About Jay Partridge
Lived 1902 – 1974 (aged 71). Jay Partridge was an American baseball player.
James Bugg Partridge (November 15, 1902 – January 14, 1974) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Brooklyn Robins.
Biography Partridge was born in Mountville, Georgia. He attended Oglethorpe University and played on the baseball team. After graduating in 1925, he signed with the Brooklyn Robins.
Partridge joined the Robins in 1927. In his only full major league season, he batted .260 with seven home runs and 40 runs batted in. His fielding percentage at second base was also below average. he batted a career-high .361 and ripped 40 home runs, which was the second-most in the league. Partridge went to the International League in 1931 and never hit as well again. He retired in 1933.
Partridge was elected into the Oglethorpe University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1967. He died in 1974, at the age of 71.
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Who was Jay Partridge?
American baseball player (1902–1974)
When was Jay Partridge born?
Jay Partridge was born on 15 November 1902 in Mountville.
When did Jay Partridge die?
Jay Partridge died on 14 January 1974 in Nashville.
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Jay Partridge was a baseball player.
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Jay Partridge was American.
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