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Name Team Age
Mario Hill Retired (1990, Age 38) Died (2025, Age 73)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 10
(1975)		 1B L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Bobby Doerr League 0 11 years (146 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B- B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ B- B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- B- D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- F  F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C- 0 5/28/1952
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 2
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (---)
B- (57.1 %) C+ (47.9 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1977 TEX 104 394 56 101 12 1 15 47 45 90 5 1 3 .741 .335 .406 .256
1978 TEX 94 127 13 32 2 0 3 14 10 28 1 0 1 .645 .307 .339 .252
1979 TEX 132 436 67 127 15 6 18 67 51 78 1 2 18 .841 .364 .477 .291
1980 TEX 139 501 92 144 23 5 22 61 68 107 2 0 2 .857 .372 .485 .287
1981 TEX 146 519 85 174 24 5 29 110 53 100 1 1 2 .967 .398 .568 .335
1982 TEX 110 363 50 90 9 2 16 50 41 69 3 3 6 .742 .326 .416 .248
1983 TEX 139 524 98 148 20 5 31 109 54 97 1 0 5 .868 .350 .517 .282
1984 TEX 127 491 89 137 23 6 30 64 70 76 5 3 2 .903 .369 .534 .279
1985 TEX-MIN 87 322 53 108 14 5 11 43 36 63 15 9 2 .918 .406 .512 .335
1986 MIN 126 490 75 151 33 5 27 100 49 98 18 22 5 .933 .372 .561 .308
1987 MIN 139 545 71 157 26 2 18 81 53 99 28 15 2 .795 .353 .442 .288
1988 MIN 51 178 27 51 8 1 7 32 21 41 8 5 1 .826 .365 .461 .287
1989 KC 121 460 54 117 21 5 17 59 40 93 16 15 1 .745 .312 .433 .254
1990 KC 15 60 7 12 1 0 0 3 4 13 0 0 0 .467 .250 .217 .200
Total 1530 5410 837 1549 231 48 244 840 595 1052 104 76 50 .840 .358 .482 .286
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1990-11-01Mario Hill has retired from the Kansas City Royals
1990-04-20The Kansas City Royals have promoted Denney Cates to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have designated Mario Hill for assignment.
1989-04-18The Kansas City Royals have acquired Mario Hill from the waiver wire.
1989-04-01The Minnesota Twins have promoted Yasuo Tomashino to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have promoted Midre King to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have promoted Bill Hamilton to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have designated Mario Hill for assignment. The Minnesota Twins have designated Emil Walker for assignment. The Minnesota Twins have designated Jim Kroll for assignment. The Minnesota Twins have designated Elvio Ragland for assignment.
1988-06-04Mario Hill of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1986-08-30Mario Hill of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1985-07-29Trade #1862872 has been completed between the Minnesota Twins and the Texas Hillbillies. The Texas Hillbillies receive Norman Alvarez, Leo Cruz from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Bill Menendez, Mario Hill.
1985-04-14Mario Hill of the Texas Hillbillies is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1984-07-25Mario Hill of the Texas Hillbillies is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1982-06-04Mario Hill of the Texas Hillbillies is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
1978-04-20Mario Hill of the Texas Hillbillies is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1978-04-01The Texas Hillbillies have renamed Mario Locklin to Mario Hill.
1977-09-16Mario Locklin of the Texas Hillbillies is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1977-04-01The Texas Hillbillies have promoted Bob Menendez to the major league team. The Texas Hillbillies have promoted Mario Locklin to the major league team. The Texas Hillbillies have designated Jose K Snyder for assignment.