Jim Conway (baseball)
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James P. "Jim" Conway was an American
Major League Baseball
player who pitched
for the Brooklyn Atlantics
, Philadelphia Athletics
and Kansas City Cowboys
, over the course of three seasons – and . His brother Pete Conway
, was a major league pitcher as well, most notably for the Detroit Wolverines
.
United States
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Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player who pitched
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
for the Brooklyn Atlantics
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
, Philadelphia Athletics
Philadelphia Athletics (American Association)
The Philadelphia Athletics were a professional baseball team, one of six charter members of the American Association, a 19th-century major league, which began play in 1882 as a rival to the National League. The other teams were the Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Red Stockings, Eclipse of...
and Kansas City Cowboys
Kansas City Cowboys (American Association)
The Kansas City Cowboys were a professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri for two seasons from to in the American Association. They were the third, and last incarnation of this franchise name, following the Kansas City Cowboys of the Union Association in and the Kansas City...
, over the course of three seasons – and . His brother Pete Conway
Pete Conway
Peter J. Conway was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for five seasons with the Buffalo Bisons , Kansas City Cowboys , Detroit Wolverines , and Pittsburg Alleghenys . He won two games for Detroit in the 1887 World Series and followed in 1888 with a season record of 30 wins and 14...
, was a major league pitcher as well, most notably for the Detroit Wolverines
Detroit Wolverines
The Detroit Wolverines were a 19th century baseball team that played in the National League from 1881 to 1888 in the city of Detroit, Michigan. In total, they won 426 games and lost 437, taking their lone pennant in 1887. The team was disbanded following the 1888 season.-Franchise...
.