Cleanup hitter

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In baseball, the cleanup hitter is the hitter who bats fourth in the lineup. Cleanup hitters often have the most power on the team and are typically the team's best all-around hitter; their job is to "clean up the bases", hence the name.

[edit] Notable cleanup hitters

Perhaps the most well-known "clean-up hitter" of all-time was Lou Gehrig, who was preceded in the New York Yankees lineup by several fine hitters including the immortal Babe Ruth. Gehrig took advantage of this position to lead the league in runs batted in five times and hit 23 grand slams over his career.

The following MLB players had or have over 1,000 games batting cleanup in their careers. (Data only goes back to 1957).

[edit] Major League Baseball cleanup hitters for the 2007 season

The following players started the most games for their team at the clean up position in 2007.

NL East
Club Player
ATL Chipper Jones[1]
FLA Miguel Cabrera[2]
NYM Carlos Delgado[3]
PHI Ryan Howard[4]
WSH Dimitri Young[5]
NL Central
Club Player
CHC Aramis Ramirez[6]
CIN Brandon Phillips[7]
HOU Carlos Lee[8]
MIL Prince Fielder[9]
PIT Adam LaRoche[10]
STL Jim Edmonds[11]
NL West
Club Player
ARI Connor Jackson[12]
COL Todd Helton[13]
LAD Jeff Kent[14]
SD Adrian Gonzalez[15]
SF Barry Bonds[16]
AL East
Club Player
BAL Miguel Tejada[17]
BOS Manny Ramírez[18]
NYY Alex Rodriguez[19]
TB Ty Wigginton[20]
TOR Frank Thomas[21]
AL Central
Club Player
CWS Paul Konerko[22]
CLE Victor Martinez[23]
DET Magglio Ordonez[24]
KC Mike Sweeney[25]
MIN Justin Morneau[26]
AL West
Club Player
LAA Garret Anderson[27]
OAK Mike Piazza[28]
SEA Raúl Ibáñez[29]
TEX Sammy Sosa[30]

[edit] References

  1. ^ 2007 Atlanta Braves Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  2. ^ 2007 Florida Marlins Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  3. ^ 2007 New York Mets Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  4. ^ 2007 Philadelphia Phillird Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  5. ^ 2007 Washington Nationals Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  6. ^ 2007 Chicago Cubs Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  7. ^ 2007 Cincinnati Reds Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  8. ^ 2007 Houston Astros Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  9. ^ 2007 Milwaukee Brewers Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  10. ^ 2007 Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  11. ^ 2007 St. Louis Cardinals Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  12. ^ 2007 Arizona Diamondbacks Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  13. ^ 2007 Colorado Rockies Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  14. ^ 2007 Los Angeles Dodgers Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  15. ^ 2007 San Diego Padres Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  16. ^ 2007 San Francisco Giants Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  17. ^ 2007 Baltimore Orioles Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  18. ^ 2007 Boston Red Sox Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  19. ^ 2007 New York Yankees Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  20. ^ 2007 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  21. ^ 2007 Toronto Blue Jays Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  22. ^ 2007 Chicago White Sox Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  23. ^ 2007 Cleveland Indians Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  24. ^ 2007 Detroit Tigers Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  25. ^ 2007 Kansas City Royals Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  26. ^ 2007 Minnesota Twins Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  27. ^ 2007 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  28. ^ 2007 Oakland Athletics Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  29. ^ 2007 Seattle Mariners Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  30. ^ 2007 Texas Rangers Batting Order. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.