Hatton batted left-handed and threw right-handed, standing 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) and weighing 170 lb (77 kg). He came to the Majors in 1946 without any minor league seasoning after serving in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Hatton made his MLB debut against the Chicago Cubs on April 16, going three for five with two runs batted in in a 4–3 loss. Hatton would bat .254 with 91 home runs and 1,068 hits over his 12-year big league career in 1,312 games played.\n', '

He appeared in 116 games in 1946, the first of his six consecutive seasons as Cincinnati\'s regular third baseman. In 1952, Hatton moved to second base and was selected to the National League All-Star team, although he didn\'t play in the July 8 game at Shibe Park (and hit only .212 for the season).\n', '

However, in 1954, his tenure in Cincinnati came to an abrupt end when he appeared in only one game for the Redlegs before being traded to the Chicago White Sox on April 18. The ChiSox in turn sent him to the Boston Red Sox five weeks later—swapping him and cash for eventual Hall of Fame third baseman George Kell. He was Boston\'s regular third baseman in 1954–55, then spent 1956 in a utility role for the Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and Baltimore Orioles. In 1957 he finally played in the minor leagues, for the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League.\n', '

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