# Chuck Hinton > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chuck_Hinton > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chuck_Hinton.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Hinton > Source revision: 1319782779 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American baseball player (1934–2013)}} {{for|the football player|Chuck Hinton (American football)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Chuck Hinton |image=Chuck Hinton - Washington Senators - 1962.jpg |caption=Hinton in 1962 |position=[Outfielder](/source/Outfielder) |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date|1934|5|3|}} |birth_place=[Rocky Mount, North Carolina](/source/Rocky_Mount%2C_North_Carolina), U.S. |death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|1|27|1934|5|31}} |death_place=[Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.), U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=May 14 |debutyear=1961 |debutteam=Washington Senators |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=September 28 |finalyear=1971 |finalteam=Cleveland Indians |statleague = MLB |stat1label=[Batting average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball)) |stat1value=.264 |stat2label=[Home run](/source/Home_run)s |stat2value=113 |stat3label=[Runs batted in](/source/Runs_batted_in) |stat3value=443 |teams= * [Washington Senators](/source/Washington_Senators_(1961%E2%80%9371)) ({{mlby|1961}}–{{mlby|1964}}) * [Cleveland Indians](/source/Cleveland_Indians) ({{mlby|1965}}–{{mlby|1967}}) * [California Angels](/source/California_Angels) ({{mlby|1968}}) * [Cleveland Indians](/source/Cleveland_Indians) ({{mlby|1969}}–{{mlby|1971}}) |highlights= * [All-Star](/source/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game) ([1964](/source/1964_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game)) }} '''Charles Edward Hinton Jr.''' (May 3, 1934 – January 27, 2013) was an American professional [baseball](/source/baseball) player. An [outfielder](/source/outfielder), Hinton played in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) for the [Washington Senators](/source/Washington_Senators_(1961%E2%80%9371)) (1961–64), [Cleveland Indians](/source/Cleveland_Indians) (1965–67, 1969–71) and [California Angels](/source/California_Angels) (1968). He batted and threw right-handed and was listed as {{convert|6|ft|1|in}} tall and {{convert|180|lb}}. In an eleven-season career, Hinton posted a .264 [batting average](/source/batting_average_(baseball)) with 113 [home run](/source/home_run)s and 443 [runs batted in](/source/runs_batted_in) in 1353 [games played](/source/games_played). ==Playing career== Hinton attended [Shaw University](/source/Shaw_University), where he played [baseball](/source/baseball), [American football](/source/American_football), and [basketball](/source/basketball) for the [Shaw Bears](/source/Shaw_Bears). He served for two years in the [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army). In 1956, Hinton attended a baseball tryout camp, where he signed a contract with the [Baltimore Orioles](/source/Baltimore_Orioles). He won two minor-league batting championships in the Orioles system, playing with the [Aberdeen Pheasants](/source/Aberdeen_Pheasants) of Class C [Northern League](/source/Northern_League_(baseball%2C_1902%E2%80%9371)) in 1959 and the [Stockton Ports](/source/Stockton_Ports) of the Class C [California League](/source/California_League) in 1960. The Orioles promoted Hinton to the [Vancouver Mounties](/source/Vancouver_Mounties) of the [Class AAA](/source/Class_AAA) [Pacific Coast League](/source/Pacific_Coast_League) during the 1960 season. Afraid they might lose Hinton in the [1960 Major League Baseball (MLB) expansion draft](/source/1960_Major_League_Baseball_expansion_draft), the Orioles had Hinton fake a shoulder injury during winter league baseball.{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jFIyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kuUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6957,5702053&dq=chuck-hinton&hl=en|title=Lawrence Journal-World - Google News Archive Search}} Despite this, the [Washington Senators](/source/Washington_Senators_(1961%E2%80%9371)) selected Hinton in the expansion draft. The Senators optioned Hinton to the [Indianapolis Indians](/source/Indianapolis_Indians) of the Class AAA [American Association](/source/American_Association_(20th_century)) before the regular season began.{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kZhlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SYoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3203,767843&dq=chuck-hinton&hl=en|title = The Sunday Sun - Google News Archive Search}} They promoted Hinton from the minor leagues on May 14, 1961,{{cite news | url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/910106622.html?dids=910106622:910106622&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=May+14%2C+1961&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=Washington+Senators+Recall+Chuck+Hinton&pqatl=google | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411171422/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/910106622.html?dids=910106622:910106622&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=May+14,+1961&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=Washington+Senators+Recall+Chuck+Hinton&pqatl=google | url-status=dead | archive-date=April 11, 2013 | work=The Hartford Courant | title=Washington Senators Recall Chuck Hinton | date=May 14, 1961 }} and he made his MLB debut the next day. He finished the 1961 season with a .260 [batting average](/source/batting_average_(baseball)). In 1962, he had a .310 batting average, good for fourth in the [American League](/source/American_League), and finished second in [stolen base](/source/stolen_base)s to [Luis Aparicio](/source/Luis_Aparicio). Hit in the head with a pitch on September 5, 1963, Hinton was unconscious when he was carried off the field. He returned to the lineup eight days later, but felt limited by symptoms of the [concussion](/source/concussion). Hinton was named to represent the [American League](/source/American_League) in the [1964 MLB All-Star Game](/source/1964_MLB_All-Star_Game).{{cite news | url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1718955542.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jun+30%2C+1964&author=&pub=The+Sun+(1837-1985)&desc=Hinton+Birds%27+All-Star+Choice+Over+Killebrew%2C+Ballots+Show&pqatl=google | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411161627/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1718955542.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jun+30,+1964&author=&pub=The+Sun+(1837-1985)&desc=Hinton+Birds'+All-Star+Choice+Over+Killebrew,+Ballots+Show&pqatl=google | url-status=dead | archive-date=April 11, 2013 | work=The Sun | first=Jim | last=Elliot | title=Hinton Birds' All-Star Choice Over Killebrew, Ballots Show | date=June 30, 1964 }} After the 1964 season, the Senators traded Hinton to the [Cleveland Indians](/source/Cleveland_Indians) for [Bob Chance](/source/Bob_Chance) and [Woodie Held](/source/Woodie_Held).{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/12/01/archives/senators-indians-in-3player-trade-hinton-goes-to-cleveland-phils.html | work=The New York Times | title=SENATORS, INDIANS IN 3-PLAYER TRADE; Hinton Goes to Cleveland -- Phils Sell Vic Power | date=December 1, 1964}} He was dealt to the [California Angels](/source/Los_Angeles_Angels) for [José Cardenal](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Cardenal) on November 29, 1967.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dvsmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4QIGAAAAIBAJ&pg=2957,4232944&dq=chuck-hinton&hl=en Lacy, Sam. "Chuck Hinton welcomes trade to Angels, Rigney," ''The Baltimore Afro-American'', December 2, 1967.] Retrieved March 2, 2013 Hinton batted .195 in the 1968 season with the Angels. Just before the 1969 season, the Angels traded Hinton back to the Indians for [Lou Johnson](/source/Lou_Johnson).{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ULYlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8_QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=630,1871221&dq=chuck-hinton&hl=en|title = Washington Afro-American - Google News Archive Search}} The Indians released Hinton after the 1971 season. In all, Hinton played six years with the Indians. ==Post-playing career== From 1972 to 2000, Hinton was head coach for the [Howard University](/source/Howard_University) baseball team. Hinton led the Bison to their first [Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference](/source/Mid-Eastern_Athletic_Conference) championship.{{cite news|last=Schudel|first=Chuck|title=Chuck Hinton, last Washington Senator to hit .300, dies at 78|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/chuck-hinton-last-washington-senator-to-hit-300-dies-at-78/2013/01/29/b19633b6-6a4d-11e2-af53-7b2b2a7510a8_story.html|accessdate=1 February 2013|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=30 January 2013}} In 1982, he founded the [Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association](/source/Major_League_Baseball_Players_Alumni_Association) (MLBPAA), a non-profit organization that promotes the game of baseball, raises money for charities, inspires and educates youth through positive sport images and protects the dignity of the game through former players. ==Personal== Hinton and his wife, Irma, lived in Washington, D.C. They had four children. He died from complications of [Parkinson's disease](/source/Parkinson's_disease) on January 27, 2013. ==Highlights== *[1964 American League All-Star](/source/MLB_All-Star_Game) *Two [hitting-streaks](/source/hitting_streak) in 1962 (17 and 15 games) *Fourth in the 1962 American League batting title (.310), behind [Pete Runnels](/source/Pete_Runnels) (.326), [Mickey Mantle](/source/Mickey_Mantle) (.321) and [Floyd Robinson](/source/Floyd_Robinson) (.312) *Three times led the Washington Senators in batting average (1962–64), four times in [triples](/source/triple_(baseball)) 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](/source/Washington_Nationals) == References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Baseballstats|br=h/hintoch01}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hinton, Chuck}} Category:1934 births Category:2013 deaths Category:Aberdeen Pheasants players Category:African-American baseball coaches Category:African-American baseball players Category:American League All-Stars Category:Baseball players from North Carolina Category:Baseball players from Washington, D.C. 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