Dave Hamilton
[edit] Biography
Born on December 13, 1947 in Seattle, Washington, Dave Hamilton (David Edward Hamilton) played for the Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 9 year career. Hamilton broke into the bigs on May 29, 1972 with the Oakland Athletics, and put up a 2.93 ERA in 101.1 innings pitched in 1972, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Dave Hamilton's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1976, when he posted a 3.59 ERA, notched 10 saves and struck out 62 batters. However, others believe that it was 1975, when he posted a 3.25 ERA and struck out 71 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1972
| OAK
| A
| 25
| 14
| 6
| 6
| 2.93
| 55
| 34
| 33
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 101.1
| 94
| 7
| 31
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1973
| OAK
| A
| 16
| 11
| 6
| 4
| 4.39
| 34
| 37
| 34
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 69.2
| 74
| 8
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1974
| OAK
| A
| 29
| 18
| 7
| 4
| 3.15
| 69
| 45
| 41
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 117
| 104
| 10
| 48
| 3
| 2
| 5
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| 11
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 4.04
| 20
| 19
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 35.2
| 42
| 4
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| CHI
| A
| 30
| 1
| 6
| 5
| 2.84
| 51
| 23
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 69.2
| 63
| 4
| 29
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| TOT
| A
| 41
| 5
| 7
| 7
| 3.25
| 71
| 42
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 105.1
| 105
| 8
| 47
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| CHI
| A
| 45
| 1
| 6
| 6
| 3.59
| 62
| 38
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 90.1
| 81
| 4
| 45
| 6
| 3
| 4
|
| 1977
| CHI
| A
| 55
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 3.61
| 45
| 33
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 67.1
| 71
| 6
| 33
| 4
| 2
| 0
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.43
| 8
| 13
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 16
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| PIT
| N
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3.42
| 15
| 16
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 26.1
| 23
| 2
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
|
| 1978
| TOT
| N
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4.46
| 23
| 29
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 40.1
| 39
| 7
| 18
| 2
| 1
| 0
|
| 1979
| OAK
| A
| 40
| 7
| 3
| 4
| 3.70
| 52
| 42
| 34
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 82.2
| 80
| 5
| 43
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| 1980
| OAK
| A
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 11.40
| 23
| 39
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 44
| 6
| 28
| 2
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4.46
| 23
| 29
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 40.1
| 39
| 7
| 18
| 2
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 272
| 57
| 39
| 39
| 3.81
| 411
| 310
| 281
| 4
| 1
| 30
| 663.2
| 653
| 54
| 299
| 22
| 10
| 15
|
| Total
|
|
| 301
| 57
| 39
| 41
| 3.85
| 434
| 339
| 301
| 4
| 1
| 31
| 704
| 692
| 61
| 317
| 24
| 11
| 15
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1972
| OAK
| A
| P
| 25
| 14
| 101.1
| 4
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 0
| .955
|
| 1973
| OAK
| A
| P
| 16
| 11
| 69.2
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| OAK
| A
| P
| 29
| 18
| 117
| 3
| 17
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 8
| 3
| .909
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| P
| 11
| 4
| 35.2
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| CHI
| A
| P
| 30
| 1
| 69.2
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| TOT
| A
| P
| 41
| 5
| 105.1
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 6
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| CHI
| A
| P
| 45
| 1
| 90.1
| 4
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| .929
|
| 1977
| CHI
| A
| P
| 55
| 0
| 67.1
| 4
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 4
| 0
| .933
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| P
| 13
| 0
| 14
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| PIT
| N
| P
| 16
| 0
| 26.1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| TOT
| N
| P
| 29
| 0
| 40.1
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| OAK
| A
| P
| 40
| 7
| 82.2
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 6
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| OAK
| A
| P
| 21
| 1
| 30
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 301
| 57
| 704
| 28
| 98
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 39
| 39
| 8
| .962
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1972
| OAK
| A
| 25
| 26
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .154
| .313
| .192
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1973
| OAK
| A
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| OAK
| A
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| OAK
| A
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| CHI
| A
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| TOT
| A
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| CHI
| A
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| CHI
| A
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| PIT
| N
| 16
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| TOT
| N
| 29
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| OAK
| A
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| OAK
| A
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 29
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 272
| 26
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .154
| .313
| .192
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 301
| 33
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .121
| .256
| .152
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Kansas City Athletics in the 5th round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1966).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics with Chet Lemon to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Stan Bahnsen and Skip Pitlock (June 15, 1975).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Silvio Martinez to St. Louis Cardinals (November 28, 1977) completing trade in which St. Louis Cardinals traded Clay Carroll to Chicago White Sox in exchange for 3 players to be named later (August 31, 1977); St. Louis Cardinals received Nyls Nyman (September 2, 1977).
- Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Pittsburgh Pirates (May 28, 1978).
- Granted free agency (November 2, 1978).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (February 28, 1979).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1979).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (February 20, 1980).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (December 12, 1980).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (January 10, 1981).
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