Tommy Hughes (baseball)
Tommy Hughes | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | October 7, 1919|
Died: November 28, 1990 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | (aged 71)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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 1941–42 and 1946–48 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
- ^ "Baseball in Wartime - Tommy Hughes". BaseballinWartime.com. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Thomas Owen "Tommy" Hughes at Find a Grave
- 1919 births
- 1990 deaths
- Baltimore Orioles (IL) players
- Baseball players from Pennsylvania
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Dover Orioles players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Sportspeople from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- Syracuse Chiefs players
- Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players
- Wilkes-Barre Barons (baseball) players
- American baseball pitcher, 1910s births stubs