As a collective this season, pitchers are hitting .104/.140/.135 through the beginning of play on Friday. Offense is down in general this year, and between half of the pitchers not needing to hit most days and specialization in general, it’s not a surprise that pitchers are that bad at hitting (particularly after not having to step in a batter’s box at all in 2020).
Due to these facts and a variety of other reasons, it’s highly unlikely that any Yankee pitcher will replicate Mel Stottlemyre’s outing on September 26, 1964.
Stottlemyre earned an August promotion from Triple-A Richmond that season and made an immediate impression in his MLB debut.