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Billy Hunter 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 Billy Hunter Collectibles! Billy Hunter Memorabilia! Billy Hunter Cards! Billy Hunter 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 IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1953 STL A               154   567   50  124  18   1   1   37   24       45   2  11      12    3   1  .219  .253  .259  -2.4 1953 STL A
1954 BAL A               125   411   28  100   9   5   2   27   21       38   2  13   4  14    5   4  .243  .281  .304  -1.3 1954 BAL A
1955 NY  A                98   255   14   58   7   1   3   20   15   2   18   0   8   1   7    9   2  .227  .269  .298  -1.0 1955 NY  A
1956 NY  A                39    75    8   21   3   4   0   11    2   0    4   0   2   0   3    0   1  .280  .299  .427   0.6 1956 NY  A
1957 KC  A               116   319   39   61  10   4   8   29   27   2   43   3   7   3   5    1   2  .191  .259  .323  -2.1 1957 KC  A
1958 KC  A                22    58    6    9   1   1   2   11    5   0    7   0   3   0   1    1   1  .155  .222  .310  -0.5 1958 KC  A
1958 CLE A                76   190   21   37  10   2   0    9   17   1   37   1   5   1   3    4   1  .195  .263  .268  -1.5 1958 CLE A
1958 TOT A                98   248   27   46  11   3   2   20   22   1   44   1   8   1   4    5   2  .185  .254  .278  -2.0 1958 TOT A
Total                    630  1875  166  410  58  18  16  144  111   5i 192   8  49   9i 45   23  12  .219  .264  .294  -8.2 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

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All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-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 RecordFielding Record

Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG
1953 STL A        SS  152   284  512   25   99  .970
1954 BAL A        SS  124   249  333   32   76  .948
1955 NY  A        SS   98   115  249   16   60  .958
1956 NY  A        SS   32    49   58    0   20 1.000
1956 NY  A        3B    4     2    6    0    2 1.000
1957 KC  A        2B   64   111  152    7   40  .974
1957 KC  A        SS   35    46   89    9   19  .938
1957 KC  A        3B   17    18   22    2    2  .952
1958 KC  A        SS   12    10   32    3    4  .933
1958 KC  A        2B    8    14   18    0    6 1.000
1958 KC  A        3B    1     0    0    0    0     -
1958 CLE A        SS   75   124  165   16   47  .948
1958 CLE A        3B    2     0    1    0    0 1.000
1958 TOT A        3B    3     0    1    0    0 1.000
1958 TOT A        SS   87   134  197   19   51  .946
Total             SS  528   877 1438  101  325  .958
Total             2B   72   125  170    7   46  .977
Total             3B   24    20   29    2    4  .961
Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG

All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

Managerial RecordManagerial 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       254  146  108  .575  1173  1007
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

TransactionsTransactions

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 Ted
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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