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American baseball player (1937-2018)
Baseball player
David Burnham Hill
(November 11, 1937 ? October 16, 2018) was an
American
professional baseball
player
, a
pitcher
who appeared in two
games
in the
Major Leagues
for the
1957
Kansas City Athletics
. Hill attended
Northwestern University
;
[1]
he threw left-handed, batted right-handed, and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg).
Hill signed with the Athletics in 1957 as a "Bonus Baby", under the
Bonus Rule
. He debuted for the As without playing in the
minor leagues
on August 22 in
relief
against the defending world champion
New York Yankees
and surrendered a
two-run
home run
to eventual
Baseball Hall of Famer
Yogi Berra
during an 11?4 Kansas City loss.
[2]
Four days later he was treated roughly by the
Boston Red Sox
, also in relief, surrendering five runs (including homers to
Frank Malzone
and
Jimmy Piersall
) in only one-third of an
inning
. Boston routed the As, 16?0.
[3]
In
2
+
1
⁄
3
big-league
innings pitched
, Hill allowed six hits, three
bases on balls
, and seven
earned runs
. He
struck out
one.
He played in the Kansas City
farm system
from 1958 to 1961, rising to the middle level of the minors, before retiring. After retiring, Hill earned a master's degree from Loyola University and had a successful career in telecommunications. In his final years, he owned and operated Wickwire Art Gallery (Hendersonville, NC) with his wife of over 46 years. He was the father of three children and grandfather of nine. Hill maintained a love for baseball all of his life.
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citation needed
]
Hill died peacefully on October 16, 2018, after a brief battle with cancer.
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