Jim Hegan
[edit] Biography
Jim Hegan (James Edward Hegan) was born on August 3, 1920 in Lynn, Massachusetts. He made his Major League debut on September 9, 1941 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1942, his rookie year, he hit .194 with 0 home runs and 11 RBI. Hegan played for the Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 17 year career.
Most people believe that Jim Hegan's best season was 1948, when he knocked in 61 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1941
| CLE
| A
| 16
| 47
| 4
| 15
| 1
| 5
| .319
| .373
| .426
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1942
| CLE
| A
| 68
| 170
| 10
| 33
| 0
| 11
| .194
| .243
| .224
| 5
| 0
| 11
| 31
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1946
| CLE
| A
| 88
| 271
| 29
| 64
| 0
| 17
| .236
| .284
| .314
| 11
| 5
| 17
| 44
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 8
|
| 1947
| CLE
| A
| 135
| 378
| 38
| 94
| 4
| 42
| .249
| .324
| .344
| 14
| 5
| 41
| 49
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 8
|
| 1948
| CLE
| A
| 144
| 472
| 60
| 117
| 14
| 61
| .248
| .317
| .407
| 21
| 6
| 48
| 74
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 10
|
| 1949
| CLE
| A
| 152
| 468
| 54
| 105
| 8
| 55
| .224
| .298
| .338
| 19
| 5
| 49
| 89
| 0
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 12
|
| 1950
| CLE
| A
| 131
| 415
| 53
| 91
| 14
| 58
| .219
| .291
| .383
| 16
| 5
| 42
| 52
| 0
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 11
|
| 1951
| CLE
| A
| 133
| 416
| 60
| 99
| 6
| 43
| .238
| .302
| .346
| 17
| 5
| 38
| 72
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1952
| CLE
| A
| 112
| 333
| 39
| 75
| 4
| 41
| .225
| .287
| .324
| 17
| 2
| 29
| 47
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1953
| CLE
| A
| 112
| 299
| 37
| 65
| 9
| 37
| .217
| .280
| .348
| 10
| 1
| 25
| 41
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 8
|
| 1954
| CLE
| A
| 139
| 423
| 56
| 99
| 11
| 40
| .234
| .289
| .374
| 12
| 7
| 34
| 48
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 15
|
| 1955
| CLE
| A
| 116
| 304
| 30
| 67
| 9
| 40
| .220
| .293
| .339
| 5
| 2
| 34
| 33
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 5
| 7
|
| 1956
| CLE
| A
| 122
| 315
| 42
| 70
| 6
| 34
| .222
| .327
| .340
| 15
| 2
| 49
| 54
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 6
| 8
|
| 1957
| CLE
| A
| 58
| 148
| 14
| 32
| 4
| 15
| .216
| .291
| .345
| 7
| 0
| 16
| 23
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| 1958
| PHI
| N
| 25
| 59
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 6
| .220
| .270
| .322
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| DET
| A
| 45
| 130
| 14
| 25
| 1
| 7
| .192
| .250
| .262
| 6
| 0
| 10
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| 1958
| Total
|
| 70
| 189
| 19
| 38
| 1
| 13
| .201
| .256
| .280
| 12
| 0
| 14
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| 1959
| SF
| N
| 21
| 30
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .133
| .161
| .167
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1959
| PHI
| N
| 25
| 51
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 8
| .196
| .232
| .216
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1959
| TOT
| N
| 46
| 81
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 8
| .173
| .207
| .198
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1960
| CHI
| N
| 24
| 43
| 4
| 9
| 1
| 5
| .209
| .244
| .372
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 95
| 183
| 10
| 36
| 1
| 19
| .197
| .236
| .279
| 10
| 1
| 9
| 46
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1571
| 4589
| 540
| 1051
| 91
| 506
| .229
| .297
| .347
| 177
| 45
| 447
| 696
| 3
| 71
| 15
| 13
| 110
|
| Total
|
|
| 1666
| 4772
| 550
| 1087
| 92
| 525
| .228
| .295
| .344
| 187
| 46
| 456
| 742
| 4
| 72
| 15
| 14
| 113
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1941
| CLE
| A
| C
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 63
| 10
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1942
| CLE
| A
| C
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 227
| 32
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1946
| CLE
| A
| C
| 87
| 0
| 0
| 486
| 47
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1947
| CLE
| A
| C
| 133
| 0
| 0
| 566
| 54
| 7
| 14
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1948
| CLE
| A
| C
| 142
| 0
| 0
| 637
| 76
| 7
| 17
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1949
| CLE
| A
| C
| 152
| 0
| 0
| 651
| 73
| 7
| 16
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1950
| CLE
| A
| C
| 129
| 0
| 0
| 656
| 64
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1951
| CLE
| A
| C
| 129
| 0
| 0
| 597
| 66
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1952
| CLE
| A
| C
| 107
| 0
| 0
| 498
| 53
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1953
| CLE
| A
| C
| 106
| 0
| 0
| 399
| 42
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1954
| CLE
| A
| C
| 137
| 0
| 0
| 661
| 49
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1955
| CLE
| A
| C
| 111
| 0
| 0
| 583
| 34
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| 1956
| CLE
| A
| C
| 118
| 0
| 0
| 648
| 28
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1957
| CLE
| A
| C
| 58
| 48
| 421
| 287
| 14
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 12
| 7
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| PHI
| N
| C
| 25
| 18
| 164.2
| 104
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 3
| 0
| .991
|
| 1958
| DET
| A
| C
| 45
| 43
| 353.1
| 211
| 19
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 10
| 7
| 0
| .996
|
| 1958
| Total
|
| C
| 70
| 61
| 518
| 315
| 27
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 15
| 10
| 0
| .994
|
| 1959
| SF
| N
| C
| 21
| 9
| 98.2
| 72
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 0
| .975
|
| 1959
| PHI
| N
| C
| 25
| 18
| 155.1
| 84
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 7
| 0
| .990
|
| 1959
| TOT
| N
| C
| 46
| 27
| 254
| 156
| 17
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 9
| 0
| .983
|
| 1960
| CHI
| N
| C
| 22
| 12
| 118.2
| 76
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 6
| 1
| .977
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1629
| 148
| 1311.2
| 7506
| 695
| 86
| 136
| 0
| 75
| 49
| 32
| 2
| .990
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1938).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Hank Aguirre to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Hal Woodeshick and JW Porter (February 18, 1958).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for John Turk and cash (July 27, 1958).
- Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to San Francisco Giants (June 14, 1959).
- Released by San Francisco Giants (January 21, 1960).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (May 28, 1960).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (July 27, 1960).
- Signed by New York Yankees (September 2, 1960).
- Released by New York Yankees (October 1, 1960).
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