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	4-17 / in Starts: 1-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 41 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	21 (13-5-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 41 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	26 (13-8-4)

Most Driven In
H Kuenn	0
J Bucha	0
J Priddy	0

Most Driven In By
W Dropo	2
H Kuenn	2
D Lund	2
B Nieman	1
P Mullin	1

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 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	682	6 (5)	Apr 19	DET		SLB	L,3-6	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					7						3B
2	683	14 (7)	Apr 28	DET		BOS	L,0-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.55	-0.014	.43	-0.01%	-0.10	3B
3	684	15	Apr 29	DET		BOS	L,4-10	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	2	.28	0.004	.18	0.00%	0.53	3B
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
4	685	17 (1)	May 2	DET		PHA	L,1-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.444	.500	.444	.944	2	.73	0.047	.44	0.02%	0.45	3B
5	686	24 (6)	May 10 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,8-6	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.286	.333	.286	.619	2	.61	-0.009	.22	0.00%	-0.22	3B
6	687	25	May 10 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,5-10	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.333	.286	.619	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
7	688	31 (5)	May 18 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,5-8	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	.278	.316	.278	.594	1	.81	0.015	.32	0.00%	0.98	3B
8	689	33 (1)	May 20	DET	@	NYY	L,8-9	CG	5	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	2	0	0	.318	.375	.318	.693	1	1.15	0.013	.36	0.00%	-0.02	3B
9	690	39 (5)	May 29	DET		SLB	L,5-11	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.304	.360	.304	.664	8	1.78	-0.044	.15	0.00%	-0.16	3B
10	691	41 (1)	May 30 (2)	DET		SLB	L,1-13	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.333	.259	.593	2	.60	-0.032	.02	0.00%	-0.29	3B
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
11	692	43 (1)	Jun 2	DET		PHA	T,7-7	10-11	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.333	.259	.593	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
12	693	44	Jun 3	DET		PHA	L,7-10	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.323	.250	.573	9	.75	-0.019	.01	0.00%	-0.23	PH
13	694	48 (3)	Jun 6 (2)	DET		BOS	L,0-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.313	.241	.554	9	1.83	-0.051	.01	0.00%	-0.23	PH 3B
14	695	51 (2)	Jun 9	DET		NYY	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.313	.241	.554	6						PR
15	696	62 (10)	Jun 21 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,3-6	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.226	.294	.226	.520	7	1.19	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.58	PH 3B
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
16	697	86 (23)	Jul 12 (2)	DET		SLB	L,2-3	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.219	.286	.219	.504	9	.97	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
17	698	93 (6)	Jul 23 (1)	DET		WSH	W,9-6	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.242	.306	.242	.548	9	4.65	-0.137	.00	0.00%	-0.58	PH
18	699	97 (3)	Jul 26 (1)	DET		NYY	W,5-3	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.297	.235	.533	9	2.42	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.59	PH
19	700	98	Jul 26 (2)	DET		NYY	L,4-14	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.229	.289	.229	.518	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.23	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
20	701	115 (16)	Aug 12	DET	@	SLB	W,7-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.289	.229	.518	2						2B
21	702	117 (1)	Aug 14	DET		CHW	L,0-7	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.282	.222	.504	9	.48	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
22	703	129 (11)	Aug 27	DET		WSH	L,5-12	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.268	.211	.479	3	.04	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.51	3B
							4-17		41	38	8	8	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0		2	3	0	0	.211	.268	.211	.479		.86	-0.392	.18	0.01%	-2.17

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