1938
Born December 25, 1938
Burlington, IA, USA
Jack Hamilton Notable
b. December 25, 1938 · Philadelphia Phillies 1962–1963, Detroit Tigers 1964–1965, New York Mets 1966–1967, California Angels 1967–1968, Cleveland Indians 1969, Chicago White Sox 1969
Jack Hamilton played for six clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1962 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1969.
He went 32 and 40 with a 4.53 earned run average, pitching 611.7 innings in 218 games. He struck out 357 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 218 games he batted .107, with 16 hits and 6 runs. He finished with 1 home run.
He was born in Burlington, IA, USA on December 25, 1938, and died on February 22, 2018. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | PHI | 41 | 54 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 0 | .056 |
| 1963 | PHI | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1964 | DET | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | DET | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | NYM | 57 | 38 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .132 |
| 1967 | CAL/NYM | 43 | 43 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .163 |
| 1968 | CAL | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .143 |
| 1969 | CHW/CLE | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 218 | 150 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 70 | 0 | .107 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | PHI | 9 | 12 | 41 | 26 | 2 | 182.0 | 185 | 103 | 107 | 101 | 5.09 |
| 1963 | PHI | 2 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 30.0 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 5.40 |
| 1964 | DET | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15.0 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 8.40 |
| 1965 | DET | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14.54 |
| 1966 | NYM | 6 | 13 | 57 | 13 | 13 | 148.2 | 138 | 65 | 88 | 93 | 3.93 |
| 1967 | CAL/NYM | 11 | 6 | 43 | 21 | 1 | 150.2 | 128 | 56 | 79 | 96 | 3.35 |
| 1968 | CAL | 3 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 38.0 | 34 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 3.32 |
| 1969 | CHW/CLE | 0 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 43.0 | 60 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 6.49 |
| Career | — | 32 | 40 | 218 | 65 | 20 | 611.2 | 597 | 308 | 348 | 357 | 4.53 |
On this day & linked events
2018
Died February 22, 2018
1963
Don Nottebart's No-Hitter
Don Nottebart threw a no-hitter for the Houston Colt .45's against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 17, 1963, winning 4–1.