Billy Hunter (baseball)

Billy Hunter
Billy Hunter
	Hunter on a 1954 baseball card
	Shortstop
	Born: June 4, 1928; Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, U.S.
	Died: July 3, 2025 (aged 97); Lutherville, Maryland, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 14, 1953, for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
	September 27, 1958, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Batting average	.219
Home runs	16
Runs batted in	144
Managerial record	146–108
Winning %	.575
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	As player St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles (1953–1954); New York Yankees (1955–1956); Kansas City Athletics (1957–1958); Cleveland Indians (1958); As manager Texas Rangers (1977–1978); As coach Baltimore Orioles (1964–1977);
Career highlights and awards
	All-Star (1953); Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame;

Gordon William Hunter (June 4, 1928 – July 3, 2025) was an American baseball player, coach and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). A shortstop, he was the last surviving player of the St. Louis Browns and the 1954 inaugural season of the modern Baltimore Orioles. Hunter was a reserve shortstop on the 1956 World Series winning New York Yankees, and third base coach on Baltimore Orioles teams that won the World Series in 1966 and 1970.