Eight players mishandled the hot corner for the Yankees last year, combining for 6 homers, 38 errors and 37 runs batted.

Entering yesterday's games, six players had batted 100 or more times and had not hit any home runs.

But each player batted three times against Mussina, and they collectively reached base only once.

And the Mets had a 4-0 lead before a Reds' player had batted.

Many players batted on uncovered pitches open to the elements until that was changed in 1979.

Not one player in the entire Montreal lineup had ever batted against Cone in a regular-season game.

Due to the lack of position players, many players in the league both pitched and batted.

After the ninth player has batted, the first player in the lineup starts again.

Both players batted patiently, scoring at around two runs per over.

Several other players have batted .400 over a season, although none since 1941, when Ted Williams hit .406.