On May 23, 1996, Roger Clemens became the 7th Red Sox pitcher to bat since the inception of the designated hitter. With the exception of Tim Lollar, who reached base safely as a pinch hitter in 1986, Clemens is the first Red Sox pitcher to get a base hit as a pitcher up at bat since the inception of the DH rule.
A look at these rare instances:
| Date | Opponent | Pitcher | Slugging Result |
| July 12, 1975 | Texas | Luis Tiant | Flied out |
| May 21, 1976 | New York | Jim Willoughby | Flied out |
| June 17, 1976 | Oakland | Dick Pole | Grounded out |
| July 5, 1976 | Chicago | Luis Tiant | Struck out |
| July 25, 1979 | Oakland | Joel Finch | Flied out |
| July 29, 1980 | Kansas City | Dick Drago | Grounded out |
| Aug. 8, 1985 | Kansas City | Tim Lollar | Line out |
| Aug. 12, 1986 | Kansas City | Tim Lollar | Singled |
| May 23, 1996 | Seattle | Roger Clemens | Singled |
| July 30, 1997 | Seattle | Steve Avery | Grounded out |
| May 13, 2000 | Baltimore | Derek Lowe | Struck out |
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