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Hughie Jennings
Hugh Ambrose Jennings (Ee-Yah)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 165 lb.

Born: April 2, 1869 in Pittston, PA
School: Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
Signed as a Free Agent with the Louisville Colonels in 1891. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.) (All Transactions)
Debut: June 1, 1891
Final Game: September 2, 1918
Died: February 1, 1928 in Scranton, PA
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Old Timers Committee as Player in 1945.
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1891 22 LOU AA 90 386 360 53 105 10 8 1 58 12 17 36 .292 .339 .372 .712 106 134 9 63/5
1892 23 LOU NL 152 633 594 65 132 16 4 2 61 28 30 30 .222 .270 .273 .543 71 162 9 *6
1893 24 TOT NL 39 154 143 12 26 3 0 1 15 0 7 6 .182 .240 .224 .464 26 32 4 6/O
1893 24 LOU NL 23 92 88 6 12 3 0 0 9 0 3 3 .136 .174 .170 .344 -5 15 1 6
1893 24 BLN NL 16 62 55 6 14 0 0 1 6 0 4 3 .255 .339 .309 .648 71 17 3 6/O
1894 25 BLN NL 128 565 501 134 168 28 16 4 109 37 37 17 .335 .411 .479 .890 110 240 27 *6
1895 26 BLN NL 131 613 529 159 204 41 7 4 125 53 24 17 .386 .444 .512 .957 143 271 32 28 *6
1896 27 BLN NL 130 602 521 125 209 27 9 0 121 70 19 11 .401 .472 .488 .960 151 254 51 11 *6
1897 28 BLN NL 117 544 439 133 156 26 9 2 79 60 42 .355 .463 .469 .932 146 206 46 17 *6
1898 29 BLN NL 143 665 534 135 175 25 11 1 87 28 78 .328 .454 .421 .876 149 225 46 7 *64/O
1899 30 TOT NL 69 275 224 44 67 3 12 0 42 18 0 22 .299 .408 .420 .827 125 94 19 10 0 36/4
1899 30 BRO NL 16 55 41 7 7 0 2 0 6 4 0 9 .171 .346 .268 .614 68 11 2 3 0 6/3
1899 30 BLN NL 2 8 8 2 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .375 .375 .875 1.250 231 7 0 0 /4
1899 30 BRO NL 51 212 175 35 57 3 8 0 34 14 13 .326 .424 .434 .859 134 76 17 7 3/46
1900 31 BRO NL 115 505 441 61 120 18 6 1 69 31 31 .272 .348 .347 .694 87 153 20 13 *3/4
1901 32 PHI NL 82 347 302 38 79 21 2 1 39 13 25 .262 .342 .354 .696 100 107 12 8 3/46
1902 33 PHI NL 78 322 290 32 79 13 4 1 32 8 14 .272 .330 .355 .685 108 103 11 7 3/64
1903 34 BRO NL 6 19 17 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .235 .316 .235 .551 60 4 1 0 /O
1907 38 DET AL 1 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 135 2 0 0 /46
1909 40 DET AL 2 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 210 2 0 0 /3
1912 43 DET AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
1918 49 DET AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /3
17 Seasons 1285 5639 4904 994 1527 232 88 18 840 359 0 347 117 .311 .390 .406 .796 117 1989 *287* 101 0
162 Game Avg. 162 711 618 125 193 29 11 2 106 45 44 .311 .390 .406 .796 117 251 36
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
BLN (7 yrs) 667 3059 2587 694 929 147 54 12 529 248 204 48 .359 .447 .472 .918 138 1220 205 63
BRO (3 yrs) 188 791 674 105 188 21 16 1 110 50 0 54 .279 .367 .362 .729 97 244 40 23 0
DET (4 yrs) 5 9 9 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .444 .778 141 4 0 0
LOU (3 yrs) 265 1111 1042 124 249 29 12 3 128 40 50 69 .239 .286 .298 .585 76 311 19
PHI (2 yrs) 160 669 592 70 158 34 6 2 71 21 39 .267 .336 .355 .691 104 210 23 15
NL (12 yrs) 1190 5244 4535 940 1419 221 80 17 780 347 0 330 81 .313 .394 .408 .802 118 1851 278 101 0
AL (4 yrs) 5 9 9 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .444 .778 141 4 0 0
AA (1 yr) 90 386 360 53 105 10 8 1 58 12 17 36 .292 .339 .372 .712 106 134 9

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1891 LOU AA 22 SS 70 461 187 225 49 28 .894 5.89 .877 5.04
1891 LOU AA 22 1B 17 184 174 5 5 10 .973 10.53 .976 10.14
1891 LOU AA 22 3B 3 12 3 6 3 0 .750 3.00 .892 3.57
1892 LOU NL 23 SS 152 970 343 537 90 59 .907 5.79 .897 5.33
1893 TOT NL 24 SS 38 237 86 126 25 15 .895 5.58 .897 5.47
1893 LOU NL 24 SS 23 158 52 90 16 11 .899 6.17 .897 5.47
1893 BLN NL 24 SS 15 79 34 36 9 4 .886 4.67 .899 5.47
1893 BLN NL 24 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0-0-1
1894 BLN NL 25 SS 128 869 307 499 63 69 .928 6.30 .895 5.59
1895 BLN NL 26 SS 131 938 425 457 56 71 .940 6.73 .894 5.54
1896 BLN NL 27 SS 130 919 377 476 66 70 .928 6.56 .900 5.52
1897 BLN NL 28 SS 116 815 335 425 55 54 .933 6.55 .906 5.67
1898 BLN NL 29 SS 115 707 289 368 50 41 .929 5.71 .911 5.56
1898 BLN NL 29 2B 27 159 75 72 12 10 .925 5.44 .944 5.53
1898 BLN NL 29 OF 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 2.00 0-0-1
1899 TOT NL 30 1B 50 478 446 25 7 24 .985 9.42 .977 10.21
1899 TOT NL 30 SS 12 63 28 24 11 4 .825 4.33 .919 5.52
1899 TOT NL 30 2B 3 14 6 7 1 0 .929 4.33 .943 5.47
1899 BRO NL 30 SS 11 57 25 22 10 3 .825 4.27 .919 5.53
1899 BRO NL 30 1B 4 26 22 3 1 1 .962 6.25 .977 10.20
1899 BLN NL 30 2B 2 8 3 5 0 0 1.000 4.00 .938 5.45
1899 BRO NL 30 1B 46 452 424 22 6 23 .987 9.70 .977 10.21
1899 BRO NL 30 2B 1 6 3 2 1 0 .833 5.00 .950 5.50
1899 BRO NL 30 SS 1 6 3 2 1 1 .833 5.00 .917 5.50
1900 BRO NL 31 1B 112 1147 1050 76 21 71 .982 10.05 .979 8.93
1900 BRO NL 31 2B 2 13 3 8 2 0 .846 5.50 .946 5.20
1901 PHI NL 32 1B 80 800 745 38 17 20 .979 9.79 .978 10.05
1901 PHI NL 32 2B 1 7 1 6 0 1 1.000 7.00 .943 5.10
1901 PHI NL 32 SS 1 7 4 2 1 0 .857 6.00 .929 5.70
1902 PHI NL 33 1B 69 717 659 46 12 32 .983 10.22 .981 10.42
1902 PHI NL 33 SS 5 17 8 7 2 0 .882 3.00 .918 5.36
1902 PHI NL 33 2B 4 21 10 10 1 1 .952 5.00 .948 5.35
1903 BRO NL 34 OF 4 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.75 .943 1.90 1-0-3
1907 DET AL 38 2B 1 4 1 2 1 0 .750 3.00 .975 5.30
1907 DET AL 38 SS 1 4 1 1 2 0 .500 2.00 .975 5.40
1909 DET AL 40 1B 2 10 9 1 0 2 1.000 5.00 .980 10.80
1918 DET AL 49 1B 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 1.000 10.90
12 Seasons SS 899 6007 2390 3147 470 411 .922 6.16 .898 5.48
7 Seasons 1B 331 3338 3085 191 62 159 .981 9.90 .979 9.78
6 Seasons 2B 38 218 96 105 17 12 .922 5.29 .945 5.47
3 Seasons OF 6 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.33 .938 1.95 1-0-5
1 Season 3B 3 12 3 6 3 0 .750 3.00 .892 3.57
17 Seasons TOT 1277 9583 5582 3449 552 582 .942 7.07 .870 6.58 1-0-5
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1936 Veterans (14.1%)
1937 BBWAA ( 2.0%)
1938 BBWAA ( 8.8%)
1939 BBWAA (12.0%)
1942 BBWAA (27.5%)
1945 BBWAA (37.2%)
1945 Old Timers (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1945 by Old Timers Committee

Batting Average s c a p y
1895 NL  .386 (7th)
1896 NL  .401 (2nd)
1897 NL  .355 (7th)
1898 NL  .328 (10th)
Career  .311 (93rd)

On-Base% s c a p y
1895 NL  .444 (9th)
1896 NL  .472 (2nd)
1897 NL  .463 (4th)
1898 NL  .454 (3rd)
Career  .390 (98th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1895 NL  .512 (10th)
1896 NL  .488 (10th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1895 NL  .957 (10th)
1896 NL  .960 (7th)
1897 NL  .932 (7th)
1898 NL  .876 (4th)

Games Played s c a p y
1892 NL  152 (5th)
1895 NL  131 (10th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1895 NL  613 (9th)
1896 NL  602 (10th)
1898 NL  665 (9th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1895 NL  159 (3rd)
1896 NL  125 (10th)
1897 NL  133 (5th)
1898 NL  135 (2nd)

Hits s c a p y
1895 NL  204 (4th)
1896 NL  209 (3rd)

Total Bases s c a p y
1895 NL  271 (9th)
1896 NL  254 (9th)

Doubles s c a p y
1895 NL  41 (3rd)
1896 NL  27 (8th)

Triples s c a p y
Career  88 (221st)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1895 NL  125 (4th)
1896 NL  121 (2nd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1898 NL  78 (5th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1895 NL  53 (5th)
1896 NL  70 (6th)
1897 NL  60 (7th)
Career  359 (98th)

Singles s c a p y
1895 NL  152 (7th)
1896 NL  173 (2nd)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1896 NL  151 (9th)
1897 NL  146 (6th)
1898 NL  149 (4th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1895 NL  112 (9th)
1898 NL  93 (9th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1895 NL  37 (10th)
1896 NL  44 (6th)
1897 NL  36 (7th)
1898 NL  44 (3rd)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1895 NL  3.3 (10th)
1896 NL  4.1 (6th)
1897 NL  3.4 (7th)
1898 NL  4.6 (3rd)

Times On Base s c a p y
1895 NL  260 (7th)
1896 NL  279 (6th)
1897 NL  244 (9th)
1898 NL  299 (2nd)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1896 NL  .742 (10th)
1898 NL  .720 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1892 NL  9 (7th)
1894 NL  27 (1st)
1895 NL  32 (1st)
1896 NL  51 (1st)
1897 NL  46 (1st)
1898 NL  46 (1st)
1899 NL  19 (3rd)
1900 NL  20 (3rd)
1901 NL  12 (3rd)
1902 NL  11 (5th)
Career  287 (1st)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1895 NL  28 (1st)
1897 NL  17 (7th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1896 NL  47.4 (4th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1892 NL  462 (10th)

Oldest s c a p y
1907 AL  born 1869-04-02 (6th)
1909 AL  born 1869-04-02 (2nd)
1912 AL  born 1869-04-02 (4th)
1918 AL  born 1869-04-02 (1st)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 62 (399), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 73 (251), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 34 (212), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

May 30, 1891: Signed as a Free Agent with the Louisville Colonels. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

June 7, 1893: Traded by the Louisville Colonels with Harry Taylor to the Baltimore Orioles for Tim O'Rourke.

March 11, 1899: Assigned to the Brooklyn Superbas by the Baltimore Orioles.

August 3, 1899: Traded by the Brooklyn Superbas to the Baltimore Orioles for Gene DeMontreville and Jerry Nops. Gene DeMontreville, Hughie Jennings and Jerry Nops returned to original teams on August 8, 1899.

June 20, 1901: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Brooklyn Superbas for $3,000.

July 3, 1903: Traded by the Brooklyn Superbas with Hughie Hearne, Walt McCredie and Bill Pounds to Baltimore (Eastern) for Jack Hayden.

September 1, 1906: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers from Baltimore (Eastern) in the 1906 rule 5 draft.

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