Bats left, throws left. 6-7, 190. Born November 30, 1935, in Columbia, Kentucky, resides in Charlestown, Indiana. Married.
10-12 with a 3.77 ERA in Salt Lake City of the AAA Pacific Coast League, he completed 11 of 25 starts. Has won 52 games in four years.
Scouting Report: "Best seems to be Triple. Average curve and control; fast ball not even average."
Scouting Reports on Major League Rookies, Baseball Digest, March 1962
"At 6' 7", Steve Hamilton looks more like a basketball player than he does a major league pitcher. And a basketball player he was. Steve was a major league cager for two seasons with the Minneapolis Lakers, and prior to this he received Little All-America honorable mention from both A.P. and U.P.I. while attending Morehead State. But he figured his diamond career held out more promise.
Now, that promise is being realized as a Yankee middle relief specialist. Steve was obtained from Washington in a straight-up trade for Jim Coates on April 21. After the Senators obtained him from the Cleveland organization, he had an undistinguished record (3-8) for them in 1962. However, Yankee hitters always liked what they saw of Big Steve and told manager Houk about his ability.
When long relief, of the southpaw variety, appeared to be a Yankee need, general manager Roy Hamey and manager Houk went out to get their man. No one in the Yankee organization has been sorry.
His first Yankee victory was an impressive one. He came in as a relief man at Baltimore with two on and two out and struck out Boog Powell. Thereafter, he pitched 3-hit relief ball, fanned 11 and walked no one in 8 1/3 innings. He's averaged better than a strikeout an inning ever since."
-The New York Yankees Official 1963 Yearbook
Steve Absher Hamilton (P) #39
Born November 30, 1936, in Columbia, Kentucky, resides in Moohead, Kentucky. Height: 6-7, weight: 205. Bats left, throws left.
Married and the father of two girls, Stephanie (5) and Elizabeth (3).
-The New York Yankees Official 1963 Yearbook
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