Hughes started his National League (NL) career with two consecutive shutouts, a feat that would not be achieved again by an NL rookie until Al Worthington did so for the New York Giants in 1953.[1] Hughes pitched a no-hitter on April 22, 1898 (another no-hitter, by Cincinnati's Ted Breitenstein, was thrown the same day, marking the first time that two no-hitters were thrown on the same day). Hughes was transferred to the Brooklyn Superbas in 1899; the Orioles and Superbas were both owned by the same group of individuals. Jennings, Keeler, and several other key Orioles were transferred, including manager Hanlon, who had an ownership stake. Hughes won a league-leading 28 games for the 1899 Superbas.
Preferring to play on the west coast, Hughes joined the Pacific Coast League in 1903. As a Sacramento native, he disliked pitching in the east, and on several occasions refused to sign contracts with eastern clubs so he could remain on the west coast. In 1903, playing for the Seattle Rainiers, he tied Doc Newton for the lead in wins with 34, including 12 in a row from September 8 through November 4. Hughes pitched there until a back injury ended his career.
Hughes died in 1924 when he fell from a train in Sacramento, fracturing his skull. He was laid to rest at St. Joseph Cemetery in Sacramento.
^Sheehan, Joseph M. (July 12, 1953). "Homer String Ends; Beaten by Worthington, Brooks Fall One Short of Major Mark of 25". The New York Times. p. 142. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
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hughes, other, people, named, disambiguation, james, hughes, january, 1874, june, 1924, american, major, league, baseball, pitcher, played, four, seasons, from, 1898, 1902, pitcherborn, 1874, january, 1874sacramento, california, died, june, 1924, 1924, aged, s. For other people named Jay Hughes see Jay Hughes disambiguation James H Jay Hughes January 22 1874 June 2 1924 was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played four seasons from 1898 to 1902 Jay HughesPitcherBorn 1874 01 22 January 22 1874Sacramento California U S Died June 2 1924 1924 06 02 aged 50 Sacramento California U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 18 1898 for the Baltimore OriolesLast MLB appearanceSeptember 27 1902 for the Brooklyn SuperbasMLB statisticsWin loss record83 40Earned run average3 02Strikeouts363TeamsBaltimore Orioles 1898 Brooklyn Superbas 1899 1901 1902 Career highlights and awardsNL wins leader 1899 Pitched a no hitter on April 22 1898 Contents 1 Career 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCareer editHughes was born in Sacramento California in 1874 He attracted attention in 1897 when he threw a three hit shutout during a west coast exhibition game against the famed Baltimore Orioles a team featuring such notable baseball stars as Wilbert Robinson John McGraw Hughie Jennings Willie Keeler and Joe Kelley Orioles manager Ned Hanlon hired him and brought him east where he played four seasons Hughes started his National League NL career with two consecutive shutouts a feat that would not be achieved again by an NL rookie until Al Worthington did so for the New York Giants in 1953 1 Hughes pitched a no hitter on April 22 1898 another no hitter by Cincinnati s Ted Breitenstein was thrown the same day marking the first time that two no hitters were thrown on the same day Hughes was transferred to the Brooklyn Superbas in 1899 the Orioles and Superbas were both owned by the same group of individuals Jennings Keeler and several other key Orioles were transferred including manager Hanlon who had an ownership stake Hughes won a league leading 28 games for the 1899 Superbas Preferring to play on the west coast Hughes joined the Pacific Coast League in 1903 As a Sacramento native he disliked pitching in the east and on several occasions refused to sign contracts with eastern clubs so he could remain on the west coast In 1903 playing for the Seattle Rainiers he tied Doc Newton for the lead in wins with 34 including 12 in a row from September 8 through November 4 Hughes pitched there until a back injury ended his career Hughes died in 1924 when he fell from a train in Sacramento fracturing his skull He was laid to rest at St Joseph Cemetery in Sacramento See also editList of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders List of Major League Baseball no hittersReferences edit Sheehan Joseph M July 12 1953 Homer String Ends Beaten by Worthington Brooks Fall One Short of Major Mark of 25 The New York Times p 142 Retrieved August 12 2020 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jay Hughes Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Baseball Almanac The Baseball Library Achievements Preceded byTed Breitenstein No hitter pitcherApril 22 1898 Succeeded byRed Donahue Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jay Hughes amp oldid 1153795240, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
