Jim Hart
From BR Bullpen
- Bats Unknown, Throws Unknown
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Jim Hart managed for three years in the majors, most notably in 1889 when his team finished only one game out of first place. His 1889 Beaneaters actually had as many wins as the top team, the 1889 Giants, but lost more games.
On the 1889 Beaneaters he managed players such as Dan Brouthers, King Kelly, John Clarkson, and Old Hoss Radbourn.
Sources say he began playing baseball in 1871 while in school, and later managed and became a baseball executive. He also owned a couple of clubs, including the Chicago Cubs.
He is not to be confused with the San Francisco Giants third baseman from the 1960's, Jim Ray Hart.
A good biography can be found in his obituary by the New York Times dated July 19, 1919. obituary
| Preceded by John Morrill | Boston Beaneaters Manager 1889 | Succeeded by Frank Selee |
