Billy Hitchcock
William Clyde Hitchcock
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 185 lb.

Born: July 31, 1916 in Inverness, AL
High School: Union Springs (Union Springs, AL)
School: Auburn University
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1939. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1942
Final Game: August 27, 1953
Died: April 9, 2006 in Opelika, AL
Relatives: Brother of Jim Hitchcock
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1942 25 DET AL 85 310 280 27 59 8 1 0 29 2 2 26 21 .211 .280 .246 .527 44 69 8 1 3 6/5
1946 29 TOT AL 101 389 357 27 75 8 3 0 25 2 4 27 52 .210 .268 .249 .517 49 89 10 1 4 65/4
1946 29 DET AL 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -28 0 0 0 0 /4
1946 29 WSH AL 98 385 354 27 75 8 3 0 25 2 4 26 52 .212 .268 .251 .519 49 89 10 1 4 65
1947 30 SLB AL 80 302 275 25 61 2 2 1 28 3 0 21 34 .222 .277 .255 .532 47 70 9 0 6 45/63
1948 31 BOS AL 49 134 124 15 37 3 2 1 20 0 0 7 9 .298 .341 .379 .720 87 47 4 1 2 45
1949 32 BOS AL 55 170 147 22 30 6 1 0 9 2 3 17 11 .204 .291 .259 .549 42 38 7 1 5 3/4
1950 33 PHA AL 115 447 399 35 109 22 5 1 54 3 1 45 32 .273 .347 .361 .708 83 144 30 0 3 *4/6
1951 34 PHA AL 77 249 222 27 68 10 4 1 36 2 0 21 23 .306 .371 .401 .772 107 89 2 2 4 54/3
1952 35 PHA AL 119 460 407 45 100 8 4 1 56 1 1 39 45 .246 .318 .292 .610 66 119 8 4 10 *53
1953 36 DET AL 22 41 38 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 .211 .268 .211 .479 31 8 4 0 0 5/46
9 Seasons 703 2502 2249 231 547 67 22 5 257 15 11 206 230 .243 .310 .299 .609 65 673 82 10 37
162 Game Avg. 162 577 518 53 126 15 5 1 59 3 3 47 53 .243 .310 .299 .609 65 155 19 2 9
PHA (3 yrs) 311 1156 1028 107 277 40 13 3 146 6 2 105 100 .269 .341 .342 .683 82 352 40 6 17
DET (3 yrs) 110 355 321 35 67 8 1 0 29 2 2 30 24 .209 .278 .240 .518 42 77 12 1 3
BOS (2 yrs) 104 304 271 37 67 9 3 1 29 2 3 24 20 .247 .313 .314 .627 62 85 11 2 7
WSH (1 yr) 98 385 354 27 75 8 3 0 25 2 4 26 52 .212 .268 .251 .519 49 89 10 1 4
SLB (1 yr) 80 302 275 25 61 2 2 1 28 3 0 21 34 .222 .277 .255 .532 47 70 9 0 6

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1942 25 DET AL 310 234 19 2.2 101 .228 .211 .275 .280 .350 .246 .385 .527 .735 44 .238 -21.6 -2.3 .416 .129 .036 .0
1946 29 TOT AL 389 300 23 2.0 91 .246 .210 .257 .268 .330 .249 .369 .517 .699 49 .215 -24.4 -2.6 .389 .109 .039 .0
1946 29 DET AL 4 3 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .271 .250 .346 .000 .389 .250 .735 -28 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .333 .333 .000
1946 29 WSH AL 385 297 23 2.1 91 .248 .212 .256 .268 .330 .251 .369 .519 .699 49 .218 -23.9 -2.5 .389 .107 .040 .0
1947 30 SLB AL 302 229 20 2.3 98 .250 .222 .265 .277 .345 .255 .381 .532 .726 47 .256 -20.7 -2.2 .422 .120 .033 1.5
1948 31 BOS AL 134 93 16 4.6 110 .316 .298 .279 .341 .365 .379 .403 .720 .768 87 .497 -3.0 -0.3 .604 .137 .081 .0
1949 32 BOS AL 170 132 10 2.0 112 .221 .204 .279 .291 .372 .259 .405 .549 .778 42 .182 -13.0 -1.3 .433 .163 .054 .0
1950 33 PHA AL 447 324 50 4.1 112 .295 .273 .276 .347 .363 .361 .414 .708 .776 83 .413 -9.8 -0.9 .595 .206 .088 1.5
1951 34 PHA AL 249 160 33 5.5 104 .338 .306 .270 .371 .351 .401 .396 .772 .747 107 .593 2.2 0.2 .731 .198 .095 1.3
1952 35 PHA AL 460 326 37 3.1 101 .274 .246 .267 .318 .348 .292 .390 .610 .738 66 .364 -19.1 -2.0 .513 .143 .047 1.0
1953 36 DET AL 41 34 2 1.6 102 .229 .211 .268 .268 .344 .211 .395 .479 .739 31 .130 -3.7 -0.4 .324 .079 .000
9 Seasons 2502 1832 210 3.1 102 .269 .243 .269 .310 .351 .299 .391 .609 .742 65 .342 -113.2 -11.8 .497 .149 .056 7.5
162 Game Avg. 577 422 48 3.1 102 .269 .243 .269 .310 .351 .299 .391 .609 .742 65 .342 -113.2 -11.8 .497 .149 .056 2
PHA (3 yrs) 1156 810 120 4.0 106 .296 .269 .271 .341 .354 .342 .400 .683 .755 82 .439 -26.8 -2.7 .589 .179 .073 4.0
DET (3 yrs) 355 271 21 2.1 101 .226 .209 .274 .278 .350 .240 .386 .518 .736 42 .220 -25.9 -2.8 .403 .125 .031 .0
BOS (2 yrs) 304 225 26 3.1 111 .264 .247 .279 .313 .369 .314 .404 .627 .773 62 .324 -16.0 -1.6 .505 .151 .066 1.3
WSH (1 yr) 385 297 23 2.1 91 .248 .212 .256 .268 .330 .251 .369 .519 .699 49 .218 -23.9 -2.5 .389 .107 .040 .0
SLB (1 yr) 302 229 20 2.3 98 .250 .222 .265 .277 .345 .255 .381 .532 .726 47 .256 -20.7 -2.2 .422 .120 .033 1.5

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1942 25 85 310 280 27 59 8 1 0 29 2 2 26 21 .211 .280 .246 .527 44 69 8 1 3
1943 26 85 310 280 27 59 8 1 0 29 2 2 26 21 .211 .280 .246 .527 44 69 8 1 3
1944 27 85 310 280 27 59 8 1 0 29 2 2 26 21 .211 .280 .246 .527 44 69 8 1 3
1945 28 85 310 280 27 59 8 1 0 29 2 2 26 21 .211 .280 .246 .527 44 69 8 1 3
1946 29 186 699 637 54 134 16 4 0 54 4 6 53 73 .210 .273 .248 .521 47 158 18 2 7
1947 30 266 1001 912 79 195 18 6 1 82 7 6 74 107 .214 .274 .250 .524 47 228 27 2 13
1948 31 315 1135 1036 94 232 21 8 2 102 7 6 81 116 .224 .282 .265 .548 52 275 31 3 15
1949 32 370 1305 1183 116 262 27 9 2 111 9 9 98 127 .221 .283 .265 .548 51 313 38 4 20
1950 33 485 1752 1582 151 371 49 14 3 165 12 10 143 159 .235 .300 .289 .588 59 457 68 4 23
1951 34 562 2001 1804 178 439 59 18 4 201 14 10 164 182 .243 .309 .303 .611 65 546 70 6 27
1952 35 681 2461 2211 223 539 67 22 5 257 15 11 203 227 .244 .310 .301 .611 65 665 78 10 37
1953 36 703 2502 2249 231 547 67 22 5 257 15 11 206 230 .243 .310 .299 .609 65 673 82 10 37

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1942 25 90 321 294 27 60 8 1 0 29 2 26 22 .204 .271 .238 .509 19 85
1946 29 106 412 380 33 85 9 3 0 31 2 31 54 .224 .284 .263 .547 28 101
1947 30 83 311 288 27 66 2 2 1 31 3 23 35 .229 .286 .260 .547 22 80
1948 31 51 135 127 14 36 3 2 1 19 0 7 9 .283 .326 .362 .688 15 49
1949 32 57 167 150 20 28 6 1 0 8 2 16 11 .187 .269 .240 .509 9 55
1950 33 120 454 410 33 107 22 5 1 51 3 44 33 .261 .333 .346 .679 47 115
1951 34 81 254 231 27 69 10 4 1 36 2 21 24 .299 .362 .390 .752 33 77
1952 35 124 470 425 47 104 8 4 1 59 1 41 47 .245 .317 .289 .606 39 119
1953 36 23 42 39 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 .205 .262 .205 .467 2 22
9 Seasons 735 2566 2344 236 563 68 22 5 264 15 212 238 .240 .306 .294 .600 214 703
162 Game Avg. 162 566 517 52 124 15 5 1 58 3 47 52 .240 .306 .294 .600 47 703

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1952 AL--10--10th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1950 AL--30--1st

                           

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