Name: Kevin Hickey

Rank: 110

Position: P

Years With White Sox: 1981-1983

Chicago native Kevin Hickey joined the White Sox organization following an open tryout in August of 1978 after a team staffer saw him playing softball.  After 3 seasons in the minor leagues, Hickey broke camp with the White Sox in 1981 and made his major league debut in the home opener, throwing a hitless inning of relief in the Sox 9-3 victory over the Brewers.  Hickey finished the year with 41 appearances out of the bullpen, with 3 saves, and put up a respectable 3.65 ERA.

Hickey again was a main cog in the bullpen for the 1982 White Sox.  He set career highs in wins, appearances, innings pitched, strikeouts, and saves.

While 1983 was a successful year for the White Sox, ending in their first divisional title, things did not work out as well for Hickey.  A shoulder injury sidelined him after only 23 games, and his ERA at the time of his injury was 5.23.

Hickey returned to the minor leagues to rehab in 1984, and, in August, he, along with future star Doug Drabek, were sent to the Yankees as the players to be named later for Roy Smalley.  Hickey signed again with the White Sox as a free agent in March of 1987, but did not make it back to the majors and was released on August 21.

In 2003, Hickey was hired by the White Sox to be their batting practice pitcher.  He would serve in that role until April 2012, when he was found unresponsive in a Texas hotel room before the White Sox opened the season against the Rangers.  He passed away a month later at the age of 56.

Hickey’s numbers in a White Sox uniform were:

Wins	Losses	ERA	Saves	IP	Hits	Runs	ER	Walks	Strike Outs	HR	HBP	Appearances
5	8	3.52	14	143	134	68	56	59	63	12	3	124