Jim Beswick
{{short description|American baseball player (born 1958)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| name =Jim Beswick
| position =Outfielder
| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1958|2|12}}
| birth_place =Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| bats =Switch
| throws =Right
|debutleague = MLB
| debutdate =August 9
| debutyear ={{mlby|1978}}
| debutteam =San Diego Padres
|finalleague = MLB
| finaldate =September 30
| finalyear ={{mlby|1978}}
| finalteam =San Diego Padres
|statleague = MLB
| stat1label =At bats
| stat1value =20
| stat2label =Hits
| stat2value =1
| stat3label =Batting average
| stat3value =.050
| awards =
| teams =
- San Diego Padres (1978)
|highlights=
}}
James William Beswick (born February 12, 1958) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder who appeared in 17 games for the San Diego Padres in {{mlby|1978}}. He was a switch hitter and threw right-handed.
Career
Beswick was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 5th round of the 1976 amateur draft and played that season for the Class A short-season Walla Walla Padres. He spent 1977 playing for the Class A Reno Silver Sox and most of 1978 with the Double-A Amarillo Gold Sox.
In August 1978, Beswick was called up to the major league club. He appeared in 17 games for the Padres, primarily as a pinch hitter and pinch runner. He was sent back to the minors following the season, and spent 1979–1981 playing for the Triple-A Hawaii Islanders.
In 1982 he signed with the California Angels organization and played for the Double-A Holyoke Millers and Nashua Angels. His American professional baseball career ended after the 1983 season at the age of 25.
External links
{{Baseballstats |mlb= |espn= |br=b/beswiji01 |fangraphs= |cube=}}
- Jim Beswick minor league statistics at [https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=beswic001jam Baseball-Reference]
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Category:Amarillo Gold Sox players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:Hawaii Islanders players
Category:Holyoke Millers players
Category:Major League Baseball outfielders
Category:Nashua Angels players
Category:People from Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania
Category:Baseball players from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Category:Reno Silver Sox players
Category:San Diego Padres players
Category:Walla Walla Padres players
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