Jimmy Zinn Notable

b. January 31, 1895 · Philadelphia Athletics 1919, Pittsburgh Pirates 1920–1922, Cleveland Indians 1929

Jimmy Zinn played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1919 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1929.

He went 13 and 16 with a 4.30 earned run average, pitching 299 innings in 66 games. He struck out 108 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 76 games he batted .283, with 34 hits and 17 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 6 doubles and 2 stolen bases.

He was born in Benton, AR, USA on January 31, 1895, and died on February 26, 1991. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1919	PHA	10	13	2	4	0	0	1	3	1	1	1	.308
1920	PIT	8	15	2	3	0	1	0	1	1	5	0	.200
1921	PIT	33	49	6	11	2	0	0	3	1	10	1	.224
1922	PIT	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1929	CLE	20	42	7	16	4	1	1	8	4	2	0	.381
Career	—	76	120	17	34	6	2	2	15	7	18	2	.283

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1919	PHA	1	3	5	3	0	25.2	38	18	10	9	6.31
1920	PIT	1	1	6	3	0	31.0	32	12	5	18	3.48
1921	PIT	7	6	32	9	4	127.1	159	52	30	49	3.68
1922	PIT	0	0	5	0	1	9.2	11	2	2	3	1.86
1929	CLE	4	6	18	11	2	105.1	150	59	33	29	5.04
Career	—	13	16	66	26	7	299.0	390	143	80	108	4.30

On this day & linked events

1895

Born January 31, 1895

Benton, AR, USA

1991

Died February 26, 1991

1919

Major-league debut: Jimmy Zinn

Jimmy Zinn made a major-league debut on September 4, 1919.

1929

Final major-league game: Jimmy Zinn

Jimmy Zinn played a final major-league game on August 25, 1929.