1934
Born November 30, 1934
Columbia, KY, USA
Steve Hamilton Notable
b. November 30, 1934 · Cleveland Indians 1961, Washington Senators 1962–1963, New York Yankees 1963–1970, Chicago White Sox 1970, San Francisco Giants 1971, Chicago Cubs 1972
Steve Hamilton played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1961 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1972. His longest stay was with the New York Yankees, from 1963 to 1970.
He went 40 and 31 with a 3.05 earned run average, pitching 663 innings in 421 games. He struck out 531 and threw 1 shutout. Across 425 games he batted .125, with 14 hits and 8 runs.
He was born in Columbia, KY, USA on November 30, 1934, and died on December 2, 1997. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CLE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1962 | WSA | 43 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .077 |
| 1963 | NYY/WSA | 37 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .286 |
| 1964 | NYY | 32 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
| 1965 | NYY | 46 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| 1966 | NYY | 44 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .053 |
| 1967 | NYY | 44 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .111 |
| 1968 | NYY | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1969 | NYY | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1970 | CHW/NYY | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1971 | SFG | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1972 | CHC | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 425 | 112 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 0 | .125 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 1962 | WSA | 3 | 8 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 107.1 | 103 | 45 | 39 | 83 | 3.77 |
| 1963 | NYY/WSA | 5 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 64.1 | 54 | 21 | 26 | 64 | 2.94 |
| 1964 | NYY | 7 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 60.1 | 55 | 22 | 15 | 49 | 3.28 |
| 1965 | NYY | 3 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 5 | 58.1 | 47 | 9 | 16 | 51 | 1.39 |
| 1966 | NYY | 8 | 3 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 90.0 | 69 | 30 | 22 | 57 | 3.00 |
| 1967 | NYY | 2 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 62.0 | 57 | 24 | 23 | 55 | 3.48 |
| 1968 | NYY | 2 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 11 | 50.2 | 37 | 12 | 13 | 42 | 2.13 |
| 1969 | NYY | 3 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 57.0 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 39 | 3.32 |
| 1970 | CHW/NYY | 4 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 48.1 | 40 | 16 | 17 | 36 | 2.98 |
| 1971 | SFG | 2 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 44.2 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 38 | 3.02 |
| 1972 | CHC | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 4.76 |
| Career | — | 40 | 31 | 421 | 17 | 42 | 663.0 | 556 | 225 | 214 | 531 | 3.05 |
On this day & linked events
1997
Died December 2, 1997
1961
Major-league debut: Steve Hamilton
Steve Hamilton made a major-league debut on April 23, 1961.
1972
Final major-league game: Steve Hamilton
Steve Hamilton played a final major-league game on August 16, 1972.