Warren Hacker

Warren Hacker
Warren Hacker
Strikeouts	557
Teams
	Chicago Cubs (1948–1956); Cincinnati Redlegs (1957); Philadelphia Phillies (1957–1958); Chicago White Sox (1961);

Warren Louis Hacker (November 21, 1924 – May 22, 2002) was an American

Cincinnati Redlegs (1957), Philadelphia Phillies (1957–58) and Chicago White Sox (1961).^[1] He was also the uncle of former Major League shortstop Rich Hacker

.

Hacker's finished 23rd in voting for the

Most Valuable Player

Award in 1952 for leading the league in WHIP (.946) and hits allowed/9ip (7.01) and having a 15–9 win–loss record, 33 games pitched (20 started), 12 complete games, 5 shutouts, 5 games finished, 1 save, 185 innings pitched, 144 hits allowed, 56 runs allowed, 53 earned runs allowed, 17 home runs allowed, 31 walks allowed, 84 strikeouts, 1 hit batsmen, 1 wild pitch, 721 batters faced, 1 balk and a 2.58 ERA.

In 12 seasons Hacker had a 62–89 win loss record,[2] 306 games pitched (157 started), 47 complete games, 6 shutouts, 76 games finished, 17 saves, 1,2831⁄3 innings pitched, 1,297 hits allowed, 680 runs allowed, 601 earned runs allowed, 181 home runs allowed, 320 walks allowed, 557 strikeouts,^[2] 21 hit batsmen, 10 wild pitches, 5,438 batters faced, 1 balk, a 4.21 ERA^[2] and a 1.26 WHIP.

After leaving the major leagues in 1961, Hacker played for the

Oakland As from 1967 to 1971, and for much of the 1970s he was a pitching coach in the San Diego Padres' organization.^[2]

The native of Marissa, Illinois, died in 2002 in Lenzburg, Illinois, at the age of 77.^[1]