- Ed Hughes (baseball)
: "For other uses, see:
Ed Hughes (disambiguation) ."Edward J. Hughes (
October 5 ,1880 -October 14 ,1927 ) was aMajor League Baseball player for theChicago White Sox (1902) andBoston Americans (1905-06). Hughes batted and threw right handed, and could even barrel-roll. He was born inChicago, Illinois .Hughes started his majors career as a
catcher with the ChicagoNational League team. Converted to apitcher , he jumped to theAmerican League with Boston.As a pitcher, Hughes posted a 3-2 record with 11
strikeout s and a 4.78 ERA in 43-13innings pitched , including twocomplete games . He was a .190 hitter (4-for-21) with two runs and two RBI in ninegames played .Hughes died in
McHenry, Illinois at age 47.Fact
*His older brother,
Long Tom Hughes , also pitched for Chicago (NL) and Boston (AL).ee also
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Boston Red Sox all-time roster
*Chicago White Sox all-time roster External links
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Phughe101.htm Retrosheet]
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