Richard Wallace Hall (born September 27, 1930) is an American former professional

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player. He played in

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as a right-handed

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from through and from through , most notably as a member of the

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dynasty that won three American League pennants and two

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championships between 1966 and 1970. He also played for the Pittsburgh Pirates,

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and the Philadelphia Phillies.

Biography

He helped the Orioles win the 1966 and 1970 World Series and 1969 and 1971 American League Pennant. Hall was the first pitcher to record a win in League Championship Series play, on October 4, 1969. Hall was the oldest player in the

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in 1970 and 1971. He ranks 22nd on the MLB Career WHIP List (1.102), 39th on the MLB Career Walks per 9 Innings Pitched List (1.69) and 47th on the MLB Career Strikeout to Walk List (3.14). After moving to the Orioles in 1961, Hall transitioned from a starting pitcher into a bullpen member, spot starter, and relief pitcher who was paired with relief aces

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and then Stu Miller. Hall's best season came in 1964, when he pitched 87.2 innings with a WHIP of 0.844 and an ERA of 1.85. Hall won the Most Valuable Player award in the Pacific Coast League (AAA minor league) in 1959, his first year playing in the league. He was voted to the Orioles Hall of Fame in 1989. In 16 years Hall had a 93–75

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, 495 games, 74 games started, 20 complete games, 3 shutouts, 237 games finished, 68 saves, 1,259 innings pitched, 1,152 hits allowed, 512 runs allowed, 464 earned runs allowed, 130 home runs allowed, 236 walks allowed, 741 strikeouts, 18 hit batsmen, 1 wild pitch, 5,085 batters faced, 70 intentional walks and a 3.32

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. In his postseason career, Hall tossed 8.2 innings over 5 games, and did not give up an earned run and only 3 hits, registering 2 wins and 2 saves. As an outfielder he played in 669 games and had 714 at bats, 79 runs, 150 hits, 15 doubles, 4 triples, 4 home runs, 56 RBI, 6 stolen bases, 61 walks, .210

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, .271 on-base percentage, .259 slugging percentage, 185 total bases, 34 sacrifice hits and 9 sacrifice flies.

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, who learned about pitching from Hall, called him, "One of the great control pitchers ever." He graduated from Swarthmore College. He is the older brother of linguist Barbara Partee, also a Swarthmore graduate. Hall also played football and basketball and ran track at Swarthmore.

References

External links

Dick Hall
at Baseball Almanac
Dick Hall
at Baseball Gauge

* ttp://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1083520/index.htm "People," ''Sports Illustrated'', April 20, 1970.
Klingaman, Mike. "Catching Up With ex-Oriole Dick Hall," ''The Baltimore Sun'', Tuesday, May 26, 2009.

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