Harry Sibley Hinchman (August 4, 1878 – January 19, 1933) was a

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second baseman who played for one season. He played in 15 games for the

Cleveland Naps The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive ...

during the 1907 Cleveland Naps season. In contrast to his one season in the major leagues, Hinchman played for 18 seasons in the minor leagues. He began his professional career with the

Ilion Typewriters The Ilion Typewriters were a minor league baseball team based in Ilion, New York. From 1901 to 1904, the Ilion Typewriters played as members of the New York State League (1885–1917), New York State League. In 1905, Ilion played a partial season a ...

of the New York State League in 1902. His best year as a player in 1915 with the Kansas City Blues of the American Association. That year he had a .326 batting average. His last year as a player was in 1921 with the

Chambersburg Maroons The Chambersburg Maroons were a baseball team located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. They called historic Henninger Field their home, and had done so since the club's creation in 1895. They played their last season in 2010, ending 116 years of ex ...

of the class D

Blue Ridge League The Blue Ridge League was the name of two minor league baseball organizations that operated in the first half of the twentieth century in the United States. History The first league operated for the better part of sixteen years, from 1915 throu ...

. In addition to being a player, he also managed several minor league teams from 1910 to 1932 (to 1921 as a player/manager and from 1923 solely as manager).

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