James Ulysses Hughey (March 8, 1869 – March 29, 1945), born in Wakeshma, Michigan, was a pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers (1891), Chicago Colts (1893), Pittsburgh Pirates (1896–97), St. Louis Browns/St. Louis Cardinals (1898 and 1900) and Cleveland Spiders (1899).
He led the National League in losses (30) in 1899; he was the last player in Major League Baseball to have 30 losses in a season.[1] In 7 seasons he had a 29–80 win–loss record, 145 games (113 started), 100 complete games, 28 games finished, 1 save, 1,007.2 innings pitched, 1,271 hits allowed, 748 runs allowed, 545 earned runs allowed, 21 home runs allowed, 317 walks allowed, 250 strikeouts, 46 hit batsmen, 37 wild pitches and a 4.87 ERA. His .266 win-loss percentage is the worst all-time among all pitchers with at least 100 pitching decisions. [2]
He died in Coldwater, Michigan, at the age of 76.
References
- ^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Losses". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Hughey". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Jim Hughey - Society for American Baseball Research
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