Jim Holloway

James Madison Holloway

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 165 lb.
• Debut May 17, 1929
• Final Game July 17, 1929
• Born September 22, 1908 in Plaquemine, LA USA
• Died April 15, 1997 in Baton Rouge, LA USA

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Biographical Information

Jim Holloway pitched three games for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1929. As a hitter he went 1-for-1.

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette lists him as being on the baseball team in 1927, the football team in 1926-28 and the basketball team in 1926-29. At the time he attended there, it was called Southwestern Louisiana Institute.

His obituary states that he served as district manager for United Fruit in Guatemala, then was a farmer and ran the Kenmore Plantation in the Baton Rouge area. He was vice chairman of the board of a local bank. Source: Calcasieu Parish Area 1997 Obituaries. See also Kenmore Plantation House.