Marc Hill Notable

b. February 18, 1952 · St. Louis Cardinals 1973–1974, San Francisco Giants 1975–1980, Seattle Mariners 1980, Chicago White Sox 1981–1986

Marc Hill played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a catcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1973 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1986. His longest stay was with the San Francisco Giants, from 1975 to 1980.

Across 737 games he batted .223, with 404 hits and 146 runs. He finished with 34 home runs, 62 doubles and 1 stolen base.

He played 687 games behind the plate, with 2,961 putouts and 33 errors. He turned 31 double plays.

He was born in Elsberry, MO, USA on February 18, 1952, and died on August 24, 2025. 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
1973	STL	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
1974	STL	10	21	2	5	1	0	0	2	4	5	0	.238
1975	SFG	72	182	14	39	4	0	5	23	25	27	0	.214
1976	SFG	54	131	11	24	5	0	3	15	10	19	0	.183
1977	SFG	108	320	28	80	10	0	9	50	34	34	0	.250
1978	SFG	117	358	20	87	15	1	3	36	45	39	1	.243
1979	SFG	63	169	20	35	3	0	3	15	26	25	0	.207
1980	SEA/SFG	46	111	9	23	4	1	2	9	4	17	0	.207
1981	CHW	16	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
1982	CHW	53	88	9	23	2	0	3	13	6	13	0	.261
1983	CHW	58	133	11	30	6	0	1	11	9	24	0	.226
1984	CHW	77	193	15	45	10	1	5	20	9	26	0	.233
1985	CHW	40	75	5	10	2	0	0	4	12	9	0	.133
1986	CHW	22	19	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	.158
Career	—	737	1809	146	404	62	3	34	198	185	243	1	.223

On this day & linked events

1952

Born February 18, 1952

Elsberry, MO, USA

2025

Died August 24, 2025

1973

Major-league debut: Marc Hill

Marc Hill made a major-league debut on September 28, 1973.

1986

Final major-league game: Marc Hill

Marc Hill played a final major-league game on May 25, 1986.

Image: Russ Reed, public domain