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	36-48 / in Starts: 33-42
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	12 games
Most Games w/o HR	78 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 7 bases loaded PA and 7 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 309 PAs	29
Actual Runners on Base	143 (66-52-25) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 309 PAs	30
Avg. Runners on Base	200 (104-64-32)

Most Driven In
P Higgins	8
J Bloodworth	7
B Tebbetts	6
N Harris	3
B McCosky	1
R York	1
R Radcliff	1
D Ross	0

Most Driven In By
D Cramer	7
J Bloodworth	4
B Tebbetts	1
C Fuchs	1
N Harris	1
R York	1
B McCosky	1
D Trout	1

1942 Batting Game Log

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1942 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	1	1	Apr 14	DET		CLE	L,2-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						PR
2	2	4 (2)	Apr 17	DET	@	SLB	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						PR
3	3	13 (8)	Apr 25	DET		SLB	W,4-2	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	7	1.03	0.152	2.78	0.25%	1.28	SS
4	4	14	Apr 26 (1)	DET		SLB	W,10-5	CG	5	5	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.444	.750	1.194	7	.66	0.184	1.89	0.32%	2.48	SS
5	5	15	Apr 26 (2)	DET		SLB	W,7-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			1	0	0	.250	.308	.500	.808	7						SS
6	6	16	Apr 28	DET	@	BOS	L,1-6	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.214	.353	.429	.782	7	.94	-0.044	3.15	-0.09%	-0.13	SS
7	7	17	Apr 29	DET	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.278	.381	.444	.825	7						SS
8	8	18	Apr 30	DET	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.318	.400	.500	.900	7	.89	0.066	3.14	0.14%	0.71	SS
May		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
9	9	19	May 1	DET	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.296	.367	.444	.811	7	.40	-0.024	1.29	-0.05%	-0.11	SS
10	10	20	May 2	DET	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.267	.333	.400	.733	7	2.20	-0.247	7.90	-0.53%	-1.79	SS
11	11	21	May 3 (1)	DET	@	PHA	W,8-7	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.342	.400	.742	7	1.34	-0.031	4.55	-0.06%	-0.10	SS
12	12	22	May 3 (2)	DET	@	PHA	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.270	.325	.378	.703	7	1.22	0.008	4.12	0.02%	0.16	SS
13	13	23	May 4	DET	@	PHA	W,6-4	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.268	.333	.366	.699	7	.68	0.021	2.23	0.04%	0.02	SS
14	14	24	May 5	DET	@	PHA	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.313	.341	.653	7	2.23	-0.162	8.13	-0.35%	-1.20	SS
15	15	26 (1)	May 9	DET		CLE	W,1-0	CG(6)	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.320	.348	.668	8	1.08	0.021	3.90	0.04%	0.15	SS
16	16	27	May 10 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.265	.333	.347	.680	8	1.22	0.047	5.12	0.12%	0.27	SS
17	17	28	May 10 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG(10)	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.245	.310	.321	.631	8	.59	0.160	2.50	0.41%	0.89	SS
18	18	29	May 11	DET	@	CLE	L,5-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.228	.290	.298	.589	8	.09	-0.009	.37	-0.02%	-0.47	SS
19	19	30	May 13	DET		WSH	W,6-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.277	.283	.560	8	.60	-0.046	1.85	-0.09%	-0.77	SS
20	20	31	May 16 (1)	DET		NYY	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.279	.286	.565	8	1.78	0.001	7.64	0.00%	0.35	SS
21	21	32	May 16 (2)	DET		NYY	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.212	.268	.273	.540	8	1.03	-0.037	4.12	-0.09%	-0.09	SS
22	22	33	May 17	DET		BOS	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.270	.275	.546	8	.74	-0.022	2.28	-0.04%	-0.44	SS
23	23	34	May 18	DET		BOS	L,2-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.273	.268	.540	8	1.61	-0.104	5.20	-0.20%	-0.58	SS
24	24	35	May 19	DET		BOS	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.203	.263	.257	.519	8	.56	-0.039	1.61	-0.07%	-1.01	SS
25	25	36	May 20	DET		PHA	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.250	.244	.494	8	.92	-0.093	2.52	-0.15%	-0.76	SS
26	26	37	May 21	DET		PHA	L,3-11	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.183	.239	.232	.470	8	.24	-0.025	.60	-0.04%	-0.56	SS
27	27	38	May 22	DET	@	CHW	L,4-7	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.242	.226	.468	8	.85	-0.021	1.96	-0.03%	-0.17	SS
28	28	39	May 24 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.170	.232	.216	.447	8	.54	-0.078	1.15	-0.10%	-1.10	SS
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
29	29	51 (11)	Jun 4	DET	@	PHA	W,8-7	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.169	.229	.213	.443	1						SS
30	30	52	Jun 5	DET	@	WSH	L,2-3	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.169	.229	.213	.443	8						PR SS
31	31	54 (1)	Jun 6 (2)	DET	@	WSH	L,3-11	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.169	.229	.213	.443	6						3B
32	32	58 (3)	Jun 10	DET	@	NYY	W,4-1	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.227	.211	.438	1	2.27	-0.057	4.81	-0.07%	-0.22	SS
33	33	59	Jun 13	DET	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.170	.235	.213	.448	1	1.16	0.218	2.34	0.26%	0.56	SS
34	34	60	Jun 14 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.165	.236	.206	.442	1	.76	-0.020	1.27	-0.02%	-0.11	SS
35	35	61	Jun 14 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG(11)	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.234	.216	.450	1	1.66	-0.166	2.23	-0.13%	-0.84	SS
36	36	62	Jun 16 (1)	DET		NYY	W,7-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.170	.235	.217	.452	1	1.16	-0.007	1.61	-0.01%	0.10	SS
37	37	63	Jun 16 (2)	DET		NYY	L,3-5	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.171	.233	.216	.450	1	1.19	-0.033	2.02	-0.03%	-0.08	SS
38	38	64	Jun 17	DET		NYY	W,1-0	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.184	.250	.228	.478	1	1.34	0.113	1.62	0.08%	0.81	SS
39	39	65	Jun 18	DET		NYY	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.186	.250	.229	.479	1	.92	0.120	1.39	0.11%	0.99	SS
40	40	66	Jun 19	DET		WSH	W,5-1	CG	5	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.198	.271	.240	.510	1	1.03	0.149	1.18	0.10%	1.92	SS
41	41	67	Jun 20	DET		WSH	W,7-6	CG	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.275	.234	.509	1	.74	-0.002	.98	0.00%	-0.57	SS
42	42	68	Jun 21 (1)	DET		WSH	W,4-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.197	.282	.236	.518	1	.90	-0.001	1.56	0.00%	0.21	SS
43	43	69	Jun 21 (2)	DET		WSH	L,2-3	CG(10)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.198	.281	.237	.517	1	2.01	-0.138	3.56	-0.15%	-0.59	SS
44	44	70	Jun 23	DET		BOS	L,2-6	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.206	.285	.250	.535	1						SS
45	45	71	Jun 24	DET		BOS	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.277	.243	.520	1	.97	-0.100	1.35	-0.08%	-0.56	SS
46	46	72	Jun 25	DET		BOS	W,7-3	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0			0	0	0	.204	.289	.246	.536	1						SS
47	47	73	Jun 26	DET		PHA	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.199	.282	.240	.522	1	.76	-0.100	.70	-0.06%	-1.89	SS
48	48	74	Jun 27	DET		PHA	W,6-5	CG(13)	7	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.197	.282	.237	.519	1						SS
49	49	75	Jun 28 (1)	DET		PHA	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	1			0	0	0	.200	.283	.239	.522	1						SS
50	50	76	Jun 28 (2)	DET		PHA	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			1	0	0	.201	.282	.239	.521	1						SS
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
51	51	77	Jul 1	DET		SLB	L,0-12	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.196	.276	.233	.509	1	.49	-0.053	.61	-0.04%	-0.96	SS
52	52	78	Jul 2	DET		SLB	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.198	.276	.240	.515	1	.84	0.082	.80	0.05%	1.54	SS
53	53	79	Jul 3	DET	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.203	.279	.244	.523	1	.49	-0.001	.63	0.00%	-0.30	SS
54	54	80	Jul 4 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,3-10	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.209	.282	.249	.531	1	1.05	0.028	1.65	0.03%	0.21	SS
55	55	81	Jul 4 (2)	DET	@	CLE	T,3-3	CG(10)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.204	.280	.243	.523	1	1.41	-0.120	1.86	-0.10%	-0.45	SS
56	56	82	Jul 5 (1)	DET		CLE	W,10-1	CG	5	5	2	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.215	.288	.258	.546	1	.32	0.059	.44	0.05%	2.25	SS
57	57	83	Jul 5 (2)	DET		CLE	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.287	.254	.541	1	.60	-0.004	.93	0.00%	-0.05	SS
58	58	84	Jul 9	DET	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG(11)	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	1	0	.211	.285	.253	.538	1						SS
59	59	85	Jul 10	DET	@	BOS	L,1-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.217	.289	.258	.547	1						SS
60	60	86	Jul 12 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,6-4	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.218	.291	.257	.549	1	.89	0.111	.89	0.07%	0.98	SS
61	61	87	Jul 12 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG(13)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	1	.217	.289	.256	.546	1	1.69	-0.178	2.42	-0.15%	-0.98	SS
62	62	88	Jul 13	DET	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.288	.255	.542	1	1.34	0.002	1.52	0.00%	0.13	SS
63	63	89	Jul 14	DET	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.218	.287	.255	.542	1	.99	-0.029	.89	-0.02%	-0.47	SS
64	64	90	Jul 15	DET	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG(11)	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			1	0	0	.212	.280	.248	.528	1						SS
65	65	91	Jul 16	DET	@	WSH	L,5-6	GS-0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.208	.275	.243	.519	1						SS
66	66	92	Jul 17	DET	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.211	.280	.246	.526	1	1.50	0.060	.35	0.01%	0.53	SS
67	67	93	Jul 19 (1)	DET	@	PHA	W,2-1	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.213	.287	.248	.535	8	1.60	0.036	.16	0.00%	0.34	SS
68	68	94	Jul 19 (2)	DET	@	PHA	L,3-4	GS-9	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.292	.254	.546	8	1.26	0.177	.19	0.02%	1.26	SS
69	69	95	Jul 21	DET		WSH	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.287	.250	.537	8	.77	-0.084	.07	0.00%	-1.17	SS
70	70	96	Jul 22	DET		WSH	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.218	.292	.255	.547	8						SS
71	71	97	Jul 23	DET		WSH	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.287	.251	.538	8	.93	-0.134	.05	0.00%	-1.38	SS
72	72	98	Jul 24	DET		NYY	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.284	.248	.532	8	1.20	-0.092	.06	0.00%	-0.65	SS
73	73	99	Jul 25	DET		NYY	L,2-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.210	.282	.246	.528	8	.77	-0.020	.04	0.00%	-0.27	SS
74	74	100	Jul 26	DET		NYY	L,2-5	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.283	.247	.530	8	1.21	-0.067	.01	0.00%	-0.36	SS
75	75	102 (1)	Jul 30 (1)	DET		PHA	W,11-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.283	.247	.530	7						SS
76	76	103	Jul 30 (2)	DET		PHA	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.283	.247	.530	2	6.69	0.072	.01	0.00%	0.17	PR
77	77	104	Jul 31	DET		BOS	L,6-7	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.279	.243	.522	1	1.04	-0.111	.00	0.00%	-0.92	SS
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
78	78	105	Aug 1	DET		BOS	L,8-9	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.278	.243	.521	1	.97	-0.026	.01	0.00%	-0.47	SS
79	79	106	Aug 2 (1)	DET		BOS	W,8-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.209	.278	.243	.521	8	.54	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.61	SS
80	80	107	Aug 2 (2)	DET		BOS	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.281	.244	.525	8	.50	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.71	SS
81	81	108	Aug 4	DET	@	CHW	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.278	.242	.520	8	1.08	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.71	SS
82	82	109	Aug 5	DET	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.209	.278	.242	.519	8	1.46	-0.046	.00	0.00%	0.14	SS
83	83	110	Aug 6	DET	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.207	.275	.239	.514	8	.72	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.85	SS
84	84	111	Aug 7	DET	@	SLB	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.275	.239	.514	8						PR
85	85	114 (2)	Aug 9 (2)	DET	@	SLB	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.211	.278	.246	.524	7						SS
							36-48		309	280	27	59	8	1	0	29	25	0	21	1	3		5	7	2	2	.211	.278	.246	.524		1.02	-0.770	1.74	-0.67%	-4.41

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