Hugh Guilderson
Hugh Guilderson
#24 | firstbase

 

born December 21, 1968

resides Boston, MA

school Loyola New Orleans, 1990

acquired MSBL Newton Bombers, 2002

Hugh Guilderson, White Sox


Hugh Guilderson joined the White Sox in 2003 after gaining experience across the Boston amateur baseball circuit, including the Yawkey League (Boston Padres '95-'96 and JP Braves/Titans '96-'97), Park League (Boston Padres '97 and Chathams Rowe '02) and MSBL (Newton Bombers '01-'02).

Hugh's ability is known across the league, as he has been an All-Star in the Boston MSBL and Yawkey League, including back in 1995 when he won Yawkey League All-Star MVP honors after roping a shot off the Green Monster at Boston's Fenway Park. More recently, Hugh has proven he knows his way around the bases, as the last two years, he has finished #1 and #2 in the MSBL Diamond Division in triples.

For the White Sox in 2003, Hugh was steady at firstbase, recording 127 putouts, 5th in the MABL amongst infielders. In fact, on April 27th in a 13-inning affair against the Marlins, Hugh racked up 19 putouts at first base, crushing the single-game White Sox record for putouts. The previous record was 15 by Dan Field behind the plate, and by a non-catcher was 9, shared by Guilderson, Sam Voolich and Mike Lembo. And at the plate, while Hugh struggled much of the season, he also showed signs of life, ripping 3 hits versus the Marlins on 8/28. In fact, Hugh hit .385 in August, and notched RBI's in 4 straight games from 8/15-8/28, finishing the season with 12 RBI -- 2nd most on the Sox. Hugh also had decent speed, swiping 8 bases without being caught once. But the game Hugh will likely remember most was versus the Mets on 6/21 at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, where Hugh singled and recorded an RBI in a Sox victory north of the border.

Awards: Yawkey League All-Star MVP, 1995.

Appearances: 2001 MSBL All-Star.

MABL/MSBL Career Statistics:

BATTING

YEAR

G

AB

R

H

2B

3B

HR

RBI

BB

SO

SB

OBP

SLG

AVG

2001 (Newton)

21

59

13

21

5

3

2

17

8

17

6

.451

.644

.356

2002 (Newton)

14

45

16

18

1

2

0

10

5

3

12

.460

.511

.400

2003 (Sox)

22

68

5

13

3

0

0

12

3

14

8

.233

.235

.191

career

57

172

34

52

9

5

2

39

16

34

26

.371

.448

.302

Hugh Guilderson at Olympic Stadium

Hugh Guilderson

Hugh Guilderson stretch

Hugh Guilderson holding White Sox

Hugh Guilderson

Hugh Guilderson

Hugh Guilderson on first

Hugh Guilderson and Youpi

Hugh Guilderson stretching White Sox