Jim Devlin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJim Devlin
American baseball player
Date of Birth: 06-Jun-1849
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 10-Oct-1883
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Jim Devlin
- James Alexander Devlin (June 6, 1849 – October 10, 1883) was an American Major League Baseball player who played mainly as a first baseman early in his career, then as a pitcher in the latter part.
- He played for three teams during his five-year career; the Philadelphia White Stockings and the Chicago White Stockings of the National Association, and the Louisville Grays of the National League.
- However, after admitting to throwing games and costing the Grays the pennant in the 1877 Louisville Grays scandal, he and three of his teammates were banished permanently from Major League Baseball.
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