Billy Hitchcock

Positions: Third Baseman, Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: July 31, 1916 in Inverness, AL us

Died: April 9, 2006 in Opelika, AL

Buried: Rosemere Cemetery, Opelika, AL

High School: Union Springs HS (Union Springs, AL)

School: Auburn University (Auburn, AL)

Debut: April 14, 1942 (Age 25-257d, 9,201st in major league history)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 27, 1953 (Age 37-027d)
vs. WSH 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: William Clyde Hitchcock

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Relatives: Brother of Jim Hitchcock

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-5.4

2249

547

.243

231

RBI

257

OBP

.310

SLG

.299

OPS

.609

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	31-46 / in Starts: 25-29
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	41 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 10 bases loaded PA and 9 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	8

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 249 PAs	36
Actual Runners on Base	172 (82-58-32) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 249 PAs	27
Avg. Runners on Base	162 (84-51-25)

Most Driven In
E Valo	9
F Fain	8
G Zernial	5
H Majeski	2
D Philley	2
S Chapman	1
E Joost	1
L Klein	1

Most Driven In By
P Suder	5
D Philley	4
J Tipton	3
J Astroth	2
F Fain	2
L Limmer	1
Self	1
E Joost	1

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	486	1	Apr 17	PHA		WSH	L,1-6	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.750	.500	1.250	6	.35	0.039	.93	0.06%	0.87	2B
2	487	2	Apr 18	PHA		WSH	L,4-6	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.444	.286	.730	6	2.00	0.114	4.71	0.16%	0.82	2B
3	488	3	Apr 20	PHA	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.462	.222	.684	6	1.34	-0.126	2.87	-0.16%	-0.42	2B
4	489	4	Apr 21	PHA	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.353	.154	.507	6	.82	-0.088	1.82	-0.12%	-0.96	2B
5	490	5	Apr 22 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.333	.176	.510	6	1.03	-0.088	2.31	-0.12%	-0.92	2B
6	491	7 (1)	Apr 23	PHA	@	NYY	L,4-5	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.333	.158	.491	6	1.44	-0.044	2.59	-0.05%	-0.19	2B
7	492	13 (5)	Apr 29	PHA		BOS	L,8-12	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.150	.320	.150	.470	9	2.49	-0.065	2.09	-0.03%	-0.25	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	493	14	May 1	PHA	@	DET	W,9-1	9-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.320	.150	.470	6						2B 3B
9	494	15	May 2	PHA	@	DET	L,4-5	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.136	.321	.136	.458	6	.99	-0.054	.75	-0.03%	-0.59	3B
10	495	16	May 4	PHA	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.192	.344	.231	.575	6	.95	0.173	.67	0.07%	1.87	3B
11	496	17	May 5	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.172	.314	.207	.521	6	1.23	-0.102	1.05	-0.05%	-0.90	3B
12	497	18	May 6 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.333	.219	.552	6	.75	0.029	.52	0.01%	0.25	3B
13	498	19	May 6 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	L,3-8	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.171	.326	.200	.526	6	.49	0.005	.27	0.00%	-0.12	3B
14	499	20	May 8	PHA	@	CHW	W,9-4	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.333	.205	.538	6	.77	0.114	.35	0.03%	0.98	3B
15	500	21	May 9	PHA	@	SLB	W,8-2	CG(10)	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0			0	0	0	.171	.358	.195	.554	6						3B
16	501	22	May 12	PHA		NYY	L,4-8	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.368	.222	.591	6	.49	0.006	.37	0.00%	0.27	3B
17	502	23	May 13 (1)	PHA		NYY	W,5-4	GS-8	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.377	.229	.606	6	.62	0.004	.31	0.00%	0.04	3B
18	503	24	May 13 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,9-6	CG(8)	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.385	.250	.635	6	.98	0.010	.60	0.00%	0.03	3B
19	504	25	May 15	PHA		SLB	L,8-11	CG	5	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.232	.386	.286	.671	6	.85	0.004	.56	0.00%	0.68	3B
20	505	26	May 16	PHA		SLB	L,9-10	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.378	.283	.662	6	.74	-0.047	.42	-0.02%	-0.57	3B
21	506	27	May 17	PHA		SLB	W,7-6	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.234	.372	.281	.653	6	1.39	-0.078	.61	-0.02%	-0.98	3B
22	507	28	May 18	PHA		DET	L,6-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.221	.354	.265	.618	6	.90	-0.104	.50	-0.04%	-1.63	3B
23	508	29	May 20 (1)	PHA		CLE	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.221	.354	.265	.618	7						2B
24	509	30	May 20 (2)	PHA		CLE	L,3-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.221	.354	.265	.618	7						2B
25	510	31	May 22	PHA		CLE	L,2-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.221	.354	.265	.618	7						2B
26	511	32	May 24	PHA		CHW	L,2-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.221	.354	.265	.618	9						3B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	512	39 (6)	Jun 2	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-1	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.221	.354	.265	.618	3						3B
28	513	40	Jun 3 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	W,7-3	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.221	.354	.265	.618	3	.23	-0.002	.03	0.00%	-0.22	3B
29	514	42 (1)	Jun 4	PHA	@	SLB	W,7-6	6-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.232	.361	.275	.637	3	.94	0.035	.10	0.00%	0.39	3B
30	515	45 (2)	Jun 7	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-6	6-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.243	.369	.286	.655	9	.48	0.017	.08	0.00%	0.12	PH
31	516	48 (2)	Jun 10 (2)	PHA	@	DET	L,5-9	6-6	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.254	.376	.310	.686	9	.86	0.062	.06	0.00%	1.63	PH
32	517	49	Jun 12	PHA		CLE	L,6-8	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.264	.384	.319	.703	8	.95	0.048	.05	0.00%	0.39	PH
33	518	50	Jun 14	PHA		CLE	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.260	.379	.315	.694	7	1.89	-0.049	.06	0.00%	-0.25	PH
34	519	55 (4)	Jun 17 (2)	PHA		CHW	L,0-9	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.257	.375	.311	.686	9	.05	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.11	PH
35	520	64 (8)	Jun 26	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-13	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.253	.371	.307	.677	9	.82	0.025	.04	0.00%	0.39	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
36	521	70 (5)	Jul 2	PHA		NYY	L,5-14	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.374	.303	.676	1	.06	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.06	PH 2B
37	522	72 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,5-9	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.266	.383	.329	.712	6	.74	0.016	.01	0.00%	1.18	3B
38	523	73	Jul 5	PHA		BOS	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.265	.378	.325	.703	6	1.41	-0.072	.01	0.00%	-0.75	3B
39	524	76 (2)	Jul 8 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.265	.378	.325	.703	6						3B
40	525	77	Jul 8 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.253	.363	.310	.673	6	.74	-0.103	.00	0.00%	-1.50	3B
41	526	90 (12)	Jul 21	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.359	.307	.666	9	1.47	-0.037	.01	0.00%	-0.23	2B
42	527	94 (3)	Jul 26	PHA		SLB	L,4-6	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.247	.356	.303	.659	9	1.07	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.25	PH
43	528	97 (2)	Jul 29 (1)	PHA		DET	L,4-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.352	.300	.652	8	.07	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.11	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
44	529	101 (3)	Aug 2	PHA		CHW	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.245	.349	.298	.646	7	2.08	-0.192	.00	0.00%	-0.81	2B
45	530	102	Aug 3	PHA		CLE	L,2-3	GS-9	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	1	0	0	.258	.363	.309	.672	7	2.15	0.243	.00	0.00%	0.72	2B
46	531	103	Aug 4	PHA		CLE	L,2-4	CG	4	4	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.277	.376	.347	.723	7	1.26	0.164	.00	0.00%	1.81	2B
47	532	104	Aug 5 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	1	.276	.372	.343	.715	6	.85	-0.083	.00	0.00%	-1.16	2B
48	533	105	Aug 5 (2)	PHA		CLE	L,3-6	CG(8)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.269	.363	.333	.696	6	.78	-0.092	.00	0.00%	-1.24	2B
49	534	106	Aug 7	PHA	@	BOS	W,7-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.354	.324	.679	6	.96	-0.107	.00	0.00%	-0.98	2B
50	535	107	Aug 9 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.276	.364	.362	.726	5	1.07	0.245	.00	0.00%	1.51	2B
51	536	108	Aug 9 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.353	.350	.703	5	.94	-0.104	.00	0.00%	-1.11	2B
52	537	109	Aug 10	PHA		NYY	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.266	.350	.355	.705	6	1.15	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-0.43	2B
53	538	117 (7)	Aug 17	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.264	.348	.352	.700	7	2.08	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.29	PH
54	539	119 (1)	Aug 19	PHA	@	NYY	W,15-1	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.349	.354	.703	6	.44	-0.003	.00	0.00%	1.29	1B
55	540	124 (4)	Aug 24	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-5	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.267	.347	.351	.698	9						PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
56	541	133 (8)	Sep 5 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,4-1	0-GF	4	4	0	4	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.289	.364	.378	.742	5						PH 3B
57	542	134	Sep 5 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,9-7	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.293	.365	.386	.751	5	.98	0.094	.00	0.00%	1.24	3B
58	543	135	Sep 7 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,5-8	CG	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.299	.373	.396	.769	5	1.12	0.035	.00	0.00%	0.32	3B
59	544	136	Sep 7 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,11-4	CG	5	5	0	4	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.315	.386	.436	.822	5	1.05	0.354	.00	0.00%	4.99	3B 2B
60	545	137	Sep 8	PHA		BOS	L,1-6	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.314	.382	.438	.820	5	.64	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.44	3B
61	546	138	Sep 9 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,10-4	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.316	.383	.437	.820	5	.91	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.19	3B
62	547	139	Sep 9 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.311	.376	.429	.805	5	.73	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.58	3B
63	548	140	Sep 11 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,5-6	CG(11)	6	6	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.317	.380	.431	.812	5	2.51	0.234	.00	0.00%	2.11	3B 2B
64	549	141	Sep 11 (2)	PHA		CLE	W,9-5	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.322	.383	.439	.822	5	1.67	0.225	.00	0.00%	1.59	3B
65	550	142	Sep 14	PHA		CHW	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.322	.385	.437	.822	5	.67	0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.05	3B
66	551	143	Sep 15	PHA		CHW	W,5-4	CG(12)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.318	.381	.430	.811	5	1.23	-0.013	.00	0.00%	0.01	3B
67	552	144	Sep 16 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,7-1	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.317	.381	.426	.807	5	.93	0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.13	3B
68	553	145	Sep 16 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,7-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.310	.374	.417	.791	5	.25	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.84	3B
69	554	146	Sep 18	PHA		DET	L,6-8	CG	4	3	0	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.321	.386	.426	.812	5	.89	0.183	.00	0.00%	2.66	3B
70	555	147	Sep 19	PHA		DET	W,8-1	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.320	.386	.423	.809	5	.68	0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.28	3B
71	556	148	Sep 22	PHA		WSH	L,1-9	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.312	.377	.412	.789	5	.58	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-1.42	3B
72	557	149	Sep 23 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,12-4	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.309	.373	.407	.780	5	.25	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-1.60	3B
73	558	150	Sep 23 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,8-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.371	.404	.775	5	.55	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.73	3B
74	559	151	Sep 26	PHA	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.302	.365	.396	.761	5	.63	-0.098	.00	0.00%	-1.35	3B
75	560	152	Sep 29	PHA	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.307	.371	.405	.776	5	.81	0.184	.00	0.00%	2.02	3B
76	561	153	Sep 30 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.307	.373	.404	.777	5	1.16	0.070	.00	0.00%	0.30	3B
77	562	154	Sep 30 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.306	.371	.401	.772	5	.90	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.37	3B
							31-46		249	222	27	68	10	4	1	36	21	0	23	2	4		2	2	2	1	.306	.371	.401	.772		.98	0.522	.39	-0.27%	5.59

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