Sid Hudson

Sidney Charles Hudson (January 3, 1915 – October 10, 2008) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators (1940–42, 1946–52) and Boston Red Sox (1952–54). He batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Coalfield, Tennessee.

Biography

In a 12-season career, Hudson posted a 104–152 record with 734 strikeouts and a 4.28 ERA in 2,181 innings pitched. Hudson's career was interrupted by three years (1943–45) of military service during World War II. A veteran of the United States Army Air Forces, he served in the Pacific Theater of Operations and attained the rank of sergeant.^[1]

Following his pitching career, he scouted for the Red Sox from 1955 through 1960, then joined the expansion edition of the Senators in 1961 as the team's first pitching coach. He spent three different terms (1961 through April 1965; 1968 through 1972; and mid-1975 through 1978) in that role for the franchise as the Senators, and after it moved in 1972, the Texas Rangers. In between those assignments, Hudson served the team as a minor league pitching instructor.

After leaving professional baseball, he was a pitching coach for Baylor University's varsity baseball team.

During his playing days, Sid pitched on Babe Ruth Day at Yankee Stadium in front of 58,000 fans in one of Babe's last ever public appearances

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

↑ Baseball in Wartime.com

External links

Baseball Library
Baseball Reference
News Story and partial interview with Sid
Sid Hudson at Find a Grave Buried at Oakwood Cemetery (Waco, Texas)

Preceded by Franchise established Rube Walker	Washington Senators Pitching Coach 1961–1965 1968–1971	Succeeded by Rube Walker Franchise transferred
Preceded by Franchise transferred Art Fowler	Texas Rangers Pitching Coach 1972 1975–1978	Succeeded by Chuck Estrada Jackie Brown

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, October 22, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.