Not many. Kurt Suzuki had done it a bit last year with the A's, and a handful of times this year. The good hitting catchers like Mauer often have a lot of power, so they usually don't bat any higher than 2nd in the order. Kendall's power has been lacking to say the least.
Ty Cobb: "I believe I can truthfully say that I can hit equally well into either right or left field and generally at will. ... I will claim that when I am going right, I can drive four out of five fast balls within fifteen feet of where I want them to go."