Billy Hitchcock

Full Name: William Clyde Hitchcock	Primary Position: 3B,2B,SS
Height/Weight: 6' 1.5"/185	First Game: April 14, 1942
Birthdate: July 31, 1916	Final Game: August 27, 1953
Birthplace: Inverness, Alabama	MLB Experience: 9 years
Died: April 9, 2006
Deathplace: Opelika, Alabama
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Billy Hitchcock (William Clyde Hitchcock) was born on July 31, 1916 in Inverness, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1942 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1942, his rookie year, he hit .211 with 0 home runs and 29 RBI. Hitchcock played for the Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Athletics over the course of his 9 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Billy Hitchcock's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1950, when he knocked in 54 runs. However, others believe that it was 1952, when he knocked in 56 runs.

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

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Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1942	DET	A	3B	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1942	DET	A	SS	80	157	199	21	39	.944
1946	WAS	A	3B	46	53	87	12	7	.921
1946	WAS	A	SS	53	112	142	9	27	.966
1946	DET	A	2B	1	1	2	0	0	1.000
1947	STL	A	SS	7	12	19	1	5	.969
1947	STL	A	2B	46	127	127	6	31	.977
1947	STL	A	1B	5	45	2	2	4	.959
1947	STL	A	3B	17	25	42	5	5	.931
1948	BOS	A	2B	15	31	47	4	12	.951
1948	BOS	A	3B	15	23	35	0	3	1.000
1949	BOS	A	2B	8	21	15	1	5	.973
1949	BOS	A	1B	29	256	15	2	28	.993
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	SS	1	1	1	0	1	1.000
1953	DET	A	2B	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1953	DET	A	3B	12	9	17	2	1	.929
Total			2B	201	524	561	35	169	.969
Total			3B	240	260	502	50	56	.938
Total			1B	48	406	30	6	41	.986
Total			SS	142	284	361	32	72	.953

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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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