1971
Born April 29, 1971
Fayetteville, NC, USA
Sterling Hitchcock Notable
b. April 29, 1971 · New York Yankees 1992–1995, 2001–2003, Seattle Mariners 1996, San Diego Padres 1997–2001, 2004, St. Louis Cardinals 2003
Sterling Hitchcock played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1992 and closing with the San Diego Padres in 2004.
He went 74 and 76 with a 4.80 earned run average, pitching 1,285.7 innings in 281 games. He struck out 997 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 281 games he batted .090, with 19 hits and 14 runs.
He was born in Fayetteville, NC, USA on April 29, 1971. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| NLCS MVP | 1 | 1998 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | NYY | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | NYY | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | NYY | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | NYY | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | SEA | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | SDP | 32 | 50 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 0 | .100 |
| 1998 | SDP | 39 | 50 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 0 | .140 |
| 1999 | SDP | 33 | 61 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0 | .082 |
| 2000 | SDP | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .000 |
| 2001 | NYY/SDP | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .125 |
| 2002 | NYY | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | NYY/STL | 35 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .083 |
| 2004 | SDP | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 281 | 210 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 112 | 0 | .090 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | NYY | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13.0 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8.31 |
| 1993 | NYY | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 31.0 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 26 | 4.65 |
| 1994 | NYY | 4 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 49.1 | 48 | 23 | 29 | 37 | 4.20 |
| 1995 | NYY | 11 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 168.1 | 155 | 88 | 68 | 121 | 4.70 |
| 1996 | SEA | 13 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 196.2 | 245 | 117 | 73 | 132 | 5.35 |
| 1997 | SDP | 10 | 11 | 32 | 28 | 0 | 161.0 | 172 | 93 | 55 | 106 | 5.20 |
| 1998 | SDP | 9 | 7 | 39 | 27 | 1 | 176.1 | 169 | 77 | 48 | 158 | 3.93 |
| 1999 | SDP | 12 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 205.2 | 202 | 94 | 76 | 194 | 4.11 |
| 2000 | SDP | 1 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 65.2 | 69 | 36 | 26 | 61 | 4.93 |
| 2001 | NYY/SDP | 6 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 70.1 | 89 | 44 | 21 | 43 | 5.63 |
| 2002 | NYY | 1 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 39.1 | 57 | 24 | 15 | 31 | 5.49 |
| 2003 | NYY/STL | 6 | 4 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 87.2 | 91 | 46 | 32 | 68 | 4.72 |
| 2004 | SDP | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 21.1 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 6.33 |
| Career | — | 74 | 76 | 281 | 200 | 3 | 1285.2 | 1374 | 685 | 471 | 997 | 4.80 |
On this day & linked events
1992
Major-league debut: Sterling Hitchcock
Sterling Hitchcock made a major-league debut on September 11, 1992.
1996
Dwight Gooden's No-Hitter
Dwight Gooden threw a no-hitter for the New York Yankees against the Seattle Mariners on May 14, 1996, winning 2–0.
2004
Final major-league game: Sterling Hitchcock
Sterling Hitchcock played a final major-league game on August 22, 2004.
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