| Jim Battle | |
| Position: | Third baseman, Shortstop |
| Birth Date: | 26 March 1901 |
| Birth Place: | Bailey, Texas |
| Death Place: | Chico, California |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | September 9 |
| Debutyear: | 1927 |
| Debutteam: | Chicago White Sox |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | October 2 |
| Finalyear: | 1927 |
| Finalteam: | Chicago White Sox |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .375 |
| Stat2label: | Games Played |
| Stat2value: | 8 |
| Stat3label: | Hits |
| Stat3value: | 3 |
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James Milton Battle [1] (March 26, 1901 – September 30, 1965) was a reserve infielder in Major League Baseball. Listed at, 170 lb., he batted and threw right-handed.
A native of Bailey, Texas, Battle played briefly for the Chicago White Sox during the season as a backup for third baseman Willie Kamm and shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh. In a six-game majors career, Battle was a .375 (3-for-8) hitter with one triple and one run scored without home runs or RBI. He also spent parts of seven seasons in the Minor leagues with the Longview Cannibals (1924-'25), Paris Bearcats (1925-'26), Little Rock Travelers (1927), Seattle Indians (1928), Waco Cubs (1928-'29) and Dallas Steers (1929), registering a .286 average (737-for-2573) with 23 homers in 594 game appearances.
Battle died in Chico, California, at the age of 64.