Ken Hill (baseball)

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Ken Hill
Position	Starting Pitcher
Teams	Anaheim Angels, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Montreal Expos, St.Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Texas Rangers
Years of Experience	14 years
Age	33
Height	6-2
Weight	175 lb.
Bats	Right
Throws	Right
College	North Adams State
Last Game Played	April 18, 2001, Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Place of Birth	Lynn, Massachusetts
Selection	Undrafted Free Agent
Signed by	St. Louis Cardinals
Major League Debut	September 3, 1988, age 22

Kenneth Wade Hill (born December 14, 1965, in Lynn, Massachusetts) was a Major League Baseball starting pitcher who pitched for 14 years with seven teams. He pitched in the 1995 World Series as a member of the Cleveland Indians. He also appeared in the 1994 MLB All-Star Game in Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium.

[edit] Career Highlights

Hill was called up by the injury-plagued St. Louis Cardinals in 1989, had a good first start, and went downhill from that point. He finished that season with a 7-15 record and a decent 3.80 ERA. He wouldn't see a decent season until 1991, going 11-10 with a 3.57 ERA. In November 1991, he was traded to the Montreal Expos for first-baseman Andres Galarraga. It was as a member of these Expos that Hill found his groove.

In both 1991 and 1994, Hill won 16 games, going 16-9 with a 2.68 ERA in 1991 and 16-5 with a 3.32 ERA in 1994. He was also an All-Star in 1994, pitching 2 innings in relief and walking one batter. Hill was brought back to the St. Louis Cardinals, where he suffered the same fate he endured in his first tour of duty with the Cardinals, only winning 6 games, losing 9, and posting a 5.06 ERA. Hill was traded to the Cleveland Indians for David Bell, Rick Heiserman, and Pepe McNeal. He did well for the Indians, going 4-1 in the remainder of the regular season and 2-1 in the postseason.

He filed for free agency in the 1995 postseason, being signed by the Texas Rangers, tied for the team lead (along with Bobby Witt)with 16 wins and led the Rangers to the postseason. It was in 1997 that Hill suffered an injury, sending him to the DL and effectively ending his playing career. He also played for the Anaheim Angels, traded in 1997 for Jim Leyritz. He performed poorly over the next 2 years, going 13-17 and finally being relegated to the bullpen in 1999. He is released in August 2000, signed by the Chicago White Sox, for whom he promptly gave up eight runs in three innings, and was then released two weeks later.

He accepted a non-roster invite by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2001, but didn't make the squad.