Hugh Canavan

{{short description|American baseball player (1897-1967)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Hugh Canavan |image= |position=Pitcher / Outfielder |bats=Left |throws=Left |birth_date={{birth date|1897|5|13}} |birth_place=Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|1967|9|4|1897|5|13}} |death_place=Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=April 23 |debutyear=1918 |debutteam=Boston Braves |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=July 25 |finalyear=1918 |finalteam=Boston Braves |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Win–loss record |stat1value=0–4 |stat2label=Earned run average |stat2value=6.36 |stat3label=Strikeouts |stat3value=18 |teams= *Boston Braves (1918) }} '''Hugh Edward Canavan''' (May 13, 1897 – September 4, 1967), nicknamed "Hugo", was an American pitcher and outfielder in Major League Baseball.

==Playing career== He played for the Boston Braves in 1918,<ref name="statistics">[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/canavhu01.shtml "Hugh Canavan Statistics and History"]. ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2011-02-22.</ref> appearing as a pitcher in 11 games and compiling an 0–4 record. He also appeared as a pinch-hitter in 4 games, and played one full game as an outfielder. Canavan appeared in a total of 16 games for the Braves; the Braves lost all 16 of those games.

Canavan had a more successful minor league career, where he played mostly as a pitcher with occasional games in the outfield. Playing nine seasons between 1916 and 1927, as a pitcher Canavan won 99 games.

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