Jim Duggan

James Elmer Duggan
(Mer)

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 10", Weight 165 lb.
• School Franklin College
• Debut June 29, 1911
• Final Game June 29, 1911
• Born June 1, 1885 in Whiteland, IN USA
• Died December 5, 1951 in Indianapolis, IN USA

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Biographical Information

Jim Duggan was a minor league pitcher, first baseman and manager who came to the majors to play one game in 1911.

Duggan was born in Whiteland, IN, the same place that George Crowe was born 36 years later. Duggan pitched in the minors in 1906-07, and became a first baseman thereafter. Although he won less than half of his games, he might still have made the majors as a pitcher based on his performance: in 1907 he went 9-15 for a sub-.500 team while teammate Hub Perdue, who went 11-15 and was three years older, later made the majors as a pitcher.

Jim became a first baseman who usually hit well under .300, although he cleared the mark in 1913-14. Most of his minor league career was spent in the Connecticut State League and the Three-I League.

In 1911, he played one game in the majors with the 1911 Browns. Bobby Wallace was the manager and the team would go on to lose 107 games that season. The most-utilized first baseman on the team was John Black, who hit .151 in 54 games at age 21 in his only major league season.

John Duggan, perhaps a brother, also pitched several years for Nashville and later was also in the Three-I League. An Ed Duggan played a few games in the outfield for Decatur in 1915 while Jim was there.