To this day, no one has summed up the event quite like radio announcer Jack Buck, who said, "I don't believe what I just saw!" It was Gibson's only at-bat in the Series.
But will top-flight major leaguers like Yankee second baseman Chuck Knoblauch, whose at-bat rituals rival those of a Hindu mystic, really adjust to tighter limits on their behavior.
The book opens with a detailed account of a typical first inning for the Stars, including three full pages on the at-bat of Moyshe, Noah's younger brother, who uses shoe polish to .
Pitcher Lifts Pirates in Debut Gerrit Cole took a shutout into the seventh inning of his major league debut and hit a two-run single in his first at-bat, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-2 victory over San Francisco.
June 12, 2013 - New York Times
Forsythe, Venable Homer to Lead Padres Over Braves Logan Forsythe homered in his first at-bat of the season, Will Venable added a three-run homer and Jason Marquis won his seventh straight decision to lead the San Diego Padres to a 7-6 victory against the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.
June 11, 2013 - New York Times
Forsythe, Venable help Padres hold off Atlanta Logan Forsythe homered in his first at-bat of the season, Will Venable added a three-run homer and Jason Marquis won his seventh straight decision to lead the San Diego Padres to a 7-6 victory against the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.
June 11, 2013 - ESPN
Carlos Quentin in USA Today What did happen was kind of unfortunate. It's kind of something that, you know, I still have trouble believing that it happened that way,Quentin said Friday. "My last at-bat, the second pitch I fouled off against Lee. Something I've done...
Barry Bonds in Forbes I think my age got me slower so I'm more able to time it a bit better,Bonds said with a smile after going 2-for-3 on Sunday. "I tip my cap to him, he came after me in every at-bat. He gave me something to hit."
Joe Blanton in AFP I knew it was his first at-bat, but I tried to throw him a sinker away,Blanton said. "I threw it right down the middle and it didn't sink."