| Billy Hatcher | ||
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| Outfielder | ||
| Born: October 4, 1960 | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| September 10, 1984 for the Chicago Cubs | ||
| Final game | ||
| May 9, 1995 for the Texas Rangers | ||
| Career statistics | ||
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| Hits | 1146 | |
| SB | 218 | |
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| Career highlights and awards | ||
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William Augustus Hatcher (born October 4, 1960 in Williams, Arizona) is a former left and center fielder in Major League Baseball player for the Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and Texas Rangers, and former first base coach for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers over San Diego Padres (4-1 Alan Trammell, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Kansas City Royals over St The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Ray Knight, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over San Francisco Giants (4-0 Dave Stewart, The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over San Francisco Giants (4-0 Dave Stewart, The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Oakland Athletics (4-0 José Rijo, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Atlanta Braves (4-2 Pat Borders, MVP The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Atlanta Braves (4-2 Pat Borders, MVP Headline events of the year As a result of a players' strike the MLB season ends prematurely on August 11, 1994. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Headline events of the year As a result of a players' strike the MLB season ends prematurely on August 11, 1994. The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Atlanta Braves over Cleveland Indians (4-2 Tom Glavine, MVP Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Williams is a city in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. A left fielder (LF is an Outfielder in the sport of Baseball who plays defense in left field. A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the Outfielder in Baseball who plays defense in center field - the baseball fielding position The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball franchise based in St Hatcher is now the first base coach for the Reds.
Hatcher is best remembered for his dramatic home run in the bottom of the 14th inning of Game 6 of the 1986 National League Championship Series, temporarily saving the Astros from elimination. The National League Championship Series pitted the New York Mets against the Houston Astros. The Astros, however, went on to lose the game and the series to the New York Mets in the 16th inning. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis.
Hatcher is also remembered for his fantastic hitting performance for the Reds in the 1990 World Series against the Oakland Athletics, setting a World Series record with seven consecutive hits. The 1990 World Series matched the defending champions and heavily-favored Oakland Athletics against the Cincinnati Reds, with the Reds sweeping the Series in four The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. In addition, Hatcher's . 750 batting average (9 for 12) broke a mark for a four-game World Series that was previously set by Babe Ruth (. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of 625 in 1928). In the 1928 World Series, the New York Yankees swept the St Louis Cardinals in four games Hatcher, though, was not named the Series Most Valuable Player, as that honor went to Reds pitcher José Rijo. The World Series MVP Award is given to the player who most contributes to his team's success in the World Series - the Most Valuable Player. José Antonio Rijo Abreu (born May 13 1965 in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic) is a former right-handed Pitcher in Major League
Hatcher's most dubious achievement was his ten-game suspension during the 1987 season for bat corking, which was levied after his bat shattered in a game and was discovered to be filled with super balls. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over St In Baseball, a corked bat is a specially modified Baseball bat that has been filled with cork or similar light less dense substances to make the bat lighter Hatcher later claimed that he had borrowed the bat from relief pitcher Dave Smith, a claim that was not widely believed.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
| Preceded by Dave Stewart | Babe Ruth Award 1990 | Succeeded by Jack Morris |
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