Hugh Duffy
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| Outfielder / Manager | |||
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Born: November 26, 1866 Cranston, Rhode Island |
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Died: October 19, 1954 (aged 87) Boston, Massachusetts |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 23, 1888, for the Chicago White Stockings | |||
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| April 13, 1906, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .325 | ||
| Hits | 2,282 | ||
| Home runs | 106 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1,302 | ||
| Games managed | 1,221 | ||
| Managerial record | 535–671 | ||
| Winning % | .444 | ||
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| Member of the National | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Inducted | 1945 | ||
| Election Method | Veteran's Committee | ||
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As manager
Hugh Duffy (November 26, 1866 – October 19, 1954) was an outfielder and manager in Major League Baseball. He was a player or player-manager for the , Chicago Pirates, Boston Reds, Boston Beaneaters, Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies between 1888 and 1906. He had his best years with the Beaneaters, including the 1894 season, when he set the MLB single-season record for batting average (.440).
He also managed the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox and spent several seasons coaching in collegiate baseball and in the minor leagues. Later in life, he spent many years as a scout for the Red Sox. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945. He worked for Boston until 1953. He died of heart problems the next year.
Duffy, born in Cranston, Rhode Island to Irish immigrant Michael Duffy and wife Margaret Duffy. He was a textile mill worker who had taken up baseball as a semipro for weekend diversion. He played a couple years of minor league ball in the New England League before jumping to the majors, starting up in the league's initial season of 1886, and playing on clubs in Hartford, Springfield and Salem, as well as the Lowell, Massachusetts team in 1887.
Duffy entered the National League with Cap Anson's in 1888 after receiving an offer of $2,000 from the club. Anson initially was unimpressed with the 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m), 150 pound Duffy, telling him, "We already have a batboy." He shortly thereafter earned the reputation of an outstanding outfielder and powerful hitter. Duffy ended up replacing Billy Sunday as the team's regular right fielder. He switched leagues, joining the American Association's Boston Reds in 1891; he then returned to the NL with the Boston Beaneaters in 1892, where he enjoyed his best seasons.
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