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Jim Elam
1920–1961
United States
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Biography
James Thomas Elam (June 6, 1920 – February 4, 1961) was an American professional baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. A native of Midlothian, Virginia, Elam played with the Newark Eagles in 1943. He served in the US Army during World War II, and died in Richmond, Virginia in 1961 at age 40.
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