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James Edward Gentile (born June 3, 1934), also nicknamed "Diamond Jim", is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers , Baltimore Orioles , Kansas City Athletics , Houston Astros , and Cleveland Indians between 1957 and 1966.
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- June 3, 1934
Jun 29, 2021 · The Orioles’ Jim Gentile, left, Chuck Estrada, center, and Marv Breeding celebrate a win in 1960. He led the third-place Orioles to 95 wins, their best season yet.
Jim Gentile was a left-handed first baseman who played for four teams from 1957 to 1966. He hit 179 home runs, including 46 in 1961 with the Orioles, and had a career batting average of .260.
- James Edward Gentile
- 06-03-1934 (Gemini)
- San Francisco, California
- Diamond Jim
Learn about Jim Gentile, a former major league baseball player who hit three grand slams in 1961 and received a $5,000 bonus in 2010. Read his biography, career highlights, and personal stories from this web page.
Dec 3, 2020 · Jim Gentile’s big-league career was filled with peaks and valleys. Short in duration — seven full seasons preceded by two cups of coffee — it was bookended by a lack of opportunity. In...
Jim Gentile, also nicknamed “Diamond Jim,” is a former major league first baseman and left-handed batter who played with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers (1957-58); Baltimore Orioles (1960-63), Kansas City Athletics (1964-65), Houston Astros (1965-66) and Cleveland Indians (1966).
