Jim Hanley

James Patrick Hanley

• Bats Right, Throws Left
• Height 5' 11", Weight 165 lb.
• School Manhattan College
• Debut July 3, 1913
• Final Game July 3, 1913
• Born October 13, 1885 in Providence, RI USA
• Died May 1, 1961 in Elmhurst, NY USA

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Biographical Information

"The Manhattan College team's star southpaw pitcher, Jim Hanley, has signed with the New York American Club." - from Sporting Life, July 12, 1913

Jim Hanley pitched one game in the majors, on July 3, 1913, for the New York Yankees. Given that he was a star college pitcher, it was odd that they didn't give him more of a chance. His sole appearance was against the dominant Philadelphia Athletics, who went on to win the 1913 World Series. He went on to play amateur ball that summer for the Reveres in the Providence Amateur League, who won the title, and was announced as intending to play for Jersey City the following season. (Per Sporting Life, November 15, 1913).

A notice in Sporting Life in 1914 indicated that a pitcher named J. Hanley was awarded to the team in Mobile, AL, but the minor league database does not show him as playing there.

Wikipedia (viewed 10-13-20) states that Hanley's baseball career ended when a line drive struck him, leaving him partially blind. However, the article does not give a reference, and does not state when, where, or with which team.

Through 2020 he is the only major leaguer with the last name Hanley, although two big leaguers have had it as a first name - Hanley Frias and Hanley Ramirez.