Jim Tyng

Jim Tyng

Infobox MLB retired
name= Jim Tyng
position= Pitcher


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birthdate=May 27, 1856
deathdate=October 30, 1931
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debutdate=September 23, 1879
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debutteam=Boston Red Caps
finaldate=June 13, 1888
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finalteam=Philadelphia Phillies
stat1label=Win-Loss Record
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stat3label=Batting average
stat1value=1-2
stat2value=4.94
stat3value=.333
teams=Boston Red Caps and Philadelphia Phillies
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Jim Tyng was the first baseball player to wear a catcher's mask while playing for Harvard in 1877. The team manager, Fred Thayer received a patent for the mask in 1878. In 1879, Tyng was picked up by Harry Wright and the Boston Red Caps as an emergency pitcher. Tyng defeated the first-place Providence Grays to draw the Red Caps within 2 games of the Grays. It was the only victory of Tyng's career. Later, in 1888, he played one game for the Philadelphia Phillies.

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* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=tyngji01 Baseball Almanac]


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