Bill Hall
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 Bill Hall hits a home run on opening day April 2, 2007 |
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| Milwaukee Brewers — No. 2 | |
| Third baseman | |
| Born: December 28, 1979 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| September 1, 2002 for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through May 22, 2008) |
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| Batting Average | .260 |
| Home runs | 90 |
| Runs Batted In | 310 |
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William Hall (born December 28, 1979 in Nettleton, Mississippi, commonly known as Billy or Bill Hall) is the starting third baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers.
[edit] Major League career
In the 2005 season, Hall helped the Brewers to their first .500 season since 1992. Splitting time between third base, shortstop, and second base, Hall had a batting average of .291 with 17 home runs and 62 RBIs.
The following season, Hall played behind newly acquired third baseman Corey Koskie, shortstop J. J. Hardy, and second baseman Rickie Weeks. On May 17, 2006, Hall became the Brewers' starting shortstop after Hardy injured his ankle.
On Mothers Day 2006, with the Brewers playing the New York Mets, Hall hit a walk off home run in the 9th inning. He hit the home run using a special Mother's day pink bat with his mother, Vergie Hall, in attendance. After the game he dedicated the home run to her. When the bat was later auctioned to raise money for breast cancer research, Brewers owner Mark Attanasio purchased the bat and gave it to Hall's mother. The final bid on the bat was over $25,000, the third-highest total ever paid for an auction item on mlb.com.[1]
In November 2006, Hall represented Major League Baseball in the Japan All-Star Series. Hall became the Brewers' leader offensively with a .553 slugging percentage, 85 RBIs, and 35 home runs. He also led his team in runs scored (101), doubles (39), triples (4), total bases (297), and walks (63). As a result of his play, the Brewers named him the most valuable player of the team. On February 5, 2007, Hall signed a 4-year deal for $24 million with the Brewers. There is also a $9.25 million option for a fifth season in 2011. [2]
Hall opened the 2007 Milwaukee Brewers season as a center fielder, batting fourth.[3] In 2007, he led all Major League center fielders in errors with nine, and had the lowest fielding percentage among them, .971, as well as the lowest zone rating, .837.
Bill Hall will entered the 2008 season as the Brewer's starting third basemen following the move of Ryan Braun to left field. In May of the 2008 season, the Brewers called up Russell Branyan from triple-A to platoon at third base with Hall. Still in the lineup, it was reported that Hall asked to be traded from Milwaukee on June 3, 2008.[citation needed]
[edit] Trivia
Hall, along with teammates J.J. Hardy, Jeff Suppan, and Chris Capuano, appeared in an episode of CBS' soap opera The Young and the Restless.
Hall hit the first home run in the new Busch Stadium.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
