Jim Bivin | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | 11 December 1909 |
Birth Place: | Jackson, Mississippi |
Death Place: | Pueblo, Colorado |
Bats: | lefty |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 16 |
Debutyear: | 1935 |
Debutteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 29 |
Finalyear: | 1935 |
Finalteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 2–9 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 5.79 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 54 |
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James Nathaniel Bivin (December 11, 1909 – November 7, 1982) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He appeared in 47 games (14 starts) for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1935. Afterwards, he went on to a lengthy career as a minor league baseball manager. He was the last major league pitcher faced by Babe Ruth, on May 30, 1935.[1] . (Ruth grounded out to first; it was the only time Bivin faced Ruth.)