Hughie Hearne ✝

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.\n', ' 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. In 1903, while batting .281 again, he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles of the Eastern League. He played his last major league game on July 2.\n', ' Hearne spent 1903 to 1909 with Baltimore. In 1905, he hit .302, the only season other than 1901 in which he would top the .300 mark. In 1907, he was reported to be wearing shin guards similar to those that had been worn by Roger Bresnahan before. This piece of equipment was rarely used in baseball at the time.\n', '