Billy Hitchcock

Positions: Third Baseman, Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: July 31, 1916 in Inverness, AL us

Died: April 9, 2006 in Opelika, AL

Buried: Rosemere Cemetery, Opelika, AL

High School: Union Springs HS (Union Springs, AL)

School: Auburn University (Auburn, AL)

Debut: April 14, 1942 (Age 25-257d, 9,201st in major league history)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 27, 1953 (Age 37-027d)
vs. WSH 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: William Clyde Hitchcock

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Relatives: Brother of Jim Hitchcock

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-5.4

2249

547

.243

231

RBI

257

OBP

.310

SLG

.299

OPS

.609

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	23-32 / in Starts: 19-17
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	52 games
Most Games w/o RBI	22 games
Grand Slams	0 in 9 bases loaded PA and 7 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 170 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	119 (60-39-20) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 170 PAs	19
Avg. Runners on Base	114 (59-36-18)

Most Driven In
A Zarilla	3
B Doerr	2
T O'Brien	1
T Williams	1
V Stephens	1
B Goodman	1
B Tebbetts	0

Most Driven In By
D DiMaggio	7
J Pesky	4
M Batts	3
T Williams	2
B Tebbetts	1
M McDermott	1
J Dobson	0

1949 Batting Game Log

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1949 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	316	17 (16)	May 8 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	W,10-6	12-GF(13)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0		1.000			7	2.15	0.086	3.50	0.08%	1.00	1B
2	317	18	May 8 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG(8)	4	4	2	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.750	.800	1.250	2.050	7	1.20	0.108	2.09	0.11%	1.01	1B
3	318	19	May 10	BOS	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.429	.556	.714	1.270	7	1.32	-0.052	2.50	-0.06%	-0.65	1B
4	319	20	May 11	BOS	@	CHW	L,8-12	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.417	.500	.583	1.083	7	1.34	0.061	2.44	0.07%	1.30	1B
5	320	21	May 12	BOS	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG(11)	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.400	.471	.533	1.004	7	1.60	-0.186	2.81	-0.20%	-1.38	1B
6	321	22	May 14	BOS	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.368	.429	.474	.902	7	1.37	-0.044	2.71	-0.05%	-0.21	1B
7	322	23	May 15	BOS	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1	0	.304	.360	.391	.751	7	.79	0.070	1.46	0.08%	0.42	1B
8	323	24	May 16	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.310	.333	.644	7	1.75	-0.172	3.85	-0.23%	-0.95	1B
9	324	25	May 17	BOS		CHW	W,4-3	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.276	.323	.345	.667	7	1.77	0.155	3.37	0.18%	0.53	1B
10	325	26	May 18	BOS		CHW	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.242	.286	.303	.589	7	.47	-0.068	.96	-0.08%	-1.91	1B
11	326	27	May 19	BOS		CHW	L,6-7	CG(10)	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.282	.278	.560	7	1.62	0.061	3.53	0.08%	-0.32	1B
12	327	31 (3)	May 24	BOS		DET	W,8-7	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.275	.270	.545	9	6.39	-0.165	16.12	-0.25%	-0.82	PH
13	328	32	May 25	BOS		SLB	L,4-8	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.268	.263	.531	9	.49	-0.012	1.19	-0.02%	-0.39	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	329	41 (8)	Jun 4	BOS	@	DET	L,9-10	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			1	0	0	.209	.261	.256	.517	7						2B
15	330	42	Jun 5 (1)	BOS	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.280	.261	.541	7	.57	0.024	1.33	0.03%	0.12	2B
16	331	43	Jun 5 (2)	BOS	@	DET	L,5-11	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.259	.240	.499	7	1.06	-0.087	2.65	-0.13%	-1.46	2B
17	332	44	Jun 6	BOS	@	DET	W,10-9	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.204	.259	.241	.499	7	1.22	-0.044	2.65	-0.06%	0.97	2B
18	333	45	Jun 7	BOS	@	SLB	L,2-6	CG	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.228	.279	.281	.559	7	.79	0.015	1.57	0.02%	0.18	2B
19	334	46	Jun 8	BOS	@	SLB	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.246	.292	.295	.587	7	.93	-0.078	1.92	-0.10%	-0.79	2B
20	335	47	Jun 9	BOS	@	SLB	L,0-11	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.246	.290	.292	.582	7	.24	0.000	.46	0.00%	-0.41	2B
21	336	48	Jun 10	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.250	.301	.294	.595	7	1.72	-0.105	3.12	-0.11%	-0.99	2B
22	337	51 (2)	Jun 14	BOS		CLE	L,5-10	9-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.311	.294	.605	9	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	0.14	PH
23	338	52	Jun 15	BOS		CLE	L,5-8	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.246	.307	.290	.597	9	3.51	-0.018	6.09	-0.02%	-0.08	PH
24	339	53	Jun 16	BOS		CLE	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.291	.274	.565	7	.66	-0.068	.93	-0.06%	-0.82	1B
25	340	54	Jun 17 (1)	BOS		CHW	W,4-3	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.234	.298	.273	.570	1	1.62	-0.116	1.94	-0.08%	-0.67	1B
26	341	55	Jun 17 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,10-8	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.244	.303	.293	.596	1	.49	0.087	.60	0.07%	-0.44	1B
27	342	56	Jun 18	BOS		CHW	W,7-5	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.247	.312	.294	.606	1	1.02	0.112	1.48	0.10%	0.60	1B
28	343	57	Jun 19	BOS		CHW	W,9-2	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.250	.313	.307	.619	7	.58	0.096	.96	0.10%	0.64	1B
29	344	58	Jun 20	BOS		DET	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.310	.315	.625	7	.53	0.001	1.18	0.00%	-0.44	1B
30	345	59	Jun 21	BOS		DET	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.240	.298	.302	.600	7	.77	-0.088	1.84	-0.13%	-1.50	1B
31	346	60	Jun 22	BOS		DET	L,4-13	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	0	1	.240	.296	.300	.596	7	1.15	-0.194	2.97	-0.30%	-2.69	1B
32	347	66 (5)	Jun 29	BOS		NYY	L,7-9	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.294	.297	.591	9	2.00	-0.050	6.78	-0.10%	-0.33	PH
33	348	67	Jun 30	BOS		NYY	L,3-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.291	.294	.585	9	.37	-0.010	1.05	-0.02%	-0.12	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
34	349	68	Jul 1	BOS	@	PHA	L,5-11	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.288	.291	.580	9	.33	-0.008	.62	-0.01%	-0.30	PH
35	350	69	Jul 2	BOS	@	PHA	L,1-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.288	.574	9	.98	-0.025	1.47	-0.02%	-0.16	PH
36	351	70	Jul 3	BOS	@	PHA	L,3-8	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.229	.283	.286	.569	9	.93	-0.024	1.06	-0.02%	-0.24	PH
37	352	71	Jul 4 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.226	.281	.283	.564	9	2.14	-0.060	2.74	-0.05%	-0.38	PH
38	353	83 (11)	Jul 17 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.224	.278	.280	.559	9	1.53	-0.040	3.24	-0.05%	-0.24	PH
39	354	87 (3)	Jul 20	BOS	@	CHW	L,7-8	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.276	.278	.554	9	1.54	-0.035	2.88	-0.04%	-0.36	PH
40	355	90 (2)	Jul 24 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	L,8-9	7-7	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.220	.274	.275	.549	9	1.88	-0.036	3.87	-0.05%	-0.33	PH
41	356	91	Jul 24 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	W,8-4	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.218	.271	.273	.544	9						PH
42	357	97 (5)	Jul 30	BOS		CLE	L,6-10	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.269	.270	.539	9	.52	-0.014	1.19	-0.02%	-0.27	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
43	358	105 (7)	Aug 7	BOS		DET	L,4-6	6-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.275	.270	.545	9	.79	0.013	2.70	0.03%	0.12	PH
44	359	107 (1)	Aug 10	BOS		NYY	L,2-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.214	.273	.268	.541	9	3.94	-0.189	21.11	-0.61%	-0.98	PH
45	360	108	Aug 11	BOS		NYY	W,7-6	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.270	.265	.536	9	.40	-0.012	1.83	-0.03%	-0.26	PH
46	361	110 (1)	Aug 12 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,13-11	CG	5	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	.224	.291	.284	.576	7	1.55	0.361	5.68	0.80%	2.37	1B
47	362	111	Aug 13	BOS		WSH	W,5-1	CG(12)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.215	.280	.273	.553	8	2.37	-0.333	8.70	-0.73%	-1.79	1B
48	363	112	Aug 14 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,9-3	CG	4	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.220	.294	.276	.571	8	.68	0.083	2.48	0.18%	1.27	1B
49	364	113	Aug 14 (2)	BOS		WSH	W,13-4	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.220	.298	.276	.573	8	.35	-0.031	1.46	-0.08%	-0.66	1B
50	365	114	Aug 15	BOS		WSH	W,3-2	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.290	.267	.557	7	1.65	-0.174	7.23	-0.46%	-1.11	1B
51	366	119 (4)	Aug 21	BOS	@	WSH	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.295	.269	.564	8	.69	0.018	3.32	0.05%	0.09	1B
52	367	120	Aug 23	BOS	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.210	.288	.261	.548	8	1.69	-0.128	10.04	-0.46%	-1.07	1B
53	368	125 (4)	Aug 28	BOS	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.204	.280	.254	.534	8	1.73	-0.177	12.93	-0.79%	-1.08	1B
54	369	126	Aug 29 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.207	.286	.262	.548	8	1.06	-0.038	6.33	-0.14%	-0.23	1B
55	370	127	Aug 29 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG(10)	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.204	.291	.259	.549	7	.95	0.016	5.20	0.05%	0.13	1B
							23-32		170	147	22	30	6	1	0	9	17	0	11	1	5		2	7	2	4	.204	.291	.259	.549		1.19	-1.514	3.39	-3.52%	-15.92

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