Born: April 2, 1869
Debut: June 1, 1891 (Louisville Colonels)
1893: Traded to Baltimore Orioles
1896: Set ML record with 51 hit by pitches
1896: Hit .401
1896-98: Hit 202 times. One beaning left him unconscious for 3 days.
1898: Suffered arm injury which limited his fielding ability
1899: Sent to Brooklyn Superbas
1899: Traded back to the Orioles and then immediately returned to Brooklyn
1899: Attended Cornell Law School; on one occasion, he dove into an empty pool causing a skull fracture
1901: Sold to Phillies
1903: Returned to Brooklyn
1903: Traded to Baltimore
1905: Passed the Bar Exam
1906: Signed by the Detroit Tigers to manage
1907-09: Tigers won the pennant, but lost the World Series each time
1911: Involved in bad car accident
1912: Tigers went on strike forcing Jennings to play. The umpire noted on the lineup card: “Jennings batted for exercise”
1920: Stepped down as Tiger manager. He was the Tigers’ all-time wins leader until passed by Sparky Anderson.
1920: Final Tiger record: 1131-972 (.538)
1921-25: Served as coach and sometimes as manager of New York Giants.
1924-25: Record as Giants fill-in manager: 53-23 (.697)
1925: Suffered an illness forcing his retirement
1926: Claimed it would be easy to fix games…his statement caused a controversy. He was forced to issue a statement claiming he never cheated or threw games.
Died: February 1, 1928
1945: Elected to Hall of Fame
1992: Sparky Anderson passes Jennings as the Tigers winningest manager
Accomplishments:
.312 career hitter
18 home runs
840 RBI
359 stolen bases
Scored 100+ runs: 5x
200+ hits: 2x
41 doubles (1895)
100+ RBI: 3x
Hit .300+: 5x
Hit .350+: 3x
Hit .401 in 1896
Led the league in HBP: 5x
Led league in sac hits (28) in 1895
.391 career OBP
.400+ OBP: 7x
.512 slugging (1895)
Managerial Record:
1184-995 (.543) 3 pennants
Debut: June 1, 1891 (Louisville Colonels)
1893: Traded to Baltimore Orioles
1896: Set ML record with 51 hit by pitches
1896: Hit .401
1896-98: Hit 202 times. One beaning left him unconscious for 3 days.
1898: Suffered arm injury which limited his fielding ability
1899: Sent to Brooklyn Superbas
1899: Traded back to the Orioles and then immediately returned to Brooklyn
1899: Attended Cornell Law School; on one occasion, he dove into an empty pool causing a skull fracture
1901: Sold to Phillies
1903: Returned to Brooklyn
1903: Traded to Baltimore
1905: Passed the Bar Exam
1906: Signed by the Detroit Tigers to manage
1907-09: Tigers won the pennant, but lost the World Series each time
1911: Involved in bad car accident
1912: Tigers went on strike forcing Jennings to play. The umpire noted on the lineup card: “Jennings batted for exercise”
1920: Stepped down as Tiger manager. He was the Tigers’ all-time wins leader until passed by Sparky Anderson.
1920: Final Tiger record: 1131-972 (.538)
1921-25: Served as coach and sometimes as manager of New York Giants.
1924-25: Record as Giants fill-in manager: 53-23 (.697)
1925: Suffered an illness forcing his retirement
1926: Claimed it would be easy to fix games…his statement caused a controversy. He was forced to issue a statement claiming he never cheated or threw games.
Died: February 1, 1928
1945: Elected to Hall of Fame
1992: Sparky Anderson passes Jennings as the Tigers winningest manager
Accomplishments:
.312 career hitter
18 home runs
840 RBI
359 stolen bases
Scored 100+ runs: 5x
200+ hits: 2x
41 doubles (1895)
100+ RBI: 3x
Hit .300+: 5x
Hit .350+: 3x
Hit .401 in 1896
Led the league in HBP: 5x
Led league in sac hits (28) in 1895
.391 career OBP
.400+ OBP: 7x
.512 slugging (1895)
Managerial Record:
1184-995 (.543) 3 pennants
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