Jimmy Wasdell

Jimmy Wasdell
Jimmy Wasdell
	Outfielder / First baseman
	Born: May 15, 1914; Cleveland, Ohio
	Died: August 6, 1983 (aged 69); New Port Richey, Florida
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
	September 3, 1937, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
	April 18, 1947, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Batting average	.273
Home runs	29
Runs batted in	341
Teams
	Washington Senators (1937–1940); Brooklyn Dodgers (1940–1941); Pittsburgh Pirates (1942–1943); Philadelphia Phillies (1943–1946); Cleveland Indians (1946–1947);

James Charles Wasdell (May 15, 1914 – August 6, 1983) was an American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1937 through 1947 for the Washington Senators, Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cleveland Indians.

Wasdell helped the Dodgers win the 1941 National League Pennant (although they lost to the New York Yankees in the World Series).

In 11 seasons Wasdell played in 888 games and had 2,866 at bats, 339 runs, 782 hits, 109 doubles, 34 triples, 29 home runs, 341 runs batted in, 29 stolen bases, 243 walks, .273 batting average, .332 on-base percentage, .365 slugging percentage, 1,046 total Bases and 39 sacrifice hits.

Wasdell died in New Port Richey, Florida at the age of 69.

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