Sports
Hughie Jennings
1869–1928 · baseball manager, former shortstop
Tigers manager from 1907 to 1920 who led Detroit to its first three American League pennants, famous for his "Ee-Yah!" cries from the coaching box.
- Born
Pittston, Pennsylvania- Died
Scranton, Pennsylvania
aged 58- Birth name
- Hugh Ambrose Jennings
- Also known as
- Ee-Yah
- Detroit years
- 1907–1920
- Field
- Sports
01 / The Detroit story
The Detroit story
Jennings had been the star shortstop of the rowdy 1890s Baltimore Orioles, and he had also earned a law degree, when Tigers president Frank Navin hired him to manage Detroit in 1907. With a roster built around Ty Cobb and Sam Crawford, he won the pennant in each of his first three seasons, 1907, 1908 and 1909, the first championships in franchise history, though the Tigers lost all three World Series. From the third-base coaching box at Bennett Park and later Navin Field, he kicked up grass, whistled, waved his arms and shouted "Ee-Yah!", which became his nickname and a Detroit catchphrase. He handled the volatile Cobb better than most and stayed fourteen seasons, still one of the longest managerial runs in Tigers history. Jennings was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945.
Highlights
- Managed the Tigers 1907–1920
- Won American League pennants in 1907, 1908 and 1909
- Known for his "Ee-Yah!" shouts from the coaching box
- Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945
02 / Their Detroit places
Their Detroit places 2
Where they lived, worked, performed and liked to hang out. Closed and demolished places stay here too, because they are part of the city's history.
Worked here · 1907–1911
Tiger Stadium
Demolished · 1896–1911
Where his pennant-winning teams of 1907–1909 played.
Worked here · 1912–1920
Tiger Stadium
Demolished · 1912–1999
The concrete ballpark that replaced Bennett Park; demolished in 2008–2009.