Bradley Zimmer Archives - Cleveland Baseball History

On Sunday against the A’s, Angel Martinez collected three hits and a home run while filling in for Steven Kwan as the leadoff hitter. He’s the third different leadoff hitter to collect three hits including a homer this year, joining Kwan (twice) and Lane Thomas.

It’s the 10th season in team history in which three or more different leadoff hitters have accomplished the feat. The others:

2017 – Francisco Lindor (3), Jason Kipnis (3), Bradley Zimmer, Carlos Santana
2004 – Ronnie Belliard (2), Grady Sizemore, Matt Lawton, Coco Crisp
2003 – Crisp (2), Lawton, Milton Bradley
2002 – Lawton, Omar Vizquel, Chris Magruder
1997 – Marquis Grissom (2), Bip Roberts, Brian Giles
1967 – Lee Maye (2), Chuck Hinton (2), Max Alvis (2)
1964 – Dick Howser, Woodie Held, Tito Francona
1962 – Francona (3), Willie Tasby, Ty Cline
1957 – Joe Caffie (2), Al Smith, Larry Raines

Kyle Manzardo went 0-3 with 3 strikeouts in his MLB debut.

He’s the 31st player (excluding pitchers) to strike out in every plate appearance in his MLB debut (min. 3 PA).

The others for Cleveland:

Cermak went 0-4 with four strikeouts in the only game he ever played at the age of 19. He was born in Cleveland and had never played in a major or minor league game before. He played for something called the O’Connor baseball team in Cleveland, and was given a one-day trial with the big league team that did not go well. He later become a minor league umpire and was hit in the throat by a foul ball which caused him to lose his ability to speak.

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3 Hits and a HR from the Leadoff Spot

Kyle Manzardo’s Debut