Jeffrey "Jesse" Lynn James (September 29, 1941 – May 7, 2006) was an American

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. He played in

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(MLB) from –, for the

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. James appeared in 35 career

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, winning six, including one shutout (versus the

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on July 17, 1968). He threw and batted right-handed. A native of

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, James graduated from Indianapolis Washington High School, where he was named to the "All-Time Washington High baseball team”; he went on to attend

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, lettering in baseball in . James had three children, two from his first marriage to Linda Donnelly. Kimberly Lynne was born in 1966 and Kelly Lynne was born in 1968. Jeff Jr., his third child, was born during his second marriage. James Sr. contracted lung cancer and died from the illness in 2006.

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