Sammy T. Hughes
Appearance
Samuel "Sammy" Hughes | |
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2nd Baseman | |
Born: Louisville, Kentucky | October 20, 1910|
Died: August 9, 1981 Los Angeles, California | (aged 70)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
debut | |
1932, for the Washington Pilots | |
Last appearance | |
1942, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |
Teams | |
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Samuel Thomas Hughes (October 20, 1910 – August 9, 1981) was an American second baseman in baseball's Negro Leagues. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he played primarily for the Elite Giants through their various stops in Nashville, Columbus, Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, always in the Negro National League.
At age 42, Hughes received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro Leagues' best players ever.[1]
He died at age 70 in Los Angeles.
References
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)
- Baseball Hall of Fame candidate biography