Jack Hamilton
Jack Edwin Hamilton
Born: December 25, 1938
Burlington, IA US
Deceased: February 22, 2018
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 200
Career: 1957-1970
Major League Statistics
Jack Hamilton compiled a career record of 79 wins and 86 losses and a 3.89 ERA in his 308-game pitching career with the Decatur Commodores, Wytheville Cardinals, Keokuk Cardinals, York White Roses, Winston-Salem Red Birds, Memphis Chicks, Williamsport Grays, Arkansas Travelers, Syracuse Chiefs, Seattle Angels and Tucson Toros. He began playing during the 1957 season and last took the field during the 1970 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | APPY | Wytheville Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.57 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 68.0 | 58 | 40 | 27 | 3 | 46 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1957 | D | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | 2 | 5 | .286 | 7.56 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 61 | 52 | 42 | 4 | 39 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1958 | D | MIDW | Keokuk Cardinals | 12 | 16 | .429 | 4.55 | 37 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 190.0 | 153 | 136 | 96 | 9 | 156 | 225 | 19 | 0 | 32 | ||||
| 1959 | A | EL | York White Roses | 9 | 10 | .474 | 4.53 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 167.0 | 152 | 109 | 84 | 11 | 134 | 2 | 121 | 7 | 1 | 16 | |||
| 1960 | B | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Birds | 6 | 9 | .400 | 4.33 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 114.3 | 104 | 68 | 55 | 4 | 80 | 2 | 109 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.71 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32.7 | 31 | 38 | 28 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 1961 | A | EL | Williamsport Grays | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.71 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 102.0 | 83 | 55 | 42 | 8 | 65 | 6 | 88 | 5 | 0 | 12 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Arkansas Travelers | 4 | 8 | .333 | 4.65 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 91.0 | 94 | 58 | 47 | 11 | 49 | 1 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 9 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2.33 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 85.0 | 63 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 29 | 4 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 12 | 10 | .545 | 2.42 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 171.0 | 130 | 64 | 46 | 5 | 71 | 11 | 114 | 6 | 1 | 20 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.42 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52.0 | 42 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |||
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 4 | 6 | .400 | 2.75 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 85.0 | 80 | 34 | 26 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3.40 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 119.0 | 118 | 56 | 45 | 3 | 54 | 4 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Totals | 79 | 86 | .479 | 3.89 | 308 | 166 | 0 | 60 | 7 | 3 | 1327.0 | 1169 | 755 | 574 | 71 | 824 | 39 | 1083 | 65 | 8 | 141 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | 21 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .067 | .222 | .067 | .289 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | D | APPY | Wytheville Cardinals | 10 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .200 | .333 | .350 | .683 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1958 | D | MIDW | Keokuk Cardinals | 37 | 80 | 65 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 25 | .169 | .289 | .200 | .489 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | A | EL | York White Roses | 32 | 65 | 58 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 22 | .086 | .117 | .086 | .203 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | B | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Birds | 24 | 39 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .139 | .162 | .167 | .329 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .143 | .333 | .143 | .476 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | A | EL | Williamsport Grays | 42 | 36 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .088 | .114 | .147 | .261 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Arkansas Travelers | 17 | 32 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .103 | .161 | .138 | .299 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 13 | 31 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .233 | .258 | .267 | .525 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 29 | 63 | 57 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 26 | .193 | .246 | .211 | .456 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | 31 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .214 | .267 | .214 | .481 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 14 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .143 | .143 | .179 | .321 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 30 | 44 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .132 | .195 | .132 | .327 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 313 | 493 | 431 | 33 | 63 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 179 | .146 | .211 | .174 | .385 | 75 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | P | 21 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | .889 | .762 |
| 1957 | D | APPY | Wytheville Cardinals | P | 10 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 3 | .950 | 1.900 |
| 1958 | D | MIDW | Keokuk Cardinals | P | 37 | 8 | 30 | 6 | 3 | .864 | 1.027 |
| 1959 | A | EL | York White Roses | P | 32 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 3 | .806 | .906 |
| 1960 | B | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Birds | P | 24 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 4 | .952 | .833 |
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | P | 13 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .818 | .692 |
| 1961 | A | EL | Williamsport Grays | P | 42 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 1 | .875 | .833 |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Arkansas Travelers | P | 17 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 2 | .875 | 1.647 |
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 13 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 1 | .897 | 2.000 |
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 28 | 8 | 39 | 3 | 0 | .940 | 1.679 |
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | P | 27 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .370 |
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | P | 14 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.286 |
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | P | 30 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 0 | .929 | .867 |
| Totals | 308 | 66 | 255 | 36 | 23 | .899 | 1.042 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | Midwest League | Decatur Commodores | SLN | ||
| 1957 | D | Appalachian League | Wytheville Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1958 | D | Midwest League | Keokuk Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1959 | A | Eastern League | York White Roses | SLN | ||
| 1960 | B | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Red Birds | SLN | ||
| 1960 | AA | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | SLN | ||
| 1961 | A | Eastern League | Williamsport Grays | PHI | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Arkansas Travelers | PHI | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | DET | ||
| 1965 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | DET | ||
| 1968 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Angels | CAL | ||
| 1969 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | CHA | ||
| 1970 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | CHA |
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