Jim Mooney (baseball)

Jim Mooney
Jim Mooney
	1934 Goudey baseball card
	Pitcher
	Born: September 4, 1906; Mooresburg, Tennessee, U.S.
	Died: April 27, 1979 (aged 72); Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Left
MLB debut
	August 14, 1931, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
	August 27, 1934, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	17–20
Earned run average	4.25
Strikeouts	116
Teams
	New York Giants (1931–1932); St. Louis Cardinals (1933–1934);
Career highlights and awards
	World Series champion (1934);

Jim Irving Mooney (September 4, 1906 – April 27, 1979) was an American Major League Baseball player who played pitcher from 1931 to 1934 for the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Giants.

In his 4 season of Major League Baseball (MLB) he compiled a 17–20 win–loss record. He was a member of the World Series championship team in 1934.^[1]

During World War II, Mooney served as an officer in the United States Navy.^[2] He was a professor and coach at East Tennessee State University and was inducted into their athletic Hall of Fame in 1977.^[2]

References

^ "Jim Mooney". retrosheet.org. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Wolf, Gregory H.; Weatherby, Charlie. "Jim Mooney". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved November 29, 2023.