Jim Tyng

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Jim Tyng

Pitcher
Born: (1856-05-27)May 27, 1856 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: October 30, 1931(1931-10-30) (aged 75) New York, New York
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 23, 1879 for the Boston Red Caps
Last MLB appearance
June 13, 1888 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Career statistics
Win–loss record	1-2
Earned run average	4.94
Batting average	.333
Teams
Boston Red Caps (1879) Philadelphia Phillies (1888)

James Alexander Tyng (May 27, 1856 – October 30, 1931) is known as the first baseball player to wear a catcher's mask while playing for Harvard University in 1877. The team manager, Fred Thayer, received a patent for the mask in 1878.

In 1879, Tyng became the first Harvard player selected to play in the majors, when he was picked up by Harry Wright and the Boston Red Caps as an emergency pitcher. Tyng defeated the first-place Providence Grays to draw the Red Caps within two games of the Grays. It was the only victory in his major league career. Later, in 1888, he pitched in one game for the Philadelphia Phillies.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
Baseball Almanac – Harvard University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues
Baseball Almanac – Jim Tyng page
Harvard Magazine: Home-plate Security, article by Stephen Eschenbach, July–August, 2004

Persondata
Name	Tyng, Jim
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	May 27, 1856
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date of death	October 30, 1931
Place of death	New York, New York

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