Herman Hill

Biography

Herman Alexander Hill (October 12, 1945 – December 14, 1970) was an American professional baseball player, an outfielder who appeared in 43 Major League games for the 1969–1970 Minnesota Twins. Hill drowned while swimming in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela during the 1970 winter baseball season. Born to Charles and Milobelia Hill in Tuskegee, Alabama, Hill was one of the couple's 15 children. He grew up in Farmingdale, New Jersey, and graduated from Southern Freehold High School (since renamed as Howell High School). Hill threw right-handed, batted left-handed, stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg). Scouted by future major league manager and executive Jack McKeon, he signed with the Twins in 1966 and rose through their farm system. Hill was described in March 1969 by Baseball Digest as a "Good prospect. Has hustle, desire, determination.

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