Jim Price (executive)

James Rigby Price

• Born ~1862 in Baltimore, MD USA
• Died January 29, 1929 in Boston, MA USA

Biographical Information

Jim Price began his career in the baseball world as a sports writer and is acknowledged as being the one who began referring to the then-New York Highlanders as the "Yankees" in the 1910s and the nickname stuck.

He would go on to become President of the Newark Indians of the International League in 1917 and later the Boston Red Sox travelling secretary beginning in 1924. Just two years into the job, he began to struggle from heart problems, and decided it would be best to stay behind during all the team's road series, as he had become increasingly worried about his health. His struggles only worsened in the following years and on January 29th, 1929, Price walked around Fenway Park for a bit, pulled a razor, and committed suicide by slashing his throat at the ballpark.

His body was sent back to Baltimore, where he is buried.