Rich Hill (baseball player)

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**Rich Hill**
Major League Baseball debut
Chicago Cubs — No. 53
Pitcher
Bats: left	Throws: left
June 15, 2005 for the Chicago Cubs
Selected MLB statistics (through 16 December 2006)
Wins-Losses	6-9
ERA	5.12
Strikeouts	111

Richard Joseph Hill (b. March 11, 1980, in Milton, Massachusetts) is a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball with the Chicago Cubs. A 4th round pick out of the University of Michigan in the 2002 amateur draft, Hill made his major league debut on June 15, 2005. As a minor leaguer, Hill compiled high strikeout totals, and is considered to have an excellent curveball. He throws an 88-92 MPH fastball and a changeup as well. Hill spent part of the 2005 season with the Cubs, posting an 0-2 record. Again, in 2006, Hill split his season between the minor leagues and the majors. Despite his rookie status, Hill was the oldest member of the Cubs starting rotation during the second half of the 2006 season until the addition of Wade Miller.

[edit] Career Highlights

On August 1st, Hill defeated the Diamondbacks for his first major league victory, and on August 6th, he got his second win and his first win streak. On September 6th, Hill fanned a career high 11 batters in a Cubs victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Hill's first complete game and shutout came versus the Cincinnati Reds in a game in which he fanned 10 and allowed just two hits, on September 16th. Hill's two complete games were the only cg's by the Cub's pitching staff in the 2006 season.