Roy Hughes Notable

b. January 11, 1911 · Cleveland Indians 1935–1937, St. Louis Browns 1938–1939, Philadelphia Phillies 1939–1940, 1946, Chicago Cubs 1944–1945

Roy Hughes played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1935 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1946.

Across 763 games he batted .273, with 705 hits and 396 runs. He finished with 5 home runs, 105 doubles and 80 stolen bases.

He played 345 games at second base, with 1,013 assists and 40 errors. He turned 203 double plays. He also played 170 games at third base and 154 games at shortstop.

He was born in Cincinnati, OH, USA on January 11, 1911, and died on March 5, 1995. 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
1935	CLE	82	266	40	78	15	3	0	14	18	17	13	.293
1936	CLE	152	638	112	188	35	9	0	63	57	40	20	.295
1937	CLE	104	346	57	96	12	6	1	40	40	22	11	.277
1938	SLB	58	96	16	27	3	0	2	13	12	11	3	.281
1939	PHI/SLB	82	260	28	56	5	1	1	17	25	22	4	.215
1940	PHI	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1944	CHC	126	478	86	137	16	6	1	28	35	30	16	.287
1945	CHC	69	222	34	58	8	1	0	8	16	18	6	.261
1946	PHI	89	276	23	65	11	1	0	22	19	15	7	.236
Career	—	763	2582	396	705	105	27	5	205	222	175	80	.273

On this day & linked events

1911

Born January 11, 1911

Cincinnati, OH, USA

1995

Died March 5, 1995

1935

Major-league debut: Roy Hughes

Roy Hughes made a major-league debut on April 16, 1935.

1946

Final major-league game: Roy Hughes

Roy Hughes played a final major-league game on September 28, 1946.