Jim Magnuson

{{Short description|American baseball player (1946–1991)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Jim Magnuson

|position=Pitcher

|image=Jim Magnuson.jpeg

|bats=Right

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{Birth date|1946|8|18|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Marinette, Wisconsin, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1991|5|30|1946|8|18}}

|death_place=Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=June 28

|debutyear={{Baseball year|1970}}

|debutteam=Chicago White Sox

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=May 27

|finalyear={{Baseball year|1973}}

|finalteam=New York Yankees

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=2–7

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=4.59

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=40

|teams=

}}

James Robert Magnuson (August 18, 1946 – May 30, 1991) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played in {{Baseball year|1970}} and {{Baseball year|1971}} with the Chicago White Sox and in {{Baseball year|1973}} with the New York Yankees. He batted right and threw left-handed. Magnuson had a 2–7 record in 36 career games.

Personal life

Magnuson was born in Marinette, Wisconsin,{{cite news|title=White Sox Sign Oshkosh State Star |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1377750/jim_magnuson_19461991/|newspaper=The LaCrosse Tribune|date=June 15, 1966|page=39|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = December 4, 2014 }} {{Open access}} the oldest of five children. His parents were Harry J. and Florence I. Magnuson of Marinette. An alumnus of the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh,{{cite news|title=White Sox Sign Jim Magnuson, WSU-O Pitcher |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1377743/jim_magnuson_19461991/|newspaper=The Post Crescent|date=June 15, 1966|page=31|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = December 4, 2014 }} {{Open access}} Magnuson was married with two children. He died of alcohol poisoning in Green Bay, Wisconsin in 1991.

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