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Originally Posted by pro9
Pretty sure it's Hughie Jennings. If I'm correct, instead of mailing me the cards, please donate them to a Children's Hospital in your hometown.
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Eee-Yah is right! Hughie Jennings is still the all-time leader in HBP with 287. Craig Biggio is the modern-day leader with 285.
Cool story about Hughie...
"He certainly enriched the lexicon of baseball. (Hughie) Jennings would stand in the first-base coaching box, raise his fists, kick one leg into the air and yell: 'Here we are.' Finally, by sacrificing consonants for simplicity, this became 'Eee-Yah.' The fans would pick up the chant whenever Jennings would step onto the field, and sounds would ring through old Bennett Park. - Sportswriter Joe Falls of The Detroit News