Preston Hanna Notable

b. September 10, 1954 · Atlanta Braves 1975–1982, Oakland Athletics 1982

Preston Hanna divided eight seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Atlanta Braves from 1975, then the Oakland Athletics through 1982.

He went 17 and 25 with a 4.61 earned run average, pitching 437 innings in 156 games. He struck out 253. Across 156 games he batted .161, with 15 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 1 double.

He was born in Pensacola, FL, USA on September 10, 1954, and died on November 20, 2023. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1975	ATL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1976	ATL	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1977	ATL	17	14	2	1	0	0	0	1	3	6	.071
1978	ATL	29	49	4	9	0	1	1	1	1	18	.184
1979	ATL	6	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000
1980	ATL	32	14	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	.143
1981	ATL	20	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250
1982	ATL/OAK	43	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.400
Career	—	156	93	9	15	1	2	1	3	6	32	.161

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1975	ATL	0	0	4	0	0	5.2	7	1	5	2	1.59
1976	ATL	0	0	5	0	0	8.0	11	4	4	3	4.50
1977	ATL	2	6	17	9	1	60.0	69	33	34	37	4.95
1978	ATL	7	13	29	28	0	140.1	132	80	93	90	5.13
1979	ATL	1	1	6	4	0	24.1	27	8	15	15	2.96
1980	ATL	2	0	32	2	0	79.1	63	28	44	35	3.18
1981	ATL	2	1	20	1	0	35.1	45	25	23	22	6.37
1982	ATL/OAK	3	4	43	3	0	84.1	90	45	61	49	4.80
Career	—	17	25	156	47	1	437.1	444	224	279	253	4.61

On this day & linked events

1954

Born September 10, 1954

Pensacola, FL, USA

2023

Died November 20, 2023

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