Mickey Hughes

Career: Played the vast majority of his three-year big league career with Brooklyn, followed by a short stint with the original Philadelphia Athletics. 

Did you know? Racked up 25 wins with an ERA of 2.13, while completing all 40 of his starts as a rookie in 1888 ... was the Opening Day starting pitcher for Brooklyn in 1889.

Post-game: Worked at and later co-owned a saloon with a female acquaintance, had several brushes with the law in the early 1890s, including being jailed for being drunk and disorderly, larceny and engaging in a duel while armed with a knife ... reportedly died at age 64 on April 10, 1931, but at least once reported that he had died decades earlier.

Sources: Baseball-Reference; arslongaartcards.com, accessed 1/24/2023; Brooklyn Citizen, 5/12/1892, 6/14/1892, 4/15/1931; Brooklyn Eagle, 9/12/1892, 12/19/1909; Brooklyn Standard Union, 8/25/1907; Jersey City News, 5/6/1891.