Billy Hunter

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: June 4, 1928 in Punxsutawney, PA us

High School: Indiana HS (Indiana, PA)

School: Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Indiana, PA)

Debut: April 14, 1953 (Age 24-314d, 10,978th in major league history)
vs. DET 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1958 (Age 30-115d)
vs. DET 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: Gordon William Hunter

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.9

1875

410

.219

166

RBI

144

OBP

.264

SLG

.294

OPS

.559

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 18	KCA		CHW	L,7-11	GF	13	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
2	5	Apr 20	KCA		CHW	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	SS
3	6	Apr 21	KCA		CLE	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	SS
4	7	Apr 22	KCA		CLE	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	SS
5	8	Apr 23	KCA		DET	L,2-8	CG	47	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	SS
6	10 (1)	Apr 25	KCA	@	CHW	L,5-6	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	PR SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	14 (3)	May 2	KCA	@	NYY	L,1-8	CG	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
8	15	May 4 (1)	KCA	@	WSH	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
9	29 (13)	May 22	KCA		BOS	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	1	7	0	8	1
10	30	May 23	KCA		BOS	L,1-9	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	1
11	31	May 24	KCA		BOS	L,4-5	GF	14	3.0	0	2	1	3	0	PR SS
12	32	May 25	KCA		BAL	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
13	33	May 26	KCA		BAL	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
14	34	May 27	KCA		NYY	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	43 (8)	Jun 5	KCA	@	WSH	W,2-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
16	46 (2)	Jun 7	KCA	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
17	47	Jun 8 (1)	KCA	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
18	48	Jun 8 (2)	KCA	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
19	49	Jun 11 (1)	KCA	@	NYY	L,2-10	CG	44	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
20	50	Jun 11 (2)	KCA	@	NYY	L,1-2	GS	27	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
21	51	Jun 12 (1)	KCA	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	3	2B
				Player went from Kansas City Athletics to Cleveland Indians
22	56	Jun 13	CLE	@	WSH	W,10-1	CG	32	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
23	57	Jun 14	CLE	@	WSH	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
24	58	Jun 15 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	5	3	1	9	2	SS
25	59	Jun 15 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	SS
26	60	Jun 17	CLE		NYY	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
27	61	Jun 18	CLE		NYY	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
28	62	Jun 19	CLE		NYY	L,3-9	CG	49	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
29	63	Jun 21	CLE		WSH	L,7-11	CG	46	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	SS
30	64	Jun 22 (1)	CLE		WSH	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	SS
31	65	Jun 22 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	SS
32	66	Jun 24	CLE		BOS	L,3-4	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
33	67	Jun 26	CLE		BOS	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
34	68	Jun 27	CLE		BAL	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
35	69	Jun 28	CLE		BAL	W,6-5	GS	30	6.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
36	70	Jun 29 (1)	CLE		BAL	L,6-11	GS	42	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
37	71	Jun 29 (2)	CLE		BAL	L,2-5	GS	26	6.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
38	72	Jun 30	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-3	GF	16	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	PR SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	73	Jul 1	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-5	GF	19	3.1	1	1	0	2	0	SS
40	74	Jul 4 (1)	CLE		DET	W,6-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
41	75	Jul 4 (2)	CLE		DET	L,1-3	GS	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
42	76	Jul 5	CLE		KCA	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
43	77	Jul 6	CLE		KCA	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
44	78	Jul 9	CLE	@	NYY	W,12-2	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
45	79	Jul 10 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-7	GS	28	6.0	1	0	1	2	0	SS
46	80	Jul 10 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
47	81	Jul 11	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-11	GS	38	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
48	82	Jul 12	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-10	GS	20	4.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
49	83	Jul 13	CLE	@	BOS	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	SS
50	84	Jul 14	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS	32	7.0	2	3	1	6	1	SS
51	85	Jul 15	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	2	1	1	4	1	SS
52	86	Jul 16	CLE	@	WSH	L,6-7	GF	13	2.2	1	1	0	2	1	SS
53	87	Jul 17	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
54	88	Jul 18	CLE	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	3	1	7	2	SS
55	89	Jul 19	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
56	90	Jul 20	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-3	GS	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	SS
57	91	Jul 22 (1)	CLE		WSH	L,2-4	GF	12	3.0	2	2	1	5	0	SS
58	93 (1)	Jul 23	CLE		WSH	W,5-3	GF	10	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
59	94	Jul 24	CLE		WSH	W,6-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR SS
60	96 (1)	Jul 26	CLE		NYY	L,3-8	GF	14	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	PR SS 3B
61	97	Jul 27 (1)	CLE		NYY	W,7-2	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
62	98	Jul 27 (2)	CLE		NYY	W,7-2	GF	15	4.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
63	99	Jul 29	CLE		BAL	W,9-4	GF	27	7.0	4	4	0	8	2	PR SS
64	100	Jul 30	CLE		BAL	W,6-3	GF	10	3.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	101	Aug 1 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,7-1	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH SS
66	102	Aug 1 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	SS
67	103	Aug 2	CLE		BOS	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	SS
68	104	Aug 3 (1)	CLE		BOS	L,2-3	GS	21	6.0	1	1	0	2	2	SS
69	105	Aug 3 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,2-4	GS	32	8.0	5	1	0	6	2	SS
70	106	Aug 5	CLE	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	3	7	0	10	3	SS
71	107	Aug 8	CLE		KCA	W,10-4	CG	41	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	SS
72	108	Aug 9	CLE		KCA	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	SS
73	109	Aug 10 (1)	CLE		KCA	W,11-2	CG	37	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
74	110	Aug 10 (2)	CLE		KCA	L,2-4	GS	36	9.0	4	4	1	9	1	SS
75	111	Aug 11	CLE		CHW	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
76	112	Aug 12	CLE		CHW	L,1-4	GS	36	8.0	0	4	1	5	0	SS
77	113	Aug 13 (1)	CLE		DET	L,2-6	GS	29	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
78	114	Aug 13 (2)	CLE		DET	L,2-3	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
79	115	Aug 14	CLE		DET	W,10-9		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
80	116	Aug 15	CLE	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	SS
81	117	Aug 16	CLE	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	55	13.2	3	4	1	8	0	SS
82	118	Aug 17	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
83	119	Aug 19	CLE	@	NYY	W,8-6	CG	46	9.0	1	2	2	5	0	SS
84	120	Aug 20	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-7	GS	28	7.0	4	2	0	6	0	SS
85	121	Aug 21	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-8	CG	48	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
86	129 (7)	Aug 30	CLE	@	KCA	W,8-6	GF	20	5.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
87	130	Aug 31	CLE	@	KCA	W,3-2	GS	27	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
88	132 (1)	Sep 1 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	5	3	1	9	1	SS
89	133	Sep 3	CLE		KCA	L,2-6	GS	34	7.0	0	2	0	2	1	SS
90	136 (2)	Sep 6	CLE		CHW	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	5	5	1	11	2	SS
91	143 (6)	Sep 14 (2)	CLE		BAL	L,2-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
92	144	Sep 16	CLE		WSH	W,5-1	GF	9	2.0	2	1	0	3	0	PR SS
93	145	Sep 19	CLE	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	44	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
94	146	Sep 20 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,2-1		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
95	149 (2)	Sep 23	CLE	@	KCA	W,7-5	GF	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
96	151 (1)	Sep 26	CLE		DET	W,5-4	GS	33	8.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
97	152	Sep 27	CLE		DET	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	SS
							98gm		679.0	148	216	19	383	57