Jim Hegan Trades and Transactions

The Jim Hegan trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Jim Hegan has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"You start and end any discussion of catchers with Jim Hegan. Of all the things a catcher has to do - catch, throw, call a game - Hegan was the best I ever saw." - Former Catcher / Manager / Scout Birdie Tebbetts in Baseball Digest (Nov 2002, Al Doyle, 'Sustaining A Long Career', Page 57)

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Jim Hegan

Jim Hegan Autograph on a 1955 Topps (#29)

Jim Hegan Autograph on a 1955 Topps (#29)
 

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Birth Name:   James Edward Hegan
Nickname:   Jim
Born On:   08-03-1920  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Lynn, Massachusetts
Year of Death Data Died On:   06-17-1984
Place of Death Data Died In:   Lynn, Massachusetts
Cemetery:   Swampscott Cemetery, Swampscott, Massachusetts
High School:   English High School (Lynn, MA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   09-09-1941 (Age 21)
Last Game:   07-04-1960
Draft:   Not Applicable
Jim Hegan

Trades & Transactions

00-00-1938: Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians.
02-18-1958: Traded by Cleveland Indians (with Hank Aguirre) to Detroit Tigers for Hal Woodeshick and JW Porter.
07-27-1958: Traded by Detroit Tigers to Philadelphia Phillies.
06-14-1959: Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to San Francisco Giants.
01-21-1960: Released by San Francisco Giants.
05-28-1960: Signed by Chicago Cubs.
07-27-1960: Released by Chicago Cubs.
09-02-1960: Signed by New York Yankees.
10-01-1960: Released by New York Yankees.


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Baseball trades & transactions, like the Jim Hegan trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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