Samuel Thomas Hughes (October 20, 1910 – August 9, 1981) was an American second baseman in baseball's Negro leagues.

Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Hughes played primarily for the Elite Giants through their various stops in Nashville, Columbus, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, always in the Negro National League. He served in the US Army during World War II. At age 42, Hughes received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro leagues' best players ever. Hughes died at age 70 in Los Angeles.

Sammy T. Hughes

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Sammy Hughes at SABR (Baseball BioProject)

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Baltimore Elite Giants players

Louisville White Sox players

Washington Pilots players

Nashville Elite Giants players

Columbus Elite Giants players

Washington Elite Giants players

1910 births

1981 deaths

Baseball players from Louisville, Kentucky

20th-century African-American sportspeople

Baseball infielders

United States Army soldiers

United States Army personnel of World War II

African-American United States Army personnel

Sammy T. Hughes