Jim McCloskey

{{short description|American baseball player (1910-1971)}}

{{about|the baseball player|the lay minister known for his work to exonerate prisoners|Centurion Ministries}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

| name =Jim McCloskey

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| position =Pitcher

| birth_date ={{Birth date|1910|05|26|mf=yes}}

| birth_place =Danville, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date ={{death date and age|mf=yes|1971|08|18|1910|05|26}}

| death_place =Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.

| bats =Left

| throws =Left

|debutleague = MLB

| debutdate =April 21

| debutyear =1936

| debutteam =Boston Bees

|finalleague = MLB

| finaldate =May 12

| finalyear =1936

| finalteam =Boston Bees

|statleague = MLB

| stat1label =Win–loss record

| stat1value =0–0

| stat3label =Strikeouts

| stat3value =2

| stat2label =Earned run average

| stat2value =11.25

| awards =

| teams =

• Boston Bees ({{mlby|1936}})

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James Ellwood "Irish" McCloskey (May 26, 1910 – August 18, 1971) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played one season with the Boston Bees in 1936.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mccloji01.shtml |title=Jim McCloskey Stats |website=baseball-reference |publisher=sports-reference.com |access-date=February 2, 2021}}

McCloskey attended high school at Lancaster High School in Lancaster, New York. In 2013, he was inducted into the high school's athletic hall of fame.{{Cite web |url=http://www.metrowny.com/sports/614-Lancaster_High_School_inducts_six_into_Athletics_Hall_of_Fame.html |title=Lancaster High School inducts six into Athletics Hall of Fame |date=August 6, 2013 |access-date=2013-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115105134/http://www.metrowny.com/sports/614-Lancaster_High_School_inducts_six_into_Athletics_Hall_of_Fame.html |archive-date=2013-11-15 |url-status=dead }}