Tex Hughson

Infobox MLB retired
name=Tex Hughson
position=Pitcher


bgcolor1=#0d2b56
bgcolor2=#ba313c
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=February 9, 1916
city-state|Buda|Texas
deathdate=death date and age|1993|8|6|1916|2|9
city-state|San Marcos|Texas
debutdate= April 16
debutyear= 1941
debutteam= Boston Red Sox
finaldate=October 2
finalyear=1949
finalteam= Boston Red Sox
stat1label=Pitching record
stat1value=96-54
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=2.94
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=693
teams=
* Boston Red Sox (1941-1944, 1946-1949)
highlights=
*American League pennant: 1946
*3-time American League All-Star
*American League strikeout champion: 1942
*2 20-win seasons

Cecil Carlton Hughson, (February 9, 1916 - August 6, 1993), was a Major League Baseball starting pitcher who played his entire career in the American League with the Boston Red Sox (1941-44, 1946-49). He batted and threw right-handed.

A native of Buda, Texas, Hughson assisted University of Texas at Austin. He was a successful and competitive pitcher in major league who was not averse to throwing close to batters, changing speeds by mixing in a hard fastball and an overhand curveball. At the height of his career, injuries in his arm and shoulder threatened permanent disability and hastened his retirement.

Hughson enjoyed his best season in 1942, posting a 22-6 record with a 2.59 ERA, and also leading the league in victories, strikeouts (113), complete games (22), innings pitched (281.0) and batters faced (1150). In 1943 he won 12 games with 114 strikeouts, a 2.64 ERA, and again led the league in complete games (20). He had an 18-5 mark in 1944, topping the league in winning percentage (.783) and WHIP (9.43), and also reached a career-best ERA of 2.26.

After serving in the military for one year, Hughson won 20 games in 1946, led the league in walks per nine innings (1.65), set a career high in strikeouts with 179, and completed 30 of 35 starts. In 1947 Hughson won 12 games, and finished his career at 33 years old after two seasons as a reliever.

In an eight-year career, Hughson posted a 96-54 record with 693 strikeouts and a 2.94 ERA in 1375.2 innings. His control was so good, that he recorded an effective 1.86 strikeout-to-walk ratio (693-to-372). Beside this, he was selected a three-time All-Star (1942-44).

Tex Hughson died in San Marcos, Texas, at age of 77. He was enshrined in the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in November 2002.

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball strikeout champions
* List of Major League Baseball wins champions

External links

* [http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/articles/2004/09/05/news/news1.txt Cowboy on the Mound: The Tex Hughson Story]
* [http://venus.lunarpages.com/~double2/History/400Pages/alcy1942.html 1942 Al Mathewson Award (article)]
* [http://www.baseballhistorian.com/html/american_heroes.cfm?page=113 American Heroes (profile)]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hughste01.shtml Baseball Reference (career statistics and analysis)]