- Jay Hughes
Infobox MLB retired
name=Jay Hughes
position=Pitcher
bgcolor1=#083c6b
bgcolor2=#083c6b
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=January 22 ,1874
city-state|Sacramento|California
deathdate=death date and age|1924|6|2|1874|1|22
city-state|Sacramento|California
debutdate=April 18
debutyear=by|1898
debutteam=Baltimore Orioles
finaldate=September 27
finalyear=by|1902
finalteam=Brooklyn Superbas
stat1label=Pitching record
stat1value=83-41
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=3.00
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=370
teams=
*Baltimore Orioles (by|1898)
*Brooklyn Superbas (by|1899), (by|1901–by|1902)
highlights=
*National League pennant: 1899
*National League wins champion:1899
*2 20-win seasonsJames Jay Hughes (
January 22 1874 –June 2 1924 ), was an AmericanMajor League Baseball pitcher , who played four seasons from by|1898 to by|1902.Hughes was born in
Sacramento, California . He attracted attention in 1897 when he threw a three hitshutout during a west coast exhibition game against the famed Baltimore Orioles, a team featuring such notable baseball stars asWilbert Robinson , John McGraw,Hughie Jennings ,Willie Keeler , andJoe Kelley . OriolesManager Ned Hanlon hired him and brought him east, where he had four excellent seasons, including a league-leading 28-6 mark with the 1899Brooklyn Superbas .He pitched a
no-hitter on April 22, 1898 (another no-hitter, by Cincinnati'sTed Breitenstein , was thrown the same day, marking the first time that two no-hitters were thrown on the same day). Hughes was transferred to the Brooklyn Superbas in by|1899; the Orioles and Superbas were both owned by the same group of individuals. Jennings, Keeler, and several other key Orioles were transferred, including manager Ned Hanlon, who had an ownership stake. The owners wanted to transfer McGraw and Robinson as well, but they refused to leave due to their business interests and family in Baltimore.Preferring to play on the west coast, he joined the
Pacific Coast League in by|1903. As a Sacramento native, he hated pitching in the East, and on several occasions refused to sign contracts with eastern clubs so he could remain on the west coast. In 1903, playing for theSeattle Rainiers , he tiedDoc Newton for the lead in wins with 34, including 12 in a row from September 8th through November 4th. He pitched there until a back injury ended his career.He died when he fell from a train in Sacramento, fracturing his skull. He was laid to rest at
St. Joseph Cemetery in Sacramento, California. His older brother,Mickey Hughes , won 25 games for the by|1888 Brooklyn Bridegrooms.ee also
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List of Major League Baseball wins champions
*List of Major League Baseball no-hitters External links
* [http://www.futilityinfielder.com/leadoff02.html Futility Infielder]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hugheja01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/H/Hughes_Jim390.stm The Baseball Library]
* [http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/about/page.jsp?ymd=20060308&content_id=45973&vkey=about_l112&fext=.jsp&sid=l112 Minor League Baseball]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=hugheja01 Baseball Almanac]Persondata
NAME = Hughes, Jay
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Hughes, James Jay
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Major League Baseball player
DATE OF BIRTH = January 22, 1874
PLACE OF BIRTH = Sacramento, California
DATE OF DEATH = July 2, 1924
PLACE OF DEATH = Sacramento, California
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