He was also the brother of former major league pitcher Editor Hughes. On June 16 of that year, he no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0 at Braves Field. He struck out future Hall-of-Famer Honus Wagner for the final out.
He died in Los Angeles at the age of 77.
He helped the Braves win the 1914 World Series. He led the National League in Games (50), Saves (9) and Games Finished (22) in 1915 and Won-Loss percentage (842) in 1916. His accomplishments are being the Braves franchise career leader in WHIP (1022) and Hits Allowed/9IP (677). In 9 seasons he had a 56–39 Win–loss record, 160 Games (87 Started), 55 Complete Games, 9 Shutouts, 59 Games Finished, 16 Saves, 863 Innings Pitched, 703 Hits Allowed, 309 Runs Allowed, 245 Earned Runs Allowed, 14 Home Runs Allowed, 235 Walks, 476 Strikeouts, 31 Hit Batsmen, 16 Wild Pitches, 3,340 Batters Faced, 2.56 European Research Area and a 1.087 WHIP.
