| Jim Duggan | |
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| First baseman | |
| Born:(1885-06-01)June 1, 1885 Whiteland, Indiana | |
| Died: December 5, 1951(1951-12-05) (aged 66) Indianapolis, Indiana | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 29, 1911, for the St. Louis Browns | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 29, 1911, for the St. Louis Browns | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .000 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 1 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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James Elmer Duggan (June 1, 1885 – December 5, 1951) was an American professionalbaseball player. Except for one game withSt. Louis Browns in 1911,first baseman Duggan spent his entire 11-year professional career in theminor leagues.
Duggan born on Monday, June 1, 1885, inWhiteland, Indiana. He graduated from Whiteland High School and attendedFranklin College before entering pro ball with theAtlanta Crackers of theSouthern Association in 1906. He was playing for theHolyoke, MassachusettsPapermakers (Connecticut League) in 1911 when the franchise folded on June 20. A few days later, the Browns summoned him to Detroit for a game with the Tigers. Batting seventh, Duggan went hitless in fourat bats, drew awalk, drove in a run and scored once in a 6-5 St. Louis victory. It would be his only major league appearance.
Duggan's last six professional seasons were spent in theThree-I League. Starting in 1912, he spent four years inDecatur, Illinois, and in 1915 he was theCommodores'playing manager. He split the 1916 season between theRock Island Islanders. andDavenport Blue Sox. He finished his career in 1917 as a player-manager with theBlues ofAlton, Illinois.
In 1918 Duggan entered the army, He was on board a ship bound for Europe when World War I ended.
Johnny Duggan, Jim's brother, was a minor leagueoutfielder.[1]
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