Tom Hughes
American baseball player
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| Intro | American baseball player | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Athlete Baseball player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 28 January 1884, Coal Creek, USA | |
| Death | 1 November 1961Los Angeles, USA (aged 77 years) | |
| Star sign | Aquarius | |
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Biography
Thomas L. Hughes (January 28, 1884 – November 1, 1961) was an American right-handed baseball pitcher for the New York Highlanders (1906–07 and 1909–10) and Boston Braves (1914–18). He was the brother of major league pitcher Ed Hughes.
Career
Hughes attended high school in Salida, Colorado, and was nicknamed "Salida Tom". 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. 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.
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.