Jayson Stark: Strange but true feats of '09 - ESPN

Jayson Stark: Strange but true baseball feats of 2009

The most innovative feat of all was turned in by the winning pitcher of a suspended game which was resumed much later, Joel Hanrahan, who had gotten traded to the Pirates before this game ended. At the exact moment he was awarded his win, he was actually taking a nap in Philadelphia. That prompted Rich Donnelly to observe: "You know, if he'd have gotten a good eight hours in, he might have had a chance to win 20."

In a May 10 game against St. Louis, Reds manager Dusty Baker needed a pinch hitter, down a run with two outs in the ninth inning, and sent a PITCHER up there, Micah Owings, who made the boss look like a genius by becoming the first pitcher in at least the past half century to hit a game-tying pinch homer with two outs in the ninth.

Florida's Brendan Donnelly earned a save in a Sept. 30 game against the Braves in which the only pitch he threw looked like a game-tying wild pitch. Except catcher Ronny Paulino grabbed it and picked Atlanta's Matt Diaz off third base for the final out.

On Sept. 23, a guy who struck out 150 times this year in 353 at-bats against pitches in the air (Texas' Chris Davis) swung at a pitch that BOUNCED and hit it to right for a single. Maybe cricket is his game?