ography ▁of ▁Jenn ings , ▁E e - y ah : ▁The ▁Life ▁and ▁Times ▁of ▁Hugh ie ▁Jenn ings , ▁Baseball ▁Hall ▁of ▁F amer ▁( page ▁ 7 ), ▁arrived ▁in ▁Pitt ston ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 . ▁ ▁Jenn ings ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁break er ▁boy ▁( you ng ▁boys ▁who ▁separated ▁the ▁coal ▁from ▁the ▁sl ate ) ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁anth rac ite ▁coal ▁mines . ▁He ▁drew ▁attention ▁playing ▁short stop ▁for ▁a ▁semi - prof essional ▁baseball ▁team ▁in ▁Le h ight on , ▁Pennsylvania ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁Louis ville ▁Col on els ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁in ▁. ▁He ▁stayed ▁with ▁the ▁Col on els ▁when ▁they ▁joined ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁in ▁ ▁and ▁was ▁trad ed ▁on ▁June ▁ 7 , ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Ori oles . ▁ ▁Baltimore ▁Ori oles : ▁ 1 8 9 3 – 1 8 9 9 ▁Jenn ings ▁played ▁with ▁the ▁Ori oles ▁for ▁parts ▁of ▁seven ▁seasons ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁star ▁during ▁his ▁years ▁in ▁Baltimore . ▁The ▁Baltimore ▁Ori oles ▁teams ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁are ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁teams ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁The ▁teams ▁featured ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁manager ▁Ned ▁Han lon ▁and ▁a ▁line up ▁with ▁six ▁future ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fam ers : ▁first ▁bas eman ▁Dan ▁Br outh ers , ▁second ▁bas