Dick Hall
Born: 9/27/1930 in St. Louis, MO, USA
Died: 6/18/2023 in Timonium, MD, USA
MLB Debut: 1952-04-15 | Final Game: 1971-09-25
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'6" | Weight: 200 lbs
Full name: Richard Wallace Hall
Biography
Dick Hall was a skilled pitcher whose career spanned from 1952 to 1971, leaving a notable mark in Major League Baseball. Born in 1930, Hall established himself as a reliable member of his teams, finishing his career with a record of 93-75 and an earned run average (ERA) of 3.32. Over his two-decade-long tenure, he accumulated 741 strikeouts and recorded 68 saves, showcasing his versatility and effectiveness both as a starter and a reliever. Hall's ability to perform under pressure made him a valuable asset, particularly in high-stakes situations.
Playing during a transitional period in baseball, Hall navigated the evolving dynamics of the game, which included the integration of players and changes in pitching strategies. His contributions were particularly significant in the late 1960s, a time when pitchers dominated the game, and scoring was often hard-fought. Hall's consistent performance and durability helped solidify his reputation as a respected figure in the sport, and he remains an important part of baseball history for his achievements on the mound.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | 75 | 495 | 74 | 20 | 3 | 68 | 1259.7 | 1152 | 464 | 130 | 236 | 741 | 3.32 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | PIT | NL | 6 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 94.3 | 92 | 41 | 28 | 46 | 3.91 | 1321.5 |
| 1956 | PIT | NL | 0 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 62.3 | 64 | 33 | 21 | 27 | 4.76 | -343.8 |
| 1957 | PIT | NL | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10.80 | -1058.2 |
| 1959 | PIT | NL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.12 | 0.0 |
| 1960 | KC1 | AL | 8 | 13 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 182.3 | 183 | 82 | 38 | 79 | 4.05 | -2436.5 |
| 1961 | BAL | AL | 7 | 5 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 122.3 | 102 | 42 | 30 | 92 | 3.09 | 3631.0 |
| 1962 | BAL | AL | 6 | 6 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 118.3 | 102 | 30 | 19 | 71 | 2.28 | 3235.4 |
| 1963 | BAL | AL | 5 | 5 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 111.7 | 91 | 37 | 16 | 74 | 2.98 | 1059.4 |
| 1964 | BAL | AL | 9 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 87.7 | 58 | 18 | 16 | 52 | 1.85 | 955.1 |
| 1965 | BAL | AL | 11 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 93.7 | 84 | 32 | 11 | 79 | 3.07 | 2878.1 |
| 1966 | BAL | AL | 6 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 66.0 | 59 | 29 | 8 | 44 | 3.95 | 373.9 |
| 1967 | PHI | NL | 10 | 8 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 86.0 | 83 | 21 | 12 | 49 | 2.20 | 1443.6 |
| 1968 | PHI | NL | 4 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 53 | 25 | 5 | 31 | 4.89 | -165.1 |
| 1969 | BAL | AL | 5 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 65.7 | 49 | 14 | 9 | 31 | 1.92 | 1659.9 |
| 1970 | BAL | AL | 10 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61.3 | 51 | 21 | 6 | 30 | 3.08 | 367.4 |
| 1971 | BAL | AL | 6 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43.3 | 52 | 24 | 11 | 26 | 4.98 | 204.2 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 669 | 714 | 79 | 150 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 6 | 61 | 147 | 0.210 | 0.271 | 0.259 | 0.530 | -2270.3 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | PIT | NL | 26 | 80 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0.138 | -729.6 |
| 1953 | PIT | NL | 7 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.167 | 0.0 |
| 1954 | PIT | NL | 112 | 310 | 38 | 74 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 33 | 46 | 0.239 | -972.0 |
| 1955 | PIT | NL | 21 | 40 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0.175 | 0.0 |
| 1956 | PIT | NL | 33 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0.345 | 0.0 |
| 1957 | PIT | NL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1959 | PIT | NL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1960 | KC1 | AL | 32 | 56 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0.107 | -568.7 |
| 1961 | BAL | AL | 30 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0.139 | 0.0 |
| 1962 | BAL | AL | 44 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0.167 | 0.0 |
| 1963 | BAL | AL | 48 | 28 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.464 | 0.0 |
| 1964 | BAL | AL | 45 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.125 | 0.0 |
| 1965 | BAL | AL | 49 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.333 | 0.0 |
| 1966 | BAL | AL | 32 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.167 | 0.0 |
| 1967 | PHI | NL | 48 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.071 | 0.0 |
| 1968 | PHI | NL | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.333 | 0.0 |
| 1969 | BAL | AL | 39 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.286 | 0.0 |
| 1970 | BAL | AL | 32 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.083 | 0.0 |
| 1971 | BAL | AL | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.400 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.333 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | WS | BAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1970 | ALCS | BAL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.500 |
| 1970 | WS | BAL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
| 1969 | ALCS | BAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1969 | WS | BAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8.7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.00 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | WS | BAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1970 | ALCS | BAL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 1970 | WS | BAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1969 | ALCS | BAL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 1969 | WS | BAL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2B | 7 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 6 |
| 3B | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| OF | 119 | 86 | 272 | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| P | 495 | 74 | 69 | 171 | 6 | 10 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | PIT | 3B | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | PIT | OF | 14 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1953 | PIT | 2B | 7 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 6 |
| 1954 | PIT | OF | 102 | 84 | 235 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| 1955 | PIT | P | 15 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | PIT | OF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | PIT | P | 19 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | PIT | 1B | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | PIT | P | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | PIT | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | KC1 | P | 29 | 28 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 1 |
| 1961 | BAL | P | 29 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| 1962 | BAL | P | 43 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 1963 | BAL | P | 47 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 1964 | BAL | P | 45 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 1965 | BAL | P | 48 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 1966 | BAL | P | 32 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | PHI | P | 48 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 1968 | PHI | P | 32 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | BAL | P | 39 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970 | BAL | P | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | BAL | P | 27 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 495 |
| First Base | 1 |
| Second Base | 7 |
| Third Base | 5 |
| Left Field | 43 |
| Center Field | 62 |
| Right Field | 18 |
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swarthmore College | Swarthmore | PA | 1949, 1950, 1951 |