1947
Born December 13, 1947
Seattle, WA, USA
Dave Hamilton Notable
Pitcher · b. December 13, 1947
Oakland Athletics 1972–1975, 1979–1980, Chicago White Sox 1975–1977, St. Louis Cardinals 1978, Pittsburgh Pirates 1978
Dave Hamilton played for four clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 1972 and closing with the Oakland Athletics in 1980.
He went 39 and 41 with a 3.85 earned run average, pitching 704 innings in 301 games. He struck out 434 and threw 1 shutout. Across 301 games he batted .121, with 4 hits and 2 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Seattle, WA, USA on December 13, 1947. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | OAK | 25 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | .154 |
| 1973 | OAK | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | OAK | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | CHW/OAK | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | CHW | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | CHW | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | PIT/STL | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1979 | OAK | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | OAK | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 301 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 0 | .121 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | OAK | 6 | 6 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 101.1 | 94 | 33 | 31 | 55 | 2.93 |
| 1973 | OAK | 6 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 69.2 | 74 | 34 | 24 | 34 | 4.39 |
| 1974 | OAK | 7 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 117.0 | 104 | 41 | 48 | 69 | 3.15 |
| 1975 | CHW/OAK | 7 | 7 | 41 | 5 | 6 | 105.1 | 105 | 38 | 47 | 71 | 3.25 |
| 1976 | CHW | 6 | 6 | 45 | 1 | 10 | 90.1 | 81 | 36 | 45 | 62 | 3.59 |
| 1977 | CHW | 4 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 9 | 67.1 | 71 | 27 | 33 | 45 | 3.61 |
| 1978 | PIT/STL | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 40.1 | 39 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 4.46 |
| 1979 | OAK | 3 | 4 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 82.2 | 80 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 3.70 |
| 1980 | OAK | 0 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 30.0 | 44 | 38 | 28 | 23 | 11.40 |
| Career | — | 39 | 41 | 301 | 57 | 31 | 704.0 | 692 | 301 | 317 | 434 | 3.85 |
On this day & linked events
1974
Dick Bosman's No-Hitter
Dick Bosman threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians against the Oakland Athletics on July 19, 1974, winning 4–0.
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