Charlie Hough was a workhorse for the Texas Rangers

Blogged under General, Blast from the Past, Front Page, Bloglockers by chinmusic on Thursday 28 January 2010 at 10:09 am

Righty starting pitcher Charlie Hough couldn’t throw hard enough to dent a couch. He succeeded from making the ball dance without spinning throwing the knuckleball. He pitched 11 years for the Rangers and he pitched in 344 games (313 starts) in which he was 139-123 with 1 save, a 3.68 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP. Hough even knuckled his way to the All-Star game in 1986 when he pitched in 33 games (all starts) and he was 17-10 with a 3.79 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. Hough is all over the Rangers’ record book. He is the Rangers’ all-time leader in games started (313), complete games (98), wins (139), innings pitched (2,308) and strikeouts (1,452). Hough is also #4 in games pitched (344), #9 in ERA (3.68) and he is #3 in shutouts (11) in Rangers’ history. Charlie Hough was one of the best pitchers in Rangers’ history despite rarely getting a pitch anywhere near 85 miles per hour.

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