Steve Hamilton

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-6, 190lb (198cm, 86kg)

Born: November 30, 1934 in Columbia, KY us

Died: December 2, 1997 in Morehead, KY

Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Morehead, KY

High School: Charlestown HS (Charlestown, IN)

School: Morehead State University (Morehead, KY)

Last Game: August 16, 1972 (Age 37-260d)
vs. SFG 2.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: Steven Absher Hamilton

Nicknames: Gomer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.1

ERA

3.05

421

663.0

531

WHIP

1.161

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1958	23	0.6	Burlington	CARL	B	CLE	15	14	.517	2.49	3.13	33	28		18	4		210.0	161	73	58	9	91	4	167	7	0	7		1.200	6.9	0.4	3.9	7.2	1.84
1959	24	1.1	Reading	EL	A	CLE	13	10	.565	3.77	4.57	30	26		12	4		191.0	203	97	80	16	60	0	128	6	0	8		1.377	9.6	0.8	2.8	6.0	2.13
1960	25	0.0	Mobile	SOUA	AA	CLE	14	9	.609	4.60	5.13	36	23		5	1		172.0	184	98	88	13	102	6	126	2	0	5		1.663	9.6	0.7	5.3	6.6	1.24
1961	26	-0.1	Salt Lake City	PCL	AAA	CLE	10	12	.455	3.77	4.63	26	25		11	1		179.0	189	92	75	15	72	3	79	2	0	5		1.458	9.5	0.8	3.6	4.0	1.10
1961	26	-1.8	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	0	0		3.00	3.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	2	1	1	0	3	0	4	0	1	1	15	1.667	6.0	0.0	9.0	12.0	1.33
1962	27	0.9	Jacksonville	IL	AAA	CLE	1	1	.500	0.00	2.65	2	2		1	1		17.0	8	5	0	0	4	0	9	0	1	0		0.706	4.2	0.0	2.1	4.8	2.25
1962	27	-0.7	WSA	AL	Maj	WSA	3	8	.273	3.77	4.28	41	10	11	1	0	2	107.1	103	51	45	10	39	5	83	3	1	0	466	1.323	8.6	0.8	3.3	7.0	2.13
1963	28		2 Teams	AL	Maj	NYY-WSA	5	2	.714	2.94	3.08	37	0	19	0	0	5	64.1	54	22	21	3	26	2	64	1	0	3	268	1.244	7.6	0.4	3.6	9.0	2.46
1963	28	0.3	WSA	AL	Maj	WSA	0	1	.000	13.50	13.50	3	0	2	0	0	0	2.0	5	3	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	13	3.500	22.5	0.0	9.0	4.5	0.50
1963	28	0.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	5	1	.833	2.60	2.74	34	0	17	0	0	5	62.1	49	19	18	3	24	2	63	1	0	3	255	1.171	7.1	0.4	3.5	9.1	2.63
1964	29	1.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	7	2	.778	3.28	3.58	30	3	11	1	0	3	60.1	55	24	22	6	15	0	49	0	0	2	246	1.160	8.2	0.9	2.2	7.3	3.27
1965	30	2.9	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	3	1	.750	1.39	1.85	46	1	13	0	0	5	58.1	47	12	9	2	16	5	51	0	0	0	240	1.080	7.3	0.3	2.5	7.9	3.19
1966	31	4.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	8	3	.727	3.00	3.20	44	3	17	1	1	3	90.0	69	32	30	8	22	3	57	3	0	1	353	1.011	6.9	0.8	2.2	5.7	2.59
1967	32	5.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	2	4	.333	3.48	3.63	44	0	19	0	0	4	62.0	57	25	24	7	23	4	55	1	0	0	261	1.290	8.3	1.0	3.3	8.0	2.39
1968	33	6.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	2	2	.500	2.13	2.31	40	0	24	0	0	11	50.2	37	13	12	0	13	4	42	1	0	1	195	0.987	6.6	0.0	2.3	7.5	3.23
1969	34	6.9	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	3	4	.429	3.32	3.47	38	0	23	0	0	2	57.0	39	22	21	7	21	5	39	0	0	2	225	1.053	6.2	1.1	3.3	6.2	1.86
1970	35		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CHW-NYY	4	3	.571	2.98	3.35	38	0	16	0	0	3	48.1	40	18	16	3	17	5	36	1	0	2	200	1.179	7.4	0.6	3.2	6.7	2.12
1970	35	7.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	4	3	.571	2.78	3.18	35	0	16	0	0	3	45.1	36	16	14	3	16	5	33	1	0	2	186	1.147	7.1	0.6	3.2	6.6	2.06
1970	35	7.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	0	0		6.00	6.00	3	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	4	2	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	14	1.667	12.0	0.0	3.0	9.0	3.00
1971	36	8.6	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	2	2	.500	3.02	3.02	39	0	16	0	0	4	44.2	29	15	15	4	11	6	38	1	0	1	173	0.896	5.8	0.8	2.2	7.7	3.45
1972	37	9.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	1	0	1.000	4.76	4.76	22	0	12	0	0	0	17.0	24	9	9	1	8	3	13	1	0	1	84	1.882	12.7	0.5	4.2	6.9	1.63
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		40	31	.563	3.05	3.31	421	17	181	3	1	42	663.0	556	244	225	51	214	42	531	12	2	14	2726	1.161	7.5	0.7	2.9	7.2	2.48
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		53	46	.535	3.52	4.27	127	104		47	11		769.0	745	365	301	53	329	13	509	17	1	25		1.397	8.7	0.6	3.9	6.0	1.55
All Levels (15 Seasons)							93	77	.547	3.31	3.83	548	121	181	50	12	42	1432.0	1301	609	526	104	543	55	1040	29	3	39	2726	1.288	8.2	0.7	3.4	6.5	1.92

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		11	13	.458	3.44	4.45	28	27		12	2		196.0	197	97	75	15	76	3	88	2	1	5		1.393	9.0	0.7	3.5	4.0	1.16
AA (1 season)					Minors		14	9	.609	4.60	5.13	36	23		5	1		172.0	184	98	88	13	102	6	126	2	0	5		1.663	9.6	0.7	5.3	6.6	1.24
A (1 season)					Minors		13	10	.565	3.77	4.57	30	26		12	4		191.0	203	97	80	16	60	0	128	6	0	8		1.377	9.6	0.8	2.8	6.0	2.13
B (1 season)					Minors		15	14	.517	2.49	3.13	33	28		18	4		210.0	161	73	58	9	91	4	167	7	0	7		1.200	6.9	0.4	3.9	7.2	1.84