Charles Oliver Hough is an American former Major League Baseball knuckleball pitcher and coach who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, and Florida Marlins from 1970 to 1994.
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10 Facts About Charlie Hough
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Charlie Hough was drafted out of Hialeah High School in the 8th round of the 1966 Major League Baseball draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Charlie Hough made his major league debut against the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1970 but did not join the Dodgers bullpen full-time until the 1973 season.
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Charlie Hough was converted into a starting pitcher in Texas, where he pitched from 1980 to 1990, making his only All-Star team in 1986.
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Charlie Hough left Texas as the franchise leader in wins, strikeouts, innings pitched, complete games, and losses, which all still stand as club records as of 2022.
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Charlie Hough was well known for throwing a large number of complete games each season and led the league in 1984 with 17.
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Charlie Hough pitched for the Chicago White Sox from 1991 to 1992, where, at 43 years old, he was teammates with 43-year-old Carlton Fisk.
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Charlie Hough was the last active player to have been born in the 1940s.
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However, Charlie Hough recorded 216 losses, making him the winningest pitcher in history to have lost as many games as he won.
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