1874
Born January 22, 1874
Sacramento, CA, USA
Jay Hughes Notable
Jay Hughes divided five seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Baltimore Orioles from 1898, then the Brooklyn Superbas through 1902.
He went 83 and 40 with a 3.02 earned run average, pitching 1,088 innings in 134 games. He struck out 363, completed 111 of his 128 starts and threw 8 shutouts. Across 149 games he batted .219, with 99 hits and 67 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 17 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He led the league in wins once, in 1899, with 28.
He has a page for his starting pitcher in 1898.
He was born in Sacramento, CA, USA on January 22, 1874, and died on June 2, 1924. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | BLN | 52 | 164 | 23 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 27 | 0 | .226 |
| 1899 | BRO | 35 | 107 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 1 | .252 |
| 1901 | BRO | 31 | 91 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 1 | .176 |
| 1902 | BRO | 31 | 90 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 0 | .211 |
| Career | — | 149 | 452 | 67 | 99 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 55 | 39 | 76 | 2 | .219 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | BLN | 23 | 12 | 38 | 35 | 0 | 300.2 | 268 | 107 | 100 | 81 | 3.20 |
| 1899 | BRO | 28 | 6 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 291.2 | 250 | 87 | 119 | 99 | 2.68 |
| 1901 | BRO | 17 | 12 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 250.2 | 265 | 91 | 102 | 96 | 3.27 |
| 1902 | BRO | 15 | 10 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 245.0 | 221 | 80 | 54 | 87 | 2.94 |
| Career | — | 83 | 40 | 134 | 128 | 0 | 1088.0 | 1004 | 365 | 375 | 363 | 3.02 |
On this day & linked events
1924
Died June 2, 1924
1898
Jay Hughes's No-Hitter
Jay Hughes started as the Baltimore Orioles held the Boston Beaneaters without a hit on April 22, 1898, winning 8–0.
Image: Anonymous Unknown, public domain