Hugh Duffy
Major League Baseball player and manager
Died when: 87 years 327 days (1054 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
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 128 years.
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.
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