Garry Hill (baseball) explained

Garry Hill
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:3 November 1946
Birth Place:Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Death Place:Charlotte, North Carolina
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:June 12
Debutyear:1969
Debutteam:Atlanta Braves
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:June 12
Finalyear:1969
Finalteam:Atlanta Braves
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:0–1
Stat2label:Strikeouts
Stat2value:2
Stat3label:Earned run average
Stat3value:15.43
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Garry Alton Hill (November 3, 1946 – September 20, 2017) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He attended Garinger High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, and played college baseball for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After his sophomore year he was drafted in the first round (18th overall) of the 1967 Major League Baseball June secondary draft by the Atlanta Braves. He was starting pitcher for one home game with the Atlanta Braves on June 12, 1969, at Atlanta Stadium against pitcher Dick Selma, striking out two, and one walk. He also gave up four earned runs on six hits, one was a home run to Al Spangler in the 2nd inning. He pitched two and one-thirds innings pitched and had a 15.43 earned run average[1]

He died September 20, 2017, in Charlotte, North Carolina.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hillga01.shtml Career statistics and history
  2. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/charlotte/obituary.aspx?n=garry-alton-hill&pid=186715724&fhid=4561 Garry Hill Obituary