Jim Hickman

"Gentleman Jim"

Chicago · #19 · CF
$39,000 (1 yr)
HT/WT6'3", 205 lbs
BIRTHDATE5/10/1937 (33)
BAT/THRR/R
BIRTHPLACEHenning, Tennessee
STATUS ● Active

1970 Season Stats

AVG

.311

25th

HR

14

Tied-37th

RBI

50

Tied-30th

OPS

.960

9th

News

sMLB

National League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the National League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jul. 5th , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Willie McCovey with 1,087,530 votes.

CATCHER
1. Joe Torre, St. Louis Cardinals: 875,394
2. Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds: 805,775
3. Manny Sanguillen, Pittsburgh Pirates: 751,351

FIRST BASE
1. Willie McCovey, San Francisco Giants: 1,087,530
2. Bob Robertson, Pittsburgh Pirates: 716,949
3. Ron Fairly, Montreal Expos: 713,936

SECOND BASE
1. Billy Grabarkewitz, Los Angeles Dodgers: 599,761
2. Wayne Garrett, New York Mets: 555,532
3. Tony Taylor, Philadelphia Phillies: 546,664

THIRD BASE
1. Tony Perez, Cincinnati Reds: 1,057,062
2. Dick Allen, St. Louis Cardinals: 1,005,673
3. Ron Santo, Chicago Cubs: 846,661

SHORTSTOP
1. Denis Menke, Houston Astros: 750,699
2. Bud Harrelson, New York Mets: 592,925
3. Sonny Jackson, Atlanta Braves: 541,731

LEFT FIELD
1. Bernie Carbo, Cincinnati Reds: 933,739
2. Billy Williams, Chicago Cubs: 882,042
3. Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates: 758,306

CENTER FIELD
1. Bobby Tolan, Cincinnati Reds: 910,397
2. Jim Hickman, Chicago Cubs: 819,791
3. Jimmy Wynn, Houston Astros: 753,375

RIGHT FIELD
1. Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds: 1,033,930
2. Rusty Staub, Montreal Expos: 873,534
3. Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves: 823,302

STARTING PITCHER
1. Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals: 464,978
2. Fergie Jenkins, Chicago Cubs: 408,585
3. Bill Singer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 402,863
4. Tom Seaver, New York Mets: 386,299
5. Juan Marichal, San Francisco Giants: 380,472

RELIEVER
1. Jim Brewer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 274,582
2. Hoyt Wilhelm, Atlanta Braves: 253,856
3. Don McMahon, San Francisco Giants: 219,972
4. Frank Linzy, San Francisco Giants: 182,607
5. Dick Selma, Philadelphia Phillies: 168,060



Lifetime McCovey is batting .284 with 199 doubles, 40 triples, 334 home runs and 926 RBIs in 1453 games.

sBNN · Jul 5, 1970
sMLB

National League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the National League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jun. 28th , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Willie McCovey with 892,029 votes.

CATCHER
1. Joe Torre, St. Louis Cardinals: 713,183
2. Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds: 655,295
3. Manny Sanguillen, Pittsburgh Pirates: 593,076

FIRST BASE
1. Willie McCovey, San Francisco Giants: 892,029
2. Ron Fairly, Montreal Expos: 571,068
3. Wes Parker, Los Angeles Dodgers: 557,795

SECOND BASE
1. Billy Grabarkewitz, Los Angeles Dodgers: 456,475
2. Wayne Garrett, New York Mets: 430,399
3. Ron Hunt, San Francisco Giants: 425,709

THIRD BASE
1. Tony Perez, Cincinnati Reds: 860,802
2. Dick Allen, St. Louis Cardinals: 794,716
3. Ron Santo, Chicago Cubs: 691,951

SHORTSTOP
1. Denis Menke, Houston Astros: 597,131
2. Bud Harrelson, New York Mets: 465,173
3. Sonny Jackson, Atlanta Braves: 418,729

LEFT FIELD
1. Bernie Carbo, Cincinnati Reds: 744,315
2. Billy Williams, Chicago Cubs: 711,711
3. Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates: 601,797

CENTER FIELD
1. Bobby Tolan, Cincinnati Reds: 735,132
2. Jim Hickman, Chicago Cubs: 653,129
3. Jimmy Wynn, Houston Astros: 616,676

RIGHT FIELD
1. Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds: 846,569
2. Rusty Staub, Montreal Expos: 704,164
3. Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves: 673,493

STARTING PITCHER
1. Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals: 395,638
2. Fergie Jenkins, Chicago Cubs: 347,987
3. Bill Singer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 340,735
4. Juan Marichal, San Francisco Giants: 326,428
5. Tom Seaver, New York Mets: 323,066

RELIEVER
1. Jim Brewer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 229,959
2. Hoyt Wilhelm, Atlanta Braves: 218,066
3. Don McMahon, San Francisco Giants: 185,915
4. Frank Linzy, San Francisco Giants: 162,337
5. Wayne Granger, Cincinnati Reds: 148,881



His career numbers show McCovey is hitting .283 with a total of 332 home runs.

sBNN · Jun 28, 1970
sMLB

National League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the National League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jun. 21st , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Willie McCovey with 701,402 votes.

CATCHER
1. Joe Torre, St. Louis Cardinals: 541,436
2. Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds: 508,923
3. Dick Dietz, San Francisco Giants: 440,693

FIRST BASE
1. Willie McCovey, San Francisco Giants: 701,402
2. Ron Fairly, Montreal Expos: 437,836
3. Wes Parker, Los Angeles Dodgers: 421,089

SECOND BASE
1. Billy Grabarkewitz, Los Angeles Dodgers: 337,171
2. Wayne Garrett, New York Mets: 324,458
3. Tony Taylor, Philadelphia Phillies: 322,262

THIRD BASE
1. Tony Perez, Cincinnati Reds: 667,778
2. Dick Allen, St. Louis Cardinals: 604,698
3. Ron Santo, Chicago Cubs: 536,128

SHORTSTOP
1. Denis Menke, Houston Astros: 460,460
2. Bud Harrelson, New York Mets: 349,533
3. Sonny Jackson, Atlanta Braves: 317,568

LEFT FIELD
1. Bernie Carbo, Cincinnati Reds: 573,672
2. Billy Williams, Chicago Cubs: 547,759
3. Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates: 464,743

CENTER FIELD
1. Bobby Tolan, Cincinnati Reds: 572,435
2. Jim Hickman, Chicago Cubs: 507,978
3. Jimmy Wynn, Houston Astros: 477,579

RIGHT FIELD
1. Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds: 663,527
2. Rusty Staub, Montreal Expos: 539,448
3. Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves: 534,184

STARTING PITCHER
1. Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals: 306,322
2. Fergie Jenkins, Chicago Cubs: 267,777
3. Bill Singer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 260,863
4. Juan Marichal, San Francisco Giants: 253,332
5. Tom Seaver, New York Mets: 245,745

RELIEVER
1. Jim Brewer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 176,752
2. Hoyt Wilhelm, Atlanta Braves: 165,546
3. Don McMahon, San Francisco Giants: 141,572
4. Frank Linzy, San Francisco Giants: 127,981
5. Wayne Granger, Cincinnati Reds: 117,395



During his career, McCovey has compiled a .284 batting average and collected 1329 hits, 330 home runs and 914 RBIs.

sBNN · Jun 21, 1970
sMLB

National League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the National League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jun. 14th , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Willie McCovey with 503,407 votes.

CATCHER
1. Joe Torre, St. Louis Cardinals: 385,533
2. Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds: 368,591
3. Dick Dietz, San Francisco Giants: 311,871

FIRST BASE
1. Willie McCovey, San Francisco Giants: 503,407
2. Ron Fairly, Montreal Expos: 305,275
3. Wes Parker, Los Angeles Dodgers: 296,057

SECOND BASE
1. Ron Hunt, San Francisco Giants: 226,553
2. Joe Morgan, Houston Astros: 225,238
3. Tony Taylor, Philadelphia Phillies: 223,715

THIRD BASE
1. Tony Perez, Cincinnati Reds: 469,898
2. Dick Allen, St. Louis Cardinals: 427,419
3. Ron Santo, Chicago Cubs: 382,771

SHORTSTOP
1. Denis Menke, Houston Astros: 328,032
2. Bud Harrelson, New York Mets: 245,647
3. Sonny Jackson, Atlanta Braves: 225,096

LEFT FIELD
1. Bernie Carbo, Cincinnati Reds: 403,296
2. Billy Williams, Chicago Cubs: 386,271
3. Lou Brock, St. Louis Cardinals: 326,691

CENTER FIELD
1. Bobby Tolan, Cincinnati Reds: 410,012
2. Jim Hickman, Chicago Cubs: 359,032
3. Jimmy Wynn, Houston Astros: 342,415

RIGHT FIELD
1. Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds: 485,030
2. Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves: 390,497
3. Rusty Staub, Montreal Expos: 381,637

STARTING PITCHER
1. Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals: 220,283
2. Fergie Jenkins, Chicago Cubs: 191,386
3. Bill Singer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 185,731
4. Juan Marichal, San Francisco Giants: 181,140
5. Tom Seaver, New York Mets: 174,522

RELIEVER
1. Jim Brewer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 125,818
2. Hoyt Wilhelm, Atlanta Braves: 116,660
3. Don McMahon, San Francisco Giants: 100,806
4. Frank Linzy, San Francisco Giants: 92,020
5. Wayne Granger, Cincinnati Reds: 85,022



His all-time numbers show McCovey has compiled a .284 batting average and collected 1323 hits, 330 home runs and 912 RBIs.

sBNN · Jun 14, 1970
sMLB

National League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the National League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jun. 7th , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Willie McCovey with 311,392 votes.

CATCHER
1. Joe Torre, St. Louis Cardinals: 238,629
2. Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds: 233,622
3. Dick Dietz, San Francisco Giants: 190,037

FIRST BASE
1. Willie McCovey, San Francisco Giants: 311,392
2. Bob Robertson, Pittsburgh Pirates: 183,070
3. Ron Fairly, Montreal Expos: 182,304

SECOND BASE
1. Tony Taylor, Philadelphia Phillies: 138,639
2. Joe Morgan, Houston Astros: 137,568
3. Ron Hunt, San Francisco Giants: 135,960

THIRD BASE
1. Tony Perez, Cincinnati Reds: 284,735
2. Dick Allen, St. Louis Cardinals: 254,353
3. Ron Santo, Chicago Cubs: 234,062

SHORTSTOP
1. Denis Menke, Houston Astros: 201,965
2. Bud Harrelson, New York Mets: 144,376
3. Sonny Jackson, Atlanta Braves: 139,251

LEFT FIELD
1. Bernie Carbo, Cincinnati Reds: 242,403
2. Billy Williams, Chicago Cubs: 238,280
3. Lou Brock, St. Louis Cardinals: 199,186

CENTER FIELD
1. Bobby Tolan, Cincinnati Reds: 254,115
2. Jim Hickman, Chicago Cubs: 215,910
3. Jimmy Wynn, Houston Astros: 211,456

RIGHT FIELD
1. Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds: 304,152
2. Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves: 248,311
3. Rusty Staub, Montreal Expos: 232,847

STARTING PITCHER
1. Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals: 137,414
2. Fergie Jenkins, Chicago Cubs: 119,557
3. Bill Singer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 118,769
4. Juan Marichal, San Francisco Giants: 113,501
5. Tom Seaver, New York Mets: 108,729

RELIEVER
1. Jim Brewer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 78,990
2. Hoyt Wilhelm, Atlanta Braves: 73,710
3. Don McMahon, San Francisco Giants: 63,719
4. Frank Linzy, San Francisco Giants: 57,343
5. Wayne Granger, Cincinnati Reds: 53,649



McCovey has compiled a career batting average of .284 with 1317 hits, 329 homers and 907 RBIs.

sBNN · Jun 7, 1970
sMLB

National League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the National League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. May 31st , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Pete Rose with 138,525 votes.

CATCHER
1. Joe Torre, St. Louis Cardinals: 107,535
2. Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds: 103,756
3. Dick Dietz, San Francisco Giants: 82,481

FIRST BASE
1. Willie McCovey, San Francisco Giants: 136,682
2. Bob Robertson, Pittsburgh Pirates: 82,565
3. Lee May, Cincinnati Reds: 80,044

SECOND BASE
1. Joe Morgan, Houston Astros: 62,838
2. Tony Taylor, Philadelphia Phillies: 62,749
3. Ron Hunt, San Francisco Giants: 59,466

THIRD BASE
1. Tony Perez, Cincinnati Reds: 124,661
2. Dick Allen, St. Louis Cardinals: 113,626
3. Ron Santo, Chicago Cubs: 102,116

SHORTSTOP
1. Denis Menke, Houston Astros: 89,047
2. Sonny Jackson, Atlanta Braves: 60,318
3. Bud Harrelson, New York Mets: 58,867

LEFT FIELD
1. Bernie Carbo, Cincinnati Reds: 107,625
2. Billy Williams, Chicago Cubs: 103,378
3. Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates: 89,840

CENTER FIELD
1. Bobby Tolan, Cincinnati Reds: 112,303
2. Jimmy Wynn, Houston Astros: 96,175
3. Jim Hickman, Chicago Cubs: 92,567

RIGHT FIELD
1. Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds: 138,525
2. Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves: 112,879
3. Rusty Staub, Montreal Expos: 106,392

STARTING PITCHER
1. Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals: 62,511
2. Fergie Jenkins, Chicago Cubs: 54,610
3. Bill Singer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 53,892
4. Juan Marichal, San Francisco Giants: 50,904
5. Tom Seaver, New York Mets: 47,247

RELIEVER
1. Jim Brewer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 34,907
2. Hoyt Wilhelm, Atlanta Braves: 33,843
3. Don McMahon, San Francisco Giants: 28,305
4. Frank Linzy, San Francisco Giants: 25,528
5. Wayne Granger, Cincinnati Reds: 23,347



During his career, Rose has hit .310 with 1401 hits, 88 home runs, 474 RBIs and scored 726 runs.

sBNN · May 31, 1970
Cubs

NL's #1 Player, Hickman of Chicago

A battle-tested Jim Hickman declared war on opposing pitchers last week, attacking the ball like the well-schooled veteran he is. Today the 33-year-old Chicago center fielder collected the NL Player of the Week Award.

He wrapped up the week with a .478 average, 11 hits in 23 at-bats, 4 home runs, 9 RBIs and 8 runs scored.

Hickman is currently hitting at a .352 pace with 9 home runs and 30 RBIs.

sBNN · May 11, 1970
Cubs

BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM! 4 HR for Hickman

Chicago Cubs center fielder Jim Hickman totally decimated the Cincinnati Reds, finishing with 4 home runs in his team's 12-11 win.

The Reds had no answer for Hickman, who finished the day 5-for-6 with 6 RBIs and 4 runs scored.

"What can I say? My guys could've shot the ball out of a rifle and he'd probably hit them out anyway," said Cincinnati skipper <Sparky Anderson:coach#7>. "There's nothing you can do when a guy gets in that kind of zone, you just hope he cools down some before you have to face him again."

When asked about his record performance, Hickman responded, "After the first two I just tried to do everything the same way and it worked."

Jim Hickman flied out in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off Jim Merritt in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off Jim Merritt in the 5th, hit a solo-shot off Jim Merritt in the 6th, hit a two-run home run off Ross Grimsley in the 8th and singled in the 9th.

So far this season, Hickman is batting .356 with 9 home runs.

Box Score
Game Log

sBNN · May 9, 1970
Cubs

Hickman on Fire, 5-for-6 Against Cincinnati

Jim Hickman was on fire, sparking his club to a win, 12-11, over the Reds. The Chicago center fielder was a tough out and went 5-for-6 against Cincinnati in a fine hitting display.

"I got my pitches and I connected. They all found the right holes on the diamond. Some days you hit shots and they're right at somebody and some days they fall in."

Jim Hickman flied out in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off Jim Merritt in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off Jim Merritt in the 5th, hit a solo-shot off Jim Merritt in the 6th, hit a two-run home run off Ross Grimsley in the 8th and singled in the 9th.

To date Hickman has chalked up a .356 average with 9 home runs, driven in 29 runs and scored 22 times.

Box Score
Game Log

sBNN · May 9, 1970