Jim Cockman

James Cockman (April 26, 1873 – September 28, 1947) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Highlanders in 1905. He stood at 5' 6" and weighed 145 lbs.[1]

Jim Cockman
Third baseman
Born: (1873-04-26)April 26, 1873
Guelph, Ontario
Died: September 28, 1947(1947-09-28) (aged 74)
Guelph, Ontario
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 28, 1905, for the New York Highlanders
Last MLB appearance
October 7, 1905, for the New York Highlanders
MLB statistics
Batting average.105
Home runs0
Runs batted in2
Teams

Career

Cockman started his professional baseball career in 1896 and batted .300 that year for the Virginia League's Roanoke Magicians.[2] The following season, he played for the London Cockneys of the Canadian League. He batted a career-high .413 to win the batting title.[3]

Although Cockman did "pretty good work with the stick," he was released by Toronto in 1898[4] and then went to the Atlantic League's Reading Coal Heavers. In 1900, Cockman played in the Eastern League, International League, and Interstate League. He posted a .307 batting average in the Interstate League, and it was the last time in his career that he would bat over .300.[2]

From 1901 to 1903, Cockman played in the Western League with the Minneapolis Millers and Milwaukee Creams.[2] He then spent most of the following four seasons with the Eastern League's Newark Sailors. In 1905, he hit just .232[2] but was acquired by the New York Highlanders (later known as the Yankees) in September. Cockman played 13 MLB games over the final month of the season. He went 4 for 38 (.105) at the plate, with 0 home runs and 2 runs batted in.[1] At 32 years old, he was the oldest player to ever make his major league debut with the New York Yankees franchise.[5]

Cockman went back to Newark in 1906.[2] After short stints in Toronto and St. Paul, he played for the Western League's Lincoln Railsplitters from 1909 to 1911. In 1912, he batted .262 in the Nebraska State League and then retired after the season.[2]

Personal life

Cockman died on September 28, 1947 in his hometown of Guelph at age 74. He was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park, in Guelph.[1]

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References
  1. "Jim Cockman Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  2. "Jim Cockman Minor League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  3. "1897 Canadian League Batting Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  4. "Sporting Gossip". The Metropolitan, May 14, 1898, p. 7.
  5. Walker, Ben. "Enjoy Ozzie's Final All-Star Game". Daily News, July 5, 1996, p. 20.
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