Darryl Hamilton | |||
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Outfielder | |||
Born: Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
December 3, 1964|||
Died: June 21, 2015 Pearland, Texas |
(aged 50)|||
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MLB debut | |||
June 3, 1988, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
June 28, 2001, for the New York Mets | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .291 | ||
Home runs | 51 | ||
Runs batted in | 454 | ||
Teams | |||
Darryl Quinn Hamilton (December 3, 1964 – June 21, 2015) was an American professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers (1988, 1990–95), Texas Rangers (1996), San Francisco Giants (1997–98), Colorado Rockies (1998–99) and New York Mets (1999–2001). Hamilton prepped at Louisiana State University Laboratory School in Baton Rouge and then attended Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana.
Hamilton was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 11th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft and signed a contract with them on June 12, 1986. He made his professional debut that season with the Helena Gold Sox of the Rookie-level Pioneer League, hitting .391 in 65 games. In 1987 with the of the Class A California League, he hit .328 in 125 games with eight homers and 61 RBI, on a team that was rated one of the top farm teams in Brewers history. He began 1988 with the Denver Zephyrs of the Class AAA American Association, where he hit .325 in 72 games.