Jim Jackson (baseball)

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Jim Jackson

|image=Jim Jackson (baseball).jpg

|position=Outfielder

|birth_date={{Birth date|1877|11|28}}

|birth_place=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

|death_date={{death date and age|1955|10|9|1877|11|28}}

|death_place=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=April 26

|debutyear={{Baseball year|1901}}

|debutteam=Baltimore Orioles

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 28

|finalyear={{Baseball year|1906}}

|finalteam=Cleveland Naps

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.235

|stat2label=Runs

|stat2value=159

|stat3label=RBI

|stat3value=132

|teams=

Baltimore Orioles ({{Baseball year|1901}})
New York Giants ({{Baseball year|1902}})
Cleveland Naps ({{Baseball year|1905}}–{{Baseball year|1906}})

}}

James Benner Jackson (November 28, 1877 – October 9, 1955) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Baltimore Orioles, the New York Giants, and the Cleveland Naps (now known as the Cleveland Guardians) during the early 1900s. In three hundred and forty-eight career games, he had a .235 batting average with three hundred hits in 1,274 at-bats. He was right-handed."[https://www.newspapers.com/image/630330654/ Town & Vicinity]." Frostburg, Maryland: Mining Journal, July 13, 1901, p. 3 (subscription required).

In 1902, he was described by The Pittsburgh Press as "the brilliant center fielder of the Orioles.""[https://www.newspapers.com/image/141837608/ James Jackson Was Released: Cold Facts About Signing of the Player for New York]." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Press, February 1, 1902, p. 8 (subscription required).

Formative years

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 28, 1877, Jackson attended the University of Pennsylvania.

Career

During his three hundred and forty-eight-game career, Jackson played for multiple National League teams, including the Baltimore Orioles, the New York Giants, and the Cleveland Naps in {{Baseball year|1901}} and {{Baseball year|1902}}, and again from {{Baseball year|1905}} to {{Baseball year|1906}}. He batted and threw right-handed."[https://www.newspapers.com/image/33923853/ Orioles Trounced for the Third Time]." Chicago, Illinois: The Daily Inter-Ocean, September 2, 1901, p. 4 (subscription required)."[https://www.newspapers.com/image/180761290/ Salary of Yost Is Very High]." Minneapolis, Minnesota: The Minneapolis Tribune, February 12, 1905, p. 30 (subscription required).