1918
Born June 6, 1918
Plant City, FL, USA
Jimmy Hill Notable
b. June 6, 1918 · Newark Eagles 1938–1945
Jimmy Hill played 1938 to 1945 for the Newark Eagles as a pitcher.
He went 29 and 26 with a 4.36 earned run average, pitching 458 innings in 84 games. He struck out 304, completed 27 of his 56 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 112 games he batted .241, with 56 hits and 25 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 4 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was selected to two All-Star teams between 1941 and 1943.
He was born in Plant City, FL, USA on June 6, 1918, and died on May 31, 1993. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 2 | 1941, 1943 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NE | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1939 | NE | 12 | 33 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| 1940 | NE | 20 | 39 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1941 | NE | 34 | 76 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .224 |
| 1942 | NE | 18 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .176 |
| 1943 | NE | 13 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| 1944 | NE | 8 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 |
| 1945 | NE | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 |
| Career | — | 112 | 232 | 25 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 1 | .241 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3.00 |
| 1939 | NE | 6 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 73.2 | 62 | 27 | 36 | 50 | 3.30 |
| 1940 | NE | 8 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 82.2 | 65 | 34 | 49 | 58 | 3.70 |
| 1941 | NE | 6 | 6 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 106.1 | 110 | 50 | 58 | 75 | 4.23 |
| 1942 | NE | 3 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 86.2 | 83 | 51 | 64 | 60 | 5.30 |
| 1943 | NE | 3 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 59.0 | 61 | 35 | 47 | 37 | 5.34 |
| 1944 | NE | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 27.1 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 5.27 |
| 1945 | NE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13.2 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3.95 |
| Career | — | 29 | 26 | 84 | 56 | 4 | 458.1 | 429 | 222 | 273 | 304 | 4.36 |
On this day & linked events
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