- Born
- Birth nameJames Reynold Lonborg
- Height6′ 5″ (1.96 m)
- Jim Lonborg was born on April 16, 1942 in Santa Maria, California, USA.
- Pitcher with the American League's Boston Red Sox (1965-1971) and Milwaukee Brewers (1972); and the National League's Philadelphia Phillies (1973-1979).
- In 1967, led the American League in games won (22), games started (39), and batters struck out (246).
- Won the American League Cy Young Award in 1967.
- Mad major league debut on 23 April 1965.
- The silhouetted photo of Sam "Mayday" Malone from the TV series, "Cheers" in his baseball days that hangs in the bar is actually a photo of Jim Lonborg. Lonborg wore No. 16 for the Red Sox which was the same number that Sam wore.
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