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Jim Foran
Jim Foran
	First baseman
	Born: c. 1847; Pennsylvania, U.S.
	Died: November 29, 1906; Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
	Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
	May 4, 1871, for the Fort Wayne Kekiongas
Last MLB appearance
	August 29, 1871, for the Fort Wayne Kekiongas
MLB statistics
Games played	19
Hits	31
Batting average	.348
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	National Association of Base Ball Players Philadelphia Athletics (1869) Troy Haymakers (1870) National Association of Professional BBP Fort Wayne Kekiongas (1871)

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James Henry Foran (c. 1847 – November 29, 1906) was an American Major League Baseball player from Pennsylvania,^[1] and a participant in the first game ever played in a professional baseball league, between his Fort Wayne Kekiongas and the Cleveland Forest Citys on May 4, 1871.^[2] Foran had one single in four at-bats, one of only four hits Ft. Wayne had that day; nonetheless, the Kekiongas won, 2-0.

Foran first played in the amateur NABBP in 1869, holding down third base for the original Philadelphia Athletics. He is credited with 147 hits and 147 runs scored against only 89 "hands lost" (one of the best marks on the club), leading the Athletics to a 45-8 record. (A batter was given a "hand lost" every time he made at out at bat or on the base paths.) In 1870, he moved to the Union club of Lansingburgh, New York (who changed their name to the better-known Troy Haymakers in 1871); Foran played the outfield and notched 109 hits in 39 games.

The following season, with the advent of the all-professional National Association, Foran headed to Fort Wayne, Indiana—easily the smallest city in the fledgling circuit. He played mostly first base, but did appear in three games in the outfield.^[1] In total, he appeared in 19 games as a member of the Kekiongas, and had a .348 batting average, with 31 hits in 89 at bats—by far the best on the team, and 13th-best in the entire Association.^[3] Foran also led the team in hits, runs scored, RBIs, triples, and tied for the team lead in home runs, with one.^[1]

Despite the presence of Foran and 19-year-old pitcher Bobby Mathews (who would go on to win nearly 300 MLB games), the Kekiongas franchise folded after compiling a 7-12 record, finishing seventh among the nine teams in the league. Foran never again played in MLB, but, after making his way to California, did play for San Francisco and Oakland clubs in the original California League from 1879-81.

Jim Foran died in Newark, New Jersey, and is interred at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Newark.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Jim Foran Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
^ "First National Association Game". retrosheet.org. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
^ "1871 Fort Wayne Kekiongas team stats". retrosheet.org. Retrieved March 29, 2009.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

[baseball-reference-1] "Jim Foran Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2018.

[firstgame-2] "First National Association Game". retrosheet.org. Retrieved March 29, 2009.

[1871fortwayne-3] "1871 Fort Wayne Kekiongas team stats". retrosheet.org. Retrieved March 29, 2009.

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+{{Short description|American baseball player (1847–1906)}}
-'''James H. Foran''' (1848 in [[New York]] – [[January 30]], [[1928]] in [[Los Angeles, California]]) is a former [[Major League Baseball]] player. He was a participant in what is regarded by the Baseball Hall of Fame as the first MLB game ever played, which was a contest between the [[Fort Wayne Kekiongas]] and the [[Cleveland Forest Citys]] on [[May 4]], [[1871]].
+{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
+{{Infobox baseball biography
+| name       = Jim Foran
+| image      =
+| position   = [[First baseman]]
+| bats       = Unknown
+| throws     = Unknown
+| birth_date  = c. 1847
+| birth_place = [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.
+| death_date  = November 29, 1906
+| death_place = [[Newark, New Jersey]], U.S.
+|debutleague = MLB
+| debutdate  = May 4
+| debutyear  = {{baseball year|1871}}
+| debutteam  = [[Fort Wayne Kekiongas]]
+|finalleague = MLB
+| finaldate  = August 29
+| finalyear  = {{baseball year|1871}}
+| finalteam  = [[Fort Wayne Kekiongas]]
+|statleague = MLB
+| stat1label = [[Games played]]
+| stat1value = 19
+| stat2label = [[hit (baseball)|Hits]]
+| stat2value = 31
+| stat3label = [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
+| stat3value = .348
+| teams      =
+;&nbsp; National Association of Base Ball Players
+: [[Philadelphia Athletics (1860-1876)|Philadelphia Athletics]] (1869)
+: [[Troy Haymakers]] (1870)
+;&nbsp; National Association of Professional BBP
+: [[Fort Wayne Kekiongas]] ({{baseball year|1871}})
+}}
+'''James Henry Foran''' (c. 1847 &ndash; November 29, 1906) was an American [[Major League Baseball]] player from [[Pennsylvania]],<ref name="baseball-reference">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/foranji01.shtml|title=Jim Foran Stats|publisher=baseball-reference.com|accessdate=2018-08-16}}</ref> and a participant in the first game ever played in a professional baseball league, between his [[Fort Wayne Kekiongas]] and the [[Cleveland Forest Citys]] on May 4, 1871.<ref name="firstgame">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/1stGame.htm|title=First National Association Game |publisher=retrosheet.org|accessdate=2009-03-29}}</ref> Foran had one single in four at-bats, one of only four hits Ft. Wayne had that day; nonetheless, the Kekiongas won, 2-0.
+Foran first played in the amateur [[NABBP]] in 1869, holding down third base for the original [[Philadelphia Athletics (1860-1876)|Philadelphia Athletics]]. He is credited with 147 hits and 147 runs scored against only 89 "hands lost" (one of the best marks on the club), leading the Athletics to a 45-8 record. (A batter was given a "hand lost" every time he made at out at bat or on the base paths.) In 1870, he moved to the Union club of [[Lansingburgh, New York]] (who changed their name to the better-known [[Troy Haymakers]] in 1871); Foran played the outfield and notched 109 hits in 39 games.
-A [[first baseman]] and [[outfielder]], Foran appeared in nineteen games in the [[National Association]] that season, as a member of the Kekiongas. He had a .348 batting average with 31 hits in 89 at bats, and was by far the best hitter on the squad: [[Frank Selman]] finished second among the team's regulars at .231. Foran also led the team in [[Hit (baseball)|hits]], [[runs scored]], [[RBI]], and [[triples]], and tied for the team lead in [[home runs]], with one.
+The following season, with the advent of the all-professional [[National Association of Professional Base Ball Players|National Association]], Foran headed to [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]]—easily the smallest city in the fledgling circuit. He played mostly first base, but did appear in three games in the [[outfielder|outfield]].<ref name=baseball-reference/> In total, he appeared in 19 [[games played|games]] as a member of the Kekiongas, and had a .348 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]], with 31 [[hit (baseball)|hits]] in 89 [[at bat]]s—by far the best on the team, and 13th-best in the entire Association.<ref name="1871fortwayne">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1871/UPFW101871.htm|title=1871 Fort Wayne Kekiongas team stats|publisher=retrosheet.org|accessdate=2009-03-29}}</ref> Foran also led the team in hits, [[run (baseball)|runs scored]], [[run batted in|RBIs]], [[triple (baseball)|triples]], and tied for the team lead in [[home run]]s, with one.<ref name=baseball-reference/>
-The Kekiongas franchise folded after compiling a 7-12 record through nineteen games, finishing seventh among the nine teams in the league, and after that season, Foran never again played in MLB.
+Despite the presence of Foran and 19-year-old pitcher [[Bobby Mathews]] (who would go on to win nearly 300 MLB games), the Kekiongas franchise folded after compiling a 7-12 record, finishing seventh among the nine teams in the league. Foran never again played in MLB, but, after making his way to [[California]], did play for San Francisco and Oakland clubs in the original [[California League]] from 1879-81.
+Jim Foran died in [[Newark, New Jersey]], and is interred at the [[Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (East Orange, New Jersey)|Holy Sepulchre Cemetery]] in Newark.<ref name=baseball-reference/>
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
-Descendant James G. Foran is currently looking to be drafted to follow in the footsteps of James H. Foran.
 ==External links==
+{{Baseballstats|br=f/foranji01|brm=foran-001jim}}
-*[http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/foranji01.shtml Jim Foran's major league statistics] at Baseball-Reference.com
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