Jim Hitchcock
From BR Bullpen
James Franklin Hitchcock
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.
- School Auburn University
- Debut August 24, 1938
- Final Game October 1, 1938
- Born June 28, 1911 in Inverness, AL USA
- Died June 23, 1959 in Montgomery, AL USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Jim Hitchcock was an All-American football player in college and son of a circuit court clerk in Alabama. His younger brother Billy Hitchcock had a much longer major league career. See SABR Biography of Billy Hitchcock.
Hitchcock returned to Auburn University as head coach in 1941-1942

