Juice Latham

George Warren "Juice" Latham^[1] (September 6, 1852 – May 26, 1914), also known as "Jumbo" Latham, was an American Major League Baseball first baseman and manager. In his career, he played for five different teams in five seasons, while managing two of them.^[2]

Juice Latham
First baseman
Born: (1852-09-06)September 6, 1852 Utica, New York, U.S.
Died: May 26, 1914(1914-05-26) (aged 61) Utica, New York, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 19, 1875, for the Boston Red Stockings
Last MLB appearance
October 11, 1884, for the Louisville Eclipse
MLB statistics
Batting average	.247
Runs scored	209
RBIs	101
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
As player Boston Red Stockings (1875) New Haven Elm Citys (1875) Louisville Grays (1877) Philadelphia Athletics (1882) Louisville Eclipse (1883–1884) As manager New Haven Elm Citys (1875) Philadelphia Athletics (1882)

Career

Latham was born on September 16, 1852, in Utica, New York, and is credited as the first major league player from that city.^[3] He first played in professional organized baseball in 1875 for two teams in the National Association, the Boston Red Stockings, and the New Haven Elm Citys.^[2]

In 1877 and 1878, he was the first baseman and manager of the Canadian team, the London Tecumsehs of the International Association of Professional Base Ball Players.

He was still playing baseball as late as 1894 when he was playing first base for a team from Richfield Springs, New York.^[4] Latham died at the age of 61 in his hometown of Utica.^[2] He was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Utica.^[1]

See also

• List of Major League Baseball player–managers