Charlie Hough
| Charlie Hough | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: January 5, 1948 Honolulu, Hawaii |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 12, 1970, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 26, 1994, for the Florida Marlins | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 216–216 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.75 | ||
| Strikeouts | 2,362 | ||
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Charles Oliver "Charlie" Hough (/ˈhʌf/; born January 5, 1948 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a former Major League Baseball knuckleball pitcher. He is currently a senior adviser of player development for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Hough was drafted out of Hialeah High School in the 8th round of the 1966 draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers. After pitching in the low minor leagues from 1967 to 1969 with the Ogden Dodgers, Santa Barbara Dodgers and Albuquerque Dodgers with limited success, Hough's career and fortunes changed dramatically when he learned how to throw a knuckleball in spring training in 1970, leading to a successful season with the Spokane Indians in AAA, where he led the Pacific Coast League in saves and posted a 1.95 ERA.
He made his major league debut against the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1970 but did not join the Dodgers bullpen full-time until the 1973 season. He became a top reliever for the Dodgers from 1973 until he was sold to the Texas Rangers in 1980. With the Dodgers, he was one of the pitchers who served up one of the three home runs that New York Yankees slugger Reggie Jackson hit on three straight pitches in Game 6 of the 1977 World Series.
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