James William Jordan (January 13, 1908 – December 4, 1957) was an American baseball player whose career in the major leagues lasted from April 20, 1933, to September 27, 1936. A native of the

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settlement of Tucapau, a part of the Startex-Tucapau census-designated place in Spartanburg County, Jordan was a , right-handed batter and pitcher who began his career in the minors with the home county

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team in 1926. He subsequently played for

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Dayton Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Da ...

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and

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as a second baseman and

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. Following his stint with the Dodgers, he served as a manager of the Hutchinson Pirates and London Pirates. Jimmy Jordan died at his home in

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five-and-a-half weeks before his 50th birthday."Jimmy Jordan". ''The New York Times'' obituary (December 5, 1957)
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