GrtOne41 — 14 years ago(July 26, 2011 05:43 AM)

There may have been a thread about this in the past but it possibly fell off the board. What was the Indians regular batting order?

• We know Hayes bats leadoff as this is shown multiple times.
• We know Taylor bats after Hayes since in the final game against the Yankees he comes to the plate after Hayes legs out an infield single.
• While it's not specifically stated, it's a safe bet that Cerrano bats 4th or 5th due to his power.
• Dorn bats immediately before Cerrano as shown in the 7th inning of the final game against the Yankees when he singles to set up Cerrano's home run.
  That pretty much covers the major characters who would bat (no pitchers since it's the AL). So would it be:
  1- Hayes CF
  2- Taylor C
  3- Dorn 3B
  4- Cerrano LF
  It seems strange though that a 40-year old catcher on his last legs would bat in the 2-hole on a championship contending team. Unless you're like Mike Piazza or Joe Mauer, catchers typically are in the bottom third of the batting order if not 9th.
  A catcher like Jake who probably was hitting around .260-.280 with a limited amount of power and virtually no speed due to his bad knees would probably never bat second, especially in such an important game.
  But then again if he didn't, we wouldn't have the last 10 minutes of movie magic in the last game
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