James Leroy Brenneman (February 13, 1941 – March 10, 1994) was a

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. Brenneman played for the

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in the baseball season. In three career games, he had a 0–0 record, with an 18.00 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed. Brenneman was the winning pitcher for the Yankees in their 1965 Hall of Fame exhibition game against the

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in Cooperstown.

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