Jim Tyng Baseball player
James Alexander Tyng (May 27, 1856 – October 30, 1931) is known as the first baseball player to wear a catcher's mask while playing for Harvard University in 1877. The team manager, Fred Thayer, received a patent for the mask in 1878.In 1879, Tyng became the first Harvard player selected to play in the majors, when he was picked up by Harry Wright and the Boston Red Caps as an emergency pitcher. Tyng defeated the first-place Providence Grays to draw the Red Caps within two games of the Grays. It was the only victory in his major league career. Later, in 1888, he pitched in one game for the Philadelphia Phillies.
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| Career start | September 23, 1879 |
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| Career end | June 13, 1888 |
| batting side | Right |
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| throwing side | Right |