General Stafford

James Joseph "General" Stafford (January 30, 1868 – September 18, 1923) was an American Major League Baseball player from 1890 to 1899. He played for the Buffalo Bisons, New York Giants, Louisville Colonels, Boston Beaneaters, and Washington Senators. Stafford stood at and weighed . His younger brother John Henry "Doc" Stafford pitched in two games for the Cleveland Spiders in 1893.

Career Stafford was born in Thompson, Connecticut. In 1887, at the age of 19, he started his professional baseball career in the Eastern League. He then moved over to the Worcester Grays of the Atlantic Association for the next few years. During this time, Stafford was mainly a pitcher but also played as an outfielder occasionally. He had his best pitching season in 1888, when he went 16–7 with a 2.87 earned run average.

Stafford was traded to Louisville in May 1897 and was a shortstop for the remainder of the season. He also slugged a career-high seven home runs, which was the sixth-best total in the league.