James Frances Whelan (May 11, 1890 – November 29, 1929) was a

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player. He appeared in one game as a

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for the St. Louis Cardinals in . In the

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, he played several different positions, most often

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St. Louis Cardinals players Junction City Soldiers players Ogden Canners players Indianapolis Indians players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players Topeka Jayhawks players Denver Bears players Evansville Evas players Muskegon Reds players Muskegon Muskies players Baseball players from Kansas 1890 births 1929 deaths {{US-baseball-bio-stub