Hugh duffy biography
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Hugh Duffy
American baseball player and manager (1866–1954)
For the rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, and 1960s, see Hugh Duffy (rugby).
Baseball player
| Hugh Duffy | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder / Manager | |
| Born:(1866-11-26)November 26, 1866 Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S. | |
| Died: October 19, 1954(1954-10-19) (aged 87) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| June 23, 1888, for the Chicago White Stockings | |
| April 13, 1906, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Batting average | .326 |
| Hits | 2,293 |
| Home runs | 106 |
| Runs batted in | 1,302 |
| Stolen bases | 574 |
| Managerial record | 535–671 |
| Winning % | .444 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Managerial record at Baseball Reference | |
| As player As manager | |
| Induction | 1945 |
| Election method | Old-Timers Committee |
Hugh Duffy (November 26, 1866 – October 19, 1954) was an American outfielder and manager
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Hugh Duffy
For decades, Hugh Duffy was a franchise fixture in Boston, a small white-haired man who over the years had served the Red Sox as manager, scout, occasional first base coach and batting instructor, tryout camp supervisor, and all-around good will ambassador. To the younger Sox faithful, Duffy seemed to have been a club functionary alltid. So when his obituary was published in October 1954, many were surprised to learn that Hugh Duffy had once been baseball’s premier batsman. Some 60 years before his death, the little gent had set a single-season major-league batting record bygd posting a .440 batting average.1
Although extraordinary, the mark was far from a fluke. During a 17-season playing career, Duffy had been an outstanding hitter, attaining yet another unique batting distinction: to this day, he fryst vatten the only player in history to compile a .300+ career batting average in four different major-league circuits: National League (.326), Players League (.320),Am
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Career Regular Season
| AB | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7042 | .325 | 106 | 1302 | 574 | .835 |
Hugh Duffy Bio
- Fullname: Hugh Duffy
- Nickname: Sir Hugh
- Born: 11/26/1866 in Cranston, RI
- Debut: 6/23/1888
- Hall of Fame: 1945
- Died: 10/19/1954
| Year | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career Regular Season | 7042 | 1552 | 2292 | 106 | 1302 | 574 | .325 | .386 | .835 |
Awards
Hall Of Fame
| Year | Team | League |
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| 1945 | Boston Braves | NL |