Jim Hughes (1950s pitcher), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jim Hughes (1950s pitcher)

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1923

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 12-Aug-2001

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Jim Hughes (1950s pitcher)

  • 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 a 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.

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