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Hugh Duffy

Baseball player, born in Cranston, Rhode Island, USA. During his 17-year career as an outfielder (18881906), mostly with the Boston Nationals, he posted a lifetime batting average of ·328, and established the major league record for the highest batting average in a season (·438) in 1894. He was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1945.

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG
1,737	7,042	2,282	325	119	106	1,552	1,302	662	211	.324	.384	.449

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