James Lawrence Clinton (August 10, 1850 – September 3, 1921), nicknamed "Big Jim", was an

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. He played ten seasons in three major leagues. He also managed the

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for a short time in 1872, losing all 11 games he managed. Following his playing career, Clinton managed minor league teams in

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, and

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and worked at a Brooklyn hotel. In 1896 he earned $10,000 from the sale of four lots in

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he had purchased with teammate

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during their playing days. By 1920, Clinton was an inmate of the Kings Park Psychiatric Center. He died there on September 3, 1921.

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