Hugh Duffy

Hugh Duffy
Outfielder / Manager
Born: (1866-11-26)November 26, 1866 Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S.
Died: October 19, 1954(1954-10-19) (aged 87) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 23, 1888, for the Chicago White Stockings
Last MLB appearance
April 13, 1906, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average	.326
Hits	2,293
Home runs	106
Runs batted in	1,302
Stolen bases	574
Managerial record	535–671
Winning %	.444
Teams
As player Chicago White Stockings (1888–1889) Chicago Pirates (1890) Boston Reds (1891) Boston Beaneaters (1892–1900) Milwaukee Brewers (1901) Philadelphia Phillies (1904–1906) As manager Milwaukee Brewers (1901) Philadelphia Phillies (1904–1906) Chicago White Sox (1910–1911) Boston Red Sox (1921–1922)
Career highlights and awards
Triple Crown (1894) NL batting champion (1894) 2× NL home run leader (1894, 1897) MLB record .440 batting average, single season Braves Hall of Fame
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1945
Election method	Old-Timers Committee

Hugh Duffy (November 26, 1866 – October 19, 1954) was an American outfielder and manager in Major League Baseball. He was a player or player-manager for the Chicago White Stockings, 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), a batting record that has stood for over a century.

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.