Oral Clyde Hildebrand was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1931 to 1940.
| FactSnippet No. 2,345,043 |
10 Facts About Oral Hildebrand
2.
Oral Hildebrand played for the Cleveland Indians, St Louis Browns, and New York Yankees.
| FactSnippet No. 2,345,044 |
3.
Oral Hildebrand attended Butler University and was the starting center for the basketball team.
| FactSnippet No. 2,345,045 |
4.
Oral Hildebrand led Butler to the 1929 national collegiate championship, was the captain of the 1930 squad, and is in the Butler Hall of Fame.
| FactSnippet No. 2,345,046 |
5.
Oral Hildebrand broke into the Cleveland Indians' starting rotation in 1933.
| FactSnippet No. 2,345,047 |
6.
Oral Hildebrand had several public disputes with manager Walter Johnson, which ended when Johnson was fired in 1935.
| FactSnippet No. 2,345,048 |
8.
Oral Hildebrand started game 4 of the World Series and pitched four shutout innings, as the Yankees clinched the title.
| FactSnippet No. 2,345,050 |
9.
Oral Hildebrand went back to the minor leagues in 1941 and retired the following year.
| FactSnippet No. 2,345,051 |
10.
Oral Hildebrand was survived by his wife Frances and five children and was buried in the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.
| FactSnippet No. 2,345,052 |