Chuck Hinton

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Charles Edward (Chuck) Hinton, Jr. (born May 3, 1934 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina) is a former utility in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators (1961-64), Cleveland Indians (1965-67, 1969-71) and California Angels (1968). He batted and threw right handed.

In an eleven-season career, Hinton posted a .264 batting average with 113 home runs and 443 RBI in 1353 games played.

[edit] Best Season

• 1962: .310 BA, 75 RBI, 80 runs, 168 hits, 25 doubles, 28 stolen bases, 151 games – all career-highs

[edit] Highlights

• 1964 American League All-Star
• Two hitting-streaks in 1962 (17 and 15 games)
• Fourth in the 1962 American League batting title (.310), behind Pete Runnels (.326), Mickey Mantle (.321) and Frank Robinson (.312)
• Three times led the Washington Senators in batting average (1962-64), four times in triples and stolen bases (1961-64), and was the last Senator to hit .300
• His uniform number 32 is honored in the Washington Wall of Stars

[edit] External links

• Official Site
• Baseball Library
• Baseball Reference