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One of the top shortstops in the Negro National League during the late 1940s, Pendleton shaved two years off his age when he signed with the Dodgers. However, with Pee Wee Reese at short for Brooklyn, Jim sat in the minors for four years despite excellent hitting. Traded to the Braves in 1953, he switched to the outfield and hit .299 in a part-time role. Up and down thereafter, he hit .305 in 46 games for the 1957 Pirates, but was back in the minors in 1958. (MC)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » February 16, 1953: The Braves send 1B Earl Torgeson to the Phils for P Russ Meyer. They then send Meyer to Brooklyn for Rocky Bridges and Jim Pendleton, and complete the day's activities by sending Bridges to the Reds for slugger Joe Adcock. » August 30, 1953: Led by OF Jim Pendleton's three HRs, the Braves tie the Yankees' 1939 major-league record for the most HRs in a game with eight in their 19-4 win over Pittsburgh in the first game of a doubleheader. Pendleton is only the second rookie in history to hit three HRs in one game. In game two of the doubleheader, the Braves hit four more HRs to win 11-5. The 12 homers in a doubleheader shatters the previous mark of 9. Eddie Mathews's four HRs for the day give him an NL-leading 43; he will end the season with 47 HRs, 30 of them on the road to set an major-league record. » January 30, 1959: The Cincinnati Reds trade C Smoky Burgess, P Harvey Haddix and 3B Don Hoak to the Pirates for 3B Frank Thomas, RHP Jim Pendleton, OF Johnny Powers, P Whammy Douglas, and cash. The deal will turn out to be one on the worst in Reds history.