Major League Baseball Player, Author. For nine seasons (1954 and 1956 to 1963), he was a pitcher with the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox. He chronicled his career in the books "The Long Season" (1960) and "Pennant Race Race" (1962). Born James Patrick Brosnan, he attended Elder High School in Cincinnati and later Xavier University. He was signed as an amateur free agent with the Cubs and following two-years of service with the United States Army during the Korean War, he marked his Major League debut on April 15, 1954. He pitched in eighteen games that year. In 1958, he yielded a career-high eleven wins as he split time between the Cubs and Cardinals. He was a key member of Cincinnati's reliever staff and won ten games that year for the National League Pennant-winning Reds' squad. He pitched in three games during the 1961 World Series. In 385 regular season games, he compiled a 55 win, 47 loss record with a 3.54 lifetime ERA in 831 innings pitched. After retiring from baseball, he worked for an advertising agency and continued to write, as he contributed to magazines.
Major League Baseball Player, Author. For nine seasons (1954 and 1956 to 1963), he was a pitcher with the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox. He chronicled his career in the books "The Long Season" (1960) and "Pennant Race Race" (1962). Born James Patrick Brosnan, he attended Elder High School in Cincinnati and later Xavier University. He was signed as an amateur free agent with the Cubs and following two-years of service with the United States Army during the Korean War, he marked his Major League debut on April 15, 1954. He pitched in eighteen games that year. In 1958, he yielded a career-high eleven wins as he split time between the Cubs and Cardinals. He was a key member of Cincinnati's reliever staff and won ten games that year for the National League Pennant-winning Reds' squad. He pitched in three games during the 1961 World Series. In 385 regular season games, he compiled a 55 win, 47 loss record with a 3.54 lifetime ERA in 831 innings pitched. After retiring from baseball, he worked for an advertising agency and continued to write, as he contributed to magazines.
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