Dave Hansen (baseball)

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Dave Hansen

Third base

Born: November 24, 1968 (1968-11-24) (age 39)
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 16, 1990 for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Final game
October 2, 2005 for the Seattle Mariners
Career statistics
Batting average	.260
Home runs	35
Runs batted in	222
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (1990-1996, 1999-2002) Chicago Cubs (1997) Hanshin Tigers (1998) San Diego Padres (2003-2004) Seattle Mariners (2004-2005)
Career highlights and awards
Holds major league record for most home runs by a pinch hitter in a season (7)

David Andrew Hansen (Born November 24, 1968) in Long Beach, California, is a former Major League Baseball player, specializing as a pinch hitter.

Hansen played for four different ballclubs during his career: the Los Angeles Dodgers (1990-1996, 1999-2002), Chicago Cubs (1997), Hanshin Tigers of Japan (1998), San Diego Padres (2003-2004), and Seattle Mariners (2004-2005). He made his Major League Baseball debut on September 16, 1990.

On April 10, 1997, Hansen broke up a no-hitter at Wrigley Field that was being thrown by the Florida Marlins' Alex Fernandez with a one-out pinch single in the ninth inning. The Chicago Tribune called Hansen's hit a "wicked one-out one-hopper." In 2000, Hansen set a record with seven pinch-hit home runs, with the Pittsburgh Pirates' Craig Wilson tying Hansen's record the following year. In 2005, Hansen told Baseball Digest magazine that he describes pinch-hitting not as a position, not as a role, but "a state of mind."

Hansen retired after the 2005 season after failing to sign a contract with any major league team.

As of 2006, Hansen ranks sixth all-time in Major League Baseball career pinch hits with 138 [1].

Hansen was the hitting coach for the Mobile BayBears, the Arizona Diamondbacks Double-A affiliate in 2007. On September 26, 2007, Hansen was named the Diamondbacks minor league hitting coordinator.