcher-of-record in those instances.

(EDIT)

I just found a more recent one---Jim Kaat, with the 1970 Twins, the only one of his career.

fabio61 · 08-18-2007, 12:41 AM

The last one I could track down was Brooks Kieschnick on 5-5-04.

The only reason I could see intentionally walking a pitcher, is if there is a man on 3rd (with 1st base open) and the pitcher is an exceptionally good bunter and he can squeeze the run home in a tie game in the 9th or extra innings.

bedir than average · 08-18-2007, 12:32 PM

Kieschnick has been used as a PH and a deep reliever. Does he count?

he's a 248/315/444 for 760 OPS hitter with 4.77 RC/G

Brooks Kieschnick Stats and Graphs - Milwaukee Brewers | FanGraphs

He's basically slightlyl above replacement for hitting and slightly better than replacement for pitching. An ideal component for a NL roster.

jtur88 · 08-18-2007, 04:05 PM

I don't think Kieschnick would count, unless you know that he was the pitcher of record at the time of his IBB. In 2004, He pitched only 43 innings (likely to have come to bat as the pitcher no more than about 20 times), but had 68 plate apparances, and appared in 43 games as a non-pitcher. So, extrapolating from that, is is quite unlikely that his IBB came when he was batting for himself as a pitcher. The first four years of his career, he played only as a position player, but in 2004, did not play in the firld at all, except as a pitcher. In a sense, Kieschnick would be in the Babe Ruth/Lefty O'Doul/Rick Ankiel category.

fabio61 · 08-18-2007, 05:39 PM

Retrosheet shows Kieschnick as a pitcher in that game batting his turn in the 9th. Of course he is a special case. He was a former position player with a good bat, so he skirts the spirit of the question.

vtred · 09-04-2007, 09:18 AM

The last true pitcher to be intentionally walked was Jim Kaat on 9/1/70...he entered the game against Milwaukee in relief in the 9th inning of a 1-0 game and proceeded to blow the save and allow the tying run. Twins took the lead in the top of the 11th 2-1 and Kaat came up with runners on 2nd & 3rd and 1 out. Brewers intentionally walked Kaat to set up the double play. But it did not work, Twins scored another 5 runs in the inning with 4 of them coming on a Harmon Killebrew grand slam. Kaat got the win in the game

08-01-2007, 01:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
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08-17-2007, 08:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
jtur88 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 7,701	I still don't know the answer to this one. I looked up a dozen or so good hitting pitchers (Gibson, Hampton, etc.) and cannot find any at all. IBB was kept as a separate stat starting in 1955, and Maury McDermott had two IBBs in '57, but he was used as an occasional pinch-hitter, so he might not have been batting as a pitcher-of-record in those instances. (EDIT) I just found a more recent one---Jim Kaat, with the 1970 Twins, the only one of his career. Last edited by jtur88; 08-17-2007 at 08:13 AM.

08-18-2007, 12:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
bedir than average Administrator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Starbucks Posts: 8,256	Kieschnick has been used as a PH and a deep reliever. Does he count? he's a 248/315/444 for 760 OPS hitter with 4.77 RC/G Brooks Kieschnick Stats and Graphs - Milwaukee Brewers \| FanGraphs He's basically slightlyl above replacement for hitting and slightly better than replacement for pitching. An ideal component for a NL roster. __________________ US Men's National Team World Cup Qualifying \| Democracy in Sports Meets My First Campaign "You're only so sure you're right because they're so sure you're wrong." Orson Scott Card in Xenocide

08-18-2007, 12:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
fabio61 Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 64	The last one I could track down was Brooks Kieschnick on 5-5-04. The only reason I could see intentionally walking a pitcher, is if there is a man on 3rd (with 1st base open) and the pitcher is an exceptionally good bunter and he can squeeze the run home in a tie game in the 9th or extra innings.

08-18-2007, 04:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
jtur88 Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 7,701	I don't think Kieschnick would count, unless you know that he was the pitcher of record at the time of his IBB. In 2004, He pitched only 43 innings (likely to have come to bat as the pitcher no more than about 20 times), but had 68 plate apparances, and appared in 43 games as a non-pitcher. So, extrapolating from that, is is quite unlikely that his IBB came when he was batting for himself as a pitcher. The first four years of his career, he played only as a position player, but in 2004, did not play in the firld at all, except as a pitcher. In a sense, Kieschnick would be in the Babe Ruth/Lefty O'Doul/Rick Ankiel category.

08-18-2007, 05:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
fabio61 Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 64	Retrosheet shows Kieschnick as a pitcher in that game batting his turn in the 9th. Of course he is a special case. He was a former position player with a good bat, so he skirts the spirit of the question.

09-04-2007, 09:18 AM	#7 (permalink)
vtred Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 365	The last true pitcher to be intentionally walked was Jim Kaat on 9/1/70...he entered the game against Milwaukee in relief in the 9th inning of a 1-0 game and proceeded to blow the save and allow the tying run. Twins took the lead in the top of the 11th 2-1 and Kaat came up with runners on 2nd & 3rd and 1 out. Brewers intentionally walked Kaat to set up the double play. But it did not work, Twins scored another 5 runs in the inning with 4 of them coming on a Harmon Killebrew grand slam. Kaat got the win in the game