Former Giants, White Sox Catcher Marc Hill Passes Away
Marc Hill, a veteran of 14 major league seasons, died Sunday according to an article on his son’s Facebook, Kevin. He was 73 years old.
Hill played for the cardinals of St. Louis (1973-74), San Francisco Giants (1975-80), Seattle Mariners (1980) and Chicago White Sox (1981-86) before moving on to a career in training. From his 700 career games, 687 found a hill behind the marble.
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Mainly a safeguard in the majors, Hill reached the threshold of 100 games twice in his career: in 1977 and 1978 with the Giants. He retired with an oblique bar line .223 / .295 / .317, with 34 circuits and 198 products.
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Hill was a choice of draft of the 10th round by the Cardinals of St. Louis in 1970. He played 475 games at the level of the Minor League, Primarilly with the Cardinals from 1970 to 1974.
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Blocked by the future recipient of the Ted Simmons renown temple in St. Louis, a trade in San Francisco in October 1974 (for Ken Rudolph and Elias Sosa) put Hill on the career path that would support him during another decade.
Known for his strong launch arm and his defensive skills, Hill was never a star. But it was a fairly reliable backup for future stars, especially Simmons, the renowned temple Carlton Fisk and Tim McCarver.
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After being released by the White Sox in May 1986, Hill was unofficial coach with the team under the director general Ken Harrelson. In 1987, the White Sox hired him to manage a season in the Florida State League.
Hill would continue a variety of management and coach jobs in professional baseball. He was the coach of the Houston Astros enclosure enclosure in 1988, and New York Yankees in 1991, between relays as a minor league professor and receiver of the enclosure. He was also an instructor and director of minor traveling leagues for Pittsburgh Pirates, managed the Seattle Mariners’ Double-A subsidiary and piloted the independent rascals of River City.
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Nicknamed “Booting” – a nickname that gave it by the future temple of renown Willie McCovey, a teammate from the Giants – Hill was born in Elsberry, Missouri in 1952.
Broken to learn the death of Marc Hill because he was always one of the most fun players in the big league and the great guys that I have ever experienced. “The Booter” was loved by his teammates and was an example of our 1983 @Whitsox The phenomenal chemistry of the team.
– Dan Evans (@ danvans108) August 25, 2025
“Crushed to learn the death of Marc Hill, because he was always one of the most fun players in the big league and the great guys I have ever attended,” Dan Evans for a long time of the major league on Twitter / X. “The booter ‘was loved by his teammates, and was an example of the phenomenal chemistry of our White Sox team in 1983.”
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