Matt stairs home run 2008
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2010
4 pinch homers tied for MLB lead and helped the unsung Padres win 90 games and nearly earn a post-season spot...hit MLB-record 21st career pinch homer, a 2-run 8th-inning shot, on Aug. 22 at MIL off Kameron Loe.2009
Spent the entire year with Philadelphia, appearing primarily as a pinch-hitter...made 85 pinch-hit appearances, one start as designated hitter and 12 starts in the field...Among Major League pinch-hitters, ranked with leaders in homers (1st, 5), RBI (T1st, 15), walks (2nd, 16), runs (T2nd, 12), at-bats (T3rd, 62) and hits (T7th, 13)...Tied a Phillies record with five pinch homers in one season (Gene Freese, 1959) and ended the season one pinch homer shy of the all-time ML record (Cliff Johnson, 20)...Ended the season as the active MLB leader in pinch homers (19) and tied for the lead in pinch grand slams (Gregg Zaun, 2)...Slugged a pinch grand slam, 9/1- •
Matt Stairs
Canadian baseball player (born 1968)
Baseball player
| Matt Stairs | |
|---|---|
Stairs with the Washington Nationals in 2011 | |
| Outfielder / Designated hitter / First baseman | |
| Born: (1968-02-27) February 27, 1968 (age 56) Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| MLB: May 29, 1992, for the Montreal Expos | |
| NPB: June 15, 1993, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| NPB: October 18, 1993, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| MLB: July 22, 2011, for the Washington Nationals | |
| Batting average | .262 |
| Home runs | 265 |
| Runs batted in | 899 |
| Batting average | .250 |
| Home runs | 6 |
| Runs batted in | 23 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| As player As coach | |
| Induction | 2015 |
Matthew Wade Stairs (born February 27, 1968) is a Canadian former professional baseballoutfielder, first baseman, and designated hitter, who holds the record for most pinch-hithome runs in Major League Baseball (MLB) history with 23.[1] His pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning of Game 4 in the 2008 National League
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Born and raised in Fredericton, Matt Stairs displayed exceptional athletic talent from a young age, playing in the Beaver League baseball a year ahead of his age eligibility and excelling in hockey. After participating in Bantam & Midget baseball, he joined the local Marysville Royals of the New Brunswick Senior Baseball League at 16 and 17, earning “Rookie of the Year” in 1984 and the league’s MVP in 1985. He was also named MVP in the Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League in 1987 and 1988 while playing for the Fredericton Schooners.
Stairs attended the National Baseball Institute (NBI) in Vancouver for a year and represented Canada at the 1987 World Amateur Championships in Italy, where he was named to the “World All-Star” team. In 1988, he joined the Canadian Junior National team after graduating from Fredericton High School and played for the Canadian Olympic Team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
Stairs is a professional baseball outfielder, first baseman, and designated hitter, who holds the record for most pinch-hit home
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