Jim Tipper Baseball player

James "Jim" Tipper (June 18, 1849 – April 21, 1895) was an American professional baseball player who played as an outfielder during his three year career in the National Association. He played for three different teams during his career, all based in the state of Connecticut: his hometown Middletown Mansfields in 1872, the Hartford Dark Blues in 1874, and the New Haven Elm Citys in 1875. He later played in several minor league seasons; a Live Oaks team in Lynn, Massachusetts, a season for the Syracuse Stars in 1876, two seasons for the Rochester, New York team of the International Association, and one for the Manchester, New Hampshire team of the National Association. Tipper died in New Haven, Connecticut at the age of 45 of consumption (tuberculosis).

Personal facts

Jim Tipper
Alias (AKA)Tipper James
Birth dateJune 18, 1849
Birth place
Connecticut
Date of deathApril 21, 1895
Place of death
Connecticut

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Baseball player

Career startApril 26, 1872
Career endAugust 06, 1875
batting sideUnknown
former teams
Middletown Mansfields
New Haven Elm Citys
position
Outfielder
teams
Middletown Mansfields
New Haven Elm Citys
Hartford Dark Blues
throwing sideUnknown

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