Jim Carlin
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James Arthur Carlin
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 165 lb.
- School Southeastern Louisiana University
- Debut July 26, 1941
- Final Game August 22, 1941
- Born February 23, 1918 in Wylam, AL USA
- Died November 29, 2003 in Birmingham, AL USA
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Alabama native Jim Carlin spent nine active years in professional baseball from 1936 to 1949. Carlin served from late 1941 through 1945 with the United States Navy during World War II.
Carlin spent his first three seasons in the minor leagues with the New York Giants Organization, with not much luck, before being traded on December 11, 1938 to the Washington Senators along with Tom Baker and $20,000 for Zeke Bonura. Carlin then had his best season with the bat, hitting .272 with ten home runs in 106 games for the Charlotte Hornets of the Class B Piedmont League.
Jim eventually wound up with the Philadelphia Phillies organization and spent from July 26, 1941 to August 22, with the big league Phillies. He appeared in 16 games with 21 at-bats and 3 base-hits, including one home run, for a .143 Major League career average.
Returning from the service, Jim had three more active years in 1946, ;47 and 1949. Altogether, he appeared with eleven minor league clubs in nine different leagues, playing in the infield the majority of the time. Carlin never reached the .300 mark as a hitter but in his nine seasons he appeared in 905 games with 3,251 at-bats and 827 hits, including 45 home runs for a .254 career minor league batting average.
While in the military service Carlin was stationed at the Norfolk Naval Training Station in 1942 and '43 where he was teammates with Bob Feller, Fred Hutchinson, Ace Parker, Sam Chapman and Vinnie Smith.
Carlin is also an inductee in the Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics Hall of Fame.
Carlin died on November 29, 2003 in Birmingham, AL at the age of 85.
