Jim Holdsworth Baseball player

James "Jim" Holdsworth (July 14, 1850 – March 22, 1918), nicknamed "Long Jim", was a professional baseball player who played shortstop in Major League Baseball for seven different teams during his nine-season career from 1872 to 1884. Holdsworth died in his hometown of New York City, and is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Holdsworth James
Birth dateJuly 14, 1850
Birth place
New York City
Date of deathMarch 22, 1918
Place of death
New York City

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Baseball player

Career startMay 14, 1872
Career endJune 09, 1884
batting sideRight
former teams
Cleveland Forest Citys
Indianapolis Hoosiers (American Association)
position
Shortstop
teams
Union of Morrisania
Philadelphia White Stockings
Troy Trojans (MLB team)
Cleveland Forest Citys
Eckford of Brooklyn
Indianapolis Hoosiers (American Association)
Hartford Dark Blues
New York Mutuals
throwing sideRight

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