James Godrich "Jim" Eschen (August 21, 1891 – September 27, 1960, age 69), was a Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

 outfielder

Outfielder

Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...

 who played in with the Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians

The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...

. He batted and threw right-handed. Eschen had ten hits in 42 at-bats, in 15 games, with a .238 batting average. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in Sloatsburg, New York

Sloatsburg, New York

Sloatsburg is a village in the town of Ramapo in Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located east of Orange County, New York and sits at the southern entrance to Harriman State Park. The population was 3,117 at the 2000 census...

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His son, Larry

Larry Eschen

Lawrence Edward Eschen is a former Major League Baseball infielder who played in with the Philadelphia Athletics. He was born in Suffern, New York. He batted and threw right-handed. Eschen had no hits in 11 at-bats, in 12 games, with four walks.His father, Jim, also played in Major League...

, also played in Major League Baseball, with the Philadelphia Athletics

Oakland Athletics

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