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=
- Chicago White Sox ({{Baseball year|1970}}–{{Baseball year|1971}})
- New York Yankees ({{Baseball year|1973}})
}}
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.
References
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External links
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