Steve Hine

Steven M. Hine

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 175 lb.

• School University of New Haven
• High School Milford Academy

• Born February 6, 1974 in Milford, CT USA

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Biographical Information

Steve Hine played in the minor leagues for 7 years.

Hine began his career with the Boston Red Sox, and he hit .274/.361/.301 in 27 games for the Lowell Spinners in 1996. He then joined the independent Bangor Blue Ox in 1997, and he recorded a .306/.367/.392 batting line in 82 games, fielding .950 at 2B. Hine collected 17 steals in 21 tries with a .323/.397/.451 in 1998 for the Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks, placing 10th in the Northern League in average. He extended his solid performance in 1999 as his batting line was .333/.403/.484 in 59 games. He was 5th in average (between Chris Coste and Jamie Lopiccolo) and was named the All-Star at second base.

He then represented the USA in the 1999 Intercontinental Cup, hitting .333/.368/.417 and fielding .929 as their main second sacker. He tied Danel Castro and Michel Enríquez for third in hits (12). Hine signed with the Texas Rangers in 2000, and he played 95 games with a .272/.372/.344 batting line for the Savannah Sand Gnats. Back to the indies, he batted .292/.359/.412 with the Newark Bears in 2001, stealing 17 times in 19 tries. He was 5th with 27 doubles. He recorded a .286/.351/.380 batting line in 117 games for the 2002 Atlantic City Surf. Hine next appeared with the Bridgeport Bluefish in 2006, and he crushed 10 homers with a .315/.414/.486 batting line. He was 3rd in average (behind Dennys Abreu and Joe Jiannetti), was second in OBP (behind Ryan Radmanovich), ranked 5th in OPS (between Bucky Jacobsen and Abreu), tied for 9th in runs (70), was second in doubles (29, one behind Dario Delgado) and tied Reggie Taylor for 6th in walks (65). He was named the All-Star second baseman. He hit .275/.364/.366 in 43 games in 2007, and he announced his retirement.