RF John Hitchcock #33
Age: 35 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
RF JOHN HITCHCOCK #33 - AGE: 35 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/22/1939
Born in:New Orleans, LA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 122 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, 8 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1957, 14th Pick in Round 3
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1965 New York - FABL 25 18 68 14 2 0 0 2 7 4 0 0 13 1 1 .206 .250 .235 .485 41 46 -0.3
1966 New York - FABL 26 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -106 -0.1
Total FABL 21 72 14 2 0 0 2 7 4 0 0 13 1 1 .194 .237 .222 .459 34 38 -0.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1957 Fresno - A 17 48 168 47 8 2 2 11 16 8 3 2 27 4 5 .280 .320 .387 .707 109 103 0.7
1957 Albany - A 17 30 106 27 5 0 0 13 13 12 1 2 12 4 5 .255 .331 .302 .632 80 79 0.2
1958 Fresno - A 18 104 402 116 20 7 5 37 39 19 5 3 51 11 5 .289 .326 .410 .737 112 111 3.1
1958 Albany - A 18 29 105 21 1 0 4 11 15 15 2 1 15 1 1 .200 .309 .324 .633 94 95 1.1
1959 Albany - A 19 109 396 108 13 6 5 40 55 54 8 3 58 17 12 .273 .369 .374 .743 123 128 4.0
1959 Reading - AA 19 27 94 21 4 2 0 10 11 13 1 1 18 1 1 .223 .321 .309 .630 89 92 0.2
1960 Fresno - A 20 12 53 17 2 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 6 1 0 .321 .333 .358 .692 97 99 0.4
1960 Albany - A 20 85 324 65 15 5 7 28 41 32 5 1 40 3 0 .201 .282 .343 .624 83 81 1.6
1960 Reading - AA 20 41 139 34 3 2 1 8 18 22 2 0 30 5 2 .245 .356 .317 .672 97 101 1.0
1961 Albany - A 21 107 342 91 10 3 5 36 49 47 5 2 53 9 3 .266 .361 .357 .718 120 125 2.9
1961 Reading - AA 21 6 11 4 2 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .364 .462 .545 1.007 190 196 0.2
1962 Burlington - R 22 11 40 11 1 1 0 2 4 11 0 0 1 3 0 .275 .431 .350 .781 95 109 0.4
1962 Jersey City - AAA 22 57 220 41 6 2 8 16 25 16 3 3 35 4 3 .186 .248 .341 .589 59 57 0.8
1963 Winston-Salem - A 23 112 448 121 30 7 5 46 95 81 6 4 38 24 5 .270 .386 .402 .788 103 106 2.5
1964 Winston-Salem - A 24 72 291 102 13 5 10 57 69 57 7 2 31 16 5 .351 .465 .533 .998 154 163 4.1
1964 Jersey City - AAA 24 63 207 57 8 4 6 29 22 24 1 2 26 7 3 .275 .350 .440 .790 113 120 1.8
1965 Knoxville - AA 25 9 35 9 3 0 1 2 7 4 1 0 7 2 0 .257 .350 .429 .779 107 108 0.2
1965 Little Rock - AAA 25 53 189 55 8 3 5 22 18 17 5 2 25 4 6 .291 .362 .444 .806 118 124 1.1
1966 Knoxville - AA 26 23 88 24 4 1 4 17 15 15 2 1 12 5 4 .273 .387 .477 .864 138 139 0.7
1966 Little Rock - AAA 26 102 350 92 19 6 7 38 43 34 5 3 68 17 9 .263 .334 .411 .746 101 105 1.2
1967 Knoxville - AA 27 37 128 34 7 1 1 18 15 24 0 0 21 3 1 .266 .382 .359 .741 115 112 0.7
1967 Little Rock - AAA 27 99 345 76 13 4 4 28 35 42 1 2 57 4 7 .220 .305 .316 .621 69 63 -0.9
1968 Knoxville - AA 28 55 200 54 11 3 0 16 33 39 1 2 38 7 6 .270 .388 .355 .743 122 118 1.5
1968 Little Rock - AAA 28 86 306 74 6 4 4 39 42 55 7 2 32 14 8 .242 .368 .327 .694 90 98 0.9
1969 Winston-Salem - A 29 13 45 12 4 0 0 4 5 4 0 0 5 2 1 .267 .327 .356 .682 103 105 0.2
1969 Wichita - A 29 23 54 15 3 1 1 9 10 14 1 0 8 3 2 .278 .435 .426 .861 162 177 0.7
1969 Knoxville - AA 29 26 63 19 3 1 0 12 10 16 1 1 12 4 2 .302 .444 .381 .825 138 143 0.7
1969 Little Rock - AAA 29 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 .250 .400 .500 .900 162 141 -0.0
Total DIX 150 514 140 28 6 6 65 80 98 5 4 90 21 13 .272 .391 .385 .777 124 123
Total EA 74 244 59 9 4 1 20 32 36 4 1 50 6 3 .242 .347 .324 .671 98 102
Total HL 23 54 15 3 1 1 9 10 14 1 0 8 3 2 .278 .435 .426 .861 162 177
Total MAL 360 1273 312 44 14 21 128 173 160 21 9 178 34 21 .245 .337 .351 .688 106 109
Total SEL 197 784 235 47 12 15 107 169 142 13 6 74 42 11 .300 .413 .448 .860 122 127
Total COW 164 623 180 30 9 7 54 57 28 8 5 84 16 10 .289 .325 .400 .725 110 108
Total UMVA 11 40 11 1 1 0 2 4 11 0 0 1 3 0 .275 .431 .350 .781 95 109
Total CL 462 1621 396 61 23 34 174 186 189 22 14 246 50 37 .244 .329 .373 .702 90 92
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1957 Albany - A 1B 4 4 32 0 3 34 2 .941 31.0 9.29 -0.5 .880
1957 Fresno - A 1B 5 5 37 3 3 40 0 1.000 44.2 8.06 +0.1 1.026
1957 Albany - A LF 7 5 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 42.0 1.93 +0.2 .950
1957 Fresno - A LF 8 7 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 62.0 2.32 +0.4 1.018
1957 Albany - A CF 17 15 37 0 0 38 1 .974 135.0 2.47 +2.6 1.113
1957 Fresno - A CF 5 4 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 35.1 2.04 -0.2 .977
1957 Albany - A RF 4 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 21.0 1.29 -0.3 .970
1957 Fresno - A RF 31 24 59 0 0 60 1 .983 222.0 2.39 +1.4 1.023
1958 Fresno - A 1B 6 6 53 9 8 64 2 .969 52.0 10.73 +0.0 .916
1958 Fresno - A LF 4 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 31.0 1.16 +0.3 1.297
1958 Albany - A CF 21 20 57 0 0 57 0 1.000 177.2 2.89 +3.1 1.032
1958 Fresno - A CF 26 21 61 0 0 61 0 1.000 195.0 2.82 +0.9 1.008
1958 Albany - A RF 7 7 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 61.0 2.36 +3.6 1.403
1958 Fresno - A RF 69 66 142 1 0 146 3 .979 598.2 2.15 +8.3 1.106
1959 Reading - AA LF 22 22 34 0 0 35 1 .971 188.2 1.62 -0.1 1.020
1959 Reading - AA CF 4 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 30.0 1.20 +0.4 1.349
1959 Albany - A CF 23 22 72 1 0 73 0 1.000 201.0 3.27 +2.6 1.045
1959 Reading - AA RF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 -0.3 .981
1959 Albany - A RF 85 82 151 3 1 158 4 .975 716.0 1.94 +9.0 1.082
1960 Reading - AA LF 27 27 48 0 0 48 0 1.000 232.1 1.86 +1.6 1.021
1960 Albany - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Reading - AA CF 5 4 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 38.0 3.55 +1.5 1.085
1960 Albany - A CF 44 38 106 2 0 108 0 1.000 348.1 2.79 +6.3 1.100
1960 Reading - AA RF 7 6 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 58.0 1.55 +0.8 1.101
1960 Albany - A RF 40 40 95 1 0 97 1 .990 349.0 2.48 +4.4 1.049
1960 Fresno - A RF 12 12 25 1 0 27 1 .963 109.0 2.15 +1.5 1.096
1961 Reading - AA LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.0 .993
1961 Albany - A LF 10 9 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 80.0 1.69 -0.3 .959
1961 Reading - AA CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Albany - A CF 30 17 58 2 0 61 1 .984 173.1 3.12 +2.2 1.066
1961 Reading - AA RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Albany - A RF 62 59 102 2 0 111 7 .937 514.2 1.82 +3.0 1.036
1962 Jersey City - AAA CF 57 56 173 1 1 175 1 .994 501.0 3.13 +11.9 1.081
1962 Burlington - R CF 10 9 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 79.1 2.04 +1.3 1.125
1962 Jersey City - AAA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Burlington - R RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.2 .950
1963 Winston-Salem - A 1B 5 5 37 1 2 40 2 .950 41.0 8.34 -1.2 .786
1963 Winston-Salem - A LF 72 69 128 2 0 131 1 .992 588.2 1.99 +3.6 1.033
1963 Winston-Salem - A CF 45 29 82 5 0 87 0 1.000 294.0 2.66 +1.1 1.034
1963 Winston-Salem - A RF 5 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 36.0 1.25 +0.7 1.205
1964 Jersey City - AAA 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Jersey City - AAA LF 18 16 20 1 0 21 0 1.000 130.2 1.45 -0.0 1.053
1964 Winston-Salem - A LF 32 29 40 2 0 42 0 1.000 253.1 1.49 +1.8 1.083
1964 Jersey City - AAA CF 46 40 109 3 0 113 1 .991 357.0 2.82 +4.2 .982
1964 Winston-Salem - A CF 19 15 50 2 0 53 1 .981 144.2 3.24 -0.2 .985
1964 Jersey City - AAA RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.2 1.000
1964 Winston-Salem - A RF 28 24 42 1 0 45 2 .956 214.2 1.80 +3.0 1.090
1965 Little Rock - AAA LF 47 46 83 4 0 88 1 .989 383.1 2.04 +0.7 1.000
1965 Little Rock - AAA CF 9 1 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 24.0 3.00 +0.6 1.000
1965 Knoxville - AA CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.1 1.022
1965 New York - MLB RF 17 17 25 2 0 28 1 .964 147.0 1.65 +0.3 1.031
1965 Little Rock - AAA RF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 25.0 1.80 +0.1 1.000
1965 Knoxville - AA RF 8 8 13 2 0 15 0 1.000 71.0 1.90 +0.0 1.041
1966 Little Rock - AAA 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Little Rock - AAA LF 28 20 32 4 1 38 2 .947 192.0 1.69 -0.2 1.032
1966 Knoxville - AA LF 21 21 42 2 0 44 0 1.000 186.1 2.13 +0.3 .994
1966 New York - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Little Rock - AAA CF 15 12 35 3 0 40 2 .950 116.0 2.95 +0.7 .971
1966 Knoxville - AA CF 3 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 -0.1 1.016
1966 New York - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Little Rock - AAA RF 59 57 110 1 0 111 0 1.000 506.0 1.97 -1.1 1.029
1967 Little Rock - AAA 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.1 13.50 +0.0 1.000
1967 Little Rock - AAA LF 66 64 84 3 0 88 1 .989 566.0 1.38 +0.4 1.000
1967 Knoxville - AA LF 18 16 29 0 0 30 1 .967 139.2 1.87 +0.9 1.002
1967 Little Rock - AAA CF 12 7 24 1 0 25 0 1.000 69.2 3.23 +0.2 .960
1967 Knoxville - AA CF 10 5 12 0 0 13 1 .923 50.2 2.13 -0.7 .944
1967 Little Rock - AAA RF 22 19 29 2 0 32 1 .969 172.1 1.62 +0.3 1.000
1967 Knoxville - AA RF 13 13 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 100.1 1.35 +0.0 1.008
1968 Knoxville - AA 1B 2 2 16 0 3 16 0 1.000 15.0 9.60 +0.2 1.055
1968 Little Rock - AAA LF 53 53 94 7 0 102 1 .990 455.1 2.00 +0.5 1.057
1968 Knoxville - AA LF 22 21 34 0 0 34 0 1.000 185.0 1.65 +0.9 1.036
1968 Little Rock - AAA CF 6 2 6 1 0 7 0 1.000 28.0 2.25 +1.0 1.000
1968 Knoxville - AA CF 3 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 13.0 2.08 +0.3 1.009
1968 Little Rock - AAA RF 26 22 47 3 0 50 0 1.000 208.2 2.16 -0.3 1.000
1968 Knoxville - AA RF 29 29 43 4 0 51 4 .922 257.2 1.64 +2.5 1.100
1969 Knoxville - AA 1B 6 5 46 2 4 48 0 1.000 45.0 9.60 +0.4 1.057
1969 Wichita - A 1B 2 2 19 0 2 20 1 .950 18.0 9.50 -0.8 .688
1969 Winston-Salem - A 1B 7 7 54 4 8 59 1 .983 61.0 8.56 -0.1 .951
1969 Knoxville - AA LF 10 7 10 0 0 11 1 .909 69.0 1.30 -0.3 1.027
1969 Wichita - A LF 9 7 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 60.0 1.80 +1.2 1.149
1969 Winston-Salem - A LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Knoxville - AA CF 4 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 35.0 1.80 +0.1 1.027
1969 Wichita - A CF 4 2 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 26.1 1.71 -2.4 .684
1969 Winston-Salem - A CF 5 0 6 0 0 7 1 .857 11.0 4.91 +0.4 1.034
1969 Little Rock - AAA RF 1 1 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.0 1.007
1969 Knoxville - AA RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1969 Wichita - A RF 7 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 23.0 2.74 +1.0 1.209
1969 Winston-Salem - A RF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 12.0 3.00 +0.1 1.066
TOTAL 1B 38 36 296 19 33 323 8 .975 309.0 9.17 -2.0 .930
TOTAL LF 478 443 736 25 1 770 9 .988 3861.1 1.77 +12.1 1.027
TOTAL CF 426 329 961 22 1 992 9 .991 3106.0 2.85 +38.0 1.038
TOTAL RF 545 503 957 24 1 1006 25 .975 4472.0 1.97 +38.4 1.062
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1957 Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft out of high school (Easton; New Orleans, LA) by the New York Gothams. (Round 3, Pick 14, 46th overall pick).
06/16/1958 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
08/03/1959 Goes 5-6 against the Trenton Eagles, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R.
01/02/1962 Drafted in the 1961 expansion draft from the New York Gothams by the New York Imperials. (Round 49, Pick 2, 194th overall pick).
09/18/1962 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
06/15/1963 Injured (chronic back soreness),out for 4 weeks.
09/21/1963 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
05/10/1964 Injured (bruised forearm),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/07/1964 Goes 5-6 against the Mobile Monarchs, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 3 R.
04/29/1965 Injured (elbow strain),out for 2-3 months.
04/30/1965 Transferred to the 60-day IL.
06/25/1967 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-4 against the Atlanta Aces, with 3 RBI and 1 runs scored.
08/13/1967 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week.
09/22/1969 Wins the 1969 Championship with the Knoxville Knights!
04/27/1970 Retired from professional baseball.
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