Hughie Hearne

Hugh Joseph Hearne (April 18, 1873 – September 22, 1932) was an American catcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Brooklyn Superbas from 1901 to 1903. Hearne stood at and weighed 182 lbs.

Career Hughie Hearne started playing baseball as early as 1896 and was with the New York State League's Albany Senators from 1899 to 1901. In 1901, he started off hot at the plate and batted .380 to lead the entire league by 30 points. 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. 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. He played in a career-high 94 minor league games in 1910 before retiring from professional baseball. despite the fact that the most major league games he ever played in a season was 66 in 1902.