Jim Duffus

James Cooper Duffus

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.
• School Yale University
• High School West High School
• Born April 22, 1927 in Rochester, NY USA
• Died June 28, 2014 in Pittsford, NY USA

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Biographical Information

Pitcher Jim Duffus played in the St. Louis Cardinals minor league system in 1948 and 1949. For the Winston-Salem Cardinals in the former campaign, he went 6-5 with a 3.40 ERA in 13 games. In '49, he was 7-5 with a 4.08 mark in 24 games for the Allentown Cardinals. Overall, Duffus went 13-10 with a 3.78 ERA in 37 games.

While at Yale, he was teammates with President George H.W. Bush and pitched in the first two College World Series.

He also wrote a book, Thank You Baseball.