1888
Born April 9, 1888
Weatherford, TX, USA
Hippo Vaughn Notable
b. April 9, 1888 · New York Highlanders 1908, 1910–1912, Washington Senators 1912, Chicago Cubs 1913–1921
Hippo Vaughn played for three clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Highlanders in 1908 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1921.
He went 178 and 137 with a 2.49 earned run average, pitching 2,730 innings in 390 games. He struck out 1,416, completed 215 of his 331 starts and threw 41 shutouts. Across 392 games he batted .173, with 159 hits and 81 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 25 doubles and 12 stolen bases.
He led the league in strikeouts two times between 1918 and 1919, topping out at 148. He led the league in shutouts once, in 1918, with 8. He also led it in wins.
He was born in Weatherford, TX, USA on April 9, 1888, and died on May 29, 1966. He batted both ways and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 2 | 1918, 1919 |
| Triple Crown (pitching) | 1 | 1918 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | NYY | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1910 | NYY | 30 | 75 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 1 | .133 |
| 1911 | NYY | 26 | 49 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 1 | .143 |
| 1912 | NYY/WSH | 27 | 51 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .157 |
| 1913 | CHC | 7 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .190 |
| 1914 | CHC | 42 | 97 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 2 | .144 |
| 1915 | CHC | 43 | 86 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 3 | .163 |
| 1916 | CHC | 44 | 104 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 0 | .135 |
| 1917 | CHC | 41 | 100 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 1 | .160 |
| 1918 | CHC | 35 | 96 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 4 | .240 |
| 1919 | CHC | 38 | 98 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 0 | .173 |
| 1920 | CHC | 40 | 102 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 0 | .216 |
| 1921 | CHC | 17 | 41 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .244 |
| Career | — | 392 | 921 | 81 | 159 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 68 | 285 | 12 | .173 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3.86 |
| 1910 | NYY | 13 | 11 | 30 | 25 | 1 | 221.2 | 190 | 45 | 58 | 107 | 1.83 |
| 1911 | NYY | 8 | 10 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 145.2 | 158 | 71 | 54 | 74 | 4.39 |
| 1912 | NYY/WSH | 6 | 11 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 144.0 | 141 | 62 | 80 | 95 | 3.88 |
| 1913 | CHC | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 56.0 | 37 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 1.45 |
| 1914 | CHC | 21 | 13 | 42 | 35 | 1 | 293.2 | 236 | 67 | 109 | 165 | 2.05 |
| 1915 | CHC | 20 | 12 | 41 | 34 | 1 | 269.2 | 240 | 86 | 77 | 148 | 2.87 |
| 1916 | CHC | 17 | 15 | 44 | 35 | 1 | 294.0 | 269 | 72 | 67 | 144 | 2.20 |
| 1917 | CHC | 23 | 13 | 41 | 38 | 0 | 295.2 | 255 | 66 | 91 | 195 | 2.01 |
| 1918 | CHC | 22 | 10 | 35 | 33 | 0 | 290.1 | 216 | 56 | 76 | 148 | 1.74 |
| 1919 | CHC | 21 | 14 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 306.2 | 264 | 61 | 62 | 141 | 1.79 |
| 1920 | CHC | 19 | 16 | 40 | 38 | 0 | 301.0 | 301 | 85 | 81 | 131 | 2.54 |
| 1921 | CHC | 3 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 109.1 | 153 | 73 | 31 | 30 | 6.01 |
| Career | — | 178 | 137 | 390 | 331 | 5 | 2730.0 | 2461 | 754 | 817 | 1416 | 2.49 |
On this day & linked events
1966
Died May 29, 1966
1908
Major-league debut: Hippo Vaughn
Hippo Vaughn made a major-league debut on June 19, 1908.
1917
Fred Toney's No-Hitter
Fred Toney threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Chicago Cubs on May 2, 1917, winning 1–0.
1921
Final major-league game: Hippo Vaughn
Hippo Vaughn played a final major-league game on July 9, 1921.
Image: Bain News Service, public domain