James Newsom Roberts (October 13, 1895 in Artesia, Mississippi – June 24, 1984 in

Columbus, Mississippi Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County, on the eastern border of Mississippi, United States, located primarily east, but also north and northeast of the Tombigbee River, which is also part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterwa ...

), nicknamed "Big Jim", was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in twelve games for the

Brooklyn Robins The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the club moved to Los Angeles, Californi ...

during the 1924 and 1925 seasons. He attended

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