Tom Hughes (pitcher, born 1884) explained

Tom Hughes
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:28 January 1884
Birth Place:Coal Creek, Colorado, U.S.
Death Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 8
Debutyear:1906
Debutteam:New York Highlanders
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:July 17
Finalyear:1918
Finalteam:Boston Braves
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:56–39
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:2.56
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:476
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Thomas L. Hughes (January 28, 1884 – November 1, 1961) was an American right-handed baseball pitcher for the New York Highlanders (1906–07 and 1909–1910) and Boston Braves (1914–1918). He was the brother of major league pitcher Ed Hughes.

Career

Hughes attended high school in Salida, Colorado, and was nicknamed "Salida Tom".[1] He led the National League in games (50), saves (9) and games finished (22) in 1915; he led the National League in won-loss percentage (.842) in 1916.

On August 30, 1910, Hughes took a no-hitter into the 10th inning, before allowing a single to Cleveland's Harry Niles.[2] [3] On June 16, 1916, Hughes successfully completed a no-hitter, against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Braves Field; he struck out future Hall-of-Famer Honus Wagner for the final out.[4]

Hughes' accomplishments include being the Braves franchise career leader in WHIP (1.022) and hits allowed per nine innings (6.77). He helped the Braves win the 1914 World Series. In nine seasons, Hughes had a 56–39 win–loss record, while appearing in 160 games and pitching 863 innings; he had a 2.56 ERA and 476 strikeouts.

Hughes died in Los Angeles at the age of 77.

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Notes and References

  1. MLB bio
  2. Web site: Cleveland Naps 5, New York Highlanders 0 (2) . August 30, 1910 . . November 17, 2018.
  3. News: Yankees Break Even . . 8 . August 31, 1910 . November 17, 2018 . newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: June 16, 1916: Salida Tom Hughes no-hits Pirates at Braves Field . Mike . Lynch . . 2015 . November 17, 2018.