Cardinals Position Players and their Pitching Stats

As many of you probably guessed, I spent somewhere around 10 hours of my weekend watching my beloved Cardinals get swept by the Nationals.

But all is not lost, clearly the highlight of the weekend is when, down 12-1 in the 8th inning, I got to watch Cardinals reserve infielder Aaron Miles make his pitching debut. And he was clearly the Cardinals best pitcher of the night, pitching a 1-2-3, eight-picth inning.

This is not the first time Tony La Russa has used this strategy... I know of at least 4 other times Tony has brought in position players during blowouts to eat up innings.

Here are some comparative stats....

Gary Gaetti, 1997.... 0.3 innings, one hit allowed, no walks, no earned runs.
Gary Gaetti, 1998.... 1 inning pitched, two hits allowed, no walks, no earned runs.

Gaetti also apparently pitched an inning for the Cubs in 1999.

Bobby Bonilla, 2001.... One inning, three hits, one walk, two earned runs. The two runs came via a home run by Erubiel Durazo.
Cody McKay, 2004.... Two innings, no hits, one walk, no earned runs.
Scott Speizio, 2007.... One inning pitched, no hits, one walk, no earned runs.

Pretty good track record for the Cards position player-ptichers! Although none of them ever recorded a strikeout.