Dave Hilton (baseball)

Dave Hilton
Third baseman
Born: September 15, 1950 (1950-09-15) (age 61) Uvalde, Texas
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 1972 for the San Diego Padres
Last MLB appearance
April 27, 1975 for the San Diego Padres
Career statistics
Batting average	.213
Home runs	6
Runs batted in	33
Teams
San Diego Padres (1972-75) Yakult Swallows (NPB) (1978-79) Hanshin Tigers (NPB) (1980)

John David "Skip" Hilton (born September 15, 1950 in Uvalde, Texas) is a former professional baseball player. He was picked in the 1971 Secondary Draft out of Rice University and played four seasons for the San Diego Padres. He also played three seasons in Japan for the Yakult Swallows and Hanshin Tigers. Hilton was primarily a third baseman, but played several games at second base.

Dave Hilton is credited by famed Japanese author Haruki Murakami as having inspired him, at the age of 29, to become an author. Murakami had his epiphany as he saw Hilton hit a double, while watching a Yakult Swallows game in Japan.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
• Baseball Almanac statistics sheet

Preceded by Julio Gargia

Frederick Keys manager 1997

Succeeded by Tommy Shields

Persondata
Name	Hilton, Dave
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	September 15, 1950
Place of birth	Uvalde, Texas
Date of death
Place of death