Kevin Hickey Trades and Transactions

The Kevin Hickey trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Kevin Hickey has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"I used to think that only two things were certain in this world: death and taxes. Now I know there are three: death, taxes and my unconditional release." - Kevin Hickey in "It's Gone!.... No, Wait a Minute...." (Ken Levine, 1993)

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Kevin Hickey

Kevin Hickey Autograph on a 1984 Topps (#459)

Kevin Hickey Autograph on a 1984 Topps (#459)
 

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Birth Name:   Kevin John Hickey
Nickname:   None
Born On:   02-25-1956  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Chicago, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   05-16-2012
Place of Death Data Died In:   Chicago, Illinois
Cemetery:   Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois
High School:   Kelly High School (Chicago, IL)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   04-14-1981 (Age 25)
Last Game:   07-06-1991
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Kevin Hickey

Trades & Transactions

08-18-1977: Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago White Sox.
03-26-1984: Released by Chicago White Sox.
04-02-1984: Signed by Chicago White Sox.
08-13-1984: Traded by Chicago White Sox (with Doug Drabek) to New York Yankees for Roy Smalley.
05-25-1985: Released by New York Yankees.
06-01-1985: Signed by Philadelphia Phillies.
09-30-1986: Released by Philadelphia Phillies.
03-11-1987: Signed by Chicago White Sox.
08-21-1987: Released by Chicago White Sox.
08-22-1987: Signed by San Francisco Giants.
10-15-1987: Granted free agency.
12-18-1987: Signed by Baltimore Orioles.
04-02-1991: Released by Baltimore Orioles.
04-08-1991: Signed by Baltimore Orioles.
07-11-1991: Released by Baltimore Orioles.
08-30-1991: Signed by San Francisco Giants.
10-15-1991: Granted free agency.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the Kevin Hickey trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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