Raul

Two quick notes on Ibanez's game last night:

(1) Ibanez became the first player in postseason history to hit 2 home runs in a game entered as a pinch hitter:

Rk	Player	Date	Series	Gm#	Tm	Opp	Rslt	HR	BOP	Pos. Summary
1	Raul Ibanez	2012-10-10	ALDS	3	NYY	BAL	W 3-2	2	3	PH DH
2	Ben Francisco	2011-10-04	NLDS	3	PHI	STL	W 3-2	1	9	PH
3	Eric Hinske	2010-10-10	NLDS	3	ATL	SFG	L 2-3	1	8	PH
4	Hideki Matsui	2009-10-31	WS	3	NYY	PHI	W 8-5	1	9	PH
5	Orlando Hudson	2009-10-21	NLCS	5	LAD	PHI	L 4-10	1	9	PH

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(2) Ibanez had the second highest WPA ever for a pinch hitter in the postseason, and the fifth highest for any player:

Rk	Player	Date	Series	Gm#	Tm	Opp	Rslt	WPA	RE24	aLI	BOP	Pos. Summary
1	Kirk Gibson	1988-10-15	WS	1	LAD	OAK	W 5-4	0.870	1.796	4.830	9	PH
2	Raul Ibanez	2012-10-10	ALDS	3	NYY	BAL	W 3-2	0.828	2.000	2.465	3	PH DH
3	Cookie Lavagetto	1947-10-03	WS	4	BRO	NYY	W 3-2	0.822	1.881	6.750	1	PH
4	Francisco Cabrera	1992-10-14	NLCS	7	ATL	PIT	W 3-2	0.737	1.674	10.750	9	PH
5	Gonzalo Marquez	1972-10-07	ALCS	1	OAK	DET	W 3-2	0.710	1.646	6.990	8	PH

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Rk	Player	Date	Series	Gm#	Tm	Opp	Rslt	WPA	RE24	aLI	BOP	Pos. Summary
1	David Freese	2011-10-27	WS	6	STL	TEX	W 10-9	0.969	3.117	2.306	6	3B
2	Kirk Gibson	1988-10-15	WS	1	LAD	OAK	W 5-4	0.870	1.796	4.830	9	PH
3	Steve Garvey	1984-10-06	NLCS	4	SDP	CHC	W 7-5	0.854	4.682	1.814	3	1B
4	Lance Berkman	2011-10-27	WS	6	STL	TEX	W 10-9	0.832	3.655	2.546	4	RF
5	Raul Ibanez	2012-10-10	ALDS	3	NYY	BAL	W 3-2	0.828	2.000	2.465	3	PH DH

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