Buddy Hayes (baseball)

Buddy Hayes
Buddy Hayes
	Catcher
	Born: March 7, 1894; Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1916, for the St. Louis Giants
Last appearance
	1923, for the Milwaukee Bears
Teams
	St. Louis Giants (1916); Chicago American Giants (1916); Pittsburgh Keystones (1921-1922); Homestead Grays (1922); Toledo Tigers (1923); Milwaukee Bears (1923); Cleveland Browns (1924);

Melvin "Buddy" Hayes (March 7, 1894 – death date unknown) was an American Negro league catcher in the 1910s and 1920s.

A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Hayes made his Negro leagues debut in 1916 with the St. Louis Giants and the Chicago American Giants. He went on to play for several teams through 1924, including the Pittsburgh Keystones, Toledo Tigers Homestead Grays, Milwaukee Bears and Cleveland Browns.