Ed K. removed for a runner 121 times!

[Guest iramets]

Much more here

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'm not sure what, if anything to conclude, but this was some good reading.

[Guest cooby]

It took you four weeks to read it?

[Guest Edgy DC]

I think I was in New York and offline when it was originally posted.

[Willets Point]

I would think Dave Roberts is the most famous pinch runner of all time, at least for the signifigance of his pinch run, but nary a mention.

[Guest cooby]

Edgy DC wrote: I think I was in New York and offline when it was originally posted.

You think they'd get that town into the 21st century.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Charles Finley made former sprinter Herb Washington one of the most highly specialized players in MLB history. His sole purpose for being on the roster was to serve as a pinch runner. He appeared In 105 games, yet he never had an official plate appearance and never recorded either an out or an asist in the field.

[nymr83]

thats pretty impressive, i don't think teams have that kind of roster space these days (well, maybe in the AL) before september when the roster expands.
with 31 steals and 17 caught stealing he was hurting his team on the basepaths too, it takes more than speed to steal bases effectively.

[Guest Edgy DC]

It would be interesting for a team to add a designated pinch-runner after August 30, though.

[seawolf17]

I found one!

[MFS62]

I believe it was Dick Stuart who said that the reason he was traded from the Mets was because Ed Kranepool (I paraphrase) "couldn't carry his 19 year old legs to the outfield".

I realize that statement involves a lot of verbal, mental, visual and just plain old gymnastics, but we get his drift.

Later

[Guest Edgy DC]

I ordered and received the Pinch Runners Encyclopedia.

[Guest vtmet]

Interesting that a pitcher, Blue Moon Odom, made the top 20 for most times used as a pinch runner with 105 PR appearances...In 1969, Blue Moon had 5 HRs, 2 doubles and a triple (a slugging percentage of .506 would be pretty respectable for a position player, exceptional for a pitcher)...I always respected the pitchers that could perform on offense as well...

http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/odombl01.shtml

[Theoldmole]

Herb Washington, of course, best known for being picked off by Mike Marshall in the World Series.

I can't remember the exact relationship, but hadn't Washington been a student of Marshall's in...college? High school? I'm thinking college.