Steve Hamilton Stats

Steve Hamilton was born on Saturday, November 30, 1935, in Columbia, Kentucky. Hamilton was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 23, 1961, with the Cleveland Indians. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Steve Hamilton baseball stats page.
"I combined Satch's hesitation pitch with Rip's high blooper, and it has been so effective that I've made it (The Folly Floater) an important part of my pitching repertoire." - Steve Hamilton in The Sporting News (September 6, 1969)

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Steve Hamilton

Steve Hamilton Autograph on a 1972 Topps (#766)

Steve Hamilton Autograph on a 1972 Topps (#766)
 

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Birth Name:   Steven Absher Hamilton
Nickname:   Steve or Hammy
Born On:   11-30-1935  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Columbia, Kentucky
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-02-1997 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Morehead, Kentucky
Cemetery:   Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Morehead, Kentucky
High School:   Charleston High School (Charleston, IN)
College:   Morehead State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-07   Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   04-23-1961 (Age 25)
Last Game:   08-16-1972
Draft:   Not Applicable
Steve Hamilton

Steve Hamilton Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1961 26 Indians 2 0 0 0 0 .000 3.00 0 0 0 3.0 15 2 1 1 0 3 0 4 1 0 1 -
1962 27 Senators 41 10 11 3 8 .273 3.77 1 0 2 107.1 466 103 45 51 10 39 5 83 0 3 1 -
1963 28 Senators 3 0 2 0 1 .000 13.50 0 0 0 2.0 13 5 3 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 -
1963 28 Yankees 34 0 17 5 1 .833 2.60 0 0 5 62.1 255 49 18 19 3 24 2 63 3 1 0 -
1964 29 Yankees 30 3 11 7 2 .778 3.28 1 0 3 60.1 246 55 22 24 6 15 0 49 2 0 0 -
1965 30 Yankees 46 1 13 3 1 .750 1.39 0 0 5 58.1 240 47 9 12 2 16 5 51 0 0 0 -
1966 31 Yankees 44 3 17 8 3 .727 3.00 1 1 3 90.0 353 69 30 32 8 22 3 57 1 3 0 -
1967 32 Yankees 44 0 19 2 4 .333 3.48 0 0 4 62.0 261 57 24 25 7 23 4 55 0 1 0 -
1968 33 Yankees 40 0 24 2 2 .500 2.13 0 0 11 50.2 195 37 12 13 0 13 4 42 1 1 0 -
1969 34 Yankees 38 0 23 3 4 .429 3.32 0 0 2 57.0 225 39 21 22 7 21 5 39 2 0 0 -
1970 35 Yankees 35 0 16 4 3 .571 2.78 0 0 3 45.1 186 36 14 16 3 16 5 33 2 1 0 -
1970 35 White Sox 3 0 0 0 0 .000 6.00 0 0 0 3.0 14 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 -
1971 36 Giants 39 0 16 2 2 .500 3.02 0 0 4 44.2 173 29 15 15 4 11 6 38 1 1 0 -
1972 37 Cubs 22 0 12 1 0 1.000 4.76 0 0 0 17.0 84 24 9 9 1 8 3 13 1 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
12 Years 421 17 181 40 31 .563 3.05 3 1 42 663.0 2,726 556 225 244 51 214 42 531 14 12 2 -
Steve Hamilton

Steve Hamilton Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1961 26 Indians 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000
1962 27 Senators 43 26 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 7 3 0 0 1 .077 .111 .154
1963 28 Senators 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1963 28 Yankees 34 14 2 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429
1964 29 Yankees 32 20 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 .200 .273 .200
1965 30 Yankees 46 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167
1966 31 Yankees 44 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .053 .053 .053
1967 32 Yankees 44 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111
1968 33 Yankees 40 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000
1969 34 Yankees 38 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1970 35 Yankees 35 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1970 35 White Sox 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1971 36 Giants 39 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1972 37 Cubs 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 425 112 8 14 0 2 0 0 6 5 0 25 11 0 0 1 .125 .162 .161
Steve Hamilton

Steve Hamilton Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1961 Indians P 2 0 9 2 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.00
1962 Senators P 41 10 322 32 0.8 30 8 22 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .938 2.52
1963 Senators P 3 0 6 1 0.3 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1963 Yankees P 34 0 187 15 0.4 15 3 12 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.17
1964 Yankees P 30 3 181 12 0.4 12 3 9 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.79
1965 Yankees P 46 1 175 4 0.1 3 0 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 0.46
1966 Yankees P 44 3 270 16 0.4 14 2 12 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 1.40
1967 Yankees P 44 0 186 12 0.3 12 0 12 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.74
1968 Yankees P 40 0 152 11 0.3 11 2 9 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.95
1969 Yankees P 38 0 171 4 0.1 4 0 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.63
1970 Yankees P 35 0 136 9 0.3 9 0 9 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.79
1970 White Sox P 3 0 9 3 1.0 2 0 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 6.00
1971 Giants P 39 0 134 7 0.2 7 3 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.41
1972 Cubs P 22 0 51 2 0.1 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.06
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 421 17 1,989 130 0.3 124 22 102 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .954 1.68
12 Years 421 17 1,989 130 0.3 124 22 102 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .954 1.68
Steve Hamilton

Steve Hamilton Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1961 Indians 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.33 12.00 9.00
1962 Senators 0 0 .000 0 2 n/a 0.0 3.7 13.0 2.13 6.96 3.27
1963 Senators 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.50 4.50 9.00
1963 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.7 7.0 2.63 9.10 3.47
1964 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 2 n/a 0.0 5.0 20.0 3.27 7.31 2.24
1965 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 3.19 7.87 2.47
1966 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 9.5 19.0 2.59 5.70 2.20
1967 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 9.0 0.0 2.39 7.98 3.34
1968 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 3.23 7.46 2.31
1969 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.5 0.0 1.86 6.16 3.32
1970 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 2.06 6.55 3.18
1970 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.00 9.00 3.00
1971 Giants 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.45 7.66 2.22
1972 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.63 6.88 4.24
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 0 0 .000 0 4 n/a 0.0 4.5 18.7 2.48 7.21 2.90
Steve Hamilton

Steve Hamilton Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1961 Cleveland Indians 27 Undetermined - -
1962 Washington Senators 28 Undetermined - -
1963 Washington Senators 28 Undetermined - -
1963 New York Yankees 39 Undetermined - Stats
1964 New York Yankees 39 Undetermined - Stats
1965 New York Yankees 39 Undetermined - -
1966 New York Yankees 39 Undetermined - -
1967 New York Yankees 39 Undetermined - -
1968 New York Yankees 39 Undetermined - -
1969 New York Yankees 39 Undetermined - -
1970 New York Yankees 39 $34,000.00 - -
1970 Chicago White Sox 23 "     "     - -
1971 San Francisco Giants 38 $36,000.00 - -
1972 Chicago Cubs 37 Undetermined - -




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