Warren Hacker

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Warren Louis Hacker (November 21, 1924 - May 22, 2002) born in Marissa, Illinois was a Pitcher for the Chicago Cubs (1948-56), Cincinnati Reds (1957), Philadelphia Phillies (1957-58) and Chicago White Sox (1961). He was also the uncle of former Major League Shortstop Rich Hacker.

His best season was in 1952 when he finished 23rd in voting for the National League MVP Award for leading the league in WHIP (.946) and hits allowed/9ip (7.01) and having a 15-9 win-loss record, 33 games pitched (20 started), 12 complete games, 5 shutouts, 5 games finished, 1 save, 185 innings pitched, 144 hits allowed, 56 runs allowed, 53 earned runs allowed, 17 home runs allowed, 31 walks allowed, 84 strikeouts, 1 hit batsmen, 1 wild pitch, 721 batters faced, 1 balk and a 2.58 ERA.

In 12 seasons he had a 62-89 win loss record, 306 games pitched (157 started), 47 complete games, 6 shutouts, 76 games finished, 17 saves, 1,283 ⅓ innings pitched, 1,297 hits allowed, 680 runs allowed, 601 earned runs allowed, 181 home runs allowed, 320 walks allowed, 557 strikeouts, 21 hit batsmen, 10 wild pitches, 5,438 batters faced, 1 balk, a 4.21 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP.

He died in Lenzburg, Illinois at the age of 77.