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Jim Colborn

Jim Colborn
Pitcher
Born: (1945-05-22) May 22, 1945 (age 71)
Santa Paula, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 13, 1969, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1978, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
Win–loss record 83–88
Earned run average 3.80
Strikeouts 688
Teams
Career highlights and awards

James William Colborn (born May 22, 1946) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. The right-handed Colborn pitched for the Chicago Cubs (1969-1971), Milwaukee Brewers (1972-1976), Kansas City Royals (1977-1978) and Seattle Mariners (1978).

After graduating from Whittier College with a degree in sociology, Colborn studied for his master's degree at Edinburgh University in Scotland, where he also starred in basketball as well as baseball, being named all-Scotland. He was planning on becoming a sociology professor until baseball lured him away. In 1966, while in college, Colborn struck out 21 batters in a College All-Star Game in the Netherlands.

In 1967, the Chicago Cubs signed Colborn as an amateur free agent. He found himself in Leo Durocher's doghouse after struggling as a young relief pitcher for three years. At the end of the 1971 season, Colborn along with Brock Davis and Earl Stephenson were traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for José Cardenal.


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