Edward Ambrose Hug (July 14, 1880 – May 11, 1953) was an American

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

catcher Catcher is a Baseball positions, position in baseball and softball. When a Batter (baseball), batter takes their at bat, turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home plate, home) Umpire (baseball), umpire, and recei ...

. He played in one game for the

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in . Hug's sole Major League appearance came in the second game of a doubleheader in Cincinnati on July 6. He was a local amateur catcher at the time and was called upon to relieve a fatigued Lew Ritter in the fifth inning. He walked in his only plate appearance. The game was called in the seventh inning, to allow the Brooklyn team to catch their train out of town."BostonGlobe.com". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. July 7, 1903. Retrieved May 19, 2015. Hug shares the major league records for the shortest name and the shortest career. He is buried at

New St. Joseph Cemetery New St. Joseph Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery located at West Eighth Street and Nebraska Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio in the Price Hill, Cincinnati, Price Hill neighborhood. The original Old St. Joseph's Cemetery was founded at West Eight Street ...

in Cincinnati.

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1880 births 1953 deaths Major League Baseball catchers Brooklyn Superbas players People from Brown County, Ohio Baseball players from Cincinnati Terre Haute Hottentots players {{US-baseball-catcher-1880s-stub