Dick Hyde was born on Friday, August 3, 1928, in Hindsboro, Illinois. Hyde was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 23, 1955, with the Washington Senators. 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 Dick Hyde baseball stats page.
"Dick Hyde was the last of the legitimate submarine pitchers. Sometimes, in fact, it looked as though he was throwing the ball from between his legs." - Author Brendan C. Boyd in The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book (Ticknor & Fields Publishing, 04/01/1991, Page 75)
Dick HydeDick Hyde Autograph on a 1959 Topps Baseball Card (#498 | Checklist) |
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Dick HydeDick Hyde Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1955 | 27 | Senators | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1957 | 29 | Senators | 52 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 4.12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 109.1 | 482 | 104 | 50 | 54 | 4 | 56 | 7 | 46 | 2 | 7 | 0 | - |
1958 | 30 | Senators | 53 | 0 | 44 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 1.75 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 103.0 | 416 | 82 | 20 | 26 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
1959 | 31 | Senators | 37 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.97 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 54.1 | 247 | 56 | 30 | 34 | 5 | 27 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
1960 | 32 | Senators | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1961 | 33 | Orioles | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 96 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
6 Years | 169 | 2 | 101 | 17 | 14 | .548 | 3.56 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 298.1 | 1,289 | 273 | 118 | 133 | 13 | 137 | 22 | 144 | 6 | 13 | 1 | - |
Dick HydeDick Hyde Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1955 | 27 | Senators | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1957 | 29 | Senators | 52 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .211 | .167 |
1958 | 30 | Senators | 53 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .100 | .000 |
1959 | 31 | Senators | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1960 | 32 | Senators | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1961 | 33 | Orioles | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
6 Years | 169 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .093 | .152 | .093 |
Dick HydeDick Hyde Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1955 Senators | P | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1957 Senators | P | 52 | 2 | 328 | 28 | 0.5 | 28 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.30 |
1958 Senators | P | 53 | 0 | 309 | 33 | 0.6 | 32 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.80 |
1959 Senators | P | 37 | 0 | 163 | 26 | 0.7 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .885 | 3.81 |
1960 Senators | P | 9 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.04 |
1961 Orioles | P | 15 | 0 | 63 | 12 | 0.8 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 4.71 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 169 | 2 | 895 | 100 | 0.6 | 95 | 16 | 79 | 5 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 2.87 | |
6 Years | 169 | 2 | 895 | 100 | 0.6 | 95 | 16 | 79 | 5 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 2.87 |
Dick HydeDick Hyde Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1955 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 4.50 | 4.50 |
1957 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 0.82 | 3.79 | 4.61 |
1958 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1.40 | 4.28 | 3.06 |
1959 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.07 | 4.80 | 4.47 |
1960 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.80 | 4.15 | 5.19 |
1961 Orioles | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.15 | 6.43 | 5.57 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
6 Years | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 43.0 | 1.05 | 4.34 | 4.13 |
Dick HydeDick Hyde Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1955 Washington Senators | 32 | $3,000.00 | - | - |
1957 Washington Senators | 35 | $6,500.00 | - | - |
1958 Washington Senators | 35 | $8,000.00 | - | - |
1959 Washington Senators | 35 | $13,000.00 | - | - |
1960 Washington Senators | 35 | $11,000.00 | - | - |
1961 Baltimore Orioles | 38 | $8,000.00 | - | - |
Dick Hyde Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Richard Elde Hyde was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Washington Senators (1955, 1957-1960) and Baltimore Orioles (1961). When Dick, his nickname first took the field on April 23, 1955, he became the first Champaign Central High School graduate to reach the majors!
Did you know that Dick Hyde, on April 21, 1957, was part of a unique baseball oddity which has only occurred seven times in Major League history? He relieved out of the Senators bullpen in both ends of a doubleheader and won Game 1, but lost Game 2 - not that odd. However, George Zuverink relieved in both ends of that same doubleheader for the Orioles and lost Game 1, but won Game 2. Two relievers, two games, same day, both received both the decisions and both split the wins and losses evenly.
In 1958, Dick Hyde led the American League in games finished (44) and saves (19). The Senators moved to Minnesota in 1961, where they now play as the Twins, making Hyde the last pitcher in a Washington Senators uniform to lead the Junior Circuit in games finished!