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| Hughie Jennings | |
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| Shortstop / First baseman / Manager | |
| Born: April 2, 1869 Pittston, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: February 1, 1928 (aged 58) Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 1, 1891, for the Louisville Colonels | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 2, 1918, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .311 |
| Home runs | 18 |
| Runs batted in | 840 |
| Managerial record | 1,184–995 |
| Winning % | .543 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Member of the National | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1945 |
| Election method | Old-Timers Committee |
Hugh Ambrose Jennings (April 2, 1869 – February 1, 1928) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager from 1891 to 1925. Jennings was a leader, both as a batter and as a shortstop, with the Baltimore Orioles teams that won National League championships in 1894, 1895, and 1896. During those three seasons, Jennings had 355 runs batted in and hit .335, .386, and .401.
Jennings was a fiery, hard-nosed player who was not afraid to be hit by a pitch to get on base. In 1896, he was hit by pitches 51 times – a major league record that has never been broken. Jennings also holds the career record for being hit by pitches with 287, with Craig Biggio (who retired in 2007) holding the modern-day career record of 285. Jennings also played on the Brooklyn Superbas teams that won National League pennants in 1899 and 1900. From 1907 to 1920, Jennings was the manager of the Detroit Tigers, where he was known for his colorful antics, hoots, whistles, and his famous shouts of "Ee-Yah!" from the third base coaching box. Jennings suffered a nervous breakdown in 1925 that forced him to leave Major League Baseball.[1] He died in 1928 and was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945.