Jim Hughes (1950s pitcher)

Jim Hughes

Pitcher

Born: March 21, 1923
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: August 13, 2001 (aged 78)
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut

September 13, 1952, for the Brooklyn Dodgers

Last MLB appearance

August 27, 1957, for the Chicago White Sox

MLB statistics

15–13

3.83

165

Teams

Career highlights and awards

James Robert Hughes (March 21, 1923 – August 13, 2001) was an American professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of six seasons (1952–57) with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox. For his career, he compiled a 15–13 record in 172 appearances, all but one as a relief pitcher, with an 3.83 earned run average and 165 strikeouts. He was a member of four National League pennant-winning Dodgers teams (1952, 1953, 1955 and 1956), though he participated in only the 1953 World Series

Hughes was born and later died in Chicago at the age of 78.

References

Brooklyn Dodgers 1955 World Series Champions

1 Pee Wee Reese 4 Duke Snider 6 Carl Furillo 8 George Shuba 10 Rube Walker 12 Frank Kellert 14 Gil Hodges 15 Sandy Amorós 17 Carl Erskine 18 Jim Hughes 19 Jim Gilliam 23 Don Zimmer 30 Billy Loes 32 Sandy Koufax 34 Russ Meyer 36 Don Newcombe 37 Ed Roebuck 39 Roy Campanella (NL MVP) 40 Roger Craig 41 Clem Labine 42 Jackie Robinson 43 Don Hoak 45 Johnny Podres (World Series MVP) 46 Don Bessent 48 Karl Spooner 54 Dixie Howell

Manager 24 Walter Alston Coaches 22 Billy Herman 31 Jake Pitler 33 Joe Becker

Regular season Dodgers–Yankees rivalry Subway Series

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