| Larry Hisle | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: (1947-05-05)May 5, 1947 (age 77) Portsmouth, Ohio, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 10, 1968, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 6, 1982, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .273 |
| Home runs | 166 |
| Runs batted in | 674 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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Larry Eugene Hisle (/ˈhaɪzəl/; born May 5, 1947) is anAmerican former professionalbaseball player andhitting coach. He played inMajor League Baseball (MLB) as anoutfielder for thePhiladelphia Phillies (1968–71),Minnesota Twins (1973–77), andMilwaukee Brewers (1978–82).[1] A two-timeAll-Star, he was the1977 American League (AL)RBI champion. As a coach, Hisle was a member of two World Series-winning teams for theToronto Blue Jays.
Hisle was drafted by the Phillies in the second round of the1965 MLB draft as the 38th overall pick. He signed in August and made his professional debut with the Class AHuron Phillies in 1966. Hisle made his MLB debut on April 10, 1968 and played in seven games before being sent back down to the minors. Hisle played his first full season in 1969, when he batted .266 with 20 home runs and finished fourth inNL Rookie of the Year voting. His average plummeted to .204 over the next two seasons and he was subsequently traded to theLos Angeles Dodgers on October 21, 1971. He spent all of the 1972 with the Triple-AAlbuquerque Dukes, where he batted .325 with 23 home runs, 91 runs batted in and 20 stolen bases over 131 games. After the 1972 season, the Dodgers traded Hisle to theSt. Louis Cardinals. Just over a month later, on November 29, 1972, he was traded again, along withJohn Cumberland to theMinnesota Twins forWayne Granger.[2]
In aspring training game for the Minnesota Twins on March 6, 1973, Hisle was MLB's firstdesignated hitter; in five at bats, he hit two home runs (one of them agrand slam) and had seven RBIs.[3][4] A month later,Ron Blomberg of theNew York Yankees would become the first DH in a regular-season game. That year, Hisle hit .272 with 15 home runs. He remained a reliable member of the Twins' lineup throughout the mid-1970s, andhit for the cycle on June 4, 1976.[5] Hisle's best season with the Twins came in 1977, when he hit .302 with 28 home runs and an AL-leading 119 RBIs, as well as being named to his firstAll-Star Game.
After the 1977 season, Hisle became a free agent and signed with theMilwaukee Brewers. In 1978, Hisle turned in another productive year as he hit .290 and finished third inAL MVP voting. His 34 home runs, 115 RBIs and 96 runs scored placed second, third, and fifth in the American League respectively. A tornrotator cuff suffered in 1979 limited Hisle's playing time for the remainder of his career, as he played in only 79 games over his final four seasons before retiring in 1982.
Hisle was the hitting coach for the Toronto Blue Jays from 1992 through 1995, helping them toWorld Series titles in1992 and1993.[citation needed] Under his coaching in 1993, Toronto playersJohn Olerud, former Brewers teammatePaul Molitor, andRoberto Alomar finished 1-2-3 in theAmerican League inbatting average.
As of 2019, Hisle is employed with the Milwaukee Brewers as Manager of Youth Outreach,[6] and is the president of Major League Mentoring in Milwaukee.[7]
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| Preceded by | Hitting for the cycle June 4, 1976 | Succeeded by |
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