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Joe DiMaggio League
8-23-2080
Billy Hicks Center Field
Retired (1964, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .274 Total Rating   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .748 Status Deceased (2013) Option Years 0  
H 1711 Age at Death 85 Date of Birth 04-07-1928
HR 116 Drafted Round 21, Pick 328
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 6 years
(159 games)
RBI 698
SB 169
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C- Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt B- Control   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B --- LF D- (11.8%) Arm WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF (89.6%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 NYA
69
214
18
54
11
5
1
19
27
30 2 2
0
2 5
.703
.339
.364
.112
.252
1951 NYA
139
470
54
133
18
3
5
53
65
47 1 2
1
3 11
.736
.370
.366
.083
.283
1952 NYA
48
178
19
36
5
1
1
19
23
17 3 1
3
4 7
.561
.302
.258
.056
.202
1953 NYA-PIT-PHI
93
258
42
77
11
0
2
32
43
17 2 4
7
10 4
.762
.397
.364
.066
.298
1954 PHI
159
623
101
180
31
6
11
75
89
66 5 2
10
6 3
.792
.381
.411
.122
.289
1955 PHI
159
621
102
172
34
5
15
66
72
79 2 1
12
5 7
.774
.353
.420
.143
.277
1956 PHI
159
620
93
166
22
6
19
71
67
82 4 1
13
5 4
.757
.342
.415
.147
.268
1957 STL
159
625
88
173
30
6
17
63
79
96 3 1
26
2 4
.786
.360
.426
.149
.277
1958 STL
159
635
77
163
34
0
16
73
71
108 1 2
25
11 5
.717
.331
.386
.129
.257
1959 STL
154
533
81
151
29
5
7
50
65
69 2 4
19
10 5
.757
.361
.396
.113
.283
1960 STL
159
617
98
184
30
6
7
74
77
83 1 5
28
12 5
.775
.374
.400
.102
.298
1961 STL
131
355
48
92
8
2
8
48
44
55 0 3
10
10 4
.699
.338
.361
.101
.259
1962 STL
123
258
37
73
20
0
5
34
32
44 2 0
12
6 2
.785
.366
.419
.136
.283
1963 STL-CHA
102
160
21
38
3
1
2
12
26
24 0 0
2
2 3
.650
.344
.306
.069
.238
1964 CHA
60
75
8
19
6
0
0
9
13
9 0 3
1
2 0
.685
.352
.333
.080
.253
Total
1873
6242
887
1711
292
46
116
698
793
826 28 31
169
90 69
.748
.357
.391
.117
.274
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Billy Hicks has retired from the Chicago Blue Sox
1963-05-01The Chicago Blue Sox have acquired Billy Hicks from the waiver wire.
1963-04-27The St. Louis Timberwolves have promoted Doc Splittorff to the major league team. The St. Louis Timberwolves have designated Billy Hicks for assignment.
1953-10-23The Philadelphia Cheese Steaks have promoted Billy Hicks to the major league team. The Philadelphia Cheese Steaks have sent Bob Durbin to the minors.
1953-10-23A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Innocents and the Philadelphia Cheese Steaks. The Philadelphia Cheese Steaks receive Billy Hicks, Grant Alter from the Pittsburgh Innocents in exchange for Otto Westerberg, Eric Davidson.
1953-10-07The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Andres Arturo to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Billy Hicks to the minors.
1953-09-07The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Billy Hicks to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Andres Arturo to the minors.
1953-08-21The Pittsburgh Innocents have promoted Max Baker to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Innocents have sent Billy Hicks to the minors.
1953-08-20A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Innocents and the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees receive Shea Nation, Mongoose Rubashov, Sam Champion, Larry Lance from the Pittsburgh Innocents in exchange for Billy Hicks.
1950-06-24The New York Yankees have promoted Billy Hicks to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Lou Henderson to the minors.
1950-04-01The New York Yankees have promoted Marvin Ortiz to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Billy Hicks to the minors.