Jim Hickman Notable

b. May 10, 1937 · New York Mets 1962–1966, Los Angeles Dodgers 1967, Chicago Cubs 1968–1973, St. Louis Cardinals 1974

Jim Hickman played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the New York Mets in 1962 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1974. His longest stay was with the Chicago Cubs, from 1968 to 1973.

Across 1,421 games he batted .252, with 1,002 hits and 518 runs. He finished with 159 home runs, 163 doubles and 17 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 4.50 earned run average, pitching 2 innings in 1 game.

He played 871 games in the outfield, with 1,470 putouts and 38 errors. He also played 309 games at first base.

He was an All-Star in 1970. He hit for the cycle in 1963. He hit three home runs in a game in 1965.

He was born in Henning, TN, USA on May 10, 1937, and died on June 25, 2016. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1970
The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year	1	1970

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1962	NYM	140	392	54	96	18	2	13	46	47	96	4	.245
1963	NYM	146	494	53	113	21	6	17	51	44	120	0	.229
1964	NYM	139	409	48	105	14	1	11	57	36	90	0	.257
1965	NYM	141	369	32	87	18	0	15	40	27	76	3	.236
1966	NYM	58	160	15	38	7	0	4	16	13	34	2	.237
1967	LAD	65	98	7	16	6	1	0	10	14	28	1	.163
1968	CHC	75	188	22	42	6	3	5	23	18	38	1	.223
1969	CHC	134	338	38	80	11	2	21	54	47	74	2	.237
1970	CHC	149	514	102	162	33	4	32	115	93	99	0	.315
1971	CHC	117	383	50	98	13	2	19	60	50	61	0	.256
1972	CHC	115	368	65	100	15	2	17	64	52	64	3	.272
1973	CHC	92	201	27	49	1	2	3	20	42	42	1	.244
1974	STL	50	60	5	16	0	0	2	4	8	10	0	.267
Career	—	1421	3974	518	1002	163	25	159	560	491	832	17	.252

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1967	LAD	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	2	1	0	0	4.50
Career	—	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	2	1	0	0	4.50

On this day & linked events

1937

Born May 10, 1937

Henning, TN, USA

2016

Died June 25, 2016

1962

Major-league debut: Jim Hickman

Jim Hickman made a major-league debut on April 14, 1962.

1963

Jim Hickman Hits for the Cycle, 1963

Jim Hickman hit for the cycle for the New York Mets against the St. Louis Cardinals on August 7, 1963.

1965

Jim Hickman's Three-Home-Run Game, 1965

Jim Hickman hit three home runs for the New York Mets against the St. Louis Cardinals on September 3, 1965.

1974

Final major-league game: Jim Hickman

Jim Hickman played a final major-league game on July 14, 1974.

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