Jim Delahanty Baseball player

James Christopher Delahanty (June 20, 1879 – October 17, 1953) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball. He played thirteen seasons with eight clubs: the Chicago Orphans (1901), New York Giants (1902), Boston Beaneaters (1904–05), Cincinnati Reds (1906), St. Louis Browns (1907), Washington Senators (1907–09), Detroit Tigers (1909–12), and Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1914–15). Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he batted and threw right-handed.Delahanty was one of five brothers to become Major League Baseball players, including older brother Ed Delahanty. He played his first full season in 1904, in which he batted .285 with the Beaneaters. He was traded mid-season by the Senators to the Tigers in 1909 for Germany Schaefer and played in his only World Series that season, batting .346 with 4 RBI in 7 games against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He finished his playing career in the Federal League. In 1,186 career games, Delahanty had 1,159 hits with 19 home runs and 151 stolen bases.

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Jim Delahanty
Birth dateJune 20, 1879
Birth place
Cleveland
Date of deathOctober 17, 1953
Place of death
Cleveland

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Baseball player

Career startApril 19, 1901
Career endMay 08, 1915
batting sideRight
former teams
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn Tip-Tops
position
Second baseman
teams
Atlanta Braves
Baltimore Orioles
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Detroit Tigers
Minnesota Twins
San Francisco Giants
Brooklyn Tip-Tops
throwing sideRight

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