Marc Hill
Marc Kevin Hill, nicknamed "the Booter," was an American catcher in Major League Baseball who played for four teams from 1973 to 1986, most notably the San Francisco Giants.
St. Louis Cardinals
Hill was drafted straight out of high school by the St. Louis Cardinals in the tenth round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft. He batted.244 with 21 home runs & 159 runs batted in over four seasons in their farm system to earn a September callup to the majors in. He appeared in one game, and went 0-for-3, grounding into a double play in his first at bat.Hill split the season between the Cardinals and triple-A Tulsa Oilers. His 14 home runs for Tulsa tied for the team lead. Toward the end of the season, the Cardinals sold Tim McCarver's contract to the Boston Red Sox, opening a job for Hill as Ted Simmons' backup for the remainder of the season. Afterward, he was traded to the San Francisco Giants for Ken Rudolph and Elías Sosa.
San Francisco Giants
Hill platooned with Dave Rader behind the plate for two seasons with the Giants. He hit his first major league home run off the Atlanta Braves' Carl Morton on April 12,. Following the season, Rader was traded to the Cardinals, leaving the starting job solely in Hill's hands. He responded with a career year in, batting.250 with nine home runs and 50 RBIs, both career highs.He held the starting job until a broken wrist cut short his season. Partway through the season, his contract was sold to the Seattle Mariners.
Chicago White Sox
Hill saw little playing time with the Mariners. Following just a half season in Seattle, Hill joined the Chicago White Sox as a spring training invitee, and ended up signing as a free agent with them.Hill would spend six seasons in Chicago serving as Carlton Fisk's backup. He scored from second base on a sacrifice fly on May 15, against the New York Yankees, and batted.226 with one home run and 11 RBIs for the 1983 team that won the American League West. He did not appear in the 1983 American League Championship Series.
He received the most playing time of his tenure with the White Sox in 1984, as Fisk battled injuries all season. His 20 RBIs were his most since.