1942
Born March 10, 1942
Clinton, IA, USA
Tom Hilgendorf Notable
b. March 10, 1942 · St. Louis Cardinals 1969–1970, Cleveland Indians 1972–1974, Philadelphia Phillies 1975
Tom Hilgendorf played for three clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1969 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1975.
He went 19 and 14 with a 3.04 earned run average, pitching 313.7 innings in 184 games. He struck out 173. Across 184 games he batted .185, with 5 hits and 0 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Clinton, IA, USA on March 10, 1942, and died on March 25, 2021. He batted both ways and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | STL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1970 | STL | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1972 | CLE | 19 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .077 |
| 1973 | CLE | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | CLE | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | PHI | 53 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .250 |
| Career | — | 184 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .185 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | STL | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.42 |
| 1970 | STL | 0 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 20.2 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 3.92 |
| 1972 | CLE | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 47.0 | 51 | 14 | 21 | 25 | 2.68 |
| 1973 | CLE | 5 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 6 | 94.2 | 87 | 33 | 36 | 58 | 3.14 |
| 1974 | CLE | 4 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 48.1 | 58 | 26 | 17 | 23 | 4.84 |
| 1975 | PHI | 7 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 96.2 | 81 | 23 | 38 | 52 | 2.14 |
| Career | — | 19 | 14 | 184 | 6 | 14 | 313.2 | 302 | 106 | 127 | 173 | 3.04 |
On this day & linked events
2021
Died March 25, 2021
Image: Cleveland Indians / Axel Studio, public domain