Billy Hatcher
[edit] Biography
Billy Hatcher (William Augustus Hatcher) was born on October 4, 1960 in Williams, Arizona. He made his Major League debut on September 10, 1984 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1985, his rookie year, he hit .245 with 2 home runs and 10 RBI. Hatcher played for the Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and Texas Rangers over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Billy Hatcher's best season was 1987, when he stole 53 bases, hit for a .296 average and knocked in 63 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1984
| CHI
| N
| 8
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .200
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
|
| 1985
| CHI
| N
| 53
| 163
| 24
| 40
| 2
| 10
| .245
| .290
| .368
| 12
| 1
| 8
| 12
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 9
|
| 1986
| HOU
| N
| 127
| 419
| 55
| 108
| 6
| 36
| .258
| .302
| .356
| 15
| 4
| 22
| 52
| 5
| 6
| 38
| 1
| 3
|
| 1987
| HOU
| N
| 141
| 564
| 96
| 167
| 11
| 63
| .296
| .352
| .415
| 28
| 3
| 42
| 70
| 9
| 7
| 53
| 1
| 11
|
| 1988
| HOU
| N
| 145
| 530
| 79
| 142
| 7
| 52
| .268
| .321
| .370
| 25
| 4
| 37
| 56
| 8
| 8
| 32
| 4
| 6
|
| 1989
| PIT
| N
| 27
| 86
| 10
| 21
| 1
| 7
| .244
| .253
| .326
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1989
| HOU
| N
| 108
| 395
| 49
| 90
| 3
| 44
| .228
| .281
| .304
| 15
| 3
| 30
| 53
| 1
| 3
| 22
| 2
| 3
|
| 1989
| TOT
| N
| 135
| 481
| 59
| 111
| 4
| 51
| .231
| .277
| .308
| 19
| 3
| 30
| 62
| 2
| 3
| 24
| 2
| 4
|
| 1990
| CIN
| N
| 139
| 504
| 68
| 139
| 5
| 25
| .276
| .327
| .381
| 28
| 5
| 33
| 42
| 6
| 1
| 30
| 5
| 4
|
| 1991
| CIN
| N
| 138
| 442
| 45
| 116
| 4
| 41
| .262
| .312
| .360
| 25
| 3
| 26
| 55
| 7
| 4
| 11
| 4
| 9
|
| 1992
| CIN
| N
| 43
| 94
| 10
| 27
| 2
| 10
| .287
| .314
| .383
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1992
| BOS
| A
| 75
| 315
| 37
| 75
| 1
| 23
| .238
| .283
| .311
| 16
| 2
| 17
| 41
| 3
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 9
|
| 1992
| Total
|
| 118
| 409
| 47
| 102
| 3
| 33
| .249
| .290
| .328
| 19
| 2
| 22
| 52
| 3
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 11
|
| 1993
| BOS
| A
| 136
| 508
| 71
| 146
| 9
| 57
| .287
| .336
| .400
| 24
| 3
| 28
| 46
| 11
| 11
| 14
| 4
| 14
|
| 1994
| PHI
| N
| 43
| 134
| 15
| 33
| 2
| 13
| .246
| .271
| .343
| 5
| 1
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
|
| 1994
| BOS
| A
| 44
| 164
| 24
| 40
| 1
| 18
| .244
| .292
| .329
| 9
| 1
| 11
| 14
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 3
|
| 1994
| Total
|
| 87
| 298
| 39
| 73
| 3
| 31
| .245
| .283
| .336
| 14
| 2
| 17
| 28
| 1
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 5
|
| 1995
| TEX
| A
| 6
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .083
| .154
| .167
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 972
| 3340
| 452
| 884
| 43
| 301
| .265
| .313
| .366
| 160
| 24
| 210
| 374
| 40
| 33
| 196
| 18
| 50
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 261
| 999
| 134
| 262
| 11
| 98
| .262
| .310
| .357
| 50
| 6
| 57
| 102
| 15
| 20
| 22
| 5
| 26
|
| Total
|
|
| 1233
| 4339
| 586
| 1146
| 54
| 399
| .264
| .312
| .364
| 210
| 30
| 267
| 476
| 55
| 53
| 218
| 23
| 76
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1984
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 4
| 1
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 4
| 1
| 16
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 44
| 37
| 341
| 77
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1985
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 3
| 2
| 19
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 27
| 25
| 229
| 56
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1985
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 16
| 10
| 93
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 39
| 7
| 117
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 121
| 101
| 924.2
| 226
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1986
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 9
| 6
| 46.1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| HOU
| N
| CF
| 95
| 88
| 761.1
| 192
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1987
| HOU
| N
| CF
| 94
| 93
| 794.1
| 188
| 9
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1987
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 51
| 42
| 363.1
| 79
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 140
| 139
| 1195.1
| 276
| 16
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1987
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 6
| 4
| 37.2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 142
| 133
| 1213.2
| 280
| 7
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1988
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 124
| 115
| 1027.1
| 234
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1988
| HOU
| N
| CF
| 25
| 18
| 186.1
| 44
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1989
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 20
| 19
| 160
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| PIT
| N
| CF
| 10
| 10
| 83
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 9
| 8
| 66
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 104
| 92
| 857
| 223
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1989
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 96
| 83
| 781
| 199
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1989
| HOU
| N
| CF
| 10
| 9
| 76
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 124
| 111
| 1017
| 250
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1989
| TOT
| N
| CF
| 20
| 19
| 159
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 98
| 84
| 792
| 200
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1990
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 69
| 65
| 555.1
| 173
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 131
| 119
| 1080.2
| 308
| 10
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| 1990
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 76
| 54
| 525.1
| 136
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1991
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 83
| 59
| 554
| 132
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1991
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 53
| 46
| 394
| 117
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1991
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 121
| 105
| 948
| 248
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1992
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 23
| 20
| 156
| 29
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1992
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 23
| 20
| 156
| 29
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1992
| BOS
| A
| CF
| 13
| 12
| 106.1
| 29
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1992
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 75
| 74
| 652.1
| 145
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1992
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 63
| 62
| 546
| 116
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1992
| Total
|
| OF
| 98
| 94
| 808.1
| 174
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1992
| Total
|
| LF
| 86
| 82
| 702
| 145
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1993
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1993
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 130
| 126
| 1105.1
| 284
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1993
| BOS
| A
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| BOS
| A
| CF
| 129
| 125
| 1097.1
| 279
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1994
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 26
| 19
| 179
| 38
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 11
| 10
| 72.2
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 40
| 30
| 275.2
| 68
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 7
| 1
| 24
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| BOS
| A
| RF
| 43
| 41
| 364.1
| 88
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1994
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1994
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 43
| 41
| 364.1
| 87
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1994
| Total
|
| OF
| 83
| 71
| 640
| 155
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1994
| Total
|
| RF
| 54
| 51
| 437
| 108
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1995
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 5
| 4
| 33
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 4
| 3
| 27
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 87
| 75
| 641
| 153
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 585
| 456
| 4220
| 984
| 32
| 14
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 551
| 510
| 4462
| 1156
| 29
| 16
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1143
| 1041
| 9323
| 2289
| 67
| 33
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Montreal Expos in the 30th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 5, 1979).
- Selected by Houston Astros in the 2nd round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (January 11, 1980).
- Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 6th round of the free-agent draft (January 13, 1981 - signed May 22, 1981).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with a player to be named later to Houston Astros in exchange for Jerry Mumphrey (December 16, 1985); Houston Astros received Steve Engel (July 24, 1986).
- Traded by Houston Astros to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Glenn Wilson (August 18, 1989).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Mike Roesler and Jeff Richardson (April 3, 1990).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Tom Bolton (July 9, 1992).
- Granted free agency (November 2, 1992).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (November 27, 1992).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Paul Quantrill to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Wes Chamberlain and Mike Sullivan (May 31, 1994).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1994).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (April 25, 1995).
- Released by Texas Rangers (May 16, 1995).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (June 8, 1995).
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