Sammy T. Hughes
| Sammy T. Hughes | |
|---|---|
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| 2nd Baseman | |
| Born: October 20, 1910 Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Died: August 9, 1981 (aged 70) Los Angeles, California | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| debut | |
| 1930, for the Louisville White Sox | |
| 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, Hughes played primarily for the Elite Giants through their various stops in Nashville, Columbus, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, always in the Negro National League. He served in the US Army during World War II.[1] At age 42, Hughes received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro leagues' best players ever.[2] Hughes died at age 70 in Los Angeles.
References
[edit]- ^ "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players"
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
- Sammy Hughes at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
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- Baltimore Elite Giants players
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- Columbus Elite Giants players
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- United States Army soldiers
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