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A former St. Louis Cardinals player, who was part of a World Series championship team, has died. The player was a rookie sensation but had a career cut short.
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The St. Louis Cardinals persist as one of Major League Baseballâs oldest franchises, with a number of history making players who have represented them over the years.
And with 11 World Series championships and 19 National League pennants in its history, the team has had a number of title winning players contribute to that history over the years as well. On Friday, fans received news that one of the teamâs former championship players had died.
âI'm sad to report that former Cardinals pitcher Dick Hughes has died at the age of 88,â Augie Nash reported on X. âDick debuted with the Cardinals in 1966 and spent his entire 3-year career with the team.â
Hughes, who was born in Arkansas, began his professional pitching career in 1958, though he did not debut with the Cardinals until eight years later, at age 28. However, his long-awaited debut was quickly followed up by a sensational rookie campaign in 1967.
Over 27 starts in that season, Hughes posted a 2.67 ERA with 161 strikeouts and a 0.954 WHIP that was the best in that National League. He pitched nine World Series innings for the Cardinals against the Boston Red Sox, helping the team secure a championship that season.
The article does not specify the name of the former player who passed away.
The St. Louis Cardinals have won 11 World Series championships and 19 National League pennants.
The player contributed to the team's history as part of a World Series championship roster.
The news of the player's death was reported on Friday.

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Hughes earned MVP Award votes for that campaign and came in second to eventual Hall of Famer Tom Seaver in the National League Rookie of the Year Award votes.
Unfortunately, after that sensational rookie season, Hughes injured his throwing shoulder in Spring Training 1968 and, with no available surgery to repair a rotator cuff, that injury cut his promising career short.
ââSomething happenedâ at the end of the warm-ups, throwing at game speed. âMy shoulder ached,â remembered Hughes, and âI was given a (cortisone) shot,ââ according to Thomas Van Hyning of the Society for American Baseball Research. âHughes pitched five innings after alerting trainer Bob Bauman that something was wrong. X-rays later showed he had a torn rotator cuff, an injury doctors could not properly repair in those days. Hughes said it would have been âbest in hindsight to shut it down and give it time to heal.ââ
Instead, Hughes appeared in 25 games for the Cardinals in that season before being put on the disabled list and eventually ending his career.
Hughes stuck on with the Cardinals in a few different roles before leaving baseball altogether and focusing on his family.
âHis playing career in baseball ended in 1968 although he served various roles in the Cardinals organization ⊠until 1975,â a local obituary noted. âAt this point, he chose to spend more quality time with his family⊠His love of music, playing the guitar, and outdoor pursuits like hunting and fishing also influenced his children and eventually his grandchildren.â
This article was originally published on Forbes.com