- Jim Bagby, Jr.
James Charles Jacob Bagby, Jr. (
September 8 ,1916 -September 2 ,1988 ) was astarting pitcher inMajor League Baseball who played for theBoston Red Sox (1938-1940, 1946),Cleveland Indians (1941-1945) andPittsburgh Pirates (1947). He batted and threw right-handed. His father, Jim Sr., was also a major league pitcher who played with Cincinnati, Cleveland and Pittsburgh between 1912 and 1923.A native of
Cleveland, Ohio , Bagby played with the Red Sox (twice), Indians and Pirates in a span of ten years. He posted a 97-96 record with 431strikeout s and a 3.96 ERA in 1666-1/3innings pitched , including 84complete games and 13shutout s.Bagby reached his career high of 17 wins in each of his All-Star seasons, in 1942 and 1943, and led the
American League in starts both years with 35 and 33, respectively. After that, he served much of 1944 in the US Merchant Marine and never won more than eight games in a regular season.Following his baseball career, Bagby became a professional
golf player. In 1992, he was inducted into theGeorgia Sports Hall of Fame .Bagby died in
Marietta, Georgia , six days short before his 72nd birthday.Facts
*The Bagbys became the first father and son combination to pitch in the
World Series when Jim Jr. appeared for the 1946 Red Sox. Jim Sr. pitched with the 1920 Indians.
*Bagby is one of three pitchers in major league history to have threeputout s in an inning. He did it in 1940, while playing for the Boston Red Sox. The others areBob Heffner , also with the Red Sox in 1963, andRick Reuschel with theChicago Cubs in 1975.
*Bagby, along with Al Smith, were the pitchers who endedJoe DiMaggio 's 56 game hitting streak.ee also
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Boston Red Sox all-time roster
*List of second generation Major League Baseball players
* List of second generation MLB playersExternal links
* [http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/bagbyji02.php The Baseball Page]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bagbyji02.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/B/Bagby_Jim_Jr.stm Baseball Library]
* [http://www.gshf.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34&Itemid=50 Georgia Sports Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pbagbj102.htm Retrosheet]
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