Shawn Hillegas
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Shawn Hillegas | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Dos Palos, California | August 21, 1964|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 9, 1987, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 17, 1993, for the Oakland Athletics | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 24–38 |
Earned run average | 4.61 |
Strikeouts | 332 |
Teams | |
Shawn Patrick Hillegas (born August 21, 1964) is a former professional right-handed pitcher. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees[1] and Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Biography[]
Hillegas was born in Dos Palos, California, on August 21, 1964.[2]
Hillegas was 6'3", 190 pounds (although one source says he was 6'2", 208 pounds) and he threw and batted right-handed. He attended Forest Hills High School in Sidman, Pennsylvania, and then Middle Georgia College.
Career[]
Hillegas was drafted by the California Angels in the 26th round (657th overall) of the 1983 draft. He opted not to sign that year, but in 1984 he did sign after being drafted 4th overall in the first round by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
He did well in the minors for the most part, having only one real bad stretch: in 1986 with the Albuquerque Dukes, he had a 6.17 ERA in 9 games. His best minor league season statistically was 1984 with the Vero Beach Dodgers, where he had a 1.83 ERA in 13 games.
On August 9, 1987, Hillegas made his major league debut. He lived up to his first round status in his debut-he pitched 82⁄3 innings with 6 strikeouts and 2 earned runs for the win. Perhaps his best Major League season was his rookie year-he went 4-3 with a 3.57 ERA in 58 innings pitched.
Overall in his career, he went 24-38, with a 4.61 ERA. He never quite lived up to his 1st round status as a whole. As a batter, he went 2-29-that's a .069 batting average. He committed 9 errors in the field, for a .900 fielding percentage. He balked only once in his career.
He played his final game on July 17, 1993.
Major transactions[]
- On August 30, 1988, Hillegas was traded to the White Sox from the Dodgers for Ricky Horton.
- On December 4, 1990, Hillegas was traded with Eric King from the White Sox to the Indians for Cory Snyder and minor leaguer Lindsay Foster.
References[]
- ^ Martinez, Michael (21 July 1992). "In Stunner, Hillegas Shuts Out The A's". The New York Times. p. 9. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ "Sean Hillegas". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Albuquerque Dukes players
- Alexandria Aces players
- American expatriate baseball players in Canada
- American expatriate baseball players in Mexico
- Baseball players from California
- Chicago White Sox players
- Cleveland Indians players
- Columbus Clippers players
- Fort Lauderdale Yankees players
- Los Angeles Dodgers players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Middle Georgia Warriors baseball players
- Mexican League baseball pitchers
- New York Yankees players
- Oakland Athletics players
- San Antonio Dodgers players
- Saraperos de Saltillo players
- Tacoma Tigers players
- Vancouver Canadians players
- Vero Beach Dodgers players