Bob Hazle

Positions: Rightfielder and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left  •  Throws: Right
6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)
Born: December 9, 1930 in Laurens, SC
Died: April 25, 1992  in Columbia, SC
Buried: Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens, Columbia, SC
High School: Woodruff HS (Woodruff, SC)
School: Wofford College (Spartanburg, SC)
Debut: September 8, 1955 (11,297th in major league history)
vs. PHI 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: September 28, 1958
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Full Name: Robert Sidney Hazle
Nicknames: Hurricane
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December 9, 1930- Bob (Hurricane) Hazle is born in Laurens SC. Until Hugo came along in 1989, Hurricane Hazel (1954) was the strongest storm ever to strike the South Carolina coast. Thus it is fitting that a man from the Palmetto State should be the mighty storm’s namesake: right fielder Bob Hazle, who hit the National League with a bang late in the 1957 season. He had a big year in 1957 for the Braves, batting .403 over a span of 134 at-bats.