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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1949 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1949 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 19	CLE	@	SLB	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
2	2	Apr 20	CLE	@	SLB	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
3	3	Apr 21	CLE	@	SLB	W,8-2	CG	30	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
4	4	Apr 22	CLE		DET	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	4	1	0	5	0
5	5	Apr 23	CLE		DET	L,4-5	CG	46	10.0	8	0	0	8	0
6	6	Apr 26	CLE		SLB	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
7	7	Apr 27	CLE		CHW	W,11-3	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
8	8	Apr 29	CLE	@	DET	W,4-1	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	9	Apr 30	CLE	@	DET	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	6	0	1	7	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	10	May 1	CLE	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
11	11	May 4	CLE		PHA	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	0
12	12	May 5	CLE		BOS	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
13	13	May 7	CLE		BOS	W,4-3	GS	45	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
14	14	May 8 (1)	CLE		WSH	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
15	15	May 8 (2)	CLE		WSH	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0
16	16	May 10	CLE		WSH	L,0-1	GS	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
17	17	May 11	CLE		NYY	W,3-2	GS	27	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	18	May 13	CLE	@	CHW	L,10-11	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
19	19	May 15 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-10	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
20	20	May 15 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	21	May 17	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	40	8.0	3	2	0	5	0
22	22	May 18	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
23	23	May 19	CLE	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	24	May 21	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
25	25	May 22 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	L,4-5	GS	32	7.0	3	0	0	3	0
26	26	May 22 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,3-7	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
27	27	May 23	CLE	@	PHA	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
28	28	May 25	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
29	29	May 26	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-5	GS	28	5.0	5	0	0	5	0
30	30	May 27	CLE		CHW	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
31	31	May 28	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	CG	40	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
32	32	May 29 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
33	33	May 29 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,2-1	CG	43	11.0	8	0	0	8	0
34	34	May 30 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,2-1	CG	47	12.0	6	3	0	9	0
35	35	May 30 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	36	Jun 1	CLE		BOS	L,1-3	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
37	37	Jun 2	CLE		BOS	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
38	38	Jun 3	CLE		BOS	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
39	39	Jun 4	CLE		PHA	L,3-10	GS	23	4.0	2	0	0	2	0
40	40	Jun 5 (1)	CLE		PHA	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
41	41	Jun 5 (2)	CLE		PHA	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	11	2	0	13	0
42	42	Jun 6	CLE		PHA	W,11-5	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
43	43	Jun 7	CLE		WSH	W,13-11	CG	49	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
44	44	Jun 8	CLE		WSH	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
45	45	Jun 10	CLE		NYY	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	1
46	46	Jun 11	CLE		NYY	L,7-12	GS	37	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	47	Jun 12 (1)	CLE		NYY	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
48	48	Jun 12 (2)	CLE		NYY	W,3-1	CG	30	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
49	49	Jun 14	CLE	@	BOS	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
50	50	Jun 15	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
51	51	Jun 16	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
52	52	Jun 17	CLE	@	NYY	W,10-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
53	53	Jun 18	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-6	GS	29	6.0	4	0	0	4	0
54	54	Jun 19	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	39	11.0	3	1	0	4	0
55	55	Jun 20	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-4	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
56	56	Jun 21	CLE	@	PHA	L,2-8	GS	32	6.0	8	1	1	10	1
57	57	Jun 22	CLE	@	PHA	W,7-3	CG	65	14.0	7	2	0	9	1
58	58	Jun 23	CLE	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
59	59	Jun 24	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
60	60	Jun 25	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-4	CG	40	8.2	7	0	0	7	0
61	61	Jun 26	CLE	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	35	10.0	2	2	0	4	0
62	62	Jun 28	CLE		DET	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
63	63	Jun 29 (1)	CLE		DET	L,0-4	CG	43	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
64	64	Jun 29 (2)	CLE		DET	W,8-7	GS	34	8.0	6	1	0	7	0
65	65	Jun 30	CLE		DET	L,6-12	GS	43	8.0	6	1	0	7	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	66	Jul 1	CLE		SLB	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
67	67	Jul 2	CLE		SLB	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
68	68	Jul 3 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
69	69	Jul 3 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
70	70	Jul 4 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,3-2	GS	29	7.0	6	0	0	6	0
71	71	Jul 4 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
72	72	Jul 5	CLE	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
73	73	Jul 6	CLE	@	CHW	L,6-9	GS	37	7.0	3	2	0	5	0
74	74	Jul 7	CLE	@	CHW	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
75	75	Jul 8	CLE	@	SLB	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
76	76	Jul 10	CLE	@	SLB	W,7-4	CG	25	6.0	7	1	0	8	1
77	77	Jul 14	CLE		PHA	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
78	78	Jul 15	CLE		PHA	L,0-8	GS	36	7.0	5	0	1	6	1
79	79	Jul 16	CLE		PHA	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
80	80	Jul 17 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
81	81	Jul 17 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
82	82	Jul 18	CLE		BOS	W,1-0	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
83	83	Jul 19	CLE		NYY	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
84	84	Jul 20	CLE		NYY	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
85	85	Jul 21	CLE		NYY	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
86	86	Jul 22	CLE		WSH	W,2-1	CG	34	10.0	5	1	0	6	0
87	87	Jul 23	CLE		WSH	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
88	88	Jul 24 (1)	CLE		WSH	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
89	89	Jul 24 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
90	90	Jul 25	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
91	91	Jul 28	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
92	92	Jul 29 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
93	93	Jul 29 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
94	94	Jul 30	CLE	@	BOS	W,10-6	CG	47	10.0	4	1	0	5	0
95	95	Jul 31	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	96	Aug 1	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
97	97	Aug 2	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-1	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
98	98	Aug 4 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,6-3	CG	48	12.0	6	1	0	7	0
99	99	Aug 4 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,14-1	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
100	100	Aug 5	CLE	@	PHA	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
101	101	Aug 6	CLE	@	PHA	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
102	102	Aug 7 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
103	103	Aug 7 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,2-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
104	104	Aug 9	CLE		SLB	W,9-2	GS	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
105	105	Aug 10	CLE		SLB	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
106	106	Aug 11	CLE		CHW	W,6-5	GS	36	7.0	6	0	0	6	0
107	107	Aug 12	CLE		CHW	L,5-6	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
108	108	Aug 14 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
109	109	Aug 14 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,5-0	GS	27	7.0	5	0	0	5	0
110	112 (2)	Aug 17 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,6-10	GS	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	113	Aug 17 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,2-5	GS	30	7.0	3	0	1	4	0
112	114	Aug 18	CLE	@	SLB	W,14-4	GS	19	5.0	3	0	0	3	0
113	115	Aug 19	CLE	@	CHW	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
114	116	Aug 21 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-5	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
115	117	Aug 21 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	6	2	1	9	1
116	118	Aug 23	CLE		WSH	L,2-4	GS	30	7.0	3	0	0	3	0
117	119	Aug 24	CLE		WSH	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
118	120	Aug 25	CLE		NYY	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
119	121	Aug 26	CLE		NYY	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
120	122	Aug 27	CLE		NYY	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
121	123	Aug 28	CLE		BOS	W,2-1	CG	42	11.0	9	0	0	9	0
122	124	Aug 29 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
123	125	Aug 29 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,5-4	GS	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
124	126	Aug 31 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,7-6	CG	57	14.0	6	1	0	7	1
125	127	Aug 31 (2)	CLE		PHA	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
126	128	Sep 1	CLE		PHA	W,2-1	GS	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
127	129	Sep 3	CLE		SLB	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
128	130	Sep 4	CLE		SLB	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
129	131	Sep 5 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,5-3	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
130	132	Sep 5 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,6-4	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
131	133	Sep 8 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,0-10	GS	24	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
132	134	Sep 8 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	30	8.0	4	2	1	7	0
133	135	Sep 9	CLE	@	SLB	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
134	136	Sep 10	CLE	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
135	137	Sep 11	CLE	@	SLB	L,4-5	GS	33	7.0	6	1	0	7	0
136	138	Sep 14	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
137	139	Sep 15	CLE	@	NYY	W,10-6	CG	37	9.0	5	0	1	6	0
138	140	Sep 16	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
139	141	Sep 17	CLE	@	WSH	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
140	142	Sep 18	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	0
141	143	Sep 19	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-6	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
142	144	Sep 20	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
143	145	Sep 21	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-9	GS	29	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
144	146	Sep 23	CLE		DET	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
145	147	Sep 24	CLE		DET	L,5-8	GS	34	7.0	7	1	0	8	0
146	148	Sep 25	CLE		DET	W,7-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
147	149	Sep 27	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	0
148	150	Sep 28	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	6	2	0	8	0
149	151	Sep 29	CLE	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
150	152	Sep 30	CLE	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
151	153	Oct 1	CLE	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	5	2	0	7	2
152	154	Oct 2	CLE	@	DET	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
							152gm		1260.2	651	73	7	731	16