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Hugh Joseph Hearne (April 18, 1873 – September 22, 1932) was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Brooklyn Superbas from 1901 to 1903. Hearne stood at and weighed 182 lbs.〔("Hughie Hearne Statistics and History" ). ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-18.〕 ==Career== Hughie Hearne started playing baseball as early as 1896〔("Base Ball" ). ''Sporting Life'', March 14, 1896, p. 7.〕 and was with the New York State League's Albany Senators from 1899 to 1901.〔("Hughie Hearne Minor League Statistics & History" ). ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-18.〕 In 1901, he started off hot at the plate and batted .380 to lead the entire league by 30 points.〔("1901 New York State League Batting Leaders" ). ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-18.〕 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.〔 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.〔 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.〔("Eastern League Events" ). ''Sporting Life'', July 27, 1907, p. 11.〕 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.〔("Baseball Notes" ). ''The Pittsburgh Press'', February 17, 1910, p. 16.〕 He played in a career-high 94 minor league games in 1910 before retiring from professional baseball.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hughie Hearne」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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