Jim Oglesby

James Dorn Oglesby

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.

• Debut April 14, 1936
• Final Game April 17, 1936
• Born August 10, 1905 in Schofield, MO USA
• Died September 1, 1955 in Tulsa, OK USA

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Biographical Information

In 1926, Left-handed first baseman Jim Oglesby started out what would turn out to be a long run in professional baseball. When the young man suited up with the Okmulgee Drillers of the class C Western Association, it was the beginning of a 17-year run as a player and four more as a manager.

It would take Jim eleven years, playing in eight leagues with nine different teams to get a chance to play in the major leagues. His major league career consisted of three games with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1936. He started the first three games of the season, and in the third was spiked by Oscar Melillo. The injury became infected and kept him out the rest of the year. In the three games, he had eleven trips to the plate and picked up two base hits for a .182 batting average. Following the season, he was sold to the Kansas City Blues of the American Association.

After several more years in the minors, six to be exact, he retired as an active player in 1942. At that point in time, Jim had played 17 years of pro ball, 1926 through 1942, in 12 leagues with 14 different teams. The first baseman had appeared in 2,304 contests, survived 8,798 trips to the plate, had 2,782 base hits, which included 517 doubles, 123 triples and 178 home runs for a career .316 batting average. His best season was in 1935 with the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League when he had 678 at-bats with 237 base hits, including 24 home runs and hit for a .350 average.

After a short vacation from the diamond, Oglesby returned to become manager of the Sioux Falls Canaries in 1947 and 1948 and the Janesville Cubs in 1949. He took over the helm of the Miami Eagles of the K-O-M League in 1950. After leaving baseball, he became a security guard for the Douglas Aircraft Corporation in Tulsa, OK. By 1955 he was suffering from ill health and depression. He took his own life on September 1, 1955 at the age of 50.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1947	Sioux Falls Canaries	Northern League	75-43	2nd	Chicago Cubs	League Champs
1948	Sioux Falls Canaries	Northern League	45-75	7th	Chicago Cubs
1949	Janesville Cubs	Wisconsin State League	50-75	8th	Chicago Cubs	--	replaced by Michael Frederick on June 22
1950	Miami Eagles	K-O-M League	21-21	5th	none	--	replaced Jack Hodge (9-11) on May 23 replaced by Pug Griffin (41-39) on July 6

Sources

Baseball-Reference.com
SABR MILB Database:page