Jim Duffalo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 25-Nov-1935
Place of Birth: Helvetia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Jim Duffalo
- James Francis Duffalo (born November 25, 1935) is a former American professional baseball player.
- A right-handed relief pitcher, Duffalo played all or part of five seasons (1961–65) in Major League Baseball, and 18 years in organized baseball as a whole.
- He was a member of the 1962 National League champion San Francisco Giants, but did not appear in the 1962 World Series.Listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and 175 pounds (79 kg), Duffalo entered the professional ranks as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates' farm system in 1955, winning 17 games as a rookie in the Class D Georgia–Florida League in 1955, then another 16 games in the Class B Carolina League the following season.
- But the Pirates sent him to the Giants during the 1958 season. Duffalo made his Major League debut on April 12, 1961 for the Giants in a 2–1 win over the Pirates at Candlestick Park.
- He entered the game with two on and two outs in the ninth inning against Roberto Clemente, who grounded out to end the game, and Duffalo was credited with a save.
- His best years were in 1963 and 1964; in 1963 he pitched 34 games with a 4–2 record and a 2.87 earned run average, followed in 1964 with 35 games and a 5–1 record with a 2.92 ERA.
- Duffalo would play 119 of his 141 Major League games for the San Francisco Giants. He was traded to the Cincinnati Reds for left-handed relief specialist Bill Henry on May 4, 1965.
- In 22 games he was 0–0 with a 3.45 ERA in what would be his last Major League season.
- However, he spent another seven seasons in minor league baseball before his retirement in 1972 at age 36. He compiled a 15–8 record with six saves and an ERA of 3.39 during his MLB career, starting 14 games, all for the Giants, and relieving in 127 games.
- In 297?2/3 innings pitched, he allowed 238 hits and 155 bases on balls, with 210 strikeouts. As a minor league hurler, Duffalo was 110–72 with an ERA of 3.48 in 387 games and 1,655 innings pitched.
- He briefly coached in the Giants' farm system after his playing career ended.
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