most plate appearances by the 9th batter in world series history

Whitey Ford has made the most career plate appearances in the World Series when batting 9th, with 57 plate appearances.

NAMEPASERIESBAT ORDERGABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSTBXBHSHSFIBBGIDPAVGOBPSLGOPS
1Whitey Ford
W. Ford
57
World Series
9
22
49
4
4
0
0
0
3
7
0
14
0
0
4
0
1
0
0
1
.082
.196
.082
.278
2Red Ruffing
R. Ruffing
38
World Series
9
14
34
1
6
1
0
0
4
3
0
6
0
0
7
1
1
1
4
.176
.243
.206
.449
3Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
37
World Series
9
11
32
2
9
0
0
0
1
3
0
8
0
0
9
0
2
0
0
.281
.343
.281
.624
4Chief Bender
C. Bender
34
World Series
9
10
32
1
3
0
0
0
2
1
0
4
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
.094
.121
.094
.215
5Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
32
World Series
9
9
28
4
4
0
0
2
3
2
0
7
0
0
10
2
2
0
0
1
.143
.200
.357
.557
6Waite Hoyt
W. Hoyt
32
World Series
9
12
30
0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
4
0
2
0
1
.133
.133
.133
.267
7Andrés Giménez
A. Giménez
28
World Series
9
6
24
2
3
1
0
0
3
2
1
10
0
0
4
1
0
1
1
0
.125
.214
.167
.381
8Martín Maldonado
M. Maldonado
28
World Series
9
9
27
1
6
0
0
0
2
0
1
9
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
.222
.250
.222
.472
9Allie Reynolds
A. Reynolds
28
World Series
9
15
26
2
8
1
0
0
2
2
0
7
0
0
9
1
0
0
0
.308
.357
.346
.703
10Art Nehf
A. Nehf
28
World Series
9
12
25
1
4
0
0
0
0
3
0
7
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
.160
.250
.160
.410
11Ozzie Smith
O. Smith
27
World Series
9
7
24
3
5
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
1
0
5
0
0
0
0
1
.208
.296
.208
.505
12George Mullin
G. Mullin
27
World Series
9
9
25
2
4
1
0
0
1
2
0
4
0
0
5
1
0
0
0
.160
.222
.200
.422
13Jim Gantner
J. Gantner
26
World Series
9
7
24
5
8
4
1
0
4
1
0
1
0
0
14
5
1
0
0
1
.333
.360
.583
.943
14Bucky Dent
B. Dent
25
World Series
9
6
24
3
10
1
0
0
7
1
0
2
0
0
11
1
0
0
0
0
.417
.440
.458
.898
15Bullet Joe Bush
B. Joe Bush
25
World Series
9
8
24
2
5
1
0
0
1
1
0
4
0
0
6
1
0
0
0
.208
.240
.250
.490
16Walt Weiss
W. Weiss
24
World Series
9
7
23
3
4
0
0
1
1
0
0
3
0
0
7
1
1
0
0
0
.174
.174
.304
.478
17Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
24
World Series
9
9
21
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
10
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
.048
.130
.048
.178
18Vic Raschi
V. Raschi
24
World Series
9
11
18
0
3
0
0
0
2
4
0
5
0
0
3
0
2
0
1
.167
.318
.167
.485
19Jack Coombs
J. Coombs
24
World Series
9
6
24
1
8
1
0
0
4
0
0
3
0
0
9
1
0
0
1
.333
.333
.375
.708
20George Earnshaw
G. Earnshaw
23
World Series
9
8
22
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
.000
.000
.000
.000
21Mordecai Brown
M. Brown
23
World Series
9
9
20
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
7
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
.100
.143
.100
.243
22Bob Boone
B. Boone
22
World Series
9
6
17
3
7
2
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
9
2
0
1
0
0
.412
.500
.529
1.029
23Lefty Gomez
L. Gomez
22
World Series
9
7
20
3
3
0
0
0
4
2
0
7
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
.150
.227
.150
.377
24Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
21
World Series
9
8
20
0
4
0
0
0
4
1
0
9
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
.200
.238
.200
.438
25Herb Pennock
H. Pennock
21
World Series
9
10
19
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
3
0
0
2
1
1
0
1
.053
.100
.105
.205
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