Dan Uggla may very well be the best No. 5 hitter in the majors, though you night receive some argument from Pittsburgh's Xavier Nady and Houston's Carlos Lee, among others. 
What about "fifths" in general?
You've got your Fifth Amendment, Fifth Dimension, fifth of whiskey and Beethoven's fifth symphony. Any others out there worth mentioning?
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If Jai Miller never spends another day in the majors, he'll become the 45th non-pitcher to strike out in his only career at bat. The Marlins called up Miller on Sunday to provide emergency help, stuck him in the outfield, and allowed him to hit against the Oakland A's.
At least he went down swinging before the Marlins gave him his marching papers and sent him back to Albuquerque right after the game.
If his stat line sticks for good, Jai Miller won't even go down as the only player with the last name Miller to whiff in his only at bat. Rod Miller of the 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers has that distinction.
Now, can you name the only player who struck out in his only big-league at bat but was later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame?
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who???
Posted by: ralph | June 23, 2008 at 08:53 PM
Gotta be a manager... Also, May 5th
Posted by: Loco | June 23, 2008 at 09:22 PM
Walter Alston?
Posted by: TMFT | June 23, 2008 at 10:29 PM
moonlight grahm?
Posted by: rbleigh | June 23, 2008 at 11:39 PM
Walter Alston is correct on the one-at-bat, one-whiff Hall of Famer. I was surprised to discover that, counting pitchers, there are more than 200 examples of players whose only at bat ended in a strikeout.
Marlins in that category include Matt Lindstrom, Ross Wolf, Chris Resop and the unforgettable Archie Corbin.
Posted by: Clark | June 24, 2008 at 10:30 AM