Jim Holloway
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James Madison Holloway
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 165 lb.
- Debut May 17, 1929
- Final Game July 17, 1929
- Born September 22, 1908 in Plaquemine, LA USA
- Died April 15, 1997 in Baton Rouge, LA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Jim Holloway pitched three games for the 1929 Phillies. As a hitter he went 1-for-1.
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette lists him as being on the baseball team in 1927, the football team in 1926-28 and the basketball team in 1926-29. At the time he attended there, it was called Southwestern Louisiana Institute.
His obituary states that he served as district manager for United Fruit in Guatemala, then was a farmer and ran the Kenmore Plantation in the Baton Rouge area. He was vice chairman of the board of a local bank. Source: Calcasieu Parish Area 1997 Obituaries. See also Kenmore Plantation House.
