Jack Hamilton died. He, unfortunately, is best known for the pitch that ended Tony Conigliaro‘s career:
Signed by St. Louis ahead of the 1957 season, he was selected by Philadelphia in a minor league draft after the 1960 season. Hamilton pitched in the major leagues from 1962 to 1969 and was 32-40 with a 4.53 ERA in 65 starts and 153 relief appearances for the Phillies (1962-63), Detroit (1964-65), the New York Mets (1966-67), the California Angels (1967-68), Cleveland (1969) and the Chicago White Sox (1969).
He went 9-12 as a rookie, leading the National League in walks with 107 and wild pitches with 22.
My thoughts go out to his family and friends.
Hamilton never controlled the strike zone, walking 5.1 batters per nine innings while striking out 5.3 batters per nine innings. His best control came with the Angels, the team for which he pitched when he hit the young Red Sox star. Conigliario was the only batter he hit in 1967, and the last batter he ever hit.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2BPycsB
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