Jim Brillheart

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James Benson Brillheart (September 28, 1903 -September 2, 1972) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1922 through 1931 for the Washington Senators (1922-23), Chicago Cubs (1927) and Boston Red Sox (1931). Brillheart batted right handed and threw left handed. He was born in Dublin, Virginia.

Brillheart is one of the few pitchers in baseball history to appear in over 1,000 games, compiling 956 in the minor leagues and 86 in major league, during a career which lasted from 1921 to 1946. He was 18 years old when he reached the majors in 1922, playing for three different teams in part of four seasons, in which he posted a 8-9 record with 98 strikeouts and a 4.19 ERA in 286.0 innings pitched.

Brillheart died in Radford, Virginia at the age of 68.