Dave Hillman
[edit] Biography
Born on September 14, 1927 in Dungannon, Virginia, Dave Hillman (Darius Dutton Hillman) played for the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 8 year career. Hillman broke into the bigs on April 30, 1955 with the Chicago Cubs, and put up a 5.31 ERA in 57.2 innings pitched in 1955, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Dave Hillman's best season was 1959, when he posted a 3.53 ERA and struck out 88 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1955
| CHI
| N
| 25
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5.31
| 23
| 36
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 57.2
| 63
| 10
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1956
| CHI
| N
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 2.19
| 6
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12.1
| 11
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| CHI
| N
| 32
| 14
| 6
| 11
| 4.35
| 53
| 52
| 50
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 103.1
| 115
| 13
| 37
| 2
| 2
| 0
|
| 1958
| CHI
| N
| 31
| 16
| 4
| 8
| 3.15
| 65
| 57
| 44
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 125.2
| 132
| 12
| 31
| 4
| 1
| 0
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| 39
| 24
| 8
| 11
| 3.53
| 88
| 84
| 75
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 191
| 178
| 17
| 43
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| 1960
| BOS
| A
| 16
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 5.65
| 14
| 27
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 36.2
| 41
| 6
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| BOS
| A
| 28
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 2.77
| 39
| 26
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 78
| 70
| 8
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1962
| NY
| N
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6.32
| 8
| 12
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 15.2
| 21
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1962
| CIN
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.82
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.2
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1962
| TOT
| N
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6.98
| 8
| 16
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 19.1
| 29
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 144
| 60
| 18
| 32
| 3.91
| 243
| 252
| 221
| 8
| 1
| 3
| 509.1
| 528
| 57
| 150
| 9
| 6
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 44
| 4
| 3
| 5
| 3.69
| 53
| 53
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 114.2
| 111
| 14
| 35
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 188
| 64
| 21
| 37
| 3.87
| 296
| 305
| 268
| 8
| 1
| 3
| 624
| 639
| 71
| 185
| 10
| 7
| 3
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1955
| CHI
| N
| P
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1956
| CHI
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| CHI
| N
| P
| 32
| 14
| 103.1
| 11
| 12
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 0
| .958
|
| 1958
| CHI
| N
| P
| 31
| 16
| 125.2
| 7
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| .964
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| P
| 39
| 24
| 191
| 28
| 31
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 3
| 1
| .967
|
| 1960
| BOS
| A
| P
| 16
| 3
| 37
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| BOS
| A
| P
| 28
| 1
| 78
| 1
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| NY
| N
| P
| 13
| 1
| 15.2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| CIN
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 3.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1962
| TOT
| N
| P
| 15
| 1
| 19.1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 188
| 59
| 554.1
| 54
| 104
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 17
| 12
| 2
| .969
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1955
| CHI
| N
| 26
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .100
| .308
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| CHI
| N
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| CHI
| N
| 36
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .111
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| CHI
| N
| 32
| 41
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .146
| .146
| .195
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| 42
| 60
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 3
| .150
| .239
| .150
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 32
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| BOS
| A
| 16
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .143
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| BOS
| A
| 28
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .105
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| NY
| N
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| CIN
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| TOT
| N
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 153
| 140
| 6
| 16
| 0
| 6
| .114
| .190
| .129
| 2
| 0
| 12
| 75
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 44
| 23
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .115
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 197
| 163
| 9
| 16
| 0
| 6
| .098
| .179
| .110
| 2
| 0
| 15
| 85
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (1950).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Jim Marshall to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Dick Gernert (November 21, 1959).
- Sent to Cincinnati Reds by Boston Red Sox for future considerations (October 13, 1961).
- Returned to Boston Red Sox (April 17, 1962).
- Sold by Boston Red Sox to New York Mets (April 26, 1962).
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