Hughie Jennings

Hugh " Hughie " Ambrose Jennings ( born April 2, 1869 in Pittston, Pennsylvania, † February 1, 1928 in Scranton, Pennsylvania) was an American baseball player and manager in Major League Baseball. His nickname was Ee -Yah.

Biography

Jennings began his career as a professional baseball player on June 1, 1891 at the Louisville Colonels of the American Association. His greatest fame as a player then won the shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles in the National League. With the Orioles, he won three times from 1894 to 1896, the championship in the National League, the 1897 Temple Cup. Together with his teammates Willie Keeler, John McGraw, Joe Kelley and Wilbert Robinson, they were the terror of their opponents and the referee. Overall 287mal Jennings was hit by a throw of the pitcher and thus leads today to Statistics Hit by Pitch. In 1903, he finished his career as a player practically, although he still occasionally came to gigs as a manager in Major League.

After working as a manager in the minor leagues, he assumed this post in 1907 at the Detroit Tigers. In his first three years in office, he won the title three times in the American League, but could not win the World Series. Although this was followed no title, he remained until 1920, the manager of the Tigers. From 1921 to 1925 he worked as a coach and manager at the New York Giants. His former teammate in Baltimore, John McGraw, had recruited him. In the first four years, the Giants won the championship in the National League. After a nervous breakdown, he finished his career in 1925.

Characteristic of Jennings was his impulsiveness, his prancing and jumping around on the field. Often he called it from his Ee- YaH - cry, which also earned him his nickname. Jennings died in 1928 at the age of 58 years. In the Baseball Hall of Fame, he was elected in 1945.

His positions as a player

His positions as Manager

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