Cotton Tierney
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| Second baseman | |||
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Born: February 10, 1894 Kansas City, Kansas |
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Died: April 18, 1953 (aged 59) Kansas City, Kansas |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 23, 1920, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
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| October 3, 1925, for the Brooklyn Robins | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .296 | ||
| Home runs | 31 | ||
| Runs batted in | 331 | ||
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James Arthur Tierney (February 10, 1894 – April 18, 1953), nicknamed "Cotton", was an infielder in Major League Baseball (MLB). Tierney played in MLB from 1920 through 1925 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Braves and Brooklyn Robins.
Tierney began his professional career in minor league baseball in 1912. The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Tierney after he played for the Tulsa Oilers of the Class A Western League. Tierney and teammates Charley Grimm, Rabbit Maranville, and George Whitted, became known as the "Banjo Boys". He had a .345 batting average during the 1922 season, finishing fifth in the National League, and a .515 slugging percentage, good for fourth. He also finished fifth in triples with fourteen, tied with Rogers Hornsby. His performance earned him a $5,000 contract for the next season. However, the Pirates traded Tierney with Whitey Glazner and $50,000 to the Philadelphia Phillies for Lee Meadows and Johnny Rawlings in May 1923. In 1923, Tierney tied George Grantham for second in the NL in doubles with 36, training only Edd Roush, and finished seventh in home runs with 13.
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