Education
Hill attended Northwestern University. He threw left-handed, batted right-handed, and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (188 m) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg).
Hill attended Northwestern University. He threw left-handed, batted right-handed, and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (188 m) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg).
Hill signed with the Athletics in 1957 as a Bonus Baby, under the Bonus Rule. Four days later he was treated roughly by the Boston Red Sox, also in relief, surrendering five runs (including homers to Frank Malzone and Jimmy Piersall) in only one-third of an inning. Boston routed the A"s, 16–0.
In 2⅓ big-league innings pitched, Hill allowed six hits, three bases on balls, and seven earned runs.
He fanned one. He played in the Kansas City farm system from 1958-1961, rising to the middle level of the minors, before retiring.