Win–loss record 32–40 Role Baseball player Name Jack Hamilton | Saves 20 Earned run average 4.53 | |
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Born December 25, 1938(age 79), Burlington, Iowa Died February 22, 2018 (aged 79) Branson, Missouri Similar Tony Conigliaro, Billy Conigliaro, Rico Petrocelli | ||
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Jack Edwin Hamilton (born December 25, 1938) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. Over the course of his 1962–69 MLB career he pitched for the Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, New York Mets, California Angels, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago White Sox.
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- Professional career
- Personal life
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Professional career
Originally signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as a free agent, he debuted as a starter for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1962 and posted a 9–12 record with an earned run average of 5.09. He showed more promise pitching out of the bullpen, and spent most of his career as a relief pitcher until his retirement in 1969, although he was converted back to a starting pitcher for the 1966 and 1967 seasons.
In 1967, Hamilton was enjoying one of the best seasons of his career when he was traded by the New York Mets to the California Angels. On August 18, the Angels were playing the Boston Red Sox in a game that would have important implications for the American League pennant race. The game became a turning point in the careers of two players. Facing Red Sox outfielder Tony Conigliaro, who was set in a stance close to home plate, Hamilton hit Conigliaro with a pitch on the left cheekbone that fractured his cheekbone and eye socket and severely damaged his retina. Conigliaro nearly died, and the damage to his vision kept him off the field the remainder of the year and all of 1968. Conigliaro made a promising-but-brief comeback in 1969–1970 until his vision problems returned, which eventually forced his early retirement from baseball in 1975 at age 30. Hamilton retired in 1969, finishing his career with the Chicago White Sox.
Personal life
Hamilton currently lives in Branson, Missouri with his wife, Jan. They have a son and two daughters. Since his retirement from Major League Baseball, Hamilton has owned and operated several restaurants in Iowa and Southwest Missouri.
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