Rich Hinton, Former World Series Champion Pitcher, Dies at 78

A member of the 1976 “Big Red Machine” championship was died earlier this month at his home in Florida.

Rich Hinton was 78 years old, according to the Greg Hansen report of Arizona Daily Star.

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Hinton also launched for New York Yankees (1972), Texas Rangers (1972), Chicago White Sox (1971, 1975, 1978-79) and Seattle Mariners (1979) on certain parts of six seasons of major leagues. He ended his MLB career with a file of 9-17 and 4.87 ERA (79 ERA +).

In 1976, Hinton made 12 appearances for the possible Reds champion, starting a match and spending 1-2 with an MPM of 7.64. He did not launch into the series of championships of the National League or in the World Series, but we remember affectionately as a contributor to the years of the Reds dynasty.

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Hinton appeared with Johnny Bench, Tony Perez, Ken Griffey Sr., George Foster and other members of the 1976 Reds Championship team in Cincinnati in June.

According to Hansen, Hinton was able to spend late time in his life with the former launcher of the Reds Pat Darcy, who was also from Tucson.

A star on the Marana secondary school and football teams (Arizona), Hinton made a name for a launcher at the University of Arizona. From 1967 to 1969, Hinton went 32-8 with an MPM of 1.84 for the Wildcats. His total victories still ranks fourth, and his era ranks third (minimum 100 innings), in the history of the Baseball program in Arizona.

Hinton signed his first professional contract with the White Sox after being drafted in the third round of the 1969 project.

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Two years later, Hinton made his debut with an aimless round against the Yankees in Chicago. By coincidence, the White Sox exchanged Hinton to the Yankees after the season against Jim Lyttle.

Hinton would only present seven games for the Yankees before being exchanged at the Texas Rangers at the end of the 1972 season for money. The following year, Hinton was exchanged by the Rangers to the Indians of Cleveland in the spring formation; He spent the whole season 1973 in Triple-A.

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After returning to the organization of the White Sox before the 1974 season and spent the whole year in Triple-A, Hinton would not return to the Majors before July 1975.

Hinton divided the 1976 season between Cincinnati and the best Reds agricultural team in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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After spending the whole 1977 season to launch professionally in Mexico City, Hinton returned to the White Sox for 1978. He would continue to make 29 appearances this season and 30 others in 1979 for the White Sox and Mariners – doubling his major major league in two years.

However, it would be the last seasons of Hinton in the majors. After retiring as a player, Hinton moved to Sarasota, Florida, and worked as a general entrepreneur until his 1970s.

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