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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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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