# Jim Waugh

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{{Short description|American baseball player (1933–2010)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Jim Waugh
|position=[Pitcher](/source/Pitcher)
|image=Jim Waugh.jpeg
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date|1933|11|25}}
|birth_place=[Lancaster, Ohio](/source/Lancaster%2C_Ohio), U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|2010|2|16|1933|11|25}}
|death_place=[Rock Hill, South Carolina](/source/Rock_Hill%2C_South_Carolina), U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 19
|debutyear=1952
|debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
|finalleague=MLB
|finaldate=September 26
|finalyear=1953
|finalteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
|statleague=MLB
|stat1label=[Win–loss record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching))
|stat1value=5–11
|stat2label=[Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average)
|stat2value=6.43
|stat3label=[Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s
|stat3value=41
|teams=
*[Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates) ({{mlby|1952}}–{{mlby|1953}})
}}
'''James Elden Waugh''' (November 25, 1933 – February 16, 2010)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/article/20100223/OBITUARIES/2230304 |title=Obituary |website=lancastereaglegazette.com |date=February 23, 2010 }}{{dead link |date=November 2016}}</ref> was an American professional [baseball](/source/baseball) [pitcher](/source/pitcher). The right-hander appeared in 46 career [games pitched](/source/games_pitched) in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) as a member of the [Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates) during parts of the {{mlby|1952}} and {{mlby|1953}} seasons. Born in [Lancaster, Ohio](/source/Lancaster%2C_Ohio), he was listed as {{convert|6|ft|3|in}} tall and {{convert|185|lb}}.

Waugh graduated from [Lancaster High School](/source/Lancaster_High_School_(Ohio)) and attended [Ohio University](/source/Ohio_University) and [Ohio State University](/source/Ohio_State_University). Signed by the Pirates in 1951, he made his [MLB](/source/MLB) debut in [April 1952](/source/1952_in_baseball) at the age of 18 after only one [minor-league](/source/minor_league_baseball) season. On August 9, he won his first big-league game with a [complete game](/source/complete_game), 4–3 victory over the [Chicago Cubs](/source/Chicago_Cubs) at [Forbes Field](/source/Forbes_Field).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1952/B08090PIT1952.htm |publisher=[Retrosheet](/source/Retrosheet) |date=9 August 1952 |title=Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 3 |access-date=September 5, 2020}}</ref> Wins were hard to come by for both Waugh and his team; he lost the other six [decisions](/source/decision_(baseball)) of his [rookie](/source/rookie) campaign, and the 1952 Pirates dropped 112 of their 154 games. In 1953, Waugh worked in 29 games with 11 [starts](/source/games_started) and posted his second career complete-game, a 5–2 triumph over the [Philadelphia Phillies](/source/Philadelphia_Phillies) at [Connie Mack Stadium](/source/Connie_Mack_Stadium) on August 20. His sophomore season saw him improve his [won–lost record](/source/win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)) to 4–5, but his [earned run average](/source/earned_run_average) was a poor 6.48. The 1953 Pirates won only 50 games themselves.

Waugh's last MLB game came on September 26, 1953; he started against the [New York Giants](/source/New_York_Giants_(MLB)) and was tagged with a 5–3 loss. In his 46 major-league games, including 18 starts, he won five games and lost 11, with an ERA of 6.43. In 142<small>{{fraction|2|3}}</small> [innings pitched](/source/innings_pitched), he allowed 169 [hits](/source/hit_(baseball)) and 88 [bases on balls](/source/bases_on_balls), recording 41 [strikeout](/source/strikeout)s.

Waugh's last pro season was 1956. He died in [Rock Hill, South Carolina](/source/Rock_Hill%2C_South_Carolina), in February 2010.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Baseballstats |mlb=123994 |espn= |br=w/waughji01 |fangraphs= |brm=waugh-001jam |retro=W/Pwaugj101}}

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