Charlie Hough
Charlie Hough | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | January 5, 1948|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 12, 1970, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 26, 1994, for the Florida Marlins | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 216–216 |
Earned run average | 3.75 |
Strikeouts | 2,362 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Charles Oliver Hough (
Playing career
Amateur
Hough was drafted out of
Minor leagues
After pitching in the low minor leagues from 1967 to 1969 with the
Los Angeles Dodgers
He made his major league debut against the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1970 but did not join the Dodgers bullpen full-time until the 1973 season. He became a top reliever for the Dodgers from 1973 until he was sold to the Texas Rangers in 1980. With the Dodgers, he was one of the pitchers who served up one of the three home runs that New York Yankees slugger Reggie Jackson hit on three straight pitches in Game 6 of the 1977 World Series.
Texas Rangers
He was converted into a starting pitcher in Texas, where he pitched from 1980 to 1990, making his only All-Star team in 1986. He left Texas as the franchise leader in wins (139), strikeouts (1,452), innings pitched (2,308), complete games (98), and losses (123), which all still stand as club records as of 2024. He was famous for his "dancing knuckleball" pitch that he threw around 80% of the time. Hough complemented his knuckleball with a
In 1987, Hough, in battery with
Chicago White Sox
He pitched for the Chicago White Sox from 1991 to 1992, where, at 43 years old, he was a teammate of 43-year-old Carlton Fisk.
Florida Marlins
He joined the expansion
Career totals
During a 25-season career, Hough compiled 216 wins, 216 losses, 2,362 strikeouts and a 3.75 earned run average. His 216 wins rank 86th all-time on the all-time win list, tied with Wilbur Cooper and Curt Schilling. However, Hough also recorded 216 losses, making him the winningest pitcher in history to have lost as many games as he won.
Coaching career
- 1996–1998: Pitching coach for the San Bernardino Stampede
- 1998–1999: Pitching coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers
- 2001–2002: Pitching coach for the New York Mets
- 2006: Pitching coach for the Fullerton Flyers
- 2007–2010: Pitching coach for the Inland Empire 66ers
See also
- List of knuckleball pitchers
- List of Major League Baseball career wins leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career strikeout leaders
- List of Major League Baseball single-inning strikeout leaders
- List of Texas Rangers Opening Day starting pitchers
- List of Major League Baseball career hit batsmen leaders
References
- ^ "1966 Major League Baseball draft Round 8". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "Lower Cape All-Stars". Cape Cod Standard-Times. Hyannis, MA. July 14, 1964. p. 7.
- ^ a b "Red Sox catcher Ryan Lavarnway ties big league record with four passed balls". mlb.com. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet