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The Texan was a fastballer with a sharp curve. Going 22-6 in 1942, he led the AL in wins, complete games (22), innings (281), and strikeouts (113). He again led in complete games (20) in 1943, and his .783 winning percentage (18-5) in 1944 was the AL's best. After spending 1945 in the military, Hughson returned in good form, going 20-11 in 1946. Arm problems prematurely ended his successful career. (EW)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » August 15, 1942: At Fenway the Sox sweep a pair from the Senators, winning each by one run. In the opening 2–1 win, Ted Williams 2-run homer backs Tex Hughson's 9th straight win and 15th overall. The 7–6 nitecap win goes the Broadway Charlie Wagner, whose last six wins, since June 7, have all been by one run, including a pair of 1–0 wins. Lou Finney drives in the tying and winning runs with a triple. » August 23, 1942: Cub pitchers Claude Passeau and Lon Warneke each toss 3–0 shutouts against the Reds while Red Sox hurlers Tex Hughson and Joe Dobson whitewash the A's, winning 2–0 and 7–0. » September 27, 1942: The Red Sox Tex Hughson wins his 22nd to tie Mort Cooper for the ML lead, as the Red Sox edge the Yankees. A Fenway Park crowd of 26,166--including 4,293 youngsters who gained free admission by bringing 29,000 pounds of scrap metal--watches Hughson scatter 11 hits. Ted Williams, in his final appearance before entering the war, has a single to finish the season at .356 and wins his second straight batting title. Teammate Johnny Pesky is 2nd at .331. Williams also leads the ML in HRs (36), RBI (137), runs (141), and walks (145). » May 17, 1944: In the nitecap of a doubleheader, Bobby Doerr hits for the cycle, but last-place Boston loses to the Browns, 12–8. The loss leaves the Browns just a half game behind the Yankees. Boston outhits the Browns, 15–14, but Red Sox hurlers, including a 2-inning stint by infielder Eddie Lake, walk 14 batters. Emmett O'Neill is the loser to Al Jurisich. In the opener, Boston's Tex Hughson allows four hits in the 5–1 win. » June 15, 1944: Tex Hughson runs his record to 9-2 with a 5-1 victory over the Athletics, as the Red Sox win their 9th in a row. Less than 800 fans are in attendance in Boston. » May 11, 1946: The Red Sox lose their first game after 15 straight wins, as Tiny Bonham beats Tex Hughson and Boo Ferriss 2–0 before 52,011 at Yankee Stadium. Tommy Henrich hits a homer and accounts for both runs. The Red Sox are 21-4, four 1/2 games ahead of the Yanks. The 15-game streak is still a Red Sox record. » October 2, 1949: The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox enter the final day of the season tied for first place. Nearly 70,000 pack Yankee Stadium to see the finale. Vic Raschi nurses a 1-0 lead into the 8th against Ellis Kinder before the Yankees score 4 against a tired Mel Parnell and an unlucky Tex Hughson. A Sox rally falls short, and the Yankees win the game and the pennant 5-3.