Player
Billy Hitchcock
Player Info
- Full Name
- William Clyde
- Born
-
July 31, 1916
Inverness, AL, USA - Died
- April 9, 2006
- Size
- 6'1" / 185 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- April 14, 1942
- Final Game
- August 27, 1953
- Career
- 12 years
Teams
- Detroit Tigers 1942-1953
- Washington Senators 1946-1946
- St. Louis Browns 1947-1947
- Boston Red Sox 1948-1949
- Philadelphia Athletics 1950-1952
Career Batting
703
G
.243
AVG
547
H
5
HR
257
RBI
.606
OPS
71
OPS vs Lg
58% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Detroit Tigers | 22 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .211 |
| 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics | 119 | 407 | 100 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 45 | .246 |
| 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics | 77 | 222 | 68 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 27 | .306 |
| 1950 | Philadelphia Athletics | 115 | 399 | 109 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 35 | .273 |
| 1949 | Boston Red Sox | 55 | 147 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .204 |
| 1948 | Boston Red Sox | 49 | 124 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | .298 |
| 1947 | St. Louis Browns | 80 | 275 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25 | .222 |
| 1946 | Detroit Tigers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1946 | Washington Senators | 98 | 354 | 75 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 27 | .212 |
| 1942 | Detroit Tigers | 85 | 280 | 59 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 27 | .211 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | AL | 41 | .000 | .229 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 35 | 0.0 | |
| 1952 | AL | 460 | .047 | .274 | 8.5 | 9.8 | 77 | 1.0 | |
| 1951 | AL | 249 | .095 | .338 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 114 | 1.1 | |
| 1950 | AL | 447 | .088 | .295 | 10.1 | 7.2 | 87 | 1.1 | |
| 1949 | AL | 170 | .054 | .221 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 51 | 0.0 | |
| 1948 | AL | 134 | .081 | .316 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 97 | 1.0 | |
| 1947 | AL | 302 | .033 | .250 | 7.0 | 11.3 | 52 | 1.1 | |
| 1946 | AL | 389 | .039 | .246 | 6.9 | 13.4 | 50 | 0.0 | |
| 1942 | AL | 310 | .036 | .228 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 55 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3B | 240 | 260 | 502 | 50 | 56 | .938 |
| 2B | 201 | 524 | 561 | 35 | 169 | .969 |
| SS | 142 | 284 | 361 | 32 | 72 | .953 |
| 1B | 48 | 406 | 30 | 6 | 41 | .986 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1953 | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 12 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | .929 |
| 1953 | Detroit Tigers | SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics | 1B | 13 | 97 | 13 | 2 | 8 | .982 |
| 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 104 | 105 | 222 | 20 | 26 | .942 |
| 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics | 1B | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics | 2B | 23 | 47 | 51 | 3 | 16 | .970 |
| 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 45 | 45 | 99 | 11 | 14 | .929 |
| 1950 | Philadelphia Athletics | 2B | 107 | 297 | 319 | 21 | 105 | .967 |
| 1950 | Philadelphia Athletics | SS | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 |
| 1949 | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 29 | 256 | 15 | 2 | 28 | .993 |
| 1949 | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 8 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | .973 |
| 1948 | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 15 | 31 | 47 | 4 | 12 | .951 |
| 1948 | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 15 | 23 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 |
| 1947 | St. Louis Browns | 1B | 5 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .959 |
| 1947 | St. Louis Browns | 2B | 46 | 127 | 127 | 6 | 31 | .977 |
| 1947 | St. Louis Browns | 3B | 17 | 25 | 42 | 5 | 5 | .931 |
| 1947 | St. Louis Browns | SS | 7 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 5 | .969 |
| 1946 | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1946 | Washington Senators | 3B | 46 | 53 | 87 | 12 | 7 | .921 |
| 1946 | Washington Senators | SS | 53 | 112 | 142 | 9 | 27 | .966 |
| 1942 | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1942 | Detroit Tigers | SS | 80 | 157 | 199 | 21 | 39 | .944 |
Managerial record: 274-261 (.512)
Full Managerial Record
| Year | Team | League | G | W | L | PCT | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Atlanta Braves | NL | 159 | 77 | 82 | .484 | 7 | |
| 1966 | Atlanta Braves | NL | 51 | 33 | 18 | .647 | 5 | |
| 1963 | Baltimore Orioles | AL | 162 | 86 | 76 | .531 | 4 | |
| 1962 | Baltimore Orioles | AL | 162 | 77 | 85 | .475 | 7 | |
| 1960 | Detroit Tigers | AL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 |