Tommy Hughes (baseball)
| Tommy Hughes | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: October 7, 1919 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | |||
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Died: November 28, 1990 (aged 71) Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 19, 1941, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 19, 1948, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 31–56 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.92 | ||
| Innings pitched | 688 | ||
| Teams | |||
Thomas Owen Hughes (October 7, 1919 – November 28, 1990) was an American professional baseball player. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he was a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 144 games pitched in the Major Leagues from 1941–1942 and 1946–1948 for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds. Hughes stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
During his rookie season, on June 3, 1941, Hughes threw a one-hit, 7–0 shutout against the Chicago Cubs, with Lou Novikoff getting the only safety. But his best season came in 1942, when he appeared in 40 games, 31 as a starting pitcher, and set a career high in wins (12) and innings pitched (253), and notched a low 3.06 earned run average. However, with a last-place Phillies team behind him, he lost 18 games, also a career high. Hughes then spent three full seasons (1943–1945) in the United States Army during World War II.[1]
Pitching for second-division National League teams that never won more than 65 games in any of his five seasons, Hughes never recorded a .500 winning percentage in the Majors. In 144 games, 87 as a starter, and 688 innings pitched, he gave up 698 hits and 308 bases on balls, with 221 strikeouts, 31 complete games, and five shutouts.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference