Jim Starks
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| Jim Starks | |
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| File:Jim Starks.jpg | |
| First baseman | |
| Born: April 23, 1906 Springfield, Missouri, U.S. | |
| Died: unknown | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1927, for the Memphis Red Sox | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1946, for the New York Black Yankees | |
| Stats at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Managerial record at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
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James Theodore Starks (April 23, 1906 – death unknown), nicknamed "Bruiser", was an American Negro league first baseman from 1927 to 1946.
A native of Springfield, Missouri, James Theodore Starks made his Negro leagues debut in 1927 with the Memphis Red Sox. Starks was later transferred to the Kansas City Monarchs. He went on to play for several additional teams, including eight seasons with the New York Black Yankees, where he finished his career in 1946.[1][2]
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
- Jim Starks at Negro League Baseball Players Association
Categories:
- 1906 births
- Birmingham Black Barons players
- Harrisburg Stars players
- Kansas City Monarchs players
- Memphis Red Sox players
- New York Black Yankees players
- New York Cubans players
- Newark Dodgers players
- Pittsburgh Crawfords players
- Baseball infielders
- Sportspeople from Springfield, Missouri
- Negro league baseball infielder, 1900s birth stubs