Warren Hacker

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13 innings pitched, 1,297 hits allowed, 680 runs allowed, 601 earned runs allowed, 181 home runs allowed, 320 walks allowed, 557 strikeouts, [2] 21 hit batsmen, 10 wild pitches, 5,438 batters faced, 1 balk, a 4.21 ERA [2] and a 1.26 WHIP.

After leaving the major leagues in 1961, Hacker played for the Indianapolis Indians from 1962 to 1965, which he recalled as "maybe the best days I ever had in baseball." [2] He then served as a minor-league pitching coach for the Oakland As from 1967 to 1971, and for much of the 1970s he was a pitching coach in the San Diego Padres' organization. [2]

The native of Marissa, Illinois, died in 2002 in Lenzburg, Illinois, at the age of 77. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Michael Gershman (2004). The Baseball Encyclopedia. p. 926. ISBN   0760753490.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 John C. Skipper (2000). "Warren Louis Hacker". Take Me Out to the Cubs Game: 35 Former Ballplayers Speak of Losing at Wrigley. McFarland. pp. 51–56. ISBN   0786462620.


Warren Hacker
Warren Hacker 1953.jpg
Hacker in about 1953.
Pitcher
Born:(1924-11-21)November 21, 1924
Marissa, Illinois, U.S.
Died: May 22, 2002(2002-05-22) (aged 77)
Lenzburg, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 24, 1948, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1961, for the Chicago White Sox
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