Jim Delahanty

James Christopher Delahanty (June 20, 1879 – October 17, 1953) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball. He played thirteen seasons with eight clubs: the Chicago Orphans (1901), New York Giants (1902), Boston Beaneaters (1904–05), Cincinnati Reds (1906), St. Louis Browns (1907), Washington Senators (1907–09), Detroit Tigers (1909–12), and Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1914–15).

Jim Delahanty
Jim Delahanty baseball card
Second baseman
Born: (1879-06-20)June 20, 1879
Cleveland, Ohio
Died: October 17, 1953(1953-10-17) (aged 74)
Cleveland, Ohio
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 19, 1901, for the Chicago Orphans
Last MLB appearance
May 8, 1915, for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops
MLB statistics
Batting average.283
Hits1,159
Hit by pitch92
Teams

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he batted and threw right-handed. He was the fourth of six brothers, and all of them played professional baseball, with five of them (Jim, Ed, Frank, Joe, and Tom) appearing at the major-league level. After his baseball career, Delahanty moved back to Cleveland occasionally playing in exhibition games with his brothers, where he lived until he died.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.