Chuck Hinton Notable

b. May 3, 1934 · Washington Senators 1961–1964, Cleveland Indians 1965–1967, 1969–1971, California Angels 1968

Chuck Hinton played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Washington Senators in 1961 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1971.

Across 1,353 games he batted .264, with 1,048 hits and 518 runs. He finished with 113 home runs, 152 doubles and 130 stolen bases.

He played 928 games in the outfield, with 1,590 putouts and 35 errors. He also played 160 games at first base.

He was an All-Star in 1964.

He was born in Rocky Mount, NC, USA on May 3, 1934, and died on January 27, 2013. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1964

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1961	WSA	106	339	51	88	13	5	6	34	40	81	22	.260
1962	WSA	151	542	73	168	25	6	17	75	47	66	28	.310
1963	WSA	150	566	80	152	20	12	15	55	64	79	25	.269
1964	WSA	138	514	71	141	25	7	11	53	57	77	17	.274
1965	CLE	133	431	59	110	17	6	18	54	53	65	17	.255
1966	CLE	123	348	46	89	9	3	12	50	35	66	10	.256
1967	CLE	147	498	55	122	19	3	10	37	43	100	6	.245
1968	CAL	116	267	28	52	10	3	7	23	24	61	3	.195
1969	CLE	94	121	18	31	3	2	3	19	8	22	2	.256
1970	CLE	107	195	24	62	4	0	9	29	25	34	0	.318
1971	CLE	88	147	13	33	7	0	5	14	20	34	0	.224
Career	—	1353	3968	518	1048	152	47	113	443	416	685	130	.264

On this day & linked events

1934

Born May 3, 1934

Rocky Mount, NC, USA

2013

Died January 27, 2013

1961

Major-league debut: Chuck Hinton

Chuck Hinton made a major-league debut on May 14, 1961.

1971

Final major-league game: Chuck Hinton

Chuck Hinton played a final major-league game on September 28, 1971.

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