Tom Hughes (pitcher, born 1884)
Thomas L. Hughes was an American right-handed baseball pitcher for the New York Highlanders and Boston Braves. He was the brother of major league pitcher Ed Hughes.Career
Hughes attended high school in Salida, Colorado, and was nicknamed "Salida Tom". He led the National League in games, saves and games finished in 1915; he led the National League in won-loss percentage in 1916.
On August 30, 1910, Hughes took a no-hitter into the 10th inning, before allowing a single to Cleveland's Harry Niles. On June 16, 1916, Hughes successfully completed a no-hitter, against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Braves Field; he struck out future Hall-of-Famer Honus Wagner for the final out.
Hughes' accomplishments include being the Braves franchise career leader in WHIP and hits allowed per nine innings. He helped the Braves win the 1914 World Series. In nine seasons, Hughes had a 56–39 win–loss record, while appearing in 160 games and pitching 863 innings; he had a 2.56 ERA and 476 strikeouts. Hughes died in Los Angeles at the age of 77.
