Jim LaMarque

American baseball player (1921–2000)

Baseball player
Jim LaMarque
Pitcher
Born: (1921-07-29)July 29, 1921
Potosi, Missouri
Died: January 15, 2000(2000-01-15) (aged 78)
North Kansas City, Missouri
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
1942, for the Kansas City Monarchs
Last appearance
1951, for the Kansas City Monarchs
Teams
  • Kansas City Monarchs (1942–1951)
Career highlights and awards
  • Negro World Series champion (1942)

James Harding LaMarque (July 29, 1921 – January 15, 2000), also nicknamed "Lefty", was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1942 to 1951 with the Kansas City Monarchs. He also played with the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League in 1950.[1][page needed]

References

  1. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Seamheads
  • Negro League Baseball Players Association
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Kansas City Monarchs 1942 Negro World Series champions
Newt Allen
Willard Brown
Johnnie Dawson
Joe Greene
Connie Johnson
Jim LaMarque
Jack Matchett
Booker McDaniel
Buck O'Neil
Satchel Paige
Frazier Robinson
Barney Serrell
Bill Simms
Hilton Smith
Herb Souell
Ted Strong
Bill Williams
Manager
Frank Duncan


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