▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁pitch es ▁ 5 1 ▁times ▁– ▁a ▁major ▁league ▁record ▁that ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁broken . ▁Jenn ings ▁also ▁holds ▁the ▁career ▁record ▁for ▁being ▁hit ▁by ▁pitch es ▁with ▁ 2 8 7 , ▁with ▁Craig ▁Big gio ▁( who ▁retired ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ) ▁holding ▁the ▁modern - day ▁career ▁record ▁of ▁ 2 8 5 . ▁Jenn ings ▁also ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁Super bas ▁teams ▁that ▁won ▁National ▁League ▁p enn ants ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Jenn ings ▁was ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Tig ers , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁color ful ▁ant ics , ▁ho ots , ▁wh ist les , ▁and ▁his ▁famous ▁sh outs ▁of ▁" E e - Y ah !" ▁from ▁the ▁third ▁base ▁co aching ▁box . ▁Jenn ings ▁suffered ▁a ▁nerv ous ▁break down ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁that ▁forced ▁him ▁to ▁leave ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁and ▁was ▁post hum ously ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Baseball ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Born ▁in ▁Pitt ston , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁Jenn ings ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Irish ▁imm igr ants , ▁James ▁and ▁N ora , ▁who ▁according ▁to ▁Jack ▁Sm iles ' s ▁bi