Born:(1864-07-10)July 10, 1864 Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
Died: April 29, 1931(1931-04-29) (aged 66) Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 24, 1889, for the Cleveland Spiders
Last MLB appearance
July 8, 1907, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Batting average
.253
Home runs
12
Runs batted in
469
Teams
As player
Cleveland Spiders (1889–1898)
Cleveland Blues (1901)
St. Louis Browns (1902, 1907)
As manager
Cleveland Blues (1901)
St Louis Browns (1902–1909)
Washington Senators (1910–1911)
As owner
Boston Red Sox (1911–1913)
James Robert "Loafer" McAleer (July 10, 1864 – April 29, 1931) was an American center fielder, manager, and stockholder in Major League Baseball who assisted in establishing the American League.[1] He spent most of his 13-season playing career with the Cleveland Spiders,[2] and went on to manage the Cleveland Blues, St. Louis Browns, and Washington Senators. Shortly before his retirement, he became a major shareholder in the Boston Red Sox.[3] His career ended abruptly. During his brief tenure as co-owner of the Red Sox, McAleer quarreled with longtime friend and colleague Ban Johnson, president of the American League.[4] In the wake of this disagreement, he sold off his shares in the Red Sox and broke off his relationship with Major League Baseball.[5]
McAleer's rift with Johnson, along with his sudden retirement, damaged his professional reputation, and he received little recognition for his contributions to baseball.[5] Today, he is most often remembered for initiating the customary request that the President of the United States throw out the first ball of the season.[2]
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"'Jimmy' McAleer Passes Away". The Christian Science Monitor. Associated Press. April 29, 1931.
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league history. JimmyMcAleer became the first manager of the then Cleveland Blues in 1901, serving for one season. In 1901, McAleer was replaced with...
Missouri, adopting the St. Louis Browns name and hiring a new manager, JimmyMcAleer. The Browns remained in Missouri until the end of the 1953 season, when...
league owners and managers such as Charles Comiskey, Charles Somers and JimmyMcAleer, Johnson lured top talent to the AL, which soon rivaled the more established...
investors purchased 50% of the Boston Red Sox baseball team from JimmyMcAleer and Robert B. McRoy. In 1914, he became the sole owner of the Red Sox and in...
1933. Retrieved 3 August 2011. Reichler, Joe (September 30, 1947). "Joe McCarthy Takes Over as Red Sox Pilot". Associated Press. Retrieved 3 August 2011...
Missouri, adopted the St. Louis Browns name, and changed managers to JimmyMcAleer. For the 1954 season, the Browns moved to Baltimore, Maryland, where...
1906. His brother JimmyMcAleer played in Major League Baseball. McAleer was born on February 3, 1858, in Canada, the son of Owen McAleer of Ireland and...
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organizing the event, including selecting players for the all-star team. JimmyMcAleer, the manager of the Washington Senators, volunteered to manage the all-star...
finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by JimmyMcAleer and played home games at National Park. Note: Pos = Position; G = Games...
"Brotherhood Park". Project Ballpark. Retrieved November 30, 2016. Keenan, Jimmy (2013). "The First Worst to First". In Felber, Bill; Fimoff, Mark; Levin...
News. p. 12. Retrieved 26 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive. McAleer, Dave (1990). The Omnibus Book of British and American Hit Singles, 1960-1990...
Johnson put control of the Boston Red Sox under JimmyMcAleer, he sent McRoy to serve as McAleer's secretary. McRoy worked for the Red Sox from 1912 through...
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the team who were more aligned with team co-owner JimmyMcAleer. Midway through the 1913 season, McAleer fired Stahl and made Carrigan a player-manager....
Cleveland Spiders sent injured outfielder JimmyMcAleer to find some promising players. Blake and McAleer had several similarities – both were Ohio natives...
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