Hugh Duffy: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1945

Born: November 26, 1866

1886: Played in New England League

Debut: June 23, 1888 (Chicago White Stockings-NL)

1890: Jumped to the Chicago Pirates

1891: Moved to the Boston Reds

1891: Moved to Chicago Colts

1891: Moved to the Boston Beaneaters

1894: Won Batting Crown

1894: Set major league record with .440 average

1894: Won Home Run crown (18)

1897: Won Home Run crown (11)

1901: Jumped to the Milwaukee Brewers and player/manager (48-89 record)

1904: Joined the Philadelphia Phillies

1904-06: Managed Phillies (206-251 record)

1906: Retired

1910-11: Managed the White Sox (145-159 record)

1917-19: Coached Harvard baseball

1920: Managed the Toronto Maple Leafs (International League)

1921-22: Managed the Boston Red Sox (136-172 record)

1924-53: Red Sox scout

1945: Elected to the Hall of Fame

1954: Died

Accomplishments:
.326 career hitter

.440 in 1894 is highest single-season average of all time

1894 batting champ

Hit .300: 11x

Hit. .350+: 3x

Led league in games played: 2x

Led league in at-bats: 2x

1554 runs scored

Led league in runs (161) in 1890

100+ runs scored: 9x

2293 hits

Led league in hits: 2x

200 hits: 2x

30+ doubles: 3x

Led league in doubles (51) in 1894

119 triples

10+ triples: 4x

106 home runs

Led league: 2x

10+ home runs: 3x

1302 RBI

100+ RBI: 8x

Led league in RBI (110) in 1891

574 stolen bases

20+ stolen bases: 11x

30+ stolen bases: 9x

40+ stolen bases: 8x

50+ stolen bases: 4x

70+ stolen bases: 2x

85 steals in 1891

664 walks-265 strikeouts

.386 career OBP

.400+ OBP: 5x

.502 OBP (1894)

.694 slugging (1894)

1.196 OPS (1894)

3174 total bases

374 in 1894

Led league in total bases in 1894

Postseason batting:
.462, 1 homer, 9 RBI 1.328 OPS (6 games)

Managerial Record:
535-671 record and no pennants