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1882

Hill was born on October 12, 1882 in Culpeper County, Virginia to Ruben W. Hill and Elizabeth “Lizzle” Seale Hill. He also had two older brothers, Jerome Hill and Walter Hill.

1887

Hill’s father disappeared when he was still a child and the family suspected that he died in 1 The Hill family later relocated to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

1899

Hill started playing professional baseball at the age of 17 in with the Pittsburgh Keystones in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

1902

Hill remained with the team for two years until he joined the Cuban X-Giants

1904

Hill signed with the Philadelphia Giants owned by newspaperman H. Walter Schlichter and managed by Sol White. Hill played left field and batted in the bottom third of the order. He eventually took center field and batted third, fourth, and fifth in the rotation.

1907-1912

Hill played with the Philadelphia Giants from 1904 to 1907. Also, he played for other clubs including Cuban Baseball League teams Club Fe (1906-1907) and Habana (1907-1912).

1920

Hill returned to United States baseball when he signed with Brooklyn Royal Giants and played from 1908 to 1909 and the Chicago American Giants (1911-1918) when these teams were independent before the Negro Leagues in 1920.

1924

The Detroit Stars, (1919-1921), the Milwaukee Bears (1923), and Baltimore Black Sox (1924-1925) Player and Manager as the Negro Leagues was established in the 1920’s.

1925

Hill retired from professional baseball in 1925 at the age of 43. He spent the rest of his life in Buffalo, New York where he worked as a porter on the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad

1951

John Preston “Pete” Hill died on December 14, 1951 from coronary thrombosis in Buffalo, New York. He was buried in the Holy Scpulchre Cemetery in Alsop, Illinois. In 1952, the leading African American weekly newspaper, the Pittsburgh Courier, named Hill the fourth-best outfielder in Negro League history behind Oscar Charleston, Monte Irvin, and Cristobal Torriente

2006

In 2006, Hill was introduced into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

2011

In July 2011, a plaque of Hill was introduced at a ceremony on October 12, 2010 where his relatives and friends attended.