Frank Hiller Notable

b. July 13, 1920 · New York Yankees 1946, 1948–1949, Chicago Cubs 1950–1951, Cincinnati Reds 1952, New York Giants 1953

Frank Hiller played for four clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1946 and closing with the New York Giants in 1953.

He went 30 and 32 with a 4.42 earned run average, pitching 533.7 innings in 138 games. He struck out 197, completed 22 of his 60 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 139 games he batted .176, with 26 hits and 10 runs. He finished with 1 double and 1 stolen base.

He was born in Irvington, NJ, USA on July 13, 1920, and died on January 10, 1987. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1946	NYY	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250
1948	NYY	22	16	1	6	1	4	0	2	0	.375
1949	NYY	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500
1950	CHC	38	44	2	5	0	1	1	7	0	.114
1951	CHC	24	48	4	6	0	2	1	9	1	.125
1952	CIN	29	30	3	5	0	2	5	8	0	.167
1953	NYG	19	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.500
Career	—	139	148	10	26	1	9	7	26	1	.176

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1946	NYY	0	2	3	1	0	11.1	13	6	6	4	4.76
1948	NYY	5	2	22	5	0	62.1	59	28	30	25	4.04
1949	NYY	0	2	4	0	1	7.2	9	5	7	3	5.87
1950	CHC	12	5	38	17	1	153.0	153	60	32	55	3.53
1951	CHC	6	12	24	21	1	141.1	147	76	31	50	4.84
1952	CIN	5	8	28	15	1	124.1	129	64	37	50	4.63
1953	NYG	2	1	19	1	0	33.2	43	23	15	10	6.15
Career	—	30	32	138	60	4	533.2	553	262	158	197	4.42

On this day & linked events

1920

Born July 13, 1920

Irvington, NJ, USA

1987

Died January 10, 1987

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain