James Royal Mains (June 12, 1922 – March 17, 1969) was a

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. He played one game for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1943."Jim Mains Statistics and History"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-11-30.

Biography

Mains was born in Bridgton, Maine, and was the son of former MLB pitcher Willard Mains. He attended

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and played on the freshman baseball team in 1942. Mains started his professional baseball career in 1943. That season, he pitched for the Eastern League's Utica Braves and went 0–8 with a 6.64

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. He also made one start for the Philadelphia Athletics late in the season, a complete-game loss. It was his only major league appearance. The following season, he went 3–9 back in the Eastern League."Jim Mains Minor League Statistics & History"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-11-30. In 1945, Mains pitched for the

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and went 5–8, mostly in relief. He then moved on to the

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of the

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. He set career-highs in 1946 in wins, losses, and innings pitched, going 6–16 with a 4.60 ERA in 178 innings. In 1947, he went 3–10. That was his last season in the high minors. He later pitched in the Provincial League. Besides playing baseball, Mains also manufactured baseball bats in Bridgton. He had one son, who is also named Jim.Baletine, John
"Q & A – Jim Maines, new executive director of the Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce"
. January 7, 2010, ''keepmecurrent.com''. Retrieved 2010-11-30. Mains died in 1969, at the age of 46.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mains, Jim 1922 births 1969 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Philadelphia Athletics players Utica Braves players Elmira Pioneers players Toledo Mud Hens players Little Rock Travelers players Baseball players from Cumberland County, Maine People from Bridgton, Maine Harvard Crimson baseball players