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Bill Hinchman

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b. April 4, 1883 · Cincinnati Reds 1905–1906, Cleveland Naps 1907–1909, Pittsburgh Pirates 1915–1918, 1920

Hinchman returned to the majors with Pittsburgh in 1915 after five seasons away and immediately had his best year. He hit .307 with 177 hits, five home runs and 77 runs batted in. In 1916 he hit .315 with 175 hits and led the National League with 16 triples.

Ten seasons gave him 793 hits, 128 doubles, 69 triples, 369 runs batted in and a .261 average across 908 games. He played 750 games in the outfield, with shorter stretches at first base and shortstop. He stole 85 bases, including 22 for Cleveland in 1909.

Hinchman began with Cincinnati in 1905 and 1906, then spent three seasons with Cleveland. His return with Pittsburgh produced six more major-league seasons through 1920. The 1937 Hall of Fame ballot gave him one vote of 201. He died in 1963, at seventy-nine.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1905 CIN 17511013 410 101364 .255
1906 CIN 1854711 110 18112 .204
1907 CLE 15251462117 1991 50479715 .228
1908 CLE 13746455107 2386 5938689 .231
1909 CLE 13945757118 20132 53418222 .258
1915 PIT 15657772177 33145 77487517 .307
1916 PIT 15255564175 18164 76546110 .315
1917 PIT 692442746 552 2933275 .189
1918 PIT 501111026 520 131581 .234
1920 PIT 181603 000 1130 .188
Career 9083043364793 1286920 36929843885 .261

On this day & linked events

1883

Born April 4, 1883

Philadelphia, PA, USA

1963

Died February 20, 1963

1905

Major-league debut: Bill Hinchman

Bill Hinchman made a major-league debut on September 24, 1905.

1920

Final major-league game: Bill Hinchman

Bill Hinchman played a final major-league game on July 23, 1920.

Image: The Sporting News via [1], public domain