1878
Born November 29, 1878
Chicago, IL, USA
Tom Hughes Notable
b. November 29, 1878 · Chicago Orphans 1900–1901, Baltimore Orioles 1902, Boston Americans 1902–1903, New York Highlanders 1904, Washington Senators 1904–1909, 1911–1913
Tom Hughes played for five clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago Orphans in 1900 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1913.
He went 132 and 174 with a 3.09 earned run average, pitching 2,644 innings in 399 games. He struck out 1,368, completed 227 of his 313 starts and threw 25 shutouts. Across 410 games he batted .198, with 190 hits and 89 runs. He finished with 6 home runs, 28 doubles and 8 stolen bases.
He led the league in saves once, in 1907, with 4.
He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on November 29, 1878, and died on February 8, 1956. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | CHC | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1901 | CHC | 38 | 118 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 3 | .119 |
| 1902 | BLA/BOS | 25 | 73 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 2 | .233 |
| 1903 | BOS | 33 | 93 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 24 | 1 | .280 |
| 1904 | NYY/WSH | 40 | 111 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 34 | 1 | .234 |
| 1905 | WSH | 39 | 104 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 1 | .212 |
| 1906 | WSH | 30 | 66 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .212 |
| 1907 | WSH | 36 | 80 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 0 | .237 |
| 1908 | WSH | 43 | 87 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 0 | .195 |
| 1909 | WSH | 22 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .083 |
| 1911 | WSH | 34 | 81 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 0 | .185 |
| 1912 | WSH | 31 | 67 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 0 | .194 |
| 1913 | WSH | 36 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .111 |
| Career | — | 410 | 958 | 89 | 190 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 79 | 39 | 283 | 8 | .198 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | CHC | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21.0 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 5.14 |
| 1901 | CHC | 10 | 23 | 37 | 35 | 0 | 308.1 | 309 | 111 | 115 | 225 | 3.24 |
| 1902 | BLA/BOS | 10 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 157.2 | 171 | 65 | 56 | 60 | 3.71 |
| 1903 | BOS | 20 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 0 | 244.2 | 232 | 70 | 60 | 112 | 2.57 |
| 1904 | NYY/WSH | 10 | 23 | 35 | 32 | 0 | 260.2 | 274 | 104 | 82 | 123 | 3.59 |
| 1905 | WSH | 17 | 20 | 39 | 35 | 0 | 291.1 | 239 | 76 | 79 | 149 | 2.35 |
| 1906 | WSH | 7 | 17 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 204.0 | 230 | 82 | 81 | 90 | 3.62 |
| 1907 | WSH | 7 | 14 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 211.0 | 206 | 73 | 47 | 102 | 3.11 |
| 1908 | WSH | 18 | 15 | 43 | 31 | 4 | 276.1 | 224 | 68 | 77 | 165 | 2.21 |
| 1909 | WSH | 4 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 120.1 | 113 | 36 | 33 | 77 | 2.69 |
| 1911 | WSH | 11 | 17 | 34 | 27 | 0 | 223.0 | 251 | 86 | 77 | 86 | 3.47 |
| 1912 | WSH | 13 | 10 | 31 | 26 | 0 | 196.0 | 201 | 64 | 78 | 108 | 2.94 |
| 1913 | WSH | 4 | 12 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 129.2 | 129 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 4.30 |
| Career | — | 132 | 174 | 399 | 313 | 15 | 2644.0 | 2610 | 909 | 853 | 1368 | 3.09 |
On this day & linked events
1956
Died February 8, 1956
1900
Major-league debut: Tom Hughes
Tom Hughes made a major-league debut on September 7, 1900.
1913
Final major-league game: Tom Hughes
Tom Hughes played a final major-league game on October 3, 1913.
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