Jim Hegan

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: August 3, 1920 in Lynn, MA us

Died: June 17, 1984 in Lynn, MA

Buried: Swampscott Cemetery, Swampscott, MA

High School: Lynn English HS (Lynn, MA)

Debut: September 9, 1941 (Age 21-037d, 9,097th in major league history)
vs. PHA 5 AB, 2 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 4, 1960 (Age 39-336d)
vs. SFG 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: James Edward Hegan

Nicknames: Shanty

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Relatives: Father of Mike Hegan

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.6

4772

1087

.228

550

RBI

525

OBP

.295

SLG

.344

OPS

.639

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-6 / in Starts: 4-6
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	5 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1948	WS g1	Oct 6	CLE	@	BSN	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	8	.89	0.064	46.44	2.07%	0.63	C
2	1948	WS g2	Oct 7	CLE	@	BSN	W,4-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	8	1.04	-0.065	55.29	-1.98%	-0.46	C
3	1948	WS g3	Oct 8	CLE		BSN	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	8	1.01	0.058	63.66	2.00%	0.65	C
4	1948	WS g4	Oct 9	CLE		BSN	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	8	.73	-0.044	46.88	-1.56%	-0.69	C
5	1948	WS g5	Oct 10	CLE		BSN	L,5-11	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.400	.650	8	.93	0.235	45.66	6.78%	1.63	C
6	1948	WS g6	Oct 11	CLE	@	BSN	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.368	.618	8	.87	0.009	78.58	0.41%	-0.62	C
1954 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	1954	WS g1	Sep 29	CLE	@	NYG	L,2-5	GS-10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	2.42	-0.254	126.69	-7.58%	-1.65	C
8	1954	WS g2	Sep 30	CLE	@	NYG	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	8	.94	-0.018	49.91	-0.36%	0.05	C
9	1954	WS g3	Oct 1	CLE		NYG	L,2-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.200	.300	8	.78	-0.041	32.29	-1.11%	-0.50	C
10	1954	WS g4	Oct 2	CLE		NYG	L,4-7	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.154	.214	.231	.445	8	.82	0.019	15.48	0.23%	0.43	C
									35	32	3	6	1	0	1	5	2	1	5	0	1	0		0	1	0	.188	.235	.313	.548

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