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| - | + | James did not appear in the World Series that season but, as the 1934 Atlanta Crackers offical scorecard put it, did "cut in on the world series melon."{{footnote-book|title=1934 Atlanta Crackers offical scorecard}} The Giants bought his services after James finished a close second to Hank Greenberg in the Texas League MVP voting in 1932. The 1933 Spalding Guide described him as "the main cog in the Dallas team."{{footnote-book|title=Spalding's Official Baseball Guide|year=1933}} James also worked as a rancher in Encinal, Texas. He and his wife Mary had a son, Robert Byrne James II, who worked as a veterinarian.{{footnote-web|url=http://obit.porterloring.com/obitdisplay.html?id=760235&listing=Current|title=Obituary for Bernie James' son - Robert Byrne James II}} | |
| - | James did not appear in the World Series that season but, as the 1934 Atlanta Crackers offical scorecard put it, did "cut in on the world series melon."{{footnote-book|title=1934 Atlanta Crackers offical scorecard}} The Giants bought his services after James finished a close second to Hank Greenberg in the Texas League MVP voting in 1932. The 1933 Spalding Guide described him as "the main cog in the Dallas team."{{footnote-book|title=Spalding's Official Baseball Guide|year=1933}} James also worked as a rancher in Encinal, Texas. He and his wife Mary had a son, Robert Byrne James II, who worked as a veterinarian.{{footnote-web|url=http://obit.porterloring.com/obitdisplay.html?id=760235&listing=Current|title=Obituary for Robert Byrne James II}} | + | |
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James did not appear in the World Series that season but, as the 1934 Atlanta Crackers offical scorecard put it, did "cut in on the world series melon."[1] The Giants bought his services after James finished a close second to Hank Greenberg in the Texas League MVP voting in 1932. The 1933 Spalding Guide described him as "the main cog in the Dallas team."[2] James also worked as a rancher in Encinal, Texas. He and his wife Mary had a son, Robert Byrne James II, who worked as a veterinarian.[3]
