 Later in the season aside from a victory again St. Louis in July the rest of the year saw Hughey as a waste finishing with the record of 6-8 in over 25 games.The 97 season went in the same direction with Hughey again being undistinguished with for some reason another great July win over Chicago with a 7-5 win.He finished the 87 season with a 6-10 record and 5.06 ERA.