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Oct 07, 1919 Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, United States Died on 28 Nov 1990 (aged 71)
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- Thomas Owen Hughes (October 7, 1919 – November 28, 1990) was an American professional baseball player.
- Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he was a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 144 games pitched in the Major Leagues from 1941–42 and 1946–48 for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds.
- Hughes stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg). During his rookie season, on June 3, 1941, Hughes threw a one-hit, 7–0 shutout against the Chicago Cubs, with Lou Novikoff getting the only safety.
- But his best season came in 1942, when he appeared in 40 games, 31 as a starting pitcher, and set a career high in wins (12) and innings pitched (253), and notched a low 3.06 earned run average.
- However, with a last-place Phillies team behind him, he lost 18 games, also a career high.
- Hughes then spent three full seasons (1943–1945) in the United States Army during World War II.Pitching for second-division National League teams that never won more than 65 games in any of his five seasons, Hughes never recorded a .500 winning percentage in the Majors.
- In 144 games, 87 as a starter, and 688 innings pitched, he gave up 698 hits and 308 bases on balls, with 221 strikeouts, 31 complete games, and five shutouts.
