This day in baseball: Multiple position players pitching
Posted: September 28, 2020 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Chris Davis, Darnell McDonald, history, Jesse Burkett, Major League Baseball, MLB, Sam Mertes, sports, Sportsman's Park, St. Louis Browns 1 CommentSeptember 28th was the last day of the season in 1902, and in apparent celebration, the Browns and the White Sox decided to use an assortment of seven infielders and outfielders on the mound, rather than relying on their pitching staffs. Chicago outfielder Sam Mertes earned the victory, and the Browns’ left fielder Jesse Burkett suffered the loss in the Sox’s 10-4 victory at Sportsman’s Park. This was the last time the winning and losing pitchers were both position players in the same game until 2012, when Chris Davis of the Orioles and Darnell McDonald of the Red Sox also accomplished the feat in Baltimore’s 17-inning victory at Fenway Park.
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That’s taking the bullpen game a little too far.