1923
Born March 21, 1923
Chicago, IL, USA
Jim Hughes Notable
Jim Hughes played for three clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1952 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1957.
He went 15 and 13 with a 3.83 earned run average, pitching 296 innings in 172 games. He struck out 165. Across 172 games he batted .170, with 9 hits and 6 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He led the league in saves once, in 1954, with 24.
He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on March 21, 1923, and died on August 13, 2001. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | BRO | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1953 | BRO | 48 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| 1954 | BRO | 60 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .188 |
| 1955 | BRO | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1956 | BRO/CHC | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 |
| 1957 | CHW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 172 | 53 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .170 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | BRO | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1.45 |
| 1953 | BRO | 4 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 9 | 85.2 | 80 | 33 | 41 | 49 | 3.47 |
| 1954 | BRO | 8 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 24 | 86.2 | 76 | 31 | 44 | 58 | 3.22 |
| 1955 | BRO | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 42.2 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 4.22 |
| 1956 | BRO/CHC | 1 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 57.1 | 53 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 5.18 |
| 1957 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10.80 |
| Career | — | 15 | 13 | 172 | 1 | 39 | 296.0 | 278 | 126 | 152 | 165 | 3.83 |
On this day & linked events
2001
Died August 13, 2001
Image: ebay.com, front of photo, back of photo, public domain