Hughie Hearne

Hugh Joseph Hearne (April 18, 1873 – September 22, 1932) was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Brooklyn Superbas from 1901 to 1903. Hearne stood at 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) and weighed 182 lbs.[1]

Hughie Hearne
Catcher
Born: April 18, 1873
Troy, New York
Died: September 22, 1932(1932-09-22) (aged 59)
Troy, New York
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 29, 1901, for the Brooklyn Superbas
Last MLB appearance
July 2, 1903, for the Brooklyn Superbas
MLB statistics
Batting average.283
Home runs0
Runs batted in35
Teams

Career

Hughie Hearne started playing baseball as early as 1896[2] and was with the New York State League's Albany Senators from 1899 to 1901.[3] In 1901, he started off hot at the plate and batted .380 to lead the entire league by 30 points.[4] He was then acquired by the Brooklyn Superbas.

Hearne made his major league debut on August 29 and spent the next two years with Brooklyn as a part-time catcher. In 1902, he played in a career-high 66 MLB games and batted .281.[1] In 1903, while batting .281 again, he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles of the Eastern League. He played his last major league game on July 2.[1]

Hearne spent 1903 to 1909 with Baltimore. In 1905, he hit .302, the only season other than 1901 in which he would top the .300 mark.[3] In 1907, he was reported to be wearing shin guards similar to those that had been worn by Roger Bresnahan before.[5] This piece of equipment was rarely used in baseball at the time.

After batting .250 in 1909, Hearne was sold to the Newark Indians for US$500.[6] He played in a career-high 94 minor league games in 1910 before retiring from professional baseball.[3]

Personal

Hughie Hearne was born in Troy, New York.[1]

Hearne died in 1932, at the age of 59, in Troy, New York. He was buried in St. Mary Cemetery.[1] After his death, the Schenectady Gazette ran an obituary which stated that Hearne was a "well known baseball star of former days" and "one of the game's best catchers,"[7] despite the fact that the most major league games he ever played in a season was 66 in 1902.[1]

References
  1. "Hughie Hearne Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  2. "Base Ball". Sporting Life, March 14, 1896, p. 7.
  3. "Hughie Hearne Minor League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  4. "1901 New York State League Batting Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  5. "Eastern League Events". Sporting Life, July 27, 1907, p. 11.
  6. "Baseball Notes". The Pittsburgh Press, February 17, 1910, p. 16.
  7. "Old Time Ball Player is Dead". Schenectady Gazette, September 23, 1932, p. 1.
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