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Billy Hatcher

Outfielder
Born: October 4, 1960 (1960-10-04) (age 49) Williams, Arizona
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 1984 for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
May 9, 1995 for the Texas Rangers
Career statistics
Batting Average	.263
Hits	1146
Stolen Bases	218
Teams
Chicago Cubs (1984-1985) Houston Astros (1986-1989) Pittsburgh Pirates (1989) Cincinnati Reds (1990-1992) Boston Red Sox (1992-1994) Philadelphia Phillies (1994) Texas Rangers (1995)
Career highlights and awards
1990 Babe Ruth Award World Series champion (1990)

William Augustus Hatcher (born October 4, 1960) is a former left and center fielder in Major League Baseball player for the Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and Texas Rangers, and former first base coach for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Hatcher is currently first base coach for the Reds.

1 Pre-MLB career
2 Professional playing career
3 Coaching career
4 Personal
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

Pre-MLB career

In 1979 graduated from Williams High School in Williams, Arizona where as a junior at he pitched an 11- inning no-hitter. After high school Hatcher played for Yavapai Community College in Prescott, Arizona, where he was a junior college All-America selection.

Professional playing career

Hatcher was drafted by the Cubs in the sixth round of the January 1981 MLB draft. He rose quickly through the Cubs' minor league system, playing exactly one season at each minor league level before receiving a late-season call-up to the major league club in 1984. He split time between AAA and the Cubs during the 1985 season before being traded to the Astros along with Steve Engel for Jerry Mumphrey.

Hatcher would be the Astros' starting left fielder for the next 3 1/2 seasons and is remembered by Astros fans for hitting one of the most dramatic post-season home runs ever in the 14th inning of Game 6 of the Astros' 1986 National League Championship Series vs the New York Mets' Jesse Orosco, temporarily saving the Astros from elimination.

Hatcher had his best statistical season in 1987, when he opened the season with a 16-game hitting streak and led the Astros in hitting (.296) and had career highs in stolen bases (53, 3rd in the National League), home runs (11) and RBI (63). His most dubious achievement came that season as well, as he received a ten-game suspension for bat corking.^[1] Hatcher later claimed that he had borrowed the bat from relief pitcher Dave Smith, a story that was not widely believed^{[citation needed]}. However Hatcher did break several of his own bats in games leading up to the incident and it is entirely conceivable that he needed to borrow a bat. Hatcher continues to maintain his innocence.

Near the end of the 1989 season, the struggling Astros traded Hatcher to the Pirates for Glenn Wilson. He played just 27 games for Pittsburgh before being traded to the Reds for Jeff Richardson and Mike Roesler. Hatcher had a memorable season in 1990 for the Reds when he stole 30 bases during their closely contested 1990 pennant run. On August 21, 1990 he tied the major league record against the Cubs with 4 doubles in one game. He ended up leading National League outfielders in fielding percentage (.997) on the season.

The best hitting performance of Hatcher's career was timely, coming during the 1990 World Series against the Oakland Athletics. During the 1990 post-season he hit .519 overall (14-for-27), including a World Series record .750 in the four-game World Series sweep over the heavily-favored A's. This mark broke a 62-year-old World Series record that was previously held by Babe Ruth (.625 in 1928). Hatcher also set records for most consecutive hits in a series (7) and most doubles in a four-game series (4). Despite his torrid hitting, Hatcher was not named the Series Most Valuable Player, that going to Reds pitcher José Rijo, who had a nearly perfect series of his own. Hatcher finished his career with a remarkable .404 postseason batting average in 14 games.

Hatcher was traded to the Red Sox for Tom Bolton in the middle of the 1992 season and on August 3 of that season while with the Red Sox stole home against the Toronto Blue Jays' Juan Guzmán. He was the Red Sox' starter in center field for the 1993 season before finishing his career as a reserve for the Phillies and Rangers before retiring following the 1995 season.

Overall, Hatcher played 12 seasons in the Major Leagues. He finished his career with a .264 career batting average in 1,233 games.

Coaching career

Billy Hatcher recently completed his third season the Reds organization, all as a coach on the Major League staff. In addition to his first base coaching duties he serves as outfield and baserunning coach. Prior to joining the Reds he spent 10 seasons in the Tampa Bay Rays organization, first as a roving minor league instructor (1996), then as a minor league coach for 1997 Florida State League champion St. Petersburg. Hatcher spent the next 8 seasons as a member of the Rays' Major League coaching staff (1998-2005) as the first base coach (1998-99, 2003-05), bench coach (2001-02), and third base coach (2000). He holds the distinction of being the only coach to work for the Rays in each of the club's first 8 years of existence.

Personal

Hatcher's son, Derek, was Florida's 2004 Class A Player of the Year in football at Berkley Prep in Tampa, Florida and is currently the starting safety for the University of Richmond football team. His wife's name is Karen and he also has a daughter, Chelsea.

References

^ Baseball Digest, May 2008, by Marky Billson http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCI/is_3_67/ai_n25147858

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Preceded by Dave Stewart	Babe Ruth Award 1990	Succeeded by Jack Morris
Preceded by position created	Tampa Bay Devil Rays First Base Coach 1998-1999	Succeeded by Jose Cardenal
Preceded by Bill Russell	Tampa Bay Devil Rays Third Base Coach 2000-2001	Succeeded by Terry Collins
Preceded by Frank Howard	Tampa Bay Devil Rays Bench Coach 2001-2002	Succeeded by Bill Russell
Preceded by Lee May	Tampa Bay Devil Rays First Base Coach 2003-2005	Succeeded by George Hendrick
Preceded by Randy Whisler	Cincinnati Reds First Base Coach 2006-present	Succeeded by incumbent

Cincinnati Reds 1990 World Series Champions

7 Mariano Duncan \| 9 Joe Oliver \| 10 Luis Quiñones \| 11 Barry Larkin \| 12 Billy Bates \| 15 Glenn Braggs \| 16 Ron Oester \| 17 Chris Sabo \| 20 Danny Jackson \| 21 Paul O'Neill \| 22 Billy Hatcher \| 23 Hal Morris \| 25 Todd Benzinger \| 26 Terry Lee \| 27 José Rijo (World Series MVP) \| 28 Randy Myers \| 29 Herm Winningham \| 32 Tom Browning \| 34 Jeff Reed \| 37 Norm Charlton \| 40 Jack Armstrong \| 42 Rick Mahler \| 44 Eric Davis \| 47 Scott Scudder \| 49 Rob Dibble Manager 41 Lou Piniella Coaches: Jackie Moore \| Tony Pérez \| Sam Perlozzo \| Larry Rothschild \| Stan Williams

Regular season • National League Championship Series

Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1998 Inaugural Season Roster

Opening Day Lineup	C John Flaherty \| 1B Fred McGriff \| 2B Miguel Cairo \| 3B Wade Boggs \| SS Kevin Stocker \| LF Mike Kelly \| CF Quinton McCracken \| RF Dave Martinez \| DH Paul Sorrento \| P Wilson Alvarez

Catcher / Infield / Outfield	C Mike DiFelice \| C Tim Laker \| IF Aaron Ledesma \| IF Scott McClain \| IF Dave Silvestri \| IF Bobby Smith \| OF Rich Butler \| OF Kerry Robinson \| OF Bubba Trammell \| OF Jerome Walton \| OF Randy Winn

Pitchers	SP Rolando Arrojo \| SP Dave Eiland \| SP Rick Gorecki \| SP Jason Johnson \| SP Bryan Rekar \| SP Julio Santana \| SP Tony Saunders \| SP Dennis Springer \| RP Scott Aldred \| RP Dan Carlson \| RP Mike Duvall \| RP Eddie Gaillard \| RP Roberto Hernández \| RP Albie Lopez \| RP Jim Mecir \| RP Brad Pennington \| RP Matt Ruebel \| RP Ramón Tatís \| RP Terrell Wade \| RP Rick White \| RP Esteban Yan

Manager	Larry Rothschild

Coaches	Billy Hatcher \| Steve Henderson \| Frank Howard \| Greg Riddoch \| Rick Williams

Babe Ruth Award

Cincinnati Reds current roster

40-man roster	2 Orlando Cabrera \| 3 Aaron Miles \| 4 Brandon Phillips \| 6 Drew Stubbs \| 7 Paul Janish \| 15 Drew Sutton \| 19 Joey Votto \| 21 Chris Dickerson \| 25 Wladimir Balentien \| 27 Scott Rolen \| 28 Chris Heisey \| 29 Ryan Hanigan \| 31 Jonny Gomes \| 32 Jay Bruce \| 33 Micah Owings \| 34 Homer Bailey \| 39 Aaron Harang \| 40 Nick Masset \| 45 Bill Bray \| 46 Carlos Fisher \| 47 Johnny Cueto \| 48 Francisco Cordero \| 50 Pedro Viola \| 51 Jared Burton \| 52 Daniel Ray Herrera \| 53 Arthur Rhodes \| 54 Aroldis Chapman \| 55 Ramón Hernández \| 56 Matt Maloney \| 57 Mike Lincoln \| 60 Chris Valaika \| 61 Bronson Arroyo \| 63 Sam LeCure \| 64 Juan Francisco \| 65 Enerio Del Rosario \| 66 Logan Ondrusek \| 67 Jordan Smith \| 68 Philippe Valiquette \| 71 Travis Wood \| 77 Yonder Alonso

Inactive roster

Disabled list	36 Edinson Volquez

Coaching Staff	Manager 12 Dusty Baker \| Bench Coach 35 Chris Speier \| 1st Base Coach 22 Billy Hatcher \| 3rd Base Coach 41 Mark Berry \| Hitting Coach 49 Brook Jacoby \| Pitching Coach 38 Bryan Price \| Bullpen Coach 59 Juan López

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Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg

Developer(s)	Sonic Team
Publisher(s)	Sega
Release date(s)	Nintendo GameCube September 23, 2003 October 9, 2003 October 31, 2003 Windows March 31, 2006
Genre(s)	Platform
System(s)	GameCube, Windows
Rating(s)	ESRB: Everyone PEGI: Ages 3+