Dick Hall (MLB)
[edit] Biography
Born on September 27, 1930 in St. Louis, Missouri, Dick Hall (Richard Wallace Hall) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Athletics, Baltimore Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 19 year career. Hall broke into the bigs on April 15, 1952 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 3.91 ERA in 94.1 innings pitched in 1955, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Dick Hall's best season was 1965, when he posted a 3.07 ERA, won 11 games, notched 12 saves and struck out 79 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1955
| PIT
| N
| 15
| 13
| 6
| 6
| 3.91
| 46
| 43
| 41
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 94.1
| 92
| 8
| 28
| 4
| 0
| 2
|
| 1956
| PIT
| N
| 19
| 9
| 0
| 7
| 4.76
| 27
| 36
| 33
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 62.1
| 64
| 8
| 21
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.80
| 7
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 17
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1959
| PIT
| N
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3.12
| 3
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8.2
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| 29
| 28
| 8
| 13
| 4.05
| 79
| 96
| 82
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 182.1
| 183
| 28
| 38
| 4
| 0
| 3
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| 29
| 13
| 7
| 5
| 3.09
| 92
| 47
| 42
| 4
| 2
| 4
| 122.1
| 102
| 10
| 30
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| 43
| 6
| 6
| 6
| 2.28
| 71
| 31
| 30
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 118.1
| 102
| 9
| 19
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| BAL
| A
| 47
| 3
| 5
| 5
| 2.98
| 74
| 39
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 111.2
| 91
| 12
| 16
| 6
| 0
| 4
|
| 1964
| BAL
| A
| 45
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 1.85
| 52
| 19
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 87.2
| 58
| 8
| 16
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| BAL
| A
| 48
| 0
| 11
| 8
| 3.07
| 79
| 34
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 93.2
| 84
| 8
| 11
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| BAL
| A
| 32
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 3.95
| 44
| 30
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 66
| 59
| 8
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 3
|
| 1967
| PHI
| N
| 48
| 1
| 10
| 8
| 2.20
| 49
| 28
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 86
| 83
| 5
| 12
| 8
| 0
| 2
|
| 1968
| PHI
| N
| 32
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 4.89
| 31
| 26
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 46
| 53
| 6
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 1
|
| 1969
| BAL
| A
| 39
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 1.92
| 31
| 14
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 65.2
| 49
| 3
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 1
|
| 1970
| BAL
| A
| 32
| 0
| 10
| 5
| 3.08
| 30
| 25
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 61.1
| 51
| 8
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| BAL
| A
| 27
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 4.98
| 26
| 27
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 43.1
| 52
| 4
| 11
| 9
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 124
| 24
| 20
| 22
| 3.95
| 163
| 150
| 135
| 6
| 0
| 10
| 307.1
| 321
| 32
| 72
| 20
| 0
| 6
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 371
| 50
| 73
| 53
| 3.11
| 578
| 362
| 329
| 14
| 3
| 58
| 952.1
| 831
| 98
| 164
| 50
| 1
| 12
|
| Total
|
|
| 495
| 74
| 93
| 75
| 3.32
| 741
| 512
| 464
| 20
| 3
| 68
| 1259.2
| 1152
| 130
| 236
| 70
| 1
| 18
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1952
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 34
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1952
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1953
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 23
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1954
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 43
| 33
| 318
| 79
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1954
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 102
| 84
| 773.1
| 235
| 5
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1954
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 16
| 9
| 86
| 20
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1954
| PIT
| N
| CF
| 46
| 42
| 369.1
| 130
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1955
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1955
| PIT
| N
| P
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| PIT
| N
| P
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| P
| 8
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1959
| PIT
| N
| P
| 2
| 1
| 8.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| P
| 29
| 28
| 182.1
| 9
| 28
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 6
| 0
| .925
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| P
| 29
| 13
| 122.1
| 9
| 23
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| .970
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| P
| 43
| 6
| 118.1
| 9
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| BAL
| A
| P
| 47
| 3
| 111.2
| 7
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| BAL
| A
| P
| 45
| 0
| 87.2
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| BAL
| A
| P
| 48
| 0
| 93.2
| 4
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 0
| .923
|
| 1966
| BAL
| A
| P
| 32
| 0
| 66
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| PHI
| N
| P
| 48
| 1
| 86
| 2
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| PHI
| N
| P
| 32
| 0
| 46
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| BAL
| A
| P
| 39
| 0
| 65.2
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| BAL
| A
| P
| 32
| 0
| 61.1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| BAL
| A
| P
| 27
| 0
| 43.1
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .800
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 46
| 42
| 369.1
| 130
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 495
| 52
| 1103
| 69
| 171
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 36
| 34
| 1
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 23
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 43
| 33
| 318
| 79
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 16
| 9
| 86
| 20
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 119
| 84
| 773.1
| 272
| 6
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1952
| PIT
| N
| 26
| 80
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 2
| .138
| .159
| .150
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| PIT
| N
| 7
| 24
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .167
| .200
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| PIT
| N
| 112
| 310
| 38
| 74
| 2
| 27
| .239
| .304
| .310
| 8
| 4
| 33
| 46
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 6
| 14
|
| 1955
| PIT
| N
| 21
| 40
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 3
| .175
| .283
| .275
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1956
| PIT
| N
| 33
| 29
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 1
| .345
| .441
| .345
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1957
| PIT
| N
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| PIT
| N
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| 32
| 56
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 4
| .107
| .167
| .107
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| 30
| 36
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .139
| .205
| .139
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| 44
| 24
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .167
| .286
| .208
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| BAL
| A
| 48
| 28
| 7
| 13
| 1
| 4
| .464
| .464
| .607
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| BAL
| A
| 45
| 16
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
| .125
| .176
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1965
| BAL
| A
| 49
| 15
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 4
| .333
| .412
| .467
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| BAL
| A
| 32
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .167
| .231
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| PHI
| N
| 48
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .071
| .071
| .071
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1968
| PHI
| N
| 32
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| BAL
| A
| 39
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .286
| .375
| .286
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| BAL
| A
| 32
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .083
| .083
| .083
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1971
| BAL
| A
| 27
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .400
| .400
| .600
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 291
| 503
| 55
| 108
| 3
| 34
| .215
| .277
| .268
| 10
| 4
| 47
| 85
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 6
| 20
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 378
| 211
| 24
| 42
| 1
| 22
| .199
| .256
| .237
| 5
| 0
| 14
| 62
| 2
| 29
| 2
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 669
| 714
| 79
| 150
| 4
| 56
| .210
| .271
| .259
| 15
| 4
| 61
| 147
| 2
| 34
| 6
| 6
| 23
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (September, 1951).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Ken Hamlin and a player to be named later to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Hal Smith (December 9, 1959); Kansas City Athletics received Hank Foiles (December 15, 1959).
- Traded by Kansas City Athletics with Dick Williams to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Chuck Essegian and Jerry Walker (April 12, 1961).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for a player to be named later (December 15, 1966); Baltimore Orioles received John Morris (December 15, 1967).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (October 29, 1968).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (April, 1969).
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