Jim Thorpe

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right 6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: May 28, 1887 in Prague, OK Died: March 28, 1953  in Lomita, CA

Buried: Jim Thorpe Tomb, Jim Thorpe, PA

High School: Carlisle Indian School (Carlisle, PA) School: Haskell Indian Nations University (Lawrence, KS)

Debut: April 14, 1913 (3,872nd in major league history) vs. BRO 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 25, 1919 vs. NYG 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Full Name: James Francis Thorpe View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Nine Players Who Debuted in 1913

Edd Roush
Wally Pipp
Billy Southworth
Wally Schang
Milt Stock
Bubbles Hargrave
Bob Shawkey
Dutch Leonard
Pep Young

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Notable Events and Chronology 

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June 16, 1909

Jim Thorpe makes his baseball pitching debut for the Rocky Mount Railroaders 

February 1, 1913

Olympic hero Jim Thorpe signs with the New York Giants of the National League.

October 18, 1913

Giants rout the White Sox, 11-2 in wprld wide barnstorming trip

May 2, 1917

Fred Toney pitches 10 inning no hitter

May 21, 1919

New York Giants sell two-sport star Jim Thorpe to the Boston Braves

Biography

When Thorpe won both the pentathlon and the decathlon at the 1912 Olympics, King Gustav of Sweden, the host country, said, “Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world.” Sadly, Thorpe had to return his Olympic medals when it was discovered he’d played professional baseball in a low minor league for about $60 a month in 1909. Signed by the Giants, Thorpe had an undistinguished six-season ML career. Manager John McGraw claimed Thorpe couldn’t hit a curveball, but he actually disliked Thorpe’s easygoing personality. In 1919 Thorpe hit .327 in limited play with the Braves. Thorpe was twice All-America at Carlisle Indian School, and his later professional football career earned him enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 1950 he was voted the greatest athlete of the half-century. He appeared as a bit player in several movies, the best-known being the famous Cagney vehicle White Heat.

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