Jim Turner (baseball)
| Jim Turner | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 6, 1903 Antioch, Tennessee, U.S. | |
| Died: November 29, 1998 (aged 95) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 30, 1937, for the Boston Bees | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 13, 1945, for the New York Yankees | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 69–60 |
| Earned run average | 3.22 |
| Strikeouts | 329 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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James Riley Turner (August 6, 1903 – November 29, 1998) was an American pitcher and coach in Major League Baseball. As a member of the Cincinnati Reds and New York Yankees, he was a member of nine World Series Championship teams between 1940 and 1959, two as a player and seven as a coach. Most notably, he was pitching coach for the Yankees under Casey Stengel from 1949 to 1959, during which time they won seven titles. Apart from his baseball career, Turner was a lifelong resident of Nashville, Tennessee.