Del Hill
Grover Delano Hill
Born: September 22, 1939
Deceased: October 23, 2024
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
Career: 1959-1968
Del Hill compiled a career record of 57 wins and 56 losses and a 3.80 ERA in his 297-game pitching career with the Bluefield Orioles, Leesburg Orioles, Stockton Ports, Aberdeen Pheasants, Fox Cities Foxes, Elmira Pioneers, Tri-City Atoms, Rochester Red Wings and Denver Bears. He began playing during the 1959 season and last took the field during the 1968 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | APPY | Bluefield Orioles | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5.10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 30.0 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 35 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1960 | C | CALL | Stockton Ports | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5.84 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37.0 | 43 | 34 | 24 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 1960 | D | FLOR | Leesburg Orioles | 5 | 8 | .385 | 3.78 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 116.7 | 100 | 64 | 49 | 1 | 96 | 0 | 101 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1961 | D | FLOR | Leesburg Orioles | 5 | 12 | .294 | 5.05 | 36 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 149.7 | 158 | 126 | 84 | 8 | 120 | 5 | 132 | 10 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 1962 | C | NORL1 | Aberdeen Pheasants | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.12 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 98.0 | 90 | 47 | 34 | 4 | 57 | 1 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1963 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.95 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1963 | A | MIDW | Fox Cities Foxes | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4.41 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 96.0 | 73 | 53 | 47 | 9 | 48 | 2 | 88 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1964 | A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 6 | 2 | .750 | 2.33 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 108.0 | 68 | 35 | 28 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 140 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1965 | A | NORW | Tri-City Atoms | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2.90 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 59.0 | 54 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1966 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3.00 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 87.0 | 70 | 35 | 29 | 4 | 42 | 2 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 1967 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.58 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4.42 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55.0 | 47 | 29 | 27 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.44 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 31 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1968 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Denver Bears | 2 | 1 | .667 | 6.00 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Totals | 57 | 56 | .504 | 3.80 | 297 | 92 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 936.3 | 826 | 515 | 395 | 49 | 562 | 20 | 848 | 45 | 2 | 48 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | APPY | Bluefield Orioles | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .250 | .333 | .375 | .708 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | C | CALL | Stockton Ports | 12 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .125 | .300 | .125 | .425 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | D | FLOR | Leesburg Orioles | 22 | 46 | 40 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .225 | .304 | .275 | .579 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | D | FLOR | Leesburg Orioles | 37 | 60 | 49 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 19 | .184 | .273 | .204 | .477 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | C | NORL1 | Aberdeen Pheasants | 20 | 41 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .143 | .231 | .286 | .516 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | A | MIDW | Fox Cities Foxes | 17 | 42 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | .148 | .361 | .185 | .546 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 45 | 35 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .061 | .114 | .152 | .266 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | A | NORW | Tri-City Atoms | 23 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .105 | .150 | .211 | .361 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 31 | 27 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | .048 | .231 | .048 | .278 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 27 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Denver Bears | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 296 | 327 | 268 | 25 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 118 | .134 | .244 | .190 | .434 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | APPY | Bluefield Orioles | P | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .455 |
| 1960 | D | FLOR | Leesburg Orioles | P | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .952 |
| 1960 | C | CALL | Stockton Ports | P | 12 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .846 | .917 |
| 1961 | D | FLOR | Leesburg Orioles | P | 36 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 1 | .921 | .972 |
| 1962 | C | NORL1 | Aberdeen Pheasants | P | 19 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 2 | .885 | 1.211 |
| 1963 | A | MIDW | Fox Cities Foxes | P | 17 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .941 |
| 1963 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | P | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .357 |
| 1964 | A | CALL | Stockton Ports | P | 45 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .947 | .400 |
| 1965 | A | NORW | Tri-City Atoms | P | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .217 |
| 1966 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | P | 31 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .548 |
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 27 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .444 |
| 1967 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | P | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .357 |
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Denver Bears | P | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .125 |
| 1968 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| Totals | 296 | 25 | 151 | 10 | 9 | .946 | .595 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | Appalachian League | Bluefield Orioles | BAL | ||
| 1960 | D | Florida State League | Leesburg Orioles | BAL | ||
| 1960 | C | California League | Stockton Ports | BAL | ||
| 1961 | D | Florida State League | Leesburg Orioles | BAL | ||
| 1962 | C | Northern League | Aberdeen Pheasants | BAL | ||
| 1963 | A | Midwest League | Fox Cities Foxes | BAL | ||
| 1963 | AA | Eastern League | Elmira Pioneers | BAL | ||
| 1964 | A | California League | Stockton Ports | BAL | ||
| 1965 | A | Northwest League | Tri-City Atoms | CAL | ||
| 1966 | AA | Eastern League | Elmira Pioneers | BAL | ||
| 1967 | AA | Eastern League | Elmira Pioneers | BAL | ||
| 1967 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1968 | AA | Eastern League | Elmira Pioneers | BAL | ||
| 1968 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1968 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Denver Bears | MIN |
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