James Pratt Andrews (June 5, 1865 – December 27, 1907) was an American professional

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. He played in

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(MLB) in 1890 for the

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of the

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. He was a native of

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. In , his only Major League season, Andrews was in the starting lineup for the first 2½ months (April 19 – July 4) of the 5½ month season. In 53 games he was just 38-for-202, a

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of .188. He had 3

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, 17 RBI, and scored 32 runs. An average fielder for the era, he handled 90 out of 100 chances successfully for a

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of .900. To give some perspective to his value to the team, the Colts were 29-28 during his time with them, and 54-25 after he was gone. Andrews died at the age of 42 in

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, and was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery.

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1865 births 1907 deaths Baseball players from Franklin County, Massachusetts Major League Baseball right fielders Chicago Colts players 19th-century baseball players 19th-century American sportsmen People from Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis Tuberculosis deaths in Illinois Chicago Whitings players {{US-baseball-outfielder-1860s-stub