Jim Devlin
First baseman, Baseball Player
1849 – 1883
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Who was Jim Devlin?
James Alexander Devlin was an American Major League Baseball player who played mainly as a first baseman early in his career, then as a pitcher in the latter part. He played for three different teams during his five-year career; the Philadelphia White Stockings and the Chicago White Stockings of the National Association, and the Louisville Grays of the National League. However, after admitting to throwing games and costing the Grays the pennant in 1877, he and three of his teammates were banished permanently from Major League Baseball.
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- Born
- Jun 6, 1849
Philadelphia - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Oct 10, 1883
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on July 23, 2013
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