Samuel Russell Hinds (July 11, 1953 – September 19, 2019) was a

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for the

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. He was selected in the 35th round of the amateur draft by the

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, but never played for them. After graduating from Broward Junior College, he would go on to be signed in by the Brewers as an undrafted amateur free agent. He made his major league debut in against the

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. He lost the outing, and would make only two more starts before being demoted to triple A in , then double A in . He finished playing baseball after the 1979 season, having made only three starts in his major league career. Hinds died on September 19, 2019, in

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Baseball Almanac biography
1953 births 2019 deaths Sportspeople from Frederick, Maryland Baseball players from Maryland Berkshire Brewers players Danville Warriors players Holyoke Millers players Milwaukee Brewers players Spokane Indians players Thetford Mines Miners players American expatriate baseball players in Canada {{US-baseball-pitcher-1950s-stub