Hub Andrews

Hubert Carl Andrews

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 170 lb.
• Debut April 20, 1947
• Final Game April 30, 1948
• Born August 31, 1922 in Burbank, OK USA
• Died March 11, 2012 in Dodge City, KS USA

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Biographical Information

Hub Andrews pitched in the majors in 1947 and 1948 for manager Mel Ott and the New York Giants.

Hub was from Ponca City, Oklahoma, where he played American Legion baseball and in the Ban Johnson League. He got his first taste of organized baseball in 1942 with the Fort Smith Giants of the Class C Western Association. That fall he went in the Air Force, where he served as an athletic instructor at several different stations in the United States. He was mustered out of the service in December 1945 and played with the Jersey City Giants in the Class AA International League in 1946.

On April 20, 1947, he pitched his first major league game for the New Giants and appeared in 7 games before being sent back to Jersey City for the rest of the season, going 13-6 in the minors. In 1948, he started the season with the Giants, making a lone appearance, and again was sent back to Jersey City and then to the Minneapolis Millers of the Class AAA American Association. In 1949, he was back with Jersey City before retiring as a player. He pitched a total of 8 major league games for the Giants, with a 4.63 ERA in 11 innings.

Andrews was one of more than a half-dozen major leaguers with the nickname "Hub". Some, but not all, received it as a shortened version of their real name, Hubert. After baseball, he worked in the insurance industry for several decades. He died in 2012 at age 89.

Related Sites

• Find-A-Grave Memorial for Hub Andrews