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
Beauchamp as manager on the Greenville Braves in 1986
Outfielder / First baseman
Born: (1939-08-21)August 21, 1939
Vinita, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died: December 25, 2007(2007-12-25) (aged 68)
Union City, Georgia, U.S.
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 runs14
Runs batted in90
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • World Series champion (1995)
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