World Series Hogs

A list of former Hogs who played in the MLB World Series!

Eric Hinske

2007 Played for the Boston Red Sox, who won the series 4-0 over the Colorado Rockies. He was used as a pinch hitter for David Ortiz and went 0-1 with a strikeout in Game 1.

2008 Played for the Tampa Bay Rays, who lost the series 4-1 to the Philadelphia Phillies. Activated prior to Game 4, Eric would make his first appearance that night, hitting a pinch-hit solo homerun off of Joe Blanton in the fifth inning of a 10-2 loss. Eric made the final out of the series when he struck out as a pinch hitter against Brad Lidge in Game 5.

2009 Played for the New York Yankees, who won the series 4-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Appeared as a pinch-hitter in the fifth inning of Game 5, walked on five pitches and scored a run against former Razorback Cliff Lee.

Dick Hughes

1967 Played for the St. Louis Cardinals, who won the series 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox. He was the starting pitcher for the Cardinals in Game 2, a 5-0 loss. Dick took the loss after giving up two runs, one earned, on four hits, walking three and striking out five in 5.1 innings. He gave up a solo homerun to Carl Yastrzemski in the fourth inning. Dick also started Game 6 and took a no-decision in an 8-4 Cardinals loss. He gave up four runs on five hits, walked none and struck out two in 3.2 innings. He gave up four solo homeruns in the game, two to Rico Petrocelli, one to Carl Yastrzemski and one to Reggie Smith. Dick was also 0-2 batting in Game 2 and 0-1 in Game 6.

1968 Played for the St. Louis Cardinals, who lost the series 4-3 to the Detroit Tigers. He pitched one third of an inning in Game 6, a 13-1 loss, and gave up two hits.

Cliff Lee

2009 Played for the Philadelphia Phillies, who lost the series 4-2 to the New York Yankees. Cliff was the starting pitcher in Game 1, a 6-1 Phillies victory. He got the win with a complete game six-hitter, allowing one unearned run, walking none and striking out ten. Cliff was also the starting and winning pitcher in Game 5, an 8-6 Phillies win. He gave up five runs on seven hits, walked three and struck out three in seven plus innings.

Tim Lollar

1984 Played for the San Diego Padres, who lost the series 4-1 to the Detroit Tigers. He was the starting pitcher for San Diego in Game 3, a 5-2 loss. Tim took the loss after giving up four runs on four hits and four walks in 1.2 innings. He gave up a two-run homerun to Marty Castillo in the first inning.

Tom Pagnozzi

1987 Played for the St. Louis Cardinals, who lost the series 4-3 to the Minnesota Twins. He was the starting DH in Game 1 and went 1-3. Used as a pinch hitter in Game 6 he went 0-1.

Page last updated: 11/5/09
Page created: 11/6/08

2007	Played for the Boston Red Sox, who won the series 4-0 over the Colorado Rockies. He was used as a pinch hitter for David Ortiz and went 0-1 with a strikeout in Game 1.
2008	Played for the Tampa Bay Rays, who lost the series 4-1 to the Philadelphia Phillies. Activated prior to Game 4, Eric would make his first appearance that night, hitting a pinch-hit solo homerun off of Joe Blanton in the fifth inning of a 10-2 loss. Eric made the final out of the series when he struck out as a pinch hitter against Brad Lidge in Game 5.
2009	Played for the New York Yankees, who won the series 4-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Appeared as a pinch-hitter in the fifth inning of Game 5, walked on five pitches and scored a run against former Razorback Cliff Lee.