1874
Born August 2, 1874
Chattanooga, TN, USA
Bill Hill Notable
b. August 2, 1874 · Louisville Colonels 1896–1897, Cincinnati Reds 1898, Cleveland Spiders 1899, Baltimore Orioles 1899, Brooklyn Superbas 1899
Bill Hill played for five clubs across four seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Louisville Colonels in 1896 and closing with the Brooklyn Superbas in 1899.
He went 36 and 69 with a 4.16 earned run average, pitching 925 innings in 124 games. He struck out 280, completed 92 of his 115 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 124 games he batted .167, with 58 hits and 31 runs. He finished with 1 double and 2 stolen bases.
He was born in Chattanooga, TN, USA on August 2, 1874, and died on January 28, 1938. He batted both ways and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | LOU | 43 | 116 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 1 | .207 |
| 1897 | LOU | 27 | 74 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 1 | .095 |
| 1898 | CIN | 33 | 98 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 0 | .133 |
| 1899 | BLN/BRO/CLV | 21 | 60 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .233 |
| Career | — | 124 | 348 | 31 | 58 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 65 | 2 | .167 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | LOU | 9 | 28 | 43 | 39 | 2 | 319.2 | 353 | 153 | 155 | 104 | 4.31 |
| 1897 | LOU | 7 | 17 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 199.0 | 209 | 80 | 69 | 55 | 3.62 |
| 1898 | CIN | 13 | 14 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 262.0 | 261 | 116 | 119 | 75 | 3.98 |
| 1899 | BLN/BRO/CLV | 7 | 10 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 144.1 | 171 | 79 | 63 | 46 | 4.93 |
| Career | — | 36 | 69 | 124 | 115 | 3 | 925.0 | 994 | 428 | 406 | 280 | 4.16 |
On this day & linked events
1938