James Bugg Partridge (November 15, 1902 – January 14, 1974) was a second baseman in

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. He played for the

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."Jay Partridge Statistics and History"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-11-28.

Biography

Partridge was born in Mountville, Georgia. He attended

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and played on the baseball team. After graduating in 1925, he signed with the Brooklyn Robins. That season, he hit .325 in the Eastern League. He then moved to the

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and hit .333. Partridge joined the Robins in 1927. In his only full major league season, he batted .260 with seven

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s and 40

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. His

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at second base was also below average. After another subpar year in 1928, he was sent back to Nashville. Partridge had his best season in 1930. Taking advantage of Nashville's short ballpark dimensions, he batted a career-high .361 and ripped 40 home runs, which was the second-most in the league. Partridge went to the

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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."Oglethorpe University Athletic Hall of Fame"
. ''oglethorpe.edu''. Retrieved 2010-11-28. He died in 1974, at the age of 71.

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