Kevin Hickey

Kevin Hickey
Kevin Hickey
	Pitcher
	Born: Chicago, Illinois
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
debut
	April 14, 1981, for the Chicago White Sox
Last appearance
	July 6, 1991, for the Baltimore Orioles
Career statistics
Win-Loss record	9-14
ERA	3.91
Strikeouts	118
Teams
	Chicago White Sox (1981–83); Baltimore Orioles (1989–91);

Kevin John Hickey (February 25, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois - May 16, 2012), was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of six seasons in the majors, between 1981 and 1991 for the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles. Hickey attended Thomas Kelly HS in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood.

In August 1978, Hickey attended an open tryout held by the White Sox at Chicago's McKinley Park. Hickey was recruited after a staffer saw him playing 16" softball for the Bobcats at Kelly Park. He was the only player out of 250 to receive a contract.^[1]

Hickey later served as the Batting Practice pitcher for the Chicago White Sox. On April 5th, 2012, he was found unresponsive in his hotel room in Arlington, Texas. He died on May 16, 2012.^[2]

References

^ Barnes, Craig (31 March 1989). "Orioles Hickey`s Call Pays Off". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
^ Gonzales, Mark (16 April 2012). "Sox BP pitcher Hickey transferred to Chicago hospital". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 18 April 2012.

Sources

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference

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[sun_sent-1] Barnes, Craig (31 March 1989). "Orioles Hickey`s Call Pays Off". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 18 April 2012.

[hospitalized-2] Gonzales, Mark (16 April 2012). "Sox BP pitcher Hickey transferred to Chicago hospital". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 18 April 2012.

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