Jim Whitney
American baseball player (1857–1891) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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James Evans "Grasshopper Jim" Whitney (November 10, 1857 – May 21, 1891) was an American professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of ten seasons (1881–1890) with the Boston Red Caps/Beaneaters, Kansas City Cowboys, Washington Nationals, Indianapolis Hoosiers and Philadelphia Athletics (AA). He was the National League strikeout champion in 1883 with the Boston Beaneaters.
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Jim Whitney | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1857-11-10)November 10, 1857 Conklin, New York, U.S. | |
Died: May 21, 1891(1891-05-21) (aged 33) Binghamton, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 2, 1881, for the Boston Red Caps | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 16, 1890, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 191–204 |
Earned run average | 2.97 |
Strikeouts | 1,571 |
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