Jimmy Knowles Baseball player

James Knowles (September 5, 1856 – February 11, 1912), nicknamed "Darby", was a Canadian Major League Baseball player who played mainly at the third base, but did play significant time at first base as well, for six different teams in his five season career from 1884 to 1892. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Knowles died at the age of 55 in Jersey City, New Jersey, and is interred at New York Bay Cemetery in Jersey City.

Personal facts

Jimmy Knowles
Alias (AKA)Knowles James
Birth dateSeptember 05, 1856
Birth place
Ontario , Toronto , Canada
Date of deathFebruary 11, 1912
Place of death
Jersey City New Jersey

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Baseball player

Career startMay 02, 1884
Career endOctober 12, 1892
batting sideRight
former teams
Pittsburgh Pirates
San Francisco Giants
position
Third baseman
First baseman
teams
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates
San Francisco Giants
New York Metropolitans
Rochester Broncos
Washington Nationals (1886–89)
throwing sideUnknown

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