Lloyd Hittle/pagetext

From SABR Encyclopedia

Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Achievements 1.4 Outside of baseball 2 Sources

Profile

Personal

• Resided in Lodi, California in 1952 and 1953.
• Self-identified as being of Irish-Dutch ancestry.
• Listed hobby as woodworking.
• Nickname "Red", according to 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
• Batted left, according to 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
• Shows he was born in Acampo, California.
• Tossed a three-hit shutout in his first game in 1946 with Stockton in the California League.
• Pitching for Oakland against Seattle in the last game of the 1947 season was his greatest thrill, he lost 2-0 but gave up only two hits.

Pre-professional career

• Attended Union High High School in Lodi, California.
• Was captain of the tumbling team in high school.
• Played Junior Legion ball for four years.

Achievements

• Led the 1947 California League in earned run average with 2.24.
• Led the 1948 Western International League in earned run average with 2.29 and strikeouts with 201.

Outside of baseball

• Was a laborer during the off-season.

Sources

• 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
• 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.