Jimmie Savage (baseball)
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James Harold Savage was a Major League Baseball
outfielder. He played all or part of three seasons in the majors, between and . He played two games in 1912 for the Philadelphia Phillies
, then spent playing regularly for the Pittsburgh Rebels
in the Federal League
. He played mostly in right field, where he played 66 games, but also played substantially in left field and at shortstop and third base. He played another 14 games for the Rebels in 1915 to finish his major league career.
Major League Baseball
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outfielder. He played all or part of three seasons in the majors, between and . He played two games in 1912 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
, then spent playing regularly for the Pittsburgh Rebels
Pittsburgh Rebels
The Pittsburgh Rebels were a professional baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team was a member of the short-lived Federal League, which was a minor league in 1913 but a full-fledged outlaw major league the next two years...
in the Federal League
Federal League
The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs, known simply as the Federal League, was an American professional baseball league that operated as a "third major league", in competition with the established National and American Leagues, from to...
. He played mostly in right field, where he played 66 games, but also played substantially in left field and at shortstop and third base. He played another 14 games for the Rebels in 1915 to finish his major league career.