1909-11 / T206 White Border – HUGH DUFFY (Chicago “American” White Sox) (Outfielder / Manager) (SGC Certified) (Baseball Hall of Fame 1945) (1911 / Piedmont 350 – 460 / 25 Back) Tobacco / Cigarette Baseball Card (#148)

– Hall of Famer Hugh Duffy’s T206 card depicting the White Sox manager with bat in hand sporting a spectacular style Chicago uniform…Duffy replaced Billy Sunday in the White Stockings outfield in 1888 – remarkably colorful T206 image!

Hugh Duffy (b. November 26, 1866 – d. October 19, 1954 at age 87) was an 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).

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.

From 1891 through 1900, Duffy knocked in 100 runs or more eight times. In 1894 Duffy had one of the greatest seasons in baseball history, leading the league with 18 home runs, with 145 RBI and a .440 batting average (see Major League Baseball Triple Crown). Duffy’s .440 average is the major league single-season batting average record. At one point during the season, Duffy had a 26-game hitting streak. He was player-manager for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1901. During the 1902 and 1903 seasons, Duffy was player-manager for the Western League’s Milwaukee franchise.

Duffy was a player-manager for the Phillies from 1904 to 1906. He finished his career in 1906 with 106 home runs which was, at the time, one of the highest career totals. Duffy spent three years (1907–1909) as manager of the Providence Grays. He made $2,000 in his last season as the Providence manager and The Evening News in Providence wrote that Duffy was paid hundreds of dollars less than any other manager in the Eastern League. During Duffy’s three seasons, Providence finished in third place, second place and third place, respectively.

Duffy agreed to manage the Chicago White Sox in 1910. He stayed with the team in 1911. He moved to the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association in 1912, but he was fired after a season in which the team struggled.

Duffy capped off his career as a Red Sox coach in the 1930s, tutoring a player he described as “the best hitter I ever saw”; that hitter was Ted Williams.

MLB statistics:
Batting average – .325
Hits – 2,282
Home runs – 106
RBI – 1,302
Games managed – 1,221
Managerial record 535–671
Winning % – .444

Teams: As player:
Chicago White Stockings (1888–1889)
Chicago Pirates (1890)
Boston Reds (1891)
Boston Beaneaters (1892–1900)
Milwaukee Brewers (1901)
Philadelphia Phillies (1904–1906)

As manager:
Milwaukee Brewers (1901)
Philadelphia Phillies (1904–1906)
Chicago White Sox (1910–1911)
Boston Red Sox (1921–1922)

Career highlights and awards:
1× AA Champion (1891)
4× National League Champion (1892, 1893, 1897, 1898)
Triple Crown (1894)
NL batting champion (1894)
2× NL home run leader (1894, 1897)
MLB Record .4397 (.440) batting average, single season
Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Inducted 1945

Link to all of his issued baseball cards – www.tradingcarddb.com/Person.cfm/pid/1604/col/1/yea/0/Hug…

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