John J. Hayes (June 27, 1861 – April 25, 1905) was an American

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player from

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, who split most of his playing time between

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and in

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Career

From to , Hayes he played for seven different teams getting most of his playing time in his first two seasons when playing for the

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, and the

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. In

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, he returned to major league baseball when he played for the

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. Hayes is known for one infamous game on June 17, when playing for the

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, he and his teammates resented the arrival of

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, whose brash demeanor didn't sit well with the veterans on the team, and committed 28 errors en route to an 18–5 loss to the

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, with Hayes committing seven of them. After the game, Charlie Byrne fired

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, and handed out heavy fines to the guilty players.

Post-career

Jackie Hayes died at the age of 43 in his hometown of Brooklyn, and is interred at Calvary Cemetery,

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