Lloyd Hittle

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American baseball player (1924-2012)

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::summary American baseball player (1924-2012) ::

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Field	Value
name	Lloyd Hittle
image	Lloyd Hittle - 1948 Smith's Oakland Oaks.jpg
caption	Hittle in 1948
position	Pitcher
bats	Right
throws	Left
birth_date
birth_place	Lodi, California
death_date
death_place	Lodi, California
debutleague	MLB
debutdate	June 12
debutyear	1949
debutteam	Washington Senators
finalleague	MLB
finaldate	June 11
finalyear	1950
finalteam	Washington Senators
statleague	MLB
stat1label	Win–loss record
stat1value	7–11
stat2label	Earned run average
stat2value	4.43
stat3label	Strikeouts
stat3value	41
stat4label	Innings pitched
stat4value	152
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Washington Senators (–) Lloyd Eldon "Red" Hittle (February 21, 1924 – March 3, 2012) was an American professional baseball player. The left-handed pitcher appeared in 47 games in Major League Baseball for the –50 Washington Senators. Born in Lodi, California, Hittle stood 5 ft tall and weighed 164 lb.

Hittle served in the United States Army during World War II and began his professional career in 1946 pitching for the unaffiliated Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League and lower-classification teams on the West Coast. The Oaks controlled his rights until May 24, 1949, when they traded him to Washington for pitcher Milo Candini. During his rookie season, Hittle made nine starts among his 36 appearances, and notched three complete games and two shutouts. The whitewashings occurred August 7 and 30 against the Chicago White Sox. In the latter game, Hittle went ten innings and allowed only three hits as the Senators won, 1–0. As a rookie, he won five of 12 decisions with a 4.21 earned run average

Hittle spent the early weeks of the 1950 campaign with Washington, working in 11 games with four more starts. On May 9, he tamed the White Sox again, allowing two runs but registering his final MLB complete game in a 3–2 victory. After his final appearance with Washington, a starting assignment against the Detroit Tigers on June 11, he returned to minor league baseball, pitching through 1954—largely in the Pacific Coast League.

In the big leagues, Hittle allowed 183 hits and 74 bases on balls in 152 innings of work. He struck out 41.

References

[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/lodinews/obituary.aspx?n=lloyd-eldon-hittle&pid=156337557&fhid=2468 Lloyd Eldon Hittle Sr. Obituary], ''Lodi News-Sentinel'', March 7–14, 2012, Retrieved March 17, 2012
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hittlll01.shtml "Lloyd Hittle Statistics and History"]. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
[http://baseballinwartime.com/those_who_served/those_who_served_atoz.htm BaseballinWartime.com]
[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1949/B08300CHA1949.htm Retrosheet box score: 1949-08-30(2)]
[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1950/B05090WS11950.htm Retrosheet box score: 1950-05-09]

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