A.J. Hinch
[edit] Biography
A.J. Hinch (Andrew Jay Hinch) was born on May 15, 1974 in Waverly, Iowa. He made his Major League debut on April 1, 1998 for the Oakland Athletics. In 1998, his rookie year, he hit .231 with 9 home runs and 35 RBI. Hinch played for the Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 7 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1998
| OAK
| A
| 120
| 337
| 34
| 78
| 9
| 35
| .231
| .296
| .341
| 10
| 0
| 30
| 89
| 4
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 6
|
| 1999
| OAK
| A
| 76
| 205
| 26
| 44
| 7
| 24
| .215
| .260
| .346
| 4
| 1
| 11
| 41
| 2
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 3
|
| 2000
| OAK
| A
| 6
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .333
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| KC
| A
| 45
| 121
| 10
| 19
| 6
| 15
| .157
| .226
| .331
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 26
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 5
|
| 2002
| KC
| A
| 72
| 197
| 25
| 49
| 7
| 27
| .249
| .321
| .401
| 7
| 1
| 18
| 35
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| 2003
| DET
| A
| 27
| 74
| 7
| 15
| 3
| 11
| .203
| .247
| .392
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 18
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 2004
| PHI
| N
| 4
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .182
| .182
| .273
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 4
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .182
| .182
| .273
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 346
| 942
| 103
| 207
| 32
| 112
| .220
| .281
| .357
| 27
| 3
| 71
| 210
| 14
| 26
| 13
| 1
| 19
|
| Total
|
|
| 350
| 953
| 104
| 209
| 32
| 112
| .219
| .280
| .356
| 28
| 3
| 71
| 214
| 14
| 26
| 13
| 1
| 19
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1998
| OAK
| A
| C
| 118
| 109
| 940.1
| 602
| 47
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 8
| 68
| 35
| 0
| .986
|
| 1999
| OAK
| A
| C
| 73
| 67
| 566.2
| 368
| 26
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 10
| 42
| 15
| 0
| .987
|
| 2000
| OAK
| A
| C
| 5
| 2
| 19
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .900
|
| 2000
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2001
| KC
| A
| C
| 43
| 37
| 331.2
| 220
| 14
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 22
| 7
| 0
| .987
|
| 2001
| KC
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2002
| KC
| A
| C
| 68
| 60
| 527.1
| 349
| 23
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 39
| 9
| 1
| .989
|
| 2003
| DET
| A
| C
| 27
| 23
| 197.2
| 110
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 23
| 3
| 0
| .983
|
| 2004
| PHI
| N
| C
| 4
| 1
| 25.2
| 14
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 338
| 299
| 2608.1
| 1672
| 121
| 24
| 16
| 0
| 26
| 196
| 72
| 1
| .987
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 1, 1992).
- Selected by Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 1, 1995).
- Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1996 - signed June 22, 1996).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics with Angel Berroa to Kansas City Royals as part of 3-team trade in which Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Roberto Hernandez to Kansas City Royals; Tampa Bay Devil Rays sent Cory Lidle to Oakland Athletics; Oakland Athletics sent Ben Grieve to Tampa Bay Devil Rays; and Kansas City Royals sent Johnny Damon and Mark Ellis to Oakland Athletics (January 8, 2001).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (October 15, 2002).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (December 23, 2002).
- Sold by Cleveland Indians to Detroit Tigers (March 29, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 1, 2003).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (January 15, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 9, 2004).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (November 15, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 11, 2005).
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