{{Short description|American baseball player (1892–1961)}} {{distinguish|text=former professional baseball players Jim York or James Henry York}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Lefty York |position=Pitcher |birth_date={{Birth date|1892|11|1}} |birth_place=West Fork, Arkansas |death_date={{death date and age|1961|4|9|1892|11|1}} |death_place=York, Pennsylvania |bats=Left |throws=Left |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=September 12 |debutyear=1919 |debutteam=Philadelphia Athletics |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=October 2 |finalyear=1921 |finalteam=Chicago Cubs |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Win–loss record |stat1value=5–11 |stat2label=Earned run average |stat2value=5.34 |stat3label=Strikeouts |stat3value=59 |teams= * Philadelphia Athletics ({{mlby|1919}}) * Chicago Cubs ({{mlby|1921}}) }}
'''James Edward "Lefty" York''' (November 1, 1892 – April 9, 1961) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played two seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago Cubs. In 42 career games pitched, he posted a 5-11 career record, allowing 183 hits, 5 home runs and 95 runs. In 1919 as a member of the A's, York pitched just two games, recording losses in both of them. In 1921 as a member of the Cubs, he pitched in 40 games including 11 starts and posted 5-9 record.
Lefty York was born on November 1, 1892, in West Fork, Arkansas, and died on April 9, 1961, in York, Pennsylvania.
==External links== {{Baseballstats |br=y/yorkle01 |fangraphs=1014352|brm=york--001jam}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:York, Lefty}} Category:Major League Baseball pitchers Category:Philadelphia Athletics players Category:Chicago Cubs players Category:Baseball players from Arkansas Category:1892 births Category:1961 deaths Category:People from West Fork, Arkansas Category:20th-century American sportsmen Category:Sportspeople from Washington County, Arkansas
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