He played in the Kansas City farm system from 1958 to 1961, rising to the middle level of the minors, before retiring. After retiring, Hill earned a master's degree from Loyola University and had a successful career in telecommunications. In his final years, he owned and operated Wickwire Art Gallery (Hendersonville, NC) with his wife of over 46 years. He was the father of three children and grandfather of nine. Hill maintained a love for baseball all of his life. [citation needed]
Hill died peacefully on October 16, 2018, after a brief battle with cancer.
dave, hill, baseball, david, burnham, hill, november, 1937, october, 2018, american, professional, baseball, player, pitcher, appeared, games, major, leagues, 1957, kansas, city, athletics, hill, attended, northwestern, university, threw, left, handed, batted,. David Burnham Hill November 11 1937 October 16 2018 was an American professional baseball player a pitcher who appeared in two games in the Major Leagues for the 1957 Kansas City Athletics Hill attended Northwestern University 1 he threw left handed batted right handed and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches 1 88 m tall and 170 pounds 77 kg Dave Burnham HillPitcherBorn 1937 11 11 November 11 1937New Orleans LouisianaDied October 16 2018 2018 10 16 aged 80 Lakeland FloridaBatted RightThrew LeftMLB debutAugust 22 1957 for the Kansas City AthleticsLast MLB appearanceAugust 26 1957 for the Kansas City AthleticsMLB statisticsWin loss record0 0Earned run average27 00Strikeouts1Innings pitched2 TeamsKansas City Athletics 1957 Hill signed with the Athletics in 1957 as a Bonus Baby under the Bonus Rule He debuted for the As without playing in the minor leagues on August 22 in relief against the defending world champion New York Yankees and surrendered a two run home run to eventual Baseball Hall of Famer Yogi Berra during an 11 4 Kansas City loss 2 Four days later he was treated roughly by the Boston Red Sox also in relief surrendering five runs including homers to Frank Malzone and Jimmy Piersall in only one third of an inning Boston routed the As 16 0 3 In 2 1 3 big league innings pitched Hill allowed six hits three bases on balls and seven earned runs He struck out one He played in the Kansas City farm system from 1958 to 1961 rising to the middle level of the minors before retiring After retiring Hill earned a master s degree from Loyola University and had a successful career in telecommunications In his final years he owned and operated Wickwire Art Gallery Hendersonville NC with his wife of over 46 years He was the father of three children and grandfather of nine Hill maintained a love for baseball all of his life citation needed Hill died peacefully on October 16 2018 after a brief battle with cancer See also editList of baseball players who went directly to Major League BaseballReferences edit Baseball Almanac com 1957 8 22 box score from Retrosheet 1957 8 26 box score from RetrosheetExternal links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dave Hill baseball amp oldid 1180518917, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
