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Billy Hitchcock

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Billy Hitchcock

Full name William Clyde Hitchcock
Born July 31, 1916, Inverness, Alabama
Died April 9, 2006, Opelika, Alabama
Buried at Rosemere Cemetery, Opelika, Alabama
First Game: April 14, 1942; Final Game: August 27, 1953
Managed First Game: August 3, 1960; Managed Final Game: September 28, 1967
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1.5" Weight: 185
Brother of Jim Hitchcock
Ejections as player: 1952 (2), 1953 (1). Total: 3
Ejections as coach: 1955 (2), 1956 (1), 1958 (1), 1960 (1). Total: 5
Ejections as manager: 1962 (6), 1963 (3), 1966 (1), 1967 (3). Total: 13
SABR Biography
Top Performances 
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Discrepancies
                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1942 DET A    Daily Splits   85   280   27   59   8   1   0   29   26   0   21   1   3   0   8   8    2   2  .211  .280  .246  -2.1 1942 DET A
1946 DET A    Daily Splits    3     3    0    0   0   0   0    0    1   0    0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250  .000   0.0 1946 DET A
1946 WAS A    Daily Splits   98   354   27   75   8   3   0   25   26   5   52   1   4   0   7  10    2   4  .212  .268  .251  -3.7 1946 WAS A
1946 TOT A                  101   357   27   75   8   3   0   25   27   5   52   1   4   0   7  10    2   4  .210  .268  .249  -3.7 1946 TOT A
1947 STL A    Daily Splits   80   275   25   61   2   2   1   28   21   0   34   0   6   0   4   9    3   0  .222  .277  .255  -1.0 1947 STL A
1948 BOS A    Daily Splits   49   124   15   37   3   2   1   20    7   0    9   1   2   0   1   4    0   0  .298  .341  .379   0.2 1948 BOS A
1949 BOS A    Daily Splits   55   147   22   30   6   1   0    9   17   0   11   1   5   0   3   7    2   3  .204  .291  .259  -1.7 1949 BOS A
1950 PHI A    Daily Splits  115   399   35  109  22   5   1   54   45   2   32   0   3   0   8  30    3   1  .273  .347  .361   0.0 1950 PHI A
1951 PHI A    Daily Splits   77   222   27   68  10   4   1   36   21   0   23   2   4   0   2   2    2   0  .306  .371  .401   1.1 1951 PHI A
1952 PHI A    Daily Splits  119   407   45  100   8   4   1   56   39   4   45   4  10   0  11   8    1   1  .246  .318  .292  -2.1 1952 PHI A
1953 DET A    Daily Splits   22    38    8    8   0   0   0    0    3   0    3   0   0   0   2   4    0   0  .211  .268  .211  -0.3 1953 DET A
Total    ( 9 Years) Splits  703  2249  231  547  67  22   5  257  206  11  230  10  37   0  46  82   15  11  .243  .310  .299  -9.6 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1942 DET A Daily Splits  SS   80   76   70   679.2   157  199   21   39   0  .944
1942 DET A               3B    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0     -
1946 DET A Daily Splits  2B    1    0    0     4       1    2    0    0   0 1.000
1946 WAS A Daily Splits  SS   53   52   48   464     112  142    9   27   0  .966
1946 WAS A               3B   46   45   41   393.1    53   87   12    7   0  .921
1947 STL A Daily Splits  2B   46   42   41   390.1   127  127    6   31   0  .977
1947 STL A               3B   17   17   17   152      25   42    5    5   0  .931
1947 STL A               SS    7    5    5    49      12   19    1    5   0  .969
1947 STL A               1B    5    3    3    34      45    2    2    4   0  .959
1948 BOS A Daily Splits  3B   15   13   12   116.2    23   35    0    3   0 1.000
1948 BOS A               2B   15   15   15   136      31   47    4   12   0  .951
1949 BOS A Daily Splits  1B   29   28   28   257     256   15    2   28   0  .993
1949 BOS A               2B    8    8    8    66      21   15    1    5   0  .973
1950 PHI A Daily Splits  2B  107  105  102   917.2   297  319   21  105   0  .967
1950 PHI A               SS    1    0    0     6       2    0    1    0   0  .667
1951 PHI A Daily Splits  3B   45   38   34   356.2    45   99   11   14   0  .929
1951 PHI A               2B   23   15   14   143.1    47   51    3   16   0  .970
1951 PHI A               1B    1    1    1     9       8    0    0    1   0 1.000
1952 PHI A Daily Splits  3B  104  101   97   896     105  222   20   26   0  .942
1952 PHI A               1B   13   11   11   108      97   13    2    8   0  .982
1953 DET A Daily Splits  3B   12    6    6    65.1     9   17    2    1   0  .929
1953 DET A               SS    1    0    0     2       1    1    0    1   0 1.000
1953 DET A               2B    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0     -
Total ( 7 Years) Splits  3B  240  220  207  1981     260  502   50   56   0  .938
Total ( 7 Years)         2B  201  185  180  1658.1   524  561   35  169   0  .969
Total ( 5 Years)         SS  142  133  123  1200.2   284  361   32   72   0  .953
Total ( 4 Years)         1B   48   43   43   408     406   30    6   41   0  .986
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

                           Managerial Record
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1960 DET A          1    1    0 1.000    12     2   8- 3   8- 3    6  6  6
1962 BAL A        162   77   85  .475   652   680                  7
1963 BAL A        162   86   76  .531   644   621                  4
1966 ATL N         51   33   18  .647   252   189   8- 9           7  5
1967 ATL N        159   77   82  .484   627   629          9-28    7  7
Total ( 5 Years)  535  274  261  .512  2187  2121
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

                  Coaching Record
Year Team   Position                   START    END
1955 DET A  Third base                  4-12   9-25
1956 DET A  Third base                  4-17   9-30
1957 DET A  Third base                  4-16   9-29
1958 DET A  Third base                  4-15   9-28
1959 DET A  Third base                  4-10   9-27
1960 DET A  Third base                  4-19   8- 2
1960 DET A  Third base                  8- 4  10- 2
1966 ATL N  Coach                       4-12   8- 8
Total ( 7 Years) 

Ejection Information

As player:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 8-28-1952     BOX  PHI A  Bill McGowan        Fighting
 9- 3-1952     BOX  PHI A  Eddie Hurley        Call at 2B
 5- 3-1953     BOX  DET A  Eddie Hurley        Interference call

As manager:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 6-10-1962(1)  BOX  BAL A  Harry Schwarts      Call at 2B
 6-11-1962     BOX  BAL A  Charlie Berry       Fighting
 7- 8-1962(2)  BOX  BAL A  Red Flaherty        Catch/trap call (Shoved umpire)
 7-22-1962     BOX  BAL A  Bob Stewart         Call at 3B
 8-14-1962(2)  BOX  BAL A  Charlie Berry       Call at 1B
 9-12-1962     BOX  BAL A  Nestor Chylak       Call at 1B
 5- 3-1963     BOX  BAL A  Jim Honochick       Balls and strikes
 6- 5-1963     BOX  BAL A  Joe Paparella       Interference non-call
 9- 6-1963(1)  BOX  BAL A  Johnny Stevens      Fair/foul call
 8-29-1966     BOX  ATL N  Stan Landes         Unknown reason
 5-18-1967     BOX  ATL N  Bob Engel           Balls and strikes
 8-23-1967     BOX  ATL N  Ken Burkhart        Alleged spitball
 9-26-1967     BOX  ATL N  Frank Dezelan       Balls and strikes (Reversed)

As coach:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 6-22-1955     BOX  DET A  Charlie Berry       Balls and strikes
 7-31-1955(2)  BOX  DET A  Eddie Rommel        Bench jockeying
 5-16-1956     BOX  DET A  Charlie Berry       Fair/foul call
 7-14-1958     BOX  DET A  John Rice           Called third strike
 5- 3-1960     BOX  DET A  Eddie Hurley        Call at 3B

Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1939).

Traded by New York Yankees to Detroit Tigers in exchange for 2 players to be named
later (September 8, 1941); New York Yankees received Tuck Stainback and Boyd Perry
(December 4, 1941).

Sold by Detroit Tigers to Washington Senators (May 16, 1946).

Sold by Washington Senators to St. Louis Browns (February 8, 1947).

Traded by St. Louis Browns with Ellis Kinder to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Sam
Dente, Clem Dreisewerd, Bill Sommers and $65000 (November 18, 1947).

Traded by Boston Red Sox to Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for Buddy Rosar
(October 8, 1949).

Traded by Philadelphia Athletics to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Don Kolloway
(January 29, 1953).

Released by Detroit Tigers (October 13, 1953).
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