Jackie Hayes (second baseman)
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Minter Carney "Jackie" Hayes (July 19, 1906 – February 9, 1983) was an American
Early life and career
Hayes was born in
Baseball career highlights
In a 14-season career, he batted .265 with 20 homers and 493 runs batted in, in 1091 games. He accumulated 34 stolen bases, 494 runs, 196 doubles and a .318 on-base percentage. He had 1069 career hits in 4040 at bats.
He became the first player in Major League Baseball to wear a batting helmet during a game.[1][2]
Later life
During Spring training 1940, Hayes lost sight in one of his eyes, and legend has it that this was after a piece of cinder hit him in the eye during a game.[3][4][5] Hayes was quoted at the time as both thinking a cinder had infiltrated his eye, and that he must have gotten soap in his right eye, but it was actually glaucoma.[1][6] He later lost sight in both eyes. Hayes died at age 76 in Birmingham, Alabama, and was interred at Clanton's cemetery.
References
- ^ a b Plott, Bill (April 30, 1972). "Jackie Hayes Still Counting Blessings". news.google.com. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ Lukas, Paul (April 22, 2015). "Uni Watch: History of headgear in MLB". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ Holtzman, Jerome (July 2, 1985). "Comiskey Echoes Past". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-5858-9. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ Hill, David (March 28, 2017). "White Sox History: Jackie Hayes Gets Cinder in Eye During Game". Call to the Pen. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ Corbett, Warren. "Jackie Hayes – Society for American Baseball Research". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference
- Jackie Hayes at Find a Grave
- Interview with Jackie Hayes by Eugene Murdock, August 5, 1977, in Clanton, Alabama.
