Larry Hisle
| Larry Hisle | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born:May 5, 1947 Portsmouth, Ohio,U.S. | |
Batted:Right Threw:Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 10, 1968, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 6, 1982, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .273 |
| Home runs | 166 |
| Runs batted in | 674 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Larry Eugene Hisle(/ˈhaɪzəl/;born May 5, 1947) is anAmericanformer professionalbaseballplayer andhitting coach.He played inMajor League Baseball(MLB) as anoutfielderfor thePhiladelphia Phillies(1968–71),Minnesota Twins(1973–77), andMilwaukee Brewers(1978–82).[1]A two-timeAll-Star,he was the1977American League (AL)RBI champion.As a coach, Hisle was a member of two World Series-winning teams for theToronto Blue Jays.
Playing career[edit]
Hisle was drafted by the Phillies in the second round of the1965 MLB draftas the 38th overall pick. He signed in August and made his professional debut with the Class AHuron Philliesin 1966. Hisle made his MLB debut on April 10, 1968 and played in seven games before being sent back down to the minors. Hisle played his first full season in 1969, when he batted.266 with 20 home runs and finished fourth inNL Rookie of the Yearvoting. His average plummeted to.204 over the next two seasons and he was subsequently traded to theLos Angeles Dodgerson October 21, 1971. He spent all of the 1972 with the Triple-AAlbuquerque Dukes,where he batted.325 with 23 home runs, 91 runs batted in and 20 stolen bases over 131 games. After the 1972 season, the Dodgers traded Hisle to theSt. Louis Cardinals.Just over a month later, on November 29, 1972, he was traded again, along withJohn Cumberlandto theMinnesota TwinsforWayne Granger.[2]
In aspring traininggame for the Minnesota Twins on March 6, 1973, Hisle was MLB's firstdesignated hitter;in five at bats, he hit two home runs (one of them agrand slam) and had seven RBIs.[3][4]A month later,Ron Blombergof theNew York Yankeeswould become the first DH in a regular-season game. That year, Hisle hit.272 with 15 home runs. He remained a reliable member of the Twins' lineup throughout the mid-1970s, andhit for the cycleon June 4, 1976.[5]Hisle's best season with the Twins came in 1977, when he hit.302 with 28 home runs and an AL-leading 119 RBIs, as well as being named to his firstAll-Star Game.
After the 1977 season, Hisle became a free agent and signed with theMilwaukee Brewers.In 1978, Hisle turned in another productive year as he hit.290 and finished third inAL MVPvoting. His 34 home runs, 115 RBIs and 96 runs scored placed second, third, and fifth in the American League respectively. A tornrotator cuffsuffered in 1979 limited Hisle's playing time for the remainder of his career, as he played in only 79 games over his final four seasons before retiring in 1982.
Post-playing career[edit]
Hisle was the hitting coach for the Toronto Blue Jays from 1992 through 1995, helping them toWorld Seriestitles in1992and1993.[citation needed]Under his coaching in 1993, Toronto playersJohn Olerud,former Brewers teammatePaul Molitor,andRoberto Alomarfinished 1-2-3 in theAmerican Leagueinbatting average.
As of 2019, Hisle is employed with the Milwaukee Brewers as Manager of Youth Outreach,[6]and is the president of Major League Mentoring in Milwaukee.[7]
See also[edit]
- List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle
- List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders
References[edit]
- ^"Larry Hisle Stats".Baseball-Reference.Sports Reference LLC. 2019.RetrievedDecember 21,2019.
- ^"White Sox Acquire Henderson And Send Bradley to the Giants,"The New York Times,Thursday, November 30, 1972.Retrieved March 10, 2020
- ^McCarthy, Larry (March 7, 1973)."Home Run Hisle Packs Pinch-Hit Punch".Orlando Sentinel.RetrievedNovember 25,2017– via newspapers.
- ^Nilsson, Jeff (April 17, 2014)."The History of Baseball's Designated Hitter Rule: Or, The Decline and Fall of Western Civilization?".The Saturday Evening Post.RetrievedNovember 25,2017.
- ^"Minnesota Twins 8, Baltimore Orioles 6".Retrosheet.org.June 4, 1976.RetrievedSeptember 11,2011.
- ^"Front Office Directory | Milwaukee Brewers".MLB.Major League Baseball. 2019.RetrievedDecember 21,2019.
- ^"Hall of Fame March–April".newspapers.The Herald Times Reporter.April 7, 2013.RetrievedNovember 25,2017.
Further reading[edit]
- D’Amato, Gary (November 8, 2011)."Ex-Brewer Hisle goes to bat for troubled youth".Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
- McCalvy, Adam (June 12, 2002)."Where have you gone, Larry Hisle?".MLB.
- Skelton, David E."Larry Hisle".SABR.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information fromMLB,orESPN,orBaseball Reference,orFangraphs,orBaseball Reference (Minors),orRetrosheet
- Larry Hisleat SABR (Baseball BioProject)
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