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Billy Hunter

Full name Gordon William Hunter
Born June 4, 1928, Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
First Game: April 14, 1953; Final Game: September 27, 1958
Managed First Game: June 28, 1977; Managed Final Game: September 30, 1978
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 180
Ejections as coach: 1964 (1), 1968 (1), 1970 (1), 1974 (1), 1975 (1). Total: 5
Ejections as manager: 1977 (2), 1978 (4). Total: 6
SABR Biography
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Pitcher Matchups

Discrepancies
                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1953 STL A    Daily Splits  154   567   50  124  18   1   1   37   24   4   45   2  11       0   9  12    3   1  .219  .253  .259  -2.1 1953 STL A
1954 BAL A    Daily Splits  125   411   28  100   9   5   2   27   21   3   38   2  13   4   0   8  14    5   4  .243  .281  .304  -1.4 1954 BAL A
1955 NY  A    Daily Splits   98   255   14   58   7   1   3   20   15   2   18   0   8   1   0   9   7    9   2  .227  .269  .298  -1.1 1955 NY  A
1956 NY  A    Daily Splits   39    75    8   21   3   4   0   11    2   0    4   0   2   0   0   0   3    0   1  .280  .299  .427   0.3 1956 NY  A
1957 KC  A    Daily Splits  116   319   39   61  10   4   8   29   27   2   43   3   7   3   0   4   5    1   2  .191  .259  .323  -2.5 1957 KC  A
1958 KC  A    Daily Splits   22    58    6    9   1   1   2   11    5   0    7   0   3   0   0   1   1    1   1  .155  .222  .310  -0.8 1958 KC  A
1958 CLE A    Daily Splits   76   190   21   37  10   2   0    9   17   1   37   1   5   1   0   8   3    4   1  .195  .263  .268  -1.2 1958 CLE A
1958 TOT A                   98   248   27   46  11   3   2   20   22   1   44   1   8   1   0   9   4    5   2  .185  .254  .278  -2.0 1958 TOT A
Total    ( 6 Years) Splits  630  1875  166  410  58  18  16  144  111  12  192   8  49   9   0  39  45   23  12  .219  .264  .294  -8.8 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

             All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1953 AL       Daily           1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1953 AL   


                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1953 STL A Daily Splits  SS  152  150  141  1326     284  512   25   99   1  .970
1954 BAL A Daily Splits  SS  124  121  101  1037.2   249  333   32   76   0  .948
1955 NY  A Daily Splits  SS   98   91   54   712     115  249   16   60   0  .958
1956 NY  A Daily Splits  SS   32   19   14   175      49   58    0   20   0 1.000
1956 NY  A               3B    4    2    2    21       2    6    0    2   0 1.000
1957 KC  A Daily Splits  2B   64   58   44   508.2   111  152    7   40   0  .974
1957 KC  A               SS   36   23   18   230.2    46   89    9   19   0  .938
1957 KC  A               3B   17   10    6    96      18   22    2    2   0  .952
1958 KC  A Daily Splits  SS   12    9    9    89.1    10   32    3    4   0  .933
1958 KC  A               2B    8    8    7    66      14   18    0    6   0 1.000
1958 KC  A               3B    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0     -
1958 CLE A Daily Splits  SS   75   56   38   519.2   124  165   16   47   0  .948
1958 CLE A               3B    2    0    0     3       0    1    0    0   0 1.000
1958 TOT A               3B    3    0    0     4       0    1    0    0   0 1.000
1958 TOT A               SS   87   65   47   609     134  197   19   51   0  .946
Total ( 6 Years) Splits  SS  529  469  375  4090.1   877 1438  101  325   1  .958
Total ( 2 Years)         2B   72   66   51   574.2   125  170    7   46   0  .977
Total ( 3 Years)         3B   24   12    8   121      20   29    2    4   0  .961
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
1977 TEX A         93   60   33  .645   490   379   6-28           5  2
1978 TEX A        161   86   75  .534   683   628          9-30    2  2
Total ( 2 Years)  254  146  108  .575  1173  1007
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING


                  Coaching Record
Year Team   Position                   START    END
1964 BAL A  Third base                  4-14  10- 3
1965 BAL A  Third base                  4-13  10- 3
1966 BAL A  Third base                  4-12  10- 9
1967 BAL A  Third base                  4-11  10- 1
1968 BAL A  Third base                  4-10   9-27
1969 BAL A  Third base                  4- 8  10-16
1970 BAL A  Third base                  4- 7  10-15
1971 BAL A  Third base                  4- 7  10-17
1972 BAL A  Third base                  4-16  10- 3
1973 BAL A  Third base                  4- 6  10-11
1974 BAL A  Third base                  4- 5  10- 9
1975 BAL A  Third base                  4-10   9-28
1976 BAL A  Third base                  4- 9  10- 3
1977 BAL A  Third base                  4- 7   6-27
Total (14 Years) 



Ejection Information

As manager:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 8- 3-1977     BOX  TEX A  Ron Luciano         Balls and strikes
 8-25-1977     BOX  TEX A  Rich Garcia         Called third strike
 5- 3-1978     BOX  TEX A  Steve Palermo       Called third strike
 6- 3-1978     BOX  TEX A  Ted Hendry          Call at 1B
 8-16-1978     BOX  TEX A  Lou DiMuro          Call at 1B
 9-23-1978     BOX  TEX A  Russ Goetz          Bench jockeying

As coach:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 4-17-1964     BOX  BAL A  Al Smith            Balls and strikes
 8- 7-1968(2)  BOX  BAL A  Ed Runge            Call at HP
 5- 5-1970     BOX  BAL A  Ed Runge            Bench jockeying
 5-26-1974(2)  BOX  BAL A  Merle Anthony       Call at 3B (Threw hat)
 7- 8-1975     BOX  BAL A  Jim Evans           Balls and strikes (Threw helmet)





Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1948).

Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Ray Coleman, Stan
Rojek, Bob Mahoney and $95000 (October 14, 1952).

Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Bob Turley, Don Larsen and 4 players to be named
later to New York Yankees in exchange for Gene Woodling, Harry Byrd, Jim McDonald,
Hal Smith, Gus Triandos, Willie Miranda and 4 players to be named later (November
17, 1954); Baltimore Orioles received Bill Miller, Kal Segrist, Don Leppert and
Theodore Del Guercio (December 1, 1954) and New York Yankees received Mike Blyzka,
Darrell Johnson, Jim Fridley and Dick Kryhoski (December 1, 1954).

Traded by New York Yankees with Irv Noren, Milt Graff, Mickey McDermott, Tom Morgan,
Rip Coleman and a player to be named later to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for
Art Ditmar, Bobby Shantz, Jack McMahan, Wayne Belardi and 2 players to be named
later (February 19, 1957); New York Yankees received Curt Roberts (April 4, 1957)
and Kansas City Athletics received Jack Urban (April 5, 1957) and New York Yankees
received Clete Boyer (June 4, 1957).

Traded by Kansas City Athletics to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Chico
Carrasquel (June 12, 1958).

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