Hughie Jennings- Hughie only played 7 seasons in the Replay league out of 13 total years in baseball. He spent 1901-02 with the Phillies and was then traded to the Cubs for 2B Larry Schlafly. He spent his last 5 years in Chicago, retiring at age 38 in 1907.
Hughie's overall numbers were-
6948 AB, 2098 H, .302 BA, .764 OPS, 348 doubles, 101 triples, 22 HR, 1080 RBI, 480 SB (T-63rd), 45.8 WAR
Hughie really only played 4 full seasons in his Replay career. He missed 4 months or so in 1902 with a broken hand and was a bench player in his last few seasons. He had one solid year in 1904, when he hit .307/.359/.382, 62 R, 40 doubles, 0 triples, 0 HR, 63 RBI, 15 SB, 4.0 WAR. His 40 doubles led the league.
Hughie did win a World Series championship and was named to 2 All-Star teams. However, despite actually having better numbers that in his real life career in a number of categories, he did not get voted into the HOF. He remained on the ballot for 10 years and came "Oh, so close", getting over 65% three times, with a high of 71.5% in 1919. In real life, Jennings had a 5 year stretch where he was excellent, but didn't do anything remarkable the rest of his career. He really doesn't seem to warrant being in the HOF, so I am just fine with him being out here.
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