1947
Born May 22, 1947
Tucson, AZ, USA
Rich Hinton Notable
Pitcher · b. May 22, 1947
Chicago White Sox 1971, 1975, 1978–1979, New York Yankees 1972, Texas Rangers 1972, Cincinnati Reds 1976, Seattle Mariners 1979
Rich Hinton played for five clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1971 and closing with the Seattle Mariners in 1979.
He went 9 and 17 with a 4.87 earned run average, pitching 249.7 innings in 116 games. He struck out 152. Across 116 games he batted .143, with 1 hit and 1 run. He finished with 1 stolen base.
He was born in Tucson, AZ, USA on May 22, 1947, and died on August 7, 2025. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CHW | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 1972 | NYY/TEX | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .200 |
| 1975 | CHW | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | CIN | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1978 | CHW | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | CHW/SEA | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 116 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .143 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CHW | 3 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 24.1 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 4.44 |
| 1972 | NYY/TEX | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 28.0 | 27 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 3.86 |
| 1975 | CHW | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 37.1 | 41 | 20 | 15 | 30 | 4.82 |
| 1976 | CIN | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 17.2 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7.64 |
| 1978 | CHW | 2 | 6 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 80.2 | 78 | 36 | 28 | 48 | 4.02 |
| 1979 | CHW/SEA | 1 | 4 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 61.2 | 80 | 40 | 13 | 34 | 5.84 |
| Career | — | 9 | 17 | 116 | 13 | 3 | 249.2 | 283 | 135 | 91 | 152 | 4.87 |
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