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	6-10 / in Starts: 6-7
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 53 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	33 (15-14-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 53 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	35 (18-11-5)

Most Driven In
O Grimes	2
R Mack	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
H Edwards	1
Self	1
B Frierson	1
L Boudreau	0

1941 Batting Game Log

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1941 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	ROE	GDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	136 (135)	Sep 9	CLE	@	PHA	W,13-7	CG	5	5	2	2	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.400	.400	1.000	1.400	8	.63	0.058	.00	0.00%	2.23	C
2	2	137	Sep 10	CLE	@	PHA	L,4-6	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.444	.750	1.194	8	.70	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.42	C
3	3	139 (1)	Sep 11 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.417	.462	.667	1.128	8	.89	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.34	C
4	4	140	Sep 12	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.375	.412	.563	.974	8	.74	-0.022	.00	0.00%	0.42	C
5	5	141	Sep 13	CLE	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG(11)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.316	.350	.474	.824	8	.96	-0.087	.00	0.00%	-0.97	C
6	6	142	Sep 14 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		.316	.350	.474	.824	8						C
7	7	143	Sep 14 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG(8)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.286	.348	.429	.776	8	1.21	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.30	C
8	8	144	Sep 15	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.370	.440	.810	7	1.11	0.029	.00	0.00%	0.37	C
9	9	145	Sep 17	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	.321	.367	.429	.795	8						C
10	10	147 (1)	Sep 20	CLE		SLB	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	3	1	0	1	0		0	0		0	.375	.412	.500	.912	8						C
11	11	148	Sep 21 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,14-0	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	.361	.395	.500	.895	8	.15	0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.80	C
12	12	149	Sep 21 (2)	CLE		SLB	L,0-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		.361	.395	.500	.895	8						C
13	13	150	Sep 22	CLE		SLB	L,0-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.351	.385	.486	.871	8	.07	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.23	C
14	14	151	Sep 24	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.381	.462	.842	8	1.39	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.30	C
15	15	152	Sep 26 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,5-6	CG(11)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.341	.383	.455	.838	8	1.10	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.14	C
16	16	154 (1)	Sep 27	CLE	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	.319	.373	.426	.798	8	2.02	-0.136	.00	0.00%	-0.97	C
							6-10		53	47	4	15	2	1	5	4	1	7	2	2	1	.319	.373	.426	.798		.93	-0.344	.00	0.00%	-1.44

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