# Hugh Bedient > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hugh_Bedient > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hugh_Bedient.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Bedient > Source revision: 1321815367 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American baseball player (1889–1965)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Hugh Bedient |position=[Pitcher](/source/Pitcher) |image=Hugh_Bedient.jpg |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date=October 23, 1889 |birth_place=[Gerry, New York](/source/Gerry%2C_New_York), U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|1965|7|21|1889|10|23}} |death_place=[Jamestown, New York](/source/Jamestown%2C_New_York), U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate= April 26 |debutyear= 1912 |debutteam= Boston Red Sox |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=September 29 |finalyear=1915 |finalteam= Buffalo Blues |statleague = MLB |stat1label=[Win–loss record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)) |stat1value=59–53 |stat2label=[Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average) |stat2value=3.08 |stat3label=[Strikeouts](/source/Strikeouts) |stat3value=420 |teams= * [Boston Red Sox](/source/Boston_Red_Sox) ({{baseball year|1912}}–{{baseball year|1914}}) * [Buffalo Blues](/source/Buffalo_Blues) ({{baseball year|1915}}) |highlights= *[World Series champion](/source/World_Series_champion) ([1912](/source/1912_World_Series)) }} '''Hugh Carpenter Bedient''' (October 23, 1889 – July 21, 1965) was an American [starting pitcher](/source/starting_pitcher) who played in the [American League](/source/American_League) for the [Boston Red Sox](/source/Boston_Red_Sox) (1912–1914) and with the [Buffalo Blues](/source/Buffalo_Blues) of the [Federal League](/source/Federal_League) (1915). Bedient batted and threw right-handed. ==Baseball career== ===Semi-pro=== Pitching for a [semi-professional](/source/semi-professional_sports) team based in [Falconer, New York](/source/Falconer%2C_New_York), on July 25, 1908, Bedient struck out 42 batters in a 23-inning, 3–1 victory against a team from [Corry, Pennsylvania](/source/Corry%2C_Pennsylvania). Two days later, the ''Jamestown Evening Journal'' ran the headline: "Broke all records. Bedient of Falconer struck out 42 men", and the ''Corry Journal'' stated, "Corry and Falconer make World's record."{{cite web |last1=Foster |first1=Michael |last2=Stahl |first2=John |title=Hugh Bedient |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/hugh-bedient/ |website=Society for American Baseball Research |access-date=9 July 2021 |ref=SABR}} ===Professional=== Bedient was selected by Boston Red Sox from Fall River (New England League) in the major league draft on September 1, 1910.{{cite web |title=Hugh Bedient |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B/Pbedih101.htm |website=Retrosheet.org |access-date=9 July 2021|ref=Retro}} He made his major league debut in 1912. He won 20 games as a Red Sox rookie and outdueled legend [Christy Mathewson](/source/Christy_Mathewson), defeating the [New York Giants](/source/New_York_Giants_(NL)), 2–1, in Game Five of the [1912 World Series](/source/1912_World_Series). He also pitched the first seven innings of the final game, won by the Red Sox in the tenth, 3–2.{{cite book |last1=Krueger |first1=Joseph J. |title=Baseball's Greatest Drama: World Series History, 1903-1945 |orig-date=1943 |date=2012 |publisher=Classic Publishing Co |isbn=978-1258256920 |pages=78–83 |ref=Krueger}} His hometown honored his return in October 1912 with a parade and celebration.{{cite news |last1=Hyde |first1=Frank |title=Recalling When Hugh Bedient Came Home |url=https://www.post-journal.com/sports/local-sports/2021/07/recalling-when-hugh-bedient-came-home/ |access-date=9 July 2021 |date=4 October 1962}} In three seasons with the Red Sox, Bedient had a mark of 44 wins and 35 losses with 314 [strikeout](/source/strikeout)s and a 3.05 [earned run average](/source/earned_run_average) in {{frac|667|1|3}} [innings pitched](/source/innings_pitched). He later became a member of the outlaw Federal League. Pitching for the Buffalo Blues, he went 16–18 with 106 strikeouts and a 3.12 ERA in {{frac|269|1|3}} innings, leading the league with 10 [saves](/source/save_(baseball)). During the 1915 season, Bedient pitched for the [Buffalo Blues](/source/Buffalo_Blues) of the outlaw major league called the Federal League.{{cite web |title=Hugh Bedient |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bediehu01.shtml |website=Baseball Reference |access-date=9 July 2021 |ref=BBRef}} ===Minor league=== Bedient played a significant time in the minor leagues, as follows:{{cite web |title=Hugh Bedient Minor League Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=bedien001hug |website=Baseball Reference Minor Leagues |access-date=9 July 2021 |ref=BBRefMinor}} * 1910 - Fall River (New England League) * 1911 - Providence (Eastern League) * 1916 - 1917 and 1921 - 1923 - Toledo (American Association) * 1924 - Portland (Pacific Coast League) * 1925 - Atlanta (Southern Association) ==Later life== After leaving baseball, Bedient owned a farm in Levant, a hamlet of [Jamestown, New York](/source/Jamestown%2C_New_York). He was buried at Levant Cemetery in [Poland, Chautauqua County, New York](/source/Poland%2C_Chautauqua_County%2C_New_York). ==Memorial== A memorial marker is located a Falconer, New York, in the Falconer Park baseball field on Mosher Street, where Bedient once played.{{cite news |last1=Tichy |first1=Eric |title=Marker To Honor Local Baseball Legend |url=https://www.post-journal.com/news/page-one/2021/07/marker-to-honor-local-baseball-legend/ |access-date=7 July 2021 |publisher=Jamestown Post Journal |date=7 July 2021}} ==See also== *[List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders](/source/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_saves_leaders) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Baseballstats|br=b/bediehu01|fangraphs=1000764|brm=bedien001hug}} *[https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=bediehu01 Baseball Almanac] *[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pbedih101.htm Retrosheet] {{1912 Boston Red Sox}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bedient, Hugh}} Category:Boston Red Sox players Category:Buffalo Blues players Category:20th-century American sportsmen Category:Major League Baseball pitchers Category:Baseball players from Chautauqua County, New York Category:1889 births Category:1965 deaths Category:Fall River Indians players Category:Providence Grays (minor league) players Category:Toledo Iron Men players Category:Portland Beavers players Category:Atlanta Crackers players --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hugh Bedient](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Bedient) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Bedient?action=history)). 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