Born in Johnsburg, Illinois, Hiller batted left-handed, threw right-handed, and was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg). After he attended the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota), he was signed by the Cleveland Indians in 1957. He spent two seasons in the lower echelons of Cleveland\'s farm system before the Giants selected him in the minor league baseball draft.\n', '

After a 70-game trial with the 1961 Giants, Hiller made the 1962 edition and became the Giants\' regular second baseman. He set a career high in games played (161), runs scored (94), hits (166), doubles (22) and runs batted in (48). He went three-for-10 and played errorless ball in the field during the tie-breaker series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Then, during the World Series, ultimately won by the New York Yankees, he batted .269 overall (7-for-26) and turned seven double plays during the Series\' seven games.\n', '

Hiller\'s batting average plummeted from 1962\'s .276 to .223 in 1963 and the following season he was supplanted by Hal Lanier as the Giants\' regular second baseman. For the remainder of his active MLB career, he was a utility infielder. He hit .243 with 516 hits and 20 home runs in his 704 games the Majors.\n', '

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