Jim Zapp
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James Stephen Zapp (April 18, 1924 – September 30, 2016), nicknamed "Zipper", was an American baseball outfielder who played baseball in the Negro leagues and minor leagues from 1945 to 1955. Spending the majority of his career with the Baltimore Elite Giants, Zapp is described as an above-average power and contact hitter. When Zapp began playing in integrated baseball with the Paris Lakers of the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League, he broke the league's RBI record total for a single-season, which still stands today.
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Jim Zapp | |
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Left fielder | |
Born: (1924-04-18)April 18, 1924 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | |
Died: September 30, 2016(2016-09-30) (aged 92) Harker Heights, Texas, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro leagues debut | |
1945, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |
Last Negro leagues appearance | |
1954, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |
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