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Samuel Thomas Hughes (October 20, 1910 – August 9, 1981) was an American second baseman in baseball's Negro leagues.

Sammy T. Hughes
2nd Baseman
Born: (1910-10-20)October 20, 1910 Louisville, Kentucky
Died: August 9, 1981(1981-08-09) (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
Louisville White Sox (1930–1931) Washington Pilots (1932) Nashville Elite Giants (1933–1934) Columbus Elite Giants (1935) Washington Elite Giants (1936–1937) NNL All Stars Team (1937) Baltimore Elite Giants (1935–1942) Torreon, Mexico Team (1941)

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

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads

• Sammy Hughes at SABR (Baseball BioProject)

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