Roy Hughes (baseball)

Roy Hughes
Infielder
Born: (1911-01-11)January 11, 1911 Cincinnati
Died: Asheville, North Carolina
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 16, 1935, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 1946, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average	.273
Home runs	5
Runs batted in	205
Teams
Cleveland Indians (1935–1937) St. Louis Browns (1938–1939) Philadelphia Phillies (1939–1940) Chicago Cubs (1944–1945) Philadelphia Phillies (1946)

Roy John Hughes (January 11, 1911 – March 5, 1995) was an American professional baseball player, an infielder who appeared in 763 games in nine Major League seasons for the Cleveland Indians (1935–1937), St. Louis Browns (1938–1939), Philadelphia Phillies (1939–1940; 1946), and Chicago Cubs (1944–1945).

Hughes started six games at shortstop for the Cubs during the 1945 World Series as a member of the most recent Chicago National League team to appear in the fall classic. He handled 31 total chances without an error, turned two double plays, and batted .294 with five hits, including a double, in 17 at bats. That season, Hughes had been the Cubs' utility infielder, with Lennie Merullo at shortstop, but Hughes got the nod as the team's midfielder in all but one game of the 1945 World Series, won in seven games by the Detroit Tigers.

His ninth-inning single in Game 7 is, to date, the last hit by a Cub in a World Series game.

Born in Cincinnati, Hughes stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall, weighed 167 pounds (76 kg) and batted and threw right-handed. Including minor league service, his professional career lasted 18 seasons (1933–1947; 1949–1951). As a Major Leaguer, he divided his time between second base (345 games), third base (170) and shortstop (154). Altogether, he collected 705 hits in the Majors, including 105 doubles and 27 triples.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)