Buddy Hicks
Clarence Walter Hicks
Born: February 15, 1927
Belvedere, CA US
Deceased: December 8, 2014
Primary Position: Shortstop
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, P
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 170
Career: 1944-1962
Major League Statistics
Buddy Hicks compiled a career batting average of .273 with 63 home runs and 633 RBI in his 1854-game career with the Newport News Dodgers, Trenton Packers, Spokane Indians, St. Paul Saints, Hollywood Stars, Atlanta Crackers, Baltimore Orioles, Buffalo Bisons, Charleston Senators and Yakima Bears. He began playing during the 1944 season and last took the field during the 1962 campaign.
 St. Paul Saints |
 Hollywood Stars |
 Atlanta Crackers |
 Baltimore Orioles |
 Buffalo Bisons |
 Charleston Senators |
 Yakima Bears |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | B | NORW | Yakima Bears | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | B | NORW | Yakima Bears | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1962 | B | NORW | Yakima Bears | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1.80 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | B | INSL6 | Trenton Packers | 22 | 90 | 79 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 12 | .228 | .322 | .253 | .575 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1944 | B | PIED | Newport News Dodgers | 53 | 223 | 185 | 34 | 51 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 33 | 45 | .276 | .391 | .395 | .786 | 73 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1947 | B | NORW | Spokane Indians | 147 | 673 | 578 | 115 | 193 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 101 | 6 | 76 | 83 | .334 | .414 | .455 | .869 | 263 | 3 | 16 | ||||
| 1948 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 137 | 623 | 534 | 91 | 158 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 10 | 71 | 51 | .296 | .380 | .391 | .771 | 209 | 1 | 17 | ||||
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 151 | 652 | 530 | 84 | 142 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 62 | 5 | 112 | 57 | .268 | .398 | .338 | .736 | 179 | 12 | 3 | 7 | |||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 149 | 586 | 507 | 74 | 121 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 4 | 67 | 66 | .239 | .330 | .321 | .651 | 163 | 2 | 10 | ||||
| 1951 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 59 | 205 | 205 | 58 | 10 | 0 | 3 | .283 | .283 | .376 | .659 | 77 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 41 | 154 | 130 | 18 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 22 | 10 | .223 | .336 | .323 | .659 | 42 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1952 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 144 | 525 | 525 | 131 | 26 | 5 | 5 | .250 | .250 | .347 | .596 | 182 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 147 | 638 | 562 | 92 | 166 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 6 | 69 | 52 | .295 | .372 | .409 | .782 | 230 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 1954 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 119 | 518 | 434 | 73 | 119 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 9 | 67 | 41 | .274 | .370 | .348 | .718 | 151 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |||
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 148 | 607 | 539 | 71 | 145 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 9 | 54 | 44 | .269 | .338 | .332 | .670 | 179 | 3 | 9 | 2 | |||
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 34 | 144 | 122 | 19 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 11 | .262 | .371 | .459 | .830 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 137 | 558 | 508 | 56 | 128 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 5 | 41 | 32 | .252 | .310 | .368 | .678 | 187 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 108 | 340 | 282 | 26 | 65 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 53 | 26 | .230 | .350 | .305 | .655 | 86 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 72 | 190 | 163 | 18 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 12 | .264 | .362 | .313 | .675 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 16 | 39 | 35 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .257 | .333 | .314 | .648 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | B | NORW | Yakima Bears | 69 | 189 | 161 | 25 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 22 | .298 | .381 | .398 | .778 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1961 | B | NORW | Yakima Bears | 88 | 273 | 235 | 37 | 69 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 21 | .294 | .382 | .426 | .808 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1962 | B | NORW | Yakima Bears | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .154 | .154 | .308 | .462 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1854 | 7240 | 6327 | 841 | 1727 | 309 | 51 | 63 | 633 | 68 | 2 | 782 | 593 | .273 | .354 | .368 | .722 | 2327 | 14 | 19 | 99 | 13 | 18 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | B | PIED | Newport News Dodgers | SS | 51 | 104 | 124 | 33 | 21 | .874 | 4.471 |
| 1944 | B | INSL6 | Trenton Packers | SS | 19 | 21 | 46 | 6 | 5 | .918 | 3.526 |
| 1947 | B | NORW | Spokane Indians | SS | 147 | 280 | 478 | 65 | 75 | .921 | 5.156 |
| 1948 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | SS | 126 | 233 | 353 | 37 | 70 | .941 | 4.651 |
| 1949 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | SS | 149 | 305 | 457 | 39 | 138 | .951 | 5.114 |
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | SS | 137 | 255 | 317 | 28 | 59 | .953 | 4.175 |
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1951 | AAA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 28 | 45 | 82 | 4 | 14 | .969 | 4.536 |
| 1953 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | SS | 147 | 270 | 454 | 29 | 92 | .961 | 4.925 |
| 1954 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | SS | 114 | 211 | 349 | 22 | 60 | .962 | 4.912 |
| 1955 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | SS | 147 | 243 | 397 | 29 | 77 | .957 | 4.354 |
| 1956 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | SS | 33 | 51 | 96 | 3 | 13 | .980 | 4.455 |
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | SS | 76 | 131 | 227 | 20 | 49 | .947 | 4.711 |
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 3B | 24 | 21 | 40 | 5 | 8 | .924 | 2.542 |
| 1957 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 1B | 22 | 204 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 1.000 | 9.864 |
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 3B | 65 | 61 | 103 | 10 | 12 | .943 | 2.523 |
| 1958 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | SS | 10 | 21 | 31 | 2 | 4 | .963 | 5.200 |
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | SS | 28 | 45 | 78 | 6 | 9 | .953 | 4.393 |
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 3B | 13 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 0 | .926 | 1.923 |
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Charleston Senators | 2B | 11 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 5 | .953 | 3.727 |
| 1960 | B | NORW | Yakima Bears | 2B | 18 | 28 | 40 | 7 | 9 | .907 | 3.778 |
| 1960 | B | NORW | Yakima Bears | 1B | 11 | 88 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 8.818 |
| 1960 | B | NORW | Yakima Bears | SS | 11 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 5 | .974 | 3.364 |
| 1961 | B | NORW | Yakima Bears | 3B | 47 | 38 | 76 | 4 | 7 | .966 | 2.426 |
| 1961 | B | NORW | Yakima Bears | 2B | 16 | 41 | 35 | 1 | 14 | .987 | 4.750 |
| 1962 | B | NORW | Yakima Bears | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 1454 | 2730 | 3875 | 355 | 776 | .949 | 4.543 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | B | Piedmont League | Newport News Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1944 | B | Inter-State League | Trenton Packers | BRO | ||
| 1947 | B | Western International League | Spokane Indians | BRO | ||
| 1948 | AAA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | BRO | ||
| 1949 | AAA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | BRO | ||
| 1950 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | BRO | ||
| 1951 | AA | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | BSN | ||
| 1951 | AAA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | PHI | ||
| 1952 | AA | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | BSN | ||
| 1953 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | DET | ||
| 1954 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | DET | ||
| 1955 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | DET | ||
| 1956 | AAA | American Association 2 | Charleston Senators | DET | ||
| 1957 | AAA | American Association 2 | Charleston Senators | DET | ||
| 1958 | AAA | American Association 2 | Charleston Senators | DET | ||
| 1959 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | PHI | ||
| 1959 | AAA | American Association 2 | Charleston Senators | DET | ||
| 1960 | B | Northwest League | Yakima Bears | ML1 | ||
| 1961 | B | Northwest League | Yakima Bears | ML1 | ||
| 1962 | B | Northwest League | Yakima Bears | ML1 |
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