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Billy Hitchcock Billy Hitchcock

Full name: William Clyde Hitchcock Born: July 31, 1916, Inverness, 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 Billy Hitchcock Collectibles! Billy Hitchcock Memorabilia! Billy Hitchcock Cards! Billy Hitchcock Autographs! Game Used Memorabilia! Register on eBay for free today and start buying & selling with millions each week!

Batting RecordBatting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1942 DET A                85   280   27   59   8   1   0   29   26   21   1   3   8    2   2  .211  .280  .246  -1.9 1942 DET A
1946 DET A                 3     3    0    0   0   0   0    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250  .000   0.0 1946 DET A
1946 WAS A                98   354   27   75   8   3   0   25   26   52   1   4  10    2   4  .212  .268  .251  -3.6 1946 WAS A
1946 TOT A               101   357   27   75   8   3   0   25   27   52   1   4  10    2   4  .210  .268  .249  -3.6 1946 TOT A
1947 STL A                80   275   25   61   2   2   1   28   21   34   0   6   9    3   0  .222  .277  .255  -1.1 1947 STL A
1948 BOS A                49   124   15   37   3   2   1   20    7    9   1   2   4    0   0  .298  .341  .379   0.1 1948 BOS A
1949 BOS A                55   147   22   30   6   1   0    9   17   11   1   5   7    2   3  .204  .291  .259  -1.8 1949 BOS A
1950 PHI A               115   399   35  109  22   5   1   54   45   32   0   3  30    3   1  .273  .347  .361  -0.4 1950 PHI A
1951 PHI A                77   222   27   68  10   4   1   36   21   23   2   4   2    2   0  .306  .371  .401   0.8 1951 PHI A
1952 PHI A               119   407   45  100   8   4   1   56   39   45   4  10   8    1   1  .246  .318  .292  -2.1 1952 PHI A
1953 DET A                22    38    8    8   0   0   0    0    3    3   0   0   4    0   0  .211  .268  .211  -0.4 1953 DET A
Total                    703  2249  231  547  67  22   5  257  206  230  10  37  82   15  11  .243  .310  .299 -10.4 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

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Fielding RecordFielding Record

Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG
1942 DET A        SS   80   157  199   21   39  .944
1942 DET A        3B    1     0    0    0    0     -
1946 DET A        2B    1     1    2    0    0 1.000
1946 WAS A        SS   53   112  142    9   27  .966
1946 WAS A        3B   46    53   87   12    7  .921
1947 STL A        2B   46   127  127    6   31  .977
1947 STL A        3B   17    25   42    5    5  .931
1947 STL A        SS    7    12   19    1    5  .969
1947 STL A        1B    5    45    2    2    4  .959
1948 BOS A        3B   15    23   35    0    3 1.000
1948 BOS A        2B   15    31   47    4   12  .951
1949 BOS A        1B   29   256   15    2   28  .993
1949 BOS A        2B    8    21   15    1    5  .973
1950 PHI A        2B  107   297  319   21  105  .967
1950 PHI A        SS    1     2    0    1    0  .667
1951 PHI A        3B   45    45   99   11   14  .929
1951 PHI A        2B   23    47   51    3   16  .970
1951 PHI A        1B    1     8    0    0    1 1.000
1952 PHI A        3B  104   105  222   20   26  .942
1952 PHI A        1B   13    97   13    2    8  .982
1953 DET A        3B   12     9   17    2    1  .929
1953 DET A        SS    1     1    1    0    1 1.000
1953 DET A        2B    1     0    0    0    0     -
Total             3B  240   260  502   50   56  .938
Total             2B  201   524  561   35  169  .969
Total             SS  142   284  361   32   72  .953
Total             1B   48   406   30    6   41  .986
Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG

Managerial RecordManagerial 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       535  274  261  .512  2187  2121
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

TransactionsTransactions

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

Sold by New York Yankees to Detroit Tigers (September 8, 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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