Rags Faircloth
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James Lamar "Rags" Faircloth (August 19, 1892 to October 5, 1953) was a Major League Baseball
pitcher
. Faircloth played for the Philadelphia Phillies
in . In 2 career games, he had a 0-0 record with a 9.00 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed.
Faircloth was born in Kenton, Tennessee
and died in Tucson, Arizona
.
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...
pitcher
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...
. Faircloth played for the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
in . In 2 career games, he had a 0-0 record with a 9.00 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed.
Faircloth was born in Kenton, Tennessee
Kenton, Tennessee
Kenton is a town in Gibson and Obion counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 1,281 at the 2010 census, a decline of 25 from the 2000 census...
and died in Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
.