Jimmy Hallinan

Infobox MLB retired
name=Jimmy Hallinan
position=Shortstop


bgcolor1=#263473
bgcolor2=#A50024
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate= May 27, 1849
Ireland
deathdate=death date and age|1879|10|28|1849|5|27
city-state|Chicago|Illinois
debutdate= July 26
debutyear= by|1871
debutteam= Fort Wayne Kekiongas
finaldate= August 22
finalyear= by|1878
finalteam= Indianapolis Blues
stat1label=Batting Average
stat1value=.287
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=5
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=83
teams=
* Fort Wayne Kekiongas (by|1871)
* Keokuk Westerns (by|1875)
* New York Mutuals (by|1875–by|1876)
* Cincinnati Reds (by|1877)
* Chicago White Stockings (by|1877–by|1878)
* Indianapolis Blues (by|1878)
highlights=

James H. "Jimmy" Hallinan (May 27 1849 – October 28, 1879) was an Irish Major League Baseball player from Ireland. Jimmy was a well-travelled player during his career, totaling six teams in five seasons.cite web| title = Jimmy Hallinan's Statistics | work = retrosheet.org | url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/H/Phallj101.htm | accessdate = 2008-03-14 ]

Early years

He first began his baseball career in by|1870, with the amateur Aetna Club of Chicago, and played shortstop for four seasons with them.cite web| title = Jimmy Hallinan's Obit | work = The New York Times, November 11, 1879 | url=http://thedeadballera.com/Obits/Hallinan.Jimmy.Obit.html | accessdate = 2008-03-14 ] During that stretch, he did play a few professional games for the by|1871 Fort Wayne Kekiongas of the National Association.

Major leagues

He did not play professional baseball again until he played a few games for the Keokuk Westerns in by|1875. When the Westerns folded, he moved on to the New York Mutuals, and played the rest of the 1875 season with them, as well as the entire 1876 season, when the team moved over to the new National League when the Association folded. He finished 3rd in league in home runs that season with two.cite web| title = Jimmy Hallinan's Statistics | work = baseball-reference.com | url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/halliji01.shtml | accessdate = 2008-03-14 ] Jimmy playing sparingly for the Cincinnati Reds in by|1877, and when it looked as if the team was going to fold, he and Charley Jones agreed to sign and play with the Chicago White Stockings. The Reds eventually corrected their situation, and rightfully asked for their two players back. It was agreed between the two teams that Jones return to the Reds, and Hallinan was to remain with the White Stockings.cite web| title = The Cincinnati Reds, pgs 13 - 14 | work = by Lee Allen | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=wM-RcdEGhgsC&pg=PA13&lpg=PA13&dq=%22Jimmy+Hallinan%22+drunk&source=web&ots=DI5nWo80u7&sig=5Ha0Y4DKVxWOiu3Vg4Wvmlkss0c&hl=en | accessdate = 2008-03-14 ] It was during July of that by|1878 season that he became too ill to play, which forced him to quit, but did return to the field later in August for the Indianapolis Blues, but was only able to participate in three games. Although he was a better than average hitter, he lacked skill in the field, for his career, he hit .287 in 170 games, but in his 111 games at shortstop, he totalled 161 errors for a .744 fielding percentage. He didn't fare much better in his games in the outfield or at second base, as his career total was .756. Early in his career, he spent most of playing time at shortstop, but due to his lack of fielding skill, he was later moved to outfield.

Death

It is alleged that that the reason Jimmy became too ill to play was most likely due from overuse of alcohol.cite web| title = Who Got Expelled? | work = baseball-fever.com | url=http://www.baseball-fever.com/archive/index.php/t-60461.html%20Baseball-Fever | accessdate = 2008-03-14 ] In October of the following year, he succumbed to inflammation of the bowels, dying at 30 years of age in Chicago, Illinois, and he was interred at the Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Evanston, Illinois.

ee also

*List of players from Ireland in Major League Baseball

References

External links

*baseball-reference|id=h/halliji01
*findagrave|19731

Persondata
NAME = Hallinan, Jimmy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Hallinan, James H.
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Major League Baseball player
DATE OF BIRTH = May 27, 1849
PLACE OF BIRTH = Ireland
DATE OF DEATH = October 28, 1879
PLACE OF DEATH = Chicago, Illinois