You might not know it, but a Cardinal batter tied an all-time major league record last night. It wasn’t Matt Carpenter. It wasn’t Marcell Ozuna either. If you’ll look closely, in fact, you’ll notice that I said ‘batter’ instead of ‘hitter.’ The person I’m talking about can’t properly be called a hitter. John Gant tied a record last night, though you wouldn’t notice if you weren’t paying close attention. With a groundout in the second inning, he joined an incredibly anonymous list of four players who have recorded more at-bats than anyone else in baseball with an on-base percentage of zero.
John Gant’s Descent into Despair
