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Oral Hildebrand

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 175lb (190cm, 79kg)

Born: April 7, 1907 in Indianapolis, IN us

Died: September 8, 1977 in Southport, IN

Buried: Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Greenwood, IN

School: Butler University (Indianapolis, IN)

Last Game: July 28, 1940 (Age 33-112d)
vs. CHW 2.2 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1932 season

Full Name: Oral Clyde Hildebrand

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

19.7

ERA

4.35

258

182

1430.2

527

WHIP

1.477

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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
1930	23	-6.3	Indianapolis	AA	AA		3	10	.231	4.34	5.89	25						110.0	108	72	53		47							1.409	8.8		3.8
1931	24	-4.3	Indianapolis	AA	AA		11	8	.579	5.18	6.05	33						165.0	184	111	95		64							1.503	10.0		3.5
1931	24	-4.3	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	2	1	.667	4.39	5.40	5	2	2	2	0	0	26.2	25	16	13	0	13	0	6	3	0	1	121	1.425	8.4	0.0	4.4	2.0	0.46
1932	25	-3.3	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	8	6	.571	3.69	4.80	27	15	8	7	0	0	129.1	124	69	53	7	62	4	49	0	0	1	568	1.438	8.6	0.5	4.3	3.4	0.79
1933	26	-2.9	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	16	11	.593	3.76	4.49	36	31	2	15	6	1	220.1	205	110	92	8	88	2	90	1	0	5	936	1.330	8.4	0.3	3.6	3.7	1.02
1934	27	-1.4	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	11	9	.550	4.50	5.09	33	28	4	10	1	1	198.0	225	112	99	14	99	8	72	3	0	4	914	1.636	10.2	0.6	4.5	3.3	0.73
1935	28	-0.1	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	9	8	.529	3.94	4.46	34	20	9	8	0	5	171.1	171	85	75	12	63	4	49	3	0	1	736	1.366	9.0	0.6	3.3	2.6	0.78
1936	29	0.4	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	10	11	.476	4.90	5.51	36	21	12	9	0	4	174.2	197	107	95	10	83	2	65	4	0	2	796	1.603	10.2	0.5	4.3	3.3	0.78
1937	30	1.2	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	8	17	.320	5.14	5.68	30	27	2	12	1	1	201.1	228	127	115	18	87	7	75	3	0	4	904	1.565	10.2	0.8	3.9	3.4	0.86
1938	31	2.3	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	8	10	.444	5.69	5.74	23	23	0	10	0	0	163.0	194	104	103	18	73	4	66	3	1	1	735	1.638	10.7	1.0	4.0	3.6	0.90
1939	32	3.6	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	10	4	.714	3.06	3.13	21	15	5	7	1	2	126.2	102	44	43	11	41	2	50	1	0	2	515	1.129	7.2	0.8	2.9	3.6	1.22
1940	33	4.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	1	1	.500	1.86	3.26	13	0	8	0	0	0	19.1	19	7	4	1	14	1	5	1	0	0	88	1.707	8.8	0.5	6.5	2.3	0.36
1941	34	6.6	St. Paul	AA	AA		5	3	.625	4.27	5.08	16	12	2	4	1		78.0	98	44	37		28		38	1	0	1		1.615	11.3		3.2	4.4	1.36
1942	35	6.6	Indianapolis	AA	AA		0	3	.000	6.86	9.43	4			0	0		21.0	28	22	16		13		9	0	0	1		1.952	12.0		5.6	3.9	0.69
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 (10 seasons)					Majors		83	78	.516	4.35	4.91	258	182	52	80	9	14	1430.2	1490	781	692	99	623	34	527	22	1	21	6313	1.477	9.4	0.6	3.9	3.3	0.85
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		19	24	.442	4.84	5.99	78	12	2	4	1		374.0	418	249	201		152		47	1	0	2		1.524	10.1		3.7
All Levels (13 Seasons)							102	102	.500	4.45	5.14	336	194	54	84	10	14	1804.2	1908	1030	893	99	775	34	574	23	1	23	6313	1.487	9.5		3.9