| Jim Hughes |
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| Pitcher |
Born: (1923-03-21)March 21, 1923
Chicago, Illinois, USA |
Died: August 13, 2001(2001-08-13) (aged 78)
Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Batted: Right |
Threw: Right |
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| MLB debut |
| September 13, 1952 for the Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Last MLB appearance |
| August 27, 1957 for the Chicago White Sox |
| MLB statistics |
| Win–loss record |
15–13 |
| Earned run average |
3.83 |
| Strikeouts |
165 |
| Teams |
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| Career highlights and awards |
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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 (1952–1957) 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. Hughes was a member of four National League pennant-winning Dodgers teams (1952, 1953, 1955 & 1956), though he participated in only the 1953 World Series Hughes was born and later died in Chicago, Illinois at the age of 78.
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