Jim Hughes
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Jim Hughes | ||
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Pitcher | ||
Born: March 21, 1923 Chicago, Illinois |
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Died: August 12, 2001 (aged 78) Chicago, Illinois |
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Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | ||
September 13, 1952 for the Brooklyn Dodgers |
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Final game | ||
August 27, 1957 for the Chicago White Sox |
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Career statistics | ||
Pitching record | 15-13 | |
Earned run average | 3.83 | |
Strikeouts | 165 | |
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James Robert Hughes (March 21, 1923 - August 12, 2001) was a former professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of six seasons (1952-1957) with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox. For his career, he compiled a 15-13 record in 172 appearances, all but one as a relief pitcher, with an 3.83 earned run average and 165 strikeouts. Hughes was a member of four National League pennant-winning Dodgers teams (1952, 1953, 1955 & 1956), though he participated in only the 1953 World Series.
Hughes was born and later died in Chicago, Illinois at the age of 78.
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- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference