Carmen Hill

Carmen Hill
Carmen Hill
	Hill in 1922, with the New York Giants.
	Pitcher
	Born: October 1, 1895; Royalton, Minnesota, U.S.
	Died: January 1, 1990 (aged 94); Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	August 24, 1915, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
	May 3, 1930, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	49–33
Earned run average	3.44
Strikeouts	264
Teams
	Pittsburgh Pirates (1915–1916, 1918–1919); New York Giants (1922); Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–1929); St. Louis Cardinals (1929–1930);

Carmen Proctor Hill (October 1, 1895 – January 1, 1990), born in Royalton, Minnesota, was a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1915–16, 1918–19 and 1926–29), New York Giants (1922) and St. Louis Cardinals (1929–30).

He helped the Giants win the 1922 World Series, the Pirates win the 1927 National League Pennant and the Cardinals win the 1930 NL Pennant.

Hill finished 23rd in voting for the 1927 National League MVP for having a 22–11 win–loss record, 43 Games, 31 games started, 22 complete games, 2 shutouts, 7 games finished, 3 saves, 277+2⁄3 innings pitched, 260 hits allowed, 100 earned runs, 80 walks, 95 strikeouts, and a 3.24 ERA.

In 10 seasons he had a 49–33 win–loss record, 147 games, 85 games started, 47 complete games, 5 shutouts, 34 games finished, 8 saves, 787 innings pitched, 769 hits allowed, 301 earned runs allowed, 38 home runs allowed, 267 walks, 264 strikeouts, and a 3.44 ERA. In addition, Hill won 202 minor league games over 14 seasons with 7 teams.

Hill was a screwball pitcher.^[1]

Hill died in Indianapolis, Indiana at the age of 94.

Sources[edit]

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference

References[edit]

^ James, Bill; Neyer, Rob (2004-06-15). The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers: An Historical Compendium of Pitching, Pitchers, and Pitches. Simon and Schuster. p. 52. ISBN 9780743261586. Retrieved 3 October 2012.

External links[edit]

Carmen Hill at Find a Grave
Rare Interview with Carmen Hill from 1985 by Baseball Historian Norman Macht.

[JamesNeyer2004-1] James, Bill; Neyer, Rob (2004-06-15). The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers: An Historical Compendium of Pitching, Pitchers, and Pitches. Simon and Schuster. p. 52. ISBN 9780743261586. Retrieved 3 October 2012.

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