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Hughie Jennings
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Full name:	Hugh Ambrose Jennings
Known as:	Ee-Yah
Born:	April 2, 1869 in Pittston, PA
Height:	N/A
Weight:	165 lb.
Hughie Jennings	played in the major leagues for 16 years.
His lifetime	batting average was .269.

Posted by David D.
Hughie Jennings turned getting hit into his strategy, and holds the record for the most HBP in a season with 51, and the most in a career with 287. He went on to manage the Tigers.