1847
Born July 17, 1847
Crosserlough, County Cavan, Ireland
Hugh Daily Notable
b. July 17, 1847 · Buffalo Bisons 1882, Cleveland Blues 1883, Chicago/Pittsburgh (Union League) 1884, Washington Nationals 1884, 1886, St. Louis Maroons 1885, Cleveland Blues 1887
Hugh Daily played for five clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Buffalo Bisons in 1882 and closing with the Cleveland Blues in 1887.
He went 73 and 87 with a 2.92 earned run average, pitching 1,415 innings in 165 games. He struck out 846, completed 157 of his 163 starts and threw 10 shutouts. Across 167 games he batted .157, with 88 hits and 53 runs. He finished with 13 doubles.
He led the league in strikeouts once, in 1884, with 483.
He was born in Crosserlough, County Cavan, Ireland on July 17, 1847. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | BUF | 29 | 110 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 0 | .164 |
| 1883 | CLV | 45 | 142 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 0 | .127 |
| 1884 | CPI/WHS | 60 | 201 | 21 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| 1885 | SLM | 11 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .086 |
| 1886 | WHS | 6 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .125 |
| 1887 | CLE | 16 | 58 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 0 | .069 |
| Career | — | 167 | 562 | 53 | 88 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 109 | 0 | .157 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | BUF | 15 | 14 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 255.2 | 246 | 85 | 70 | 116 | 2.99 |
| 1883 | CLV | 23 | 19 | 45 | 43 | 1 | 378.2 | 360 | 102 | 99 | 171 | 2.42 |
| 1884 | CPI/WHS | 28 | 28 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 500.2 | 446 | 135 | 72 | 483 | 2.43 |
| 1885 | SLM | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 91.1 | 92 | 40 | 44 | 31 | 3.94 |
| 1886 | WHS | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 49.0 | 69 | 40 | 40 | 15 | 7.35 |
| 1887 | CLE | 4 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 139.2 | 181 | 57 | 44 | 30 | 3.67 |
| Career | — | 73 | 87 | 165 | 163 | 1 | 1415.0 | 1394 | 459 | 369 | 846 | 2.92 |
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