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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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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

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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
1942 DET AL 25 SS 80 377 157 199 21 39 .944 4.45 .949 4.78
1942 DET AL 25 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.00
1946 DET AL 29 2B 1 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.00 .967 5.20
1946 WSH AL 29 SS 53 263 112 142 9 27 .966 4.79 .954 4.65
1946 WSH AL 29 3B 46 152 53 87 12 7 .921 3.04 .949 2.89
1947 SLB AL 30 2B 46 260 127 127 6 31 .977 5.52 .978 5.19
1947 SLB AL 30 3B 17 72 25 42 5 5 .931 3.94 .960 2.91
1947 SLB AL 30 SS 7 32 12 19 1 5 .969 4.43 .962 4.93
1947 SLB AL 30 1B 5 49 45 2 2 4 .959 9.40 .990 9.34
1948 BOS AL 31 2B 15 82 31 47 4 12 .951 5.20 .977 5.39
1948 BOS AL 31 3B 15 58 23 35 0 3 1.000 3.87 .957 2.93
1949 BOS AL 32 1B 29 273 256 15 2 28 .993 9.34 .989 9.15
1949 BOS AL 32 2B 8 37 21 15 1 5 .973 4.50 .973 5.12
1950 PHA AL 33 2B 107 637 297 319 21 105 .967 5.76 .976 5.39
1950 PHA AL 33 SS 1 3 2 0 1 0 .667 2.00 .967 4.70
1951 PHA AL 34 3B 45 155 45 99 11 14 .929 3.20 .951 2.87
1951 PHA AL 34 2B 23 101 47 51 3 16 .970 4.26 .978 5.35
1951 PHA AL 34 1B 1 8 8 0 0 1 1.000 8.00 .988 8.50
1952 PHA AL 35 3B 104 347 105 222 20 26 .942 3.14 .954 2.98
1952 PHA AL 35 1B 13 112 97 13 2 8 .982 8.46 .988 8.88
1953 DET AL 36 3B 12 28 9 17 2 1 .929 2.17 .957 2.93
1953 DET AL 36 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.10
1953 DET AL 36 SS 1 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 2.00 .950 4.50
7 Seasons 3B 240 812 260 502 50 56 .938 3.18 .953 2.93
7 Seasons 2B 201 1120 524 561 35 169 .969 5.40 .977 5.33
5 Seasons SS 142 677 284 361 32 72 .953 4.54 .952 4.74
4 Seasons 1B 48 442 406 30 6 41 .986 9.08 .989 9.08
9 Seasons TOT 631 3051 1474 1454 123 338 .960 4.64 .926 4.57
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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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Transactions

Before 1939 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

September 8, 1941: Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the New York Yankees.

May 16, 1946: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the Detroit Tigers.

February 8, 1947: Purchased by the St. Louis Browns from the Washington Senators.

November 18, 1947: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with Ellis Kinder to the Boston Red Sox for Sam Dente, Clem Dreisewerd, Bill Sommers and $65,000.

October 8, 1949: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Philadelphia Athletics for Buddy Rosar.

January 29, 1953: Traded by the Philadelphia Athletics to the Detroit Tigers for Don Kolloway.

October 13, 1953: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

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