Hugh Bradley

Hugh Frederick Bradley
(Corns)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 175 lb.
• School College of the Holy Cross
• Debut April 25, 1910
• Final Game September 7, 1915
• Born May 23, 1885 in Grafton, MA USA
• Died January 26, 1949 in Worcester, MA USA

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Biographical Information

Hugh Bradley played three seasons for the Boston Red Sox and came back for a couple of years in the Federal League.

Bradley was born in Grafton, MA, 40 miles west of Boston. He attended Holy Cross, also located in Massachusetts, from 1905 to 1907. He was there at the same time as Jack Barry, who was later part of the $100,000 infield. Bradley played minor league ball for the Worcester Busters from 1906 to 1909 (Holy Cross is in Worcester, so it was a short trip). He appeared in 32 major league games in 1910, 12 in 1911 (hitting .317) and 40 in 1912. He hit the first home run ever at Fenway Park, which opened in 1912. 1913 was split between the Jersey City Skeeters and the Toronto Maple Leafs, and in 1914, he joined the new Federal League. He played the 1914 with the Pittsburgh Rebels, hitting .307, one of the best averages on the team. 1915 was spent with three Federal League teams as his hitting seemed to slide as the season progressed. He continued to play minor league ball through 1923, mostly in the South.

This site has a business card announcing the Red Sox Quartette, a foursome of singers connected with the Red Sox, of which Bradley was the baritone. Marty McHale was the first tenor, Buck O'Brien the second tenor, and someone named Bill Lyons sang basso.

Hugh is not to be confused with Bill Bradley, who also played in the AL and the FL during its two seasons of activity as a major league.

His uncle was Foghorn Bradley.

Notable Achievement

• Won a World Series with the Boston Red Sox in 1912 (he did not play in the World Series)

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Playoffs	Notes
1923	St. Petersburg Saints	Florida State League	56-61	4th

Related Sites

• Hugh Bradley at the SABR Bio project