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 Floyd 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
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