| Jim Donnelly | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Jim_Donnelly_(Old_Judge).jpg) Jim Donnelly Old Judge baseball card, 1887 | |
| Third baseman | |
| Born: July 19, 1865 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| Died: March 5, 1915 (aged 49) Meriden, Connecticut, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 11, 1884, for the Indianapolis Hoosiers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 12, 1898, for the St. Louis Browns | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .230 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 237 |
| Stolen bases | 173 |
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James B. Donnelly (July 19, 1865 – March 5, 1915) was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned from 1884 to 1900. He played all or part of 11 seasons in Major League Baseball, principally as a third baseman, for nine different major league clubs. In his 11 major league seasons, Donnelly compiled a .230 career batting average and led the National League's third basemen with 73 errors in 1886 and 275 assists in 1887.
Donnelly's longest stints were with the Washington Nationals (243 games from 1887 to 1889), the Kansas City Cowboys (113 games in 1886), and the Baltimore Orioles (106 games in 1896). In 1896, he raised his batting average to .328 and was the starting third baseman for the 1896 Baltimore Orioles team than won the National League pennant with a 90–39 record.