Tommy Hughes (baseball)

Tommy Hughes
Pitcher
Born: (1919-10-07)October 7, 1919 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Died: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 19, 1941, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
July 19, 1948, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	31–56
Earned run average	3.92
Innings pitched	688
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (1941–1942; 1946–1947) Cincinnati Reds (1948)

Thomas Owen Hughes (October 7, 1919 – November 28, 1990) was an American professional baseball player. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he was a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 144 games pitched in the Major Leagues from 1941–1942 and 1946–1948 for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds. Hughes stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).

During his rookie season, on June 3, 1941, Hughes threw a one-hit, 7–0 shutout against the Chicago Cubs, with Lou Novikoff getting the only safety. But his best season came in 1942, when he appeared in 40 games, 31 as a starting pitcher, and set a career high in wins (12) and innings pitched (253), and notched a low 3.06 earned run average. However, with a last-place Phillies team behind him, he lost 18 games, also a career high. Hughes then spent three full seasons (1943–1945) in the United States Army during World War II.

Pitching for second-division National League teams that never won more than 65 games in any of his five seasons, Hughes never recorded a .500 winning percentage in the Majors. In 144 games, 87 as a starter, and 688 innings pitched, he gave up 698 hits and 308 bases on balls, with 221 strikeouts, 31 complete games, and five shutouts.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference