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Billy Hatcher

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 175lb (175cm, 79kg)

Born: October 4, 1960 in Williams, AZ us

Draft: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 30th round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft from Williams HS (Williams, AZ), the Houston Astros in the 2nd round of the 1980 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ) and the Chicago Cubs in the 6th round of the 1981 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ).

High School: Williams HS (Williams, AZ)

School: Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ)

Debut: September 10, 1984 (Age 23-342d, 14,968th in major league history)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 9, 1995 (Age 34-217d)
vs. CAL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1985 season

Full Name: William Augustus Hatcher

Nicknames: El Hatcho

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1990 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.9

4339

1146

.264

586

RBI

399

218

OBP

.312

SLG

.364

OPS

.676

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	HOU		SDP	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	2	Apr 6	HOU		SDP	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
3	3	Apr 8	HOU	@	CIN	W,8-3	CG	63	16.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	4	Apr 9	HOU	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	39	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	5	Apr 10	HOU	@	CIN	W,12-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	6	Apr 12	HOU	@	ATL	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	7	Apr 13	HOU	@	ATL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
8	8	Apr 14	HOU		CIN	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	9	Apr 15	HOU		CIN	L,2-4	CG	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	10	Apr 16	HOU		CIN	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	11	Apr 17	HOU		CIN	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
12	12	Apr 19	HOU		ATL	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
13	13	Apr 20	HOU		ATL	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
14	14	Apr 21	HOU		ATL	W,8-0	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
15	15	Apr 22	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
16	16	Apr 23	HOU	@	SDP	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
17	17	Apr 24	HOU	@	SDP	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
18	18	Apr 26	HOU		PHI	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	19	Apr 27	HOU		PHI	W,3-2	CG	37	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
20	20	Apr 29	HOU		MON	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
21	21	Apr 30	HOU		MON	W,3-0	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	22	May 1	HOU		MON	L,3-7	CG	57	14.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	23	May 2	HOU	@	PHI	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
24	24	May 3	HOU	@	PHI	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	25	May 4	HOU	@	NYM	L,0-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
26	26	May 6	HOU	@	MON	L,5-6	CG	46	10.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
27	27	May 7	HOU	@	MON	L,3-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
28	28	May 8	HOU	@	MON	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
29	29	May 9	HOU		NYM	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
30	30	May 10	HOU		NYM	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
31	31	May 11	HOU		NYM	L,8-9	CG	46	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	32	May 13	HOU		CHC	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
33	33	May 14	HOU		CHC	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
34	34	May 15	HOU		CHC	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	35	May 16	HOU		PIT	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
36	36	May 17	HOU		PIT	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	37	May 18	HOU		PIT	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
38	38	May 20	HOU	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	39	May 21	HOU	@	STL	L,4-7	CG	42	10.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
40	40	May 22	HOU	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
41	41	May 23	HOU	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
42	42	May 24	HOU	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	41	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
43	43	May 25	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	44	May 27	HOU	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
45	45	May 28	HOU	@	CHC	L,7-14	CG	46	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
46	46	May 29	HOU	@	CHC	W,7-1	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR LF
47	47	May 30	HOU		STL	W,5-4	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
48	48	May 31	HOU		STL	L,7-9	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	49	Jun 1	HOU		STL	L,2-3	CG	54	13.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
50	50	Jun 3	HOU	@	SFG	W,8-4	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	51	Jun 4	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-8	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
52	52	Jun 5	HOU	@	SFG	L,3-9	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	53	Jun 6	HOU	@	LAD	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
54	54	Jun 7	HOU	@	LAD	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	55	Jun 8	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-11	GS	35	6.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
56	57 (1)	Jun 10	HOU		ATL	L,3-10	CG	58	13.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
57	58	Jun 11	HOU		ATL	W,5-4	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
58	59	Jun 12	HOU		ATL	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
59	60	Jun 13	HOU		ATL	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
60	62 (1)	Jun 15	HOU	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	63	Jun 16	HOU	@	CIN	W,7-4	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
62	65 (1)	Jun 17 (2)	HOU	@	ATL	L,5-6	CG	43	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
63	66	Jun 18	HOU	@	ATL	W,14-7	GS	34	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
64	67	Jun 19	HOU	@	ATL	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
65	68	Jun 20	HOU		CIN	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
66	69	Jun 21	HOU		CIN	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
67	70	Jun 22	HOU		CIN	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
68	71	Jun 24	HOU		SFG	L,0-11	GF	37	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
69	72	Jun 25	HOU		SFG	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	73	Jun 26	HOU		SFG	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
71	74	Jun 27	HOU		LAD	L,0-4	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
72	75	Jun 28	HOU		LAD	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
73	76	Jun 29	HOU		LAD	L,0-2	GS	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF CF
74	77	Jun 30	HOU	@	NYM	L,6-12	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	78	Jul 1 (1)	HOU	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
76	79	Jul 1 (2)	HOU	@	NYM	W,6-5	CG	51	13.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
77	80	Jul 2	HOU	@	NYM	L,2-7	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
78	81	Jul 3	HOU	@	NYM	L,0-5	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
79	82	Jul 4	HOU		MON	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
80	83	Jul 5	HOU		MON	L,3-4	CG	45	11.0	4	2	0	6	1	LF
81	84	Jul 6	HOU		MON	L,2-4	GS	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF CF
82	85	Jul 8	HOU		NYM	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
83	86	Jul 9	HOU		NYM	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
84	87	Jul 10	HOU		NYM	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
85	88	Jul 14	HOU	@	PHI	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
86	89	Jul 15	HOU	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
87	90	Jul 16	HOU	@	PHI	L,6-10	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
88	91	Jul 17	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-10	GF	12	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
89	92	Jul 18	HOU	@	MON	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
90	93	Jul 19	HOU	@	MON	W,4-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
91	95 (1)	Jul 21	HOU		PHI	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
92	96	Jul 22	HOU		PHI	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
93	97	Jul 23	HOU		PHI	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
94	98	Jul 24	HOU		PHI	L,4-6	GS	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF CF
95	99	Jul 26	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
96	101 (1)	Jul 28	HOU	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
97	102	Jul 29	HOU	@	LAD	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
98	103	Jul 30	HOU	@	LAD	W,14-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	105 (1)	Aug 1	HOU	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
100	106	Aug 2	HOU	@	SFG	W,13-10	GS	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
101	107	Aug 3	HOU	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
102	110 (2)	Aug 7	HOU		LAD	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
103	111	Aug 8	HOU		LAD	W,10-0	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
104	113 (1)	Aug 10	HOU		SFG	L,0-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
105	114	Aug 11	HOU		SFG	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
106	115	Aug 12	HOU		SDP	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
107	117 (1)	Aug 14	HOU		SDP	L,1-6	GS	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF CF
108	119 (1)	Aug 16	HOU	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
109	120	Aug 17	HOU	@	STL	W,1-0	GS	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
110	123 (2)	Aug 20	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-2	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
111	124	Aug 21	HOU	@	PIT	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
112	125	Aug 22	HOU	@	CHC	W,9-7	CG	44	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
113	126	Aug 23	HOU	@	CHC	L,3-9	GS	37	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
114	127	Aug 24	HOU	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
115	128	Aug 26	HOU		PIT	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
116	129	Aug 27	HOU		PIT	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
117	130	Aug 28	HOU		PIT	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
118	131	Aug 29	HOU		CHC	L,1-2	GS	47	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF CF
119	132	Aug 30	HOU		CHC	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
120	133	Aug 31	HOU		CHC	L,1-3	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
121	134	Sep 2	HOU		STL	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
122	135	Sep 3	HOU		STL	W,10-1	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
123	136	Sep 4	HOU		STL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
124	137	Sep 5	HOU		CIN	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
125	138	Sep 6	HOU		CIN	L,3-10	CG	50	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
126	139	Sep 7	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
127	140	Sep 8	HOU	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
128	142 (1)	Sep 10	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
129	143	Sep 11	HOU	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
130	144	Sep 13	HOU	@	CIN	L,2-5	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
131	145	Sep 14	HOU	@	CIN	W,7-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
132	146	Sep 15	HOU	@	CIN	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
133	147	Sep 16	HOU		SFG	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
134	153 (5)	Sep 22	HOU		ATL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
135	154	Sep 23	HOU	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	45	11.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
136	155	Sep 24	HOU	@	SDP	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
137	157 (1)	Sep 27	HOU	@	ATL	W,3-2	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
138	158	Sep 28	HOU	@	ATL	L,3-4	CG	63	16.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
139	159	Sep 29	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
140	160	Sep 30	HOU		SDP	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
141	161	Oct 1	HOU		SDP	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
142	162	Oct 2	HOU		SDP	L,1-5	GS	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF CF
							149gm		1213.2	278	6	5	289	2