Jim Nealon
| Jim Nealon | |||
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| First baseman | |||
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Born: December 15, 1884 Sacramento, California | |||
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Died: April 2, 1910 (aged 25) San Francisco | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 12, 1906, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 6, 1907, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .256 | ||
| Hits | 240 | ||
| Runs batted in | 130 | ||
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James Joseph Nealon (December 15, 1884 – April 2, 1910) was a professional baseball player. He was born in Sacramento, California, and died in San Francisco, at the age of 25.
He was a first baseman over parts of 2 seasons (1906–1907) with the Pittsburgh Pirates. In his rookie season in 1906, he tied for the National League lead in RBIs with Harry Steinfeldt. The next year, he contracted tuberculosis, ending his baseball career.[1] He subsequently died of typhoid pneumonia at the age of 25.[1]
See also
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
References
- 1 2 McKenna, Brian. Early exits: the premature endings of baseball careers, Rowman & Littlefield, 2007, p. 200. ISBN 0-8108-5858-4
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