- Juice Latham
Infobox MLB retired
name=Juice Latham
position=First baseman
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=September 6 ,1852
city-state|Utica|New York
deathdate=death date and age|1914|5|26|1852|9|6
city-state|Utica|New York
debutdate=April 19
debutyear=by|1875
debutteam=Boston Red Stockings
finaldate=October 11
finalyear=by|1884
finalteam=Louisville Colonels
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.247
stat2label=Runs scored
stat2value=209
stat3label=RBIs
stat3value=101
teams=As Player
*Boston Red Stockings (by|1875)
*New Haven Elm Citys (by|1875)
*Louisville Grays (by|1877)
*Philadelphia Athletics (by|1882)
*Louisville Colonels (by|1883–by|1884)As Manager
*New Haven Elm Citys (by|1875)
*Philadelphia Athletics (by|1882)
highlights=George Warren "Juice" Lathamcite web| title = Juice Latham's Stats | work = baseball-reference.com | url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lathaju01.shtml | accessdate = 2008-04-12 ] (
September 16 1852 –May 26 1914 ), also known as "Jumbo" Latham, was an AmericanMajor League Baseball First baseman and manager. In his career, he played for five different teams in five seasons, while managing two of them.cite web| title = Jumbo Latham's Stats | work = retrosheet.org | url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/L/Plathj101.htm | accessdate = 2008-04-12 ]Career
Latham was born on September 16, 1852, in
Utica, New York , and is credited as the first major league player from that town.cite web| title = Mowhawk Valley Hall of Fame | work = uticaod.net | url=http://www.uticaod.net/site_html/SPECIAL_CONTENT/halloffame/sports/griffin_mike.htm | accessdate = 2008-04-12 ] He first played in professional organized baseball in by|1875 for two teams in the National Association, the Boston Red Stockings, and theNew Haven Elm Citys .He was still playing baseball as late as by|1894 when he was playing first base for a team from
Richfield Springs, New York .cite web| title = Throngs Are At Richfield; Many Are The Familiar Faces At This Watering Place | work = The New York Times, July 15, 1894, Wednesday | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9506E5DD1730E033A25756C1A9619C94659ED7CF | accessdate = 2008-04-12 ] Latham died at the age of 61 in his hometown of Utica.References
External links
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* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=lathaju01 Baseball Almanac player page]Persondata
NAME = Latham, Juice
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Latham, George Warren; Latham, Jumbo
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Major League Baseball player, manager
DATE OF BIRTH = April 19, 1852
PLACE OF BIRTH = Utica, New York
DATE OF DEATH = May 26, 1914
PLACE OF DEATH = Utica, New York
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