Jim Beauchamp
James Edward Beauchamp (/ˈbiː-tʃʌm/ (BE-chum), August 21, 1939 – December 25, 2007) was an American Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder who played from 1963 to 1973 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Colt .45s/Astros, Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Mets. He attended Grove High School in Grove, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University before being signed by the Cardinals in 1957. He was the father of former minor league baseball player Kash Beauchamp. He was 6'2' and weighed 205 pounds.
Jim Beauchamp | |
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Beauchamp as manager on the Greenville Braves in 1986 | |
Outfielder / First baseman | |
Born: Vinita, Oklahoma, U.S. | August 21, 1939|
Died: December 25, 2007 68) Union City, Georgia, U.S. | (aged|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 22, 1963, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 20, 1973, for the New York Mets | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .231 |
Home runs | 14 |
Runs batted in | 90 |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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