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Jim Bottomley dies of a heart attack at the age of 59

ByThis Day in Baseball December 1, 1959April 19, 2019

On December 11, 1959, former first baseman Jim Bottomley dies of a heart attack at the age of 59 in St. Louis, Missouri, where he’d starred for many years with the Cardinals. Bottomley earned election to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.

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Day: December 1, 1959

Jim Bottomley dies of a heart attack at the age of 59

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