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#41 sterling alex hitchcock | p
2000 highlights:
summary: san diego\s opening day starter, hitchcock made only
11 starts before being placed on the d.l. for the remainder of the season
on may 30 (retroactive to may 27)...underwent "tommy john" ligament
transplant surgery on his left elbow june 6...underwent a 2nd surgical
procedure on his left ankle performed by dr. phillip kwong at healthsouth
kerlan-jobe surgical center in los angeles august 2...had made at least
27 starts and worked at least 161 innings in each of the previous 5 years.
medical report: after being removed from his may 26 start vs.
montreal 2 batters into the 5th inning, hitchcock underwent "tommy
john" surgery on his left elbow on june 6...the outpatient procedure
was performed by dr. lewis yocum at centinela hospital in inglewood, ca...during
the full ligament transplant, the palmaris longus tendon from hitchcock\s
right arm was transplanted into his left elbow...a significant bone chip
was removed from behind hitchcock\s left elbow, and mild arthritis was
found.
for openers: made his first career opening day start and was saddled
with a tough-luck no-decision in san diego\s 2-1 loss at new york...gave
up just one run on 3 hits in 6.1 innings, walking 2 and fanning 4...derek
bell\s 2-out solo homer in the 8th off donne wall snapped a 1-1 tie.
2000 highlights: went 0-5 with a 4.99 era in his first 8 starts
before earning his first 2000 win may 16 at florida...allowed 3 runs on
7 hits in 7.0 innings in the 7-3 victory, walking none and striking out
4...the win was hitch\s 2nd in 19 starts dating to august, 1999...received
no decision in an 11-inning 4-3 loss in pittsburgh april 25...yielded
just one unearned run on 6 hits and 3 walks while striking out 5 in 6.0
innings...left the game with a 2-1 lead but saw the bullpen give up the
tying run in the 7th...struck out 10 in 7.1 innings in a 7-4 loss to the
braves, april 30 at the q...the 10-k effort was the 2nd regular season
double-figure strikeout game of hitchcock\s career...he fanned 15, august
29, 1998 vs. montreal...with a 4th-inning strikeout of randy johnson may
5 at arizona, hitchcock became the 10th pitcher to log 500 strikeouts
in a padres uniform.
inside the numbers: san diego went 2-9 in hitchcock\s 11 starts
with losses in each of his first 8...the padres lost each of his first
5 starts by one run...4 of his 11 starts were quality starts...fanned
61 in 65.2 innings, an average of 8.4 strikeouts per 9 innings...at the
time of his injury, ranked 7th in the league in strikeouts and 8th in
strikeouts per 9 innings...was tied for the league lead in starts...worked
at least 6 innings in 8 of his 11 starts...walked 2 or fewer in 7 starts,
including each of his final 5...limited lefthanders to a .220 average
(11-for-50) and 3 homers, while righties batted .279 (58-for-208) with
9 long balls...went 0-2 with a 6.75 era (9 er/12.0 ip) in 2 starts against
arizona...dating to 1998, has dropped 7 consecutive starts against the
d-backs and is 0-7 with a 5.48 era (29 er/47.2 ip) in 9 career appearances
(8 starts) against the n.l. west rival...as a hitter, went hitless in
22 at-bats with one rbi, one sacrifice bunt and 12 strikeouts.
personal:
sterling alex hitchcock...makes his off-season home in tampa, fl with
his wife carrey and daughters calyn and camdyn...graduated from armwood
(fl) high school in 1989, where he earned all-conference and all-league
honors as a senior...posted a 1.32 era in 3 seasons, fanning 209 in 143.0
innings, all school records.
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