Sid Hudson
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| Sid Hudson | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 3, 1915 Coalfield, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| Died: October 10, 2008 (aged 93) Waco, Texas, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 18, 1940, for the Washington Senators | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 25, 1954, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 104–152 |
| Earned run average | 4.28 |
| Strikeouts | 734 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Sidney Charles Hudson (January 3, 1915 – October 10, 2008) was an American
Washington Senators (1940–42, 1946–52) and Boston Red Sox (1952–54) who had a lengthy post-playing career as a pitching coach and scout. Born in Coalfield, Tennessee
, he batted and threw right-handed, stood 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).
Biography
Hudson entered baseball in 1938 with the Class D
seventh inning, allowing a two-run home run to Arky Vaughan that put the rival National League ahead, 3–2. (The American League would triumph in the ninth inning, however, on a three-run, walk-off homer by Ted Williams
).
Hudson's career was interrupted by three years (1943–45) of military service during World War II. A veteran of the
sergeant.[1] Pitching for Washington's struggling late-1940s teams, he led the American League in games lost (17) in 1949. On April 27, 1947, Hudson was the starting pitcher against the New York Yankees on Babe Ruth Day at Yankee Stadium. In front of 58,000 fans in one of Ruth's last public appearances, Hudson threw a complete game, 1–0 shutout, scattering eight hits and three bases on balls.[2] He was traded to the rebuilding Red Sox in the middle of the 1952 campaign, and went 16–22 as a spot starter and reliever
over 21⁄2 years.
He retired from the field after the
runs batted in
during his big-league tenure.
Following his pitching career, he
minor league pitching instructor. After leaving professional baseball in 1985, he was a pitching coach for Baylor University
's varsity baseball team.
At the time of his death, at 93 years of age, Hudson was one of the oldest living major league players. He died in Waco, Texas.
Highlights
- Twice American League All-Stars(1941–42)
- As a rookie in 1940, won 17 games and pitched two one-hitters, and was runner-up rookie of the year
- Was fourth in wins (17) and in shutouts (5), fifth in home runs allowed (20), and third in hits allowed (272), in the American League in 1940
References
External links
- Sid Hudson - Baseballbiography.com
- Baseball Reference
- News Story and partial interview with Sid
- Sid Hudson at Find a Grave Buried at Oakwood Cemetery (Waco, Texas)