The following winter, the Mariners sent him to San Diego for Scott Sanders. Hitchcock is best remembered for his performance in the 1998 playoffs with the Padres, in which he was named the NLCSMVP. He was the winning pitcher in both of his starts with a 0.90 ERA in the NLCS. Overall in the 1998 playoffs he was 3–0, allowing 3 runs in 22 innings (1.23 ERA) with 32 strikeouts.
His successful years with the Padres were followed by struggles with injuries. He underwent Tommy John surgery.[3] The Padres traded Hitchcock back to the Yankees in mid-2001 for two minor leaguers. Hitchcock was the winning pitcher for the Yankees in Game 5 of the 2001 World Series. He re-signed with the Yankees after the season.[4] The Yankees traded Hitchcock to the St. Louis Cardinals in 2003 for Justin Pope and Ben Julianel. He finished his career with the Padres in 2004.
During the regular season, Hitchcock's career-best win–loss record was 13–9 with Seattle in 1996. His career-best ERA was 3.93 with the Padres in 1998.
References
^ ab"Hawks' Hitchcock signs with Yankees Series: sports in brief". Retrieved January 2, 2015.
^"BASEBALL;Yanks Get Martinez For Davis, Hitchcock". December 8, 1995. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
^"Breaking, World, US & Local News - nydailynews.com - NY Daily News". NY Daily News. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
^"Record-Journal - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved January 2, 2015.
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Sterling Hitchcock at Baseball Almanac
January 11, 2023
sterling, hitchcock, sterling, alex, hitchcock, born, april, 1971, american, former, major, league, baseball, left, handed, pitcher, played, from, 1992, 2004, mostly, with, york, yankees, diego, padres, pitcherborn, 1971, april, 1971, fayetteville, north, caro. Sterling Alex Hitchcock born April 29 1971 is an American former Major League Baseball left handed pitcher He played from 1992 to 2004 mostly with the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres Sterling HitchcockPitcherBorn 1971 04 29 April 29 1971 age 51 Fayetteville North Carolina U S Batted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutSeptember 11 1992 for the New York YankeesLast MLB appearanceAugust 22 2004 for the San Diego PadresMLB statisticsWin loss record74 76Earned run average4 80Strikeouts997TeamsNew York Yankees 1992 1995 Seattle Mariners 1996 San Diego Padres 1997 2001 New York Yankees 2001 2003 St Louis Cardinals 2003 San Diego Padres 2004 Career highlights and awardsNLCS MVP 1998 Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life EditHitchcock was born in Fayetteville North Carolina He attended Armwood High School in Seffner Florida 1 Professional career EditThe Yankees selected Hitchcock in the ninth round of the 1989 Major League Baseball Draft Though he committed to attend the University of South Florida the Yankees signed Hitchcock with a 50 000 signing bonus 1 He made his Major League debut in 1992 pitching his first full season in 1994 He was traded to the Mariners after the 1995 season with Russ Davis for Tino Martinez Jeff Nelson and Jim Mecir 2 The following winter the Mariners sent him to San Diego for Scott Sanders Hitchcock is best remembered for his performance in the 1998 playoffs with the Padres in which he was named the NLCS MVP He was the winning pitcher in both of his starts with a 0 90 ERA in the NLCS Overall in the 1998 playoffs he was 3 0 allowing 3 runs in 22 innings 1 23 ERA with 32 strikeouts His successful years with the Padres were followed by struggles with injuries He underwent Tommy John surgery 3 The Padres traded Hitchcock back to the Yankees in mid 2001 for two minor leaguers Hitchcock was the winning pitcher for the Yankees in Game 5 of the 2001 World Series He re signed with the Yankees after the season 4 The Yankees traded Hitchcock to the St Louis Cardinals in 2003 for Justin Pope and Ben Julianel He finished his career with the Padres in 2004 During the regular season Hitchcock s career best win loss record was 13 9 with Seattle in 1996 His career best ERA was 3 93 with the Padres in 1998 References Edit a b Hawks Hitchcock signs with Yankees Series sports in brief Retrieved January 2 2015 BASEBALL Yanks Get Martinez For Davis Hitchcock December 8 1995 Retrieved January 2 2015 Breaking World US amp Local News nydailynews com NY Daily News NY Daily News Retrieved January 2 2015 Record Journal Google News Archive Search Retrieved January 2 2015 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Sterling Hitchcock at Baseball Almanac Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sterling Hitchcock amp oldid 1132719663, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
