Jim Beauchamp
| Jim Beauchamp | |
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Beauchamp as manager of the Greenville Braves in 1986 | |
| Outfielder / First baseman | |
| Born: August 21, 1939 Vinita, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
| Died: December 25, 2007 (aged 68) Union City, Georgia, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 22, 1963, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 20, 1973, for the New York Mets | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .231 |
| Home runs | 14 |
| Runs batted in | 90 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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James Edward Beauchamp (/ˈbiː-tʃʌm/ (BE-chum), August 21, 1939 – December 25, 2007) was an American Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder who played from 1963 to 1973 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Colt .45s/Astros, Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Mets. He attended Grove High School in Grove, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University before being signed by the Cardinals in 1957. He was the father of former minor league baseball player Kash Beauchamp. He was 6'2' and weighed 205 pounds.