Jim Tyng, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJim Tyng
American baseball player
Date of Birth: 27-May-1856
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 30-Oct-1931
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Jim Tyng
- James Alexander Tyng (May 27, 1856 – October 30, 1931) is known as the first baseball player to wear a catcher's mask while playing for Harvard College in 1877.
- The team manager, Fred Thayer, received a patent for the mask in 1878.
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