Howard Hilton
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Howard James Hilton (January 3, 1964 – July 12, 2011) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in two games with the St. Louis Cardinals at the start of the 1990 season.
Hilton was born in
1985 College World Series. Hilton was the starting pitcher in the fourth game in which his team was eliminated in extra innings.[2]
The Cardinals drafted him in the 22nd round of the
farm system, in which he went 33–30 with a 2.97 earned run average, Hilton made the team out of Spring training in 1990. During that Spring, he was involved in trade rumors that would have sent him to the Boston Red Sox for closer Lee Smith, but nothing ever materialized (a deal for Smith was eventually reached after the start of the season for Tom Brunansky
).
He made his major league debut in the Cards' season opener, pitching 1+1⁄3 innings without giving up an
Louisville Redbirds
.
Hilton was released during Spring training in 1991, and joined the San Diego Padres' organization. He remained with them through 1992.
Hilton died on July 12, 2011, at Ventura County Medical Center in Ventura, California. His death was due to complications from hip surgery.[5]
References
- ^ "Razorback Baseball History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-19.
- New York Times. June 9, 1985.
- ^ "St. Louis Cardinals 6, Montreal Expos 5". Baseball-Reference.com. April 9, 1990.
- ^ "Montreal Expos 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4". Baseball-Reference.com. April 11, 1990.
- ^ "Reliving Hilton's success story". Ventura County Star. July 20, 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Baseball Almanac, or Sports Illustrated