Welsh Baseball Players - Major League Baseball Players from Wales, Jim Sullivan, Jimmy Austin, Ted Peterson, Paddy Hennessey, George Whitcombe (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Major League Baseball Players From Wales, Jim Sullivan, Jimmy Austin, Ted Peterson, Paddy Hennessey, George Whitcombe, Ted Lewis, Peter Morris. Excerpt: Jim Sullivan (2 December 1903 September 1977) was a Welsh rugby league footballer and coach. A full-back and prodigious goal kicker, he scored 6,022 points in a career that spanned 25 years. Several years after his death he was still the player with the most appearances and most goals for the Wales national rugby league team. He also represented Wales in baseball. Sullivan joined Wigan in June 1921 from Cardiff Rugby Union Club as a 17-year-old. On 14 February 1925, he landed 22 goals against amateurs Flimby