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Billy Hitchcock
William Clyde Hitchcock

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 185 lb.
School Auburn University

Debut April 14, 1942
Final Game August 27, 1953
Born July 31, 1916 in Inverness, AL
Died April 9, 2006 in Opelika, AL

Brother of Jim Hitchcock

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1939. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1942 25 DET AL  85  280   27   59   8  1   0   29   2  2  26  21  .211  .280  .246   44   69   3           1   8
 1946 29 TOT AL 101  357   27   75   8  3   0   25   2  4  27  52  .210  .268  .249   49   89   4           1  10
         DET AL   3    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0  .000  .250  .000  -28    0   0           0   0
         WSH AL  98  354   27   75   8  3   0   25   2  4  26  52  .212  .268  .251   49   89   4           1  10
 1947 30 SLB AL  80  275   25   61   2  2   1   28   3  0  21  34  .222  .277  .255   47   70   6           0   9
 1948 31 BOS AL  49  124   15   37   3  2   1   20   0  0   7   9  .298  .341  .379   87   47   2           1   4
 1949 32 BOS AL  55  147   22   30   6  1   0    9   2  3  17  11  .204  .291  .259   42   38   5           1   7
 1950 33 PHA AL 115  399   35  109  22  5   1   54   3  1  45  32  .273  .347  .361   83  144   3           0  30
 1951 34 PHA AL  77  222   27   68  10  4   1   36   2  0  21  23  .306  .371  .401  107   89   4           2   2
 1952 35 PHA AL 119  407   45  100   8  4   1   56   1  1  39  45  .246  .318  .292   66  119  10           4   8
 1953 36 DET AL  22   38    8    8   0  0   0    0   0  0   3   3  .211  .268  .211   31    8   0           0   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      703 2249  231  547  67 22   5  257  15 11 206 230  .243  .310  .299   65  673  37   0   0  10  82
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        518   53  126  15  5   1   59   3  3  47  53  .243  .310  .299   65  155   9   0   0   2  19
 Career High    119  407   45  109  22  5   1   56   3  4  45  52  .306  .371  .401  107  144  10   0   0   4  30
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1942 25 DET AL  310  234   19   2.2   101| .211  .275| .280  .350| .246  .385| .526  .735|  44  .238 -21.6  -2.3  50%
 1946 29 TOT AL  389  300   23   2.0    91| .210  .257| .268  .330| .249  .369| .517  .699|  49  .215 -24.4  -2.6  33%
         DET AL    4    3    0   0.0   101| .000  .271| .250  .346| .000  .389| .250  .735| -28  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
         WSH AL  385  297   23   2.1    91| .212  .256| .268  .330| .251  .369| .519  .699|  49  .218 -23.9  -2.5  33%
 1947 30 SLB AL  302  229   20   2.3    98| .222  .265| .277  .345| .255  .381| .532  .726|  47  .256 -20.7  -2.2 100%
 1948 31 BOS AL  134   93   16   4.6   110| .298  .279| .341  .365| .379  .403| .720  .768|  87  .497  -3.0  -0.3   0%
 1949 32 BOS AL  170  132   10   2.0   112| .204  .279| .291  .372| .259  .405| .550  .778|  42  .182 -13.0  -1.3  40%
 1950 33 PHA AL  447  324   50   4.1   112| .273  .276| .347  .363| .361  .414| .708  .776|  83  .413  -9.8  -0.9  75%
 1951 34 PHA AL  249  160   33   5.5   104| .306  .270| .371  .351| .401  .396| .772  .747| 107  .593   2.2   0.2 100%
 1952 35 PHA AL  460  326   37   3.1   101| .246  .267| .318  .348| .292  .390| .610  .738|  66  .364 -19.1  -2.0  50%
 1953 36 DET AL   41   34    2   1.6   102| .211  .268| .268  .344| .211  .395| .479  .739|  31  .130  -3.7  -0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      2502 1832  210   3.1   102| .243  .269| .310  .351| .299  .391| .609  .742|  65  .342 -113.2 -11.8  57%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1942 25 DET AL SS 80 157 199 21 39 .944 .949 4.45 4.78 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.00 1946 29 DET AL 2B 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 5.20 WSH AL SS 53 112 142 9 27 .966 .954 4.79 4.65 3B 46 53 87 12 7 .921 .948 3.04 2.89 1947 30 SLB AL 2B 46 127 127 6 31 .977 .978 5.52 5.19 3B 17 25 42 5 5 .931 .959 3.94 2.91 SS 7 12 19 1 5 .969 .963 4.43 4.93 1B 5 45 2 2 4 .959 .989 9.40 9.34 1948 31 BOS AL 2B 15 31 47 4 12 .951 .976 5.20 5.39 3B 15 23 35 0 3 1.000 .959 3.87 2.93 1949 32 BOS AL 1B 29 256 15 2 28 .993 .989 9.34 9.15 2B 8 21 15 1 5 .973 .973 4.50 5.12 1950 33 PHA AL 2B 107 297 319 21 105 .967 .976 5.76 5.39 SS 1 2 0 1 0 .667 .952 2.00 4.70 1951 34 PHA AL 3B 45 45 99 11 14 .929 .950 3.20 2.87 2B 23 47 51 3 16 .970 .978 4.26 5.35 1B 1 8 0 0 1 1.000 .988 8.00 8.50 1952 35 PHA AL 3B 104 105 222 20 26 .942 .953 3.14 2.98 1B 13 97 13 2 8 .982 .988 8.46 8.88 1953 36 DET AL 3B 12 9 17 2 1 .929 .956 2.17 2.93 SS 1 1 1 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 4.50 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.10
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1947 30 SLB AL 1B 5 45 2 2 4 .959 .989 9.40 9.34 1949 32 BOS AL 1B 29 256 15 2 28 .993 .989 9.34 9.15 1951 34 PHA AL 1B 1 8 0 0 1 1.000 .988 8.00 8.50 1952 35 PHA AL 1B 13 97 13 2 8 .982 .988 8.46 8.88 1946 29 DET AL 2B 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 5.20 1947 30 SLB AL 2B 46 127 127 6 31 .977 .978 5.52 5.19 1948 31 BOS AL 2B 15 31 47 4 12 .951 .976 5.20 5.39 1949 32 BOS AL 2B 8 21 15 1 5 .973 .973 4.50 5.12 1950 33 PHA AL 2B 107 297 319 21 105 .967 .976 5.76 5.39 1951 34 PHA AL 2B 23 47 51 3 16 .970 .978 4.26 5.35 1953 36 DET AL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.10 1942 25 DET AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.00 1946 29 WSH AL 3B 46 53 87 12 7 .921 .948 3.04 2.89 1947 30 SLB AL 3B 17 25 42 5 5 .931 .959 3.94 2.91 1948 31 BOS AL 3B 15 23 35 0 3 1.000 .959 3.87 2.93 1951 34 PHA AL 3B 45 45 99 11 14 .929 .950 3.20 2.87 1952 35 PHA AL 3B 104 105 222 20 26 .942 .953 3.14 2.98 1953 36 DET AL 3B 12 9 17 2 1 .929 .956 2.17 2.93 1942 25 DET AL SS 80 157 199 21 39 .944 .949 4.45 4.78 1946 29 WSH AL SS 53 112 142 9 27 .966 .954 4.79 4.65 1947 30 SLB AL SS 7 12 19 1 5 .969 .963 4.43 4.93 1950 33 PHA AL SS 1 2 0 1 0 .667 .952 2.00 4.70 1953 36 DET AL SS 1 1 1 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 4.50
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Position Total 3B 240 260 502 50 56 .938 .952 3.17 2.93 2B 201 524 561 35 169 .969 .977 5.40 5.33 SS 142 284 361 32 72 .953 .952 4.54 4.74 1B 48 406 30 6 41 .986 .989 9.08 9.08 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Overall Total 631 1474 1454 123 338 .960 .966 4.64 4.57
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Sac. Hits
1952 AL-10-10

Grounded into Double Plays
1950 AL-30-1

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1939 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

September 8, 1941: Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the New York Yankees.

May 16, 1946: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the Detroit Tigers.

February 8, 1947: Purchased by the St. Louis Browns from the Washington Senators.

November 18, 1947: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with Ellis Kinder to the Boston Red Sox for Sam Dente, Clem Dreisewerd, Bill Sommers, and $65,000.

October 8, 1949: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Philadelphia Athletics for Buddy Rosar.

January 29, 1953: Traded by the Philadelphia Athletics to the Detroit Tigers for Don Kolloway.

October 13, 1953: Released by the Detroit Tigers.


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