Donnie Hill
[edit] Biography
Donnie Hill (Donald Earl Hill) was born on November 12, 1960 in Pomona, California. He made his Major League debut on July 25, 1983 for the Oakland Athletics. In 1983, his rookie year, he hit .266 with 2 home runs and 15 RBI. Hill played for the Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox, California Angels and Minnesota Twins over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Donnie Hill's best season was 1985, when he hit for a .285 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| 53
| 158
| 20
| 42
| 2
| 15
| .266
| .280
| .348
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 21
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| 73
| 174
| 21
| 40
| 2
| 16
| .230
| .249
| .299
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| 123
| 393
| 45
| 112
| 3
| 48
| .285
| .321
| .351
| 13
| 2
| 23
| 33
| 0
| 16
| 9
| 2
| 7
|
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| 108
| 339
| 37
| 96
| 4
| 29
| .283
| .329
| .378
| 16
| 2
| 23
| 38
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 9
|
| 1987
| CHI
| A
| 111
| 410
| 57
| 98
| 9
| 46
| .239
| .290
| .368
| 14
| 6
| 30
| 35
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 11
|
| 1988
| CHI
| A
| 83
| 221
| 17
| 48
| 2
| 20
| .217
| .296
| .281
| 6
| 1
| 26
| 32
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 3
|
| 1990
| CAL
| A
| 103
| 352
| 36
| 93
| 3
| 32
| .264
| .319
| .352
| 18
| 2
| 29
| 27
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 10
|
| 1991
| CAL
| A
| 77
| 209
| 36
| 50
| 1
| 20
| .239
| .335
| .301
| 8
| 1
| 30
| 21
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 1992
| MIN
| A
| 25
| 51
| 7
| 15
| 0
| 2
| .294
| .368
| .353
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 756
| 2307
| 276
| 594
| 26
| 228
| .257
| .308
| .343
| 91
| 14
| 175
| 225
| 3
| 47
| 22
| 7
| 47
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1983
| OAK
| A
| SS
| 53
| 46
| 407.2
| 87
| 136
| 9
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| SS
| 66
| 52
| 454
| 99
| 125
| 12
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| OAK
| A
| 2B
| 4
| 1
| 10
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| 2B
| 122
| 112
| 1019.1
| 228
| 320
| 15
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| 2B
| 68
| 53
| 481
| 92
| 150
| 4
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| 3B
| 32
| 28
| 260
| 12
| 63
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1986
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 84
| 77
| 680.2
| 153
| 223
| 5
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1987
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 32
| 27
| 226.2
| 14
| 55
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .885
|
| 1988
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 59
| 49
| 420
| 106
| 132
| 6
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1988
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 12
| 10
| 87.2
| 12
| 20
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1990
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 21
| 15
| 137
| 8
| 33
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .891
|
| 1990
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| CAL
| A
| 2B
| 60
| 53
| 465.2
| 128
| 173
| 3
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1990
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 3
| 21
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| CAL
| A
| SS
| 24
| 18
| 158.1
| 35
| 47
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1990
| CAL
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 2
| 16
| 15
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1991
| CAL
| A
| 2B
| 39
| 29
| 281.2
| 75
| 91
| 5
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1991
| CAL
| A
| SS
| 29
| 23
| 201.2
| 37
| 82
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1992
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 7
| 4
| 36.2
| 10
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1992
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 5
| 1
| 18
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 10
| 7
| 59.2
| 9
| 25
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1992
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 104
| 81
| 733.1
| 48
| 175
| 21
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .914
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 6
| 5
| 37
| 38
| 5
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 12
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 443
| 378
| 3395
| 795
| 1101
| 39
| 238
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 184
| 146
| 1283.1
| 267
| 415
| 28
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1990
| CAL
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Houston Astros in the 5th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (January 11, 1980).
- Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (June 3, 1980).
- Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (1st pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (June 8, 1981).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Gene Nelson and a player to be named later (December 11, 1986); Oakland Athletics received Bruce Tanner (December 18, 1986).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (March 9, 1989).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (March 22, 1989).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (August 9, 1989).
- Signed by California Angels (January 5, 1990).
- Released by California Angels (November 5, 1990).
- Signed by California Angels (December 19, 1990).
- Released by California Angels (November 1, 1991).
- Signed by Minnesota Twins (January 17, 1992).
- Released by Minnesota Twins (July 17, 1992).
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