Rich Hinton

Richard Michael Hinton

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 2", Weight 185 lb.
• School University of Arizona
• High School Marana High School
• Debut July 17, 1971
• Final Game September 27, 1979
• Born May 22, 1947 in Tucson, AZ USA

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Biographical Information

Although normally a reliever, Rich Hinton did pitch two complete games in his major league career, both in 1978 as a member of the Chicago White Sox. On September 12th, he won against the Minnesota Twins giving up 7 hits, 1 earned run, walking 7 and striking out 2. On September 22nd, he lost against the California Angels despite the complete game; he gave up 6 hits, 3 earned runs, walked 3 and struck out 7. Frank Tanana was the winner for the Angels.

He was drafted five times before signing his first professional contract, after being picked by the White Sox in the secondary phase of the 1969 amateur draft

His son, Robert Hinton, played professionally from 2004 to 2013, never reaching the bigs.

Further Reading

• Mark S. Sternman: "Rich Hinton", in Steve West and Bill Nowlin, eds.: The Team That Couldn't Hit: The 1972 Texas Rangers, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2019, pp. 100-105. ISBN 978-1-943816-93-4

Related Sites

• Rich Hinton at the SABR Bio Project