James Joseph Ring (February 15, 1895 – July 6, 1965) was a starting pitcher in

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who played for the Cincinnati Reds (1917–1920), Philadelphia Phillies (1921–1925, 1928), New York Giants (1926) and

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(1927). Ring batted and threw right-handed. Ring was used sparingly by the Cincinnati Reds from 1917 to 1918. He won 10 games in 1919, and beat

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and the

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in Game Four of the

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on a three-hit, 2–0

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. He pitched again in Game Six, losing after allowing one run in five innings of

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. The next year he won 17 games, and was sent to the Philadelphia Phillies at the end of the season along with

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in the same trade that brought

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to Cincinnati. From 1921 to 1925 Ring averaged 12.8 wins per season, with a career-high 18 wins in 1923. Then, he was traded by the Phillies to the New York Giants before the 1927 season. After an 11–10 mark with the Giants, he was sent to the St. Louis Cardinals along with

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in exchange for

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. Ring failed to win a game for St. Louis in 1927. He appeared in 13 games and had a 0–4 record. In 1928, his last major league season, he returned to the Phillies and had a 4–17 mark in 35 appearances. In a 12-season career, Ring posted a 118–149 record with 833 strikeouts and a 4.13 ERA in 2357.1 innings pitched. Jimmy Ring died in

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, aged 70.

External links

Jimmy Ring
- Baseballbiography.com
Baseball Reference
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ring, Jimmy 1895 births 1965 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Cincinnati Reds players New York Giants (NL) players Philadelphia Phillies players St. Louis Cardinals players Baseball players from New York (state) Sportspeople from Brooklyn Jersey City Skeeters players Louisville Colonels (minor league) players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Chattanooga Lookouts players Newark Bears (IL) players Toledo Mud Hens players Burials at St. John's Cemetery (Queens) Lowell Grays players