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Jim Park

1892 – 1970

American baseball player

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Lived 1892 – 1970 (aged 78). Jim Park was an American baseball player and basketball coach.

James Park (November 10, 1892 – December 17, 1970) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns from to . He also played football, basketball, and baseball at the University of Kentucky from 1911 to 1915, and coached basketball there in 1915–16 and baseball in 1922. Park also served as the head football coach at Transylvania University from 1919 to 1921, and he was also a student–coach at Eastern Kentucky University in 1909.

After his playing and coaching days, Park enjoyed a long and successful career as a lawyer, a career that was interspersed with terms of public office and with service in various capacities in the Republican party. In 1944 he was the Republican candidate for the United States Senate against the incumbent Alben W. Barkley, and, although defeated, he reduced the Democratic majority in Kentucky from approximately 145,000 (in 1940) to about 80,000 in 1944.

Head coaching record Football

Political career Electoral history

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University of Kentucky
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James Park

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Jim Park?

American baseball player

When was Jim Park born?

Jim Park was born on 10 November 1892 in Richmond.

When did Jim Park die?

Jim Park died on 17 December 1970 in Lexington.

What was Jim Park's occupation?

Jim Park was a baseball player and basketball coach.

What nationality was Jim Park?

Jim Park was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jim Park

· Wikidata: Q6197364

· DBpedia: Jim Park (baseball)

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