Steve Hamilton
Steven Absher Hamilton
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 7" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: November 30, 1935 in Columbia, KY
High School: Charleston (Charleston, IN)
School: Morehead State University
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1958. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1961
Final Game: August 16, 1972
Died: December 2, 1997 in Morehead, KY
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1961 CLE AL 25 P 2 0 3.1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 5.40 1.00 .950 2.16 0.85
1962 WSA AL 26 P 41 10 107.1 32 8 22 2 0 .938 2.52 0.73 .959 2.08 0.79
1963 TOT AL 27 P 37 0 64.1 16 3 13 0 0 1.000 2.24 0.43 .956 1.99 0.79
1963 WSA AL 27 P 3 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 0.33 1.000 1.80 0.80
1963 NYY AL 27 P 34 0 62.1 15 3 12 0 0 1.000 2.17 0.44 .953 1.99 0.79
1964 NYY AL 28 P 30 3 60.1 12 3 9 0 1 1.000 1.79 0.40 .958 1.89 0.72
1965 NYY AL 29 P 46 1 58.1 4 0 3 1 0 .750 0.46 0.07 .950 2.04 0.75
1966 NYY AL 30 P 44 3 90.0 16 2 12 2 0 .875 1.40 0.32 .956 1.99 0.75
1967 NYY AL 31 P 44 0 62.0 12 0 12 0 0 1.000 1.74 0.27 .958 1.96 0.74
1968 NYY AL 32 P 40 0 50.2 11 2 9 0 1 1.000 1.95 0.28 .955 1.88 0.73
1969 NYY AL 33 P 38 0 57.0 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 0.63 0.11 .950 1.88 0.69
1970 TOT AL 34 P 38 0 48.1 12 0 11 1 0 .917 2.05 0.29 .950 1.86 0.67
1970 NYY AL 34 P 35 0 45.1 9 0 9 0 0 1.000 1.79 0.26 .944 1.87 0.67
1970 CHW AL 34 P 3 0 3.0 3 0 2 1 0 .667 6.00 0.67 .967 1.80 0.67
1971 SFG NL 35 P 39 0 44.2 7 3 4 0 0 1.000 1.41 0.18 .957 1.89 0.78
1972 CHC NL 36 P 22 0 17.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.06 0.09 .950 1.80 0.73
12 Seasons P 421 17 663.1 130 22 102 6 2 .954 1.68 0.29 .956 1.96 0.74
12 Seasons TOT 421 17 663.1 130 22 102 6 2 .954 1.68 0.29 .910 1.96 0.74

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1961 CLE AL 25 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 WSA AL 26 43 10 43 43 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1963 NYY AL 27 34 0 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 WSA AL 27 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 NYY AL 28 32 3 32 32 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1965 NYY AL 29 46 1 46 46 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 NYY AL 30 44 3 44 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 NYY AL 31 44 0 44 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 NYY AL 32 40 0 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 NYY AL 33 38 0 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 NYY AL 34 35 0 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 CHW AL 34 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 SFG NL 35 39 0 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 CHC NL 36 22 0 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Seasons 425 17 425 425 421 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1961 CLE AL 25 18 61% 17% 1 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0%
1962 WSA AL 26 474 74% 25% 22 100% 0 7 3 3 19 15 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1963 NYY AL 27 265 66% 26% 14 93% 0 3 1 2 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50%
1963 WSA AL 27 13 77% 31% 2 50% 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1964 NYY AL 28 253 75% 34% 12 92% 0 3 1 0 10 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 100%
1965 NYY AL 29 247 73% 26% 3 100% 0 1 0 1 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 NYY AL 30 361 77% 23% 14 93% 0 2 0 2 13 13 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 83%
1967 NYY AL 31 267 70% 18% 9 100% 0 0 0 0 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 100%
1968 NYY AL 32 202 72% 22% 10 100% 0 2 2 0 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 100%
1969 NYY AL 33 234 74% 27% 3 100% 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1970 NYY AL 34 193 74% 23% 12 92% 0 0 0 0 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 80%
1970 CHW AL 34 15 73% 20% 3 67% 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0%
1971 SFG NL 35 178 72% 24% 3 100% 0 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 CHC NL 36 88 75% 10% 2 100% 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Seasons 2808 73% 24% 110 94% 1 22 7 11 100 84 3 6 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 28 82%
MLB Averages 77% 27% 90% 84%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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