Since the DH rule has only been around since 1973, there haven't been that many fathers and sons who could have both been designated hitters. There have been twenty-one fathers who spent at least one game at DH with twenty-five sons who also spent at least one game as a designated hitter. In addition, there are fourteen other families who had a father and son both play after 1973 but who didn't each spend time as a designated hitter. I'll list the fathers and sons who both spent time as a DH below first and then follow that with the combinations that didn't both DH. Note I've summed the three numbers for the families with two siblings that both were DH's.
Most Games as a DH for a Father/Son Combination
Through June 27, 2008
Through June 27, 2008
| Rank | Father (DH Games) | Son (DH Games) | Total DH Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hal McRae (1427) | Brian McRae (19) | 1446 |
| 2 | Cecil Fielder (535) | Prince Fielder (11) | 546 |
| 3 | Tom Grieve (195) | Ben Grieve (105) | 300 |
| 4 | Jerry Hairston, Sr. (125) | Jerry Hairston, Jr. (33) Scott Hairston (3) | 161 |
| 5 | Tim Raines, Sr. (131) | Tim Raines, Jr. (5) | 136 |
| 6 | Tony Perez (82) | Eduardo Perez (50) | 132 |
| 7 | Bobby Bonds (81) | Barry Bonds (39) | 120 |
| 8 | Gary Ward (101) | Daryle Ward (14) | 115 |
| 9 | Ken Griffey, Sr. (14) | Ken Griffey, Jr. (74) | 88 |
| 10 | Sandy Alomar, Sr. (30) | Roberto Alomar (25) Sandy Alomar, Jr. (14) | 69 |
| 11 | Gary Matthews, Sr. (39) | Gary Matthews, Jr. (22) | 61 |
| 12 | Dave May (23) | Derrick May (11) | 34 |
| 13 | Buddy Bell (24) | David Bell (1) Mike Bell (0) | 25 |
| 14 | Dave Duncan (10) | Shelley Duncan (10) Chris Duncan (4) | 24 |
| 15 | Tony Gwynn, Sr. (15) | Tony Gwynn, Jr. (1) | 16 |
| 16 | Dennis Werth (12) | Jayson Werth (3) | 15 |
| 17 | Jose Cruz, Sr. (12) | Jose Cruz, Jr. (2) | 14 |
| 18 | Bob Boone (1) | Bret Boone (4) Aaron Boone (2) | 7 |
| 19 | Johnny Jeter (3) | Shawn Jeter (3) | 6 |
| 20 | Fred Kendall (2) | Jason Kendall (3) | 5 |
| 21 | Ed Crosby (1) | Bobby Crosby (2) | 3 |
Of the sons on this list, only eleven haven't played so far this season. In fact, Daryle Ward is playing as a DH for the Cubs while I post this so his number is already out of date. That's why there's a "Through June 27, 2008" up on top, though. :)
As promised, the families who have played since the start of the 1973 season that didn't manage to have both generations DH (yet) are as follows:
- Felipe and Moises Alou
- Jesse and Josh Barfield
- Jeff and Sean Burroughs
- Jerry and Jeff DaVanon
- Bill and Brandon Fahey
- Randy and Todd Hundley
- Don and Keith Kessinger
- Clyde and Damon Mashore
- Dave and Cody McKay
- Manny, Andy, and Jose Mota
- Tony Pena, Sr. and Tony Pena, Jr.
- Pete Rose, Sr. and Pete Rose, Jr.
- Steve and Nick Swisher
- John and Dusty Wathan
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