James Tooth

Player
Written By Karina Bueckert

  • BIRTHPLACE Oakville, MB

  • BORN May 16, 1924

  • INDUCTED 2004

 

James Tooth was born in Oakville, Manitoba on May 16, 1924. Tooth went on to join the Royal Canadian Air Force, and he spent four years in Britain, India, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), and Burma (Myanmar). Following the war, went on to pitch for the the CUAC (Canadian Ukrainian Athletics Club) Blues, MacGregor Club, Belmont, Steinbach, and Oakville. With the Blues, he won a Winnipeg Championship, and he pitched a three hitter against the Northern League All-Stars in 1952. Tooth was known for his reliable and versatile pitching.

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