Jim Blakesley
James Tilton Blakesley (October 16, 1896 - July 1965) was a longtime minor league baseball player who hit over 200 career home runs. He never reached the major leagues, but spent two seasons in the high-quality Pacific Coast League. He was nicknamed Sunny Jim. He was born in Mulhall, Oklahoma. The 5', 10", 190 pound outfielder began his career in 1920, hitting .306 with 36 doubles and 10 triples in 132 games between the Henryetta Hens and Wichita Jobbers. With Wichita the next year, he hit .350 with 25 home runs and 46 doubles and set the Western League record with five doubles in a game on May 27. In 1922, with the same team, he hit .342 with 14 home runs, 60 doubles, and 222 hits. 1923 was his final campaign with Wichita; he hit .359 with 36 homers, 53 doubles, 16 triples, and 246 hits in 169 games, to lead the league in triples and total bases (439). He played for the PCL's Vernon Tigers in 1924 and 1925, hitting .315 with 11 home runs, 51 doubles, 14 triples, and 218 hits the initial season and .286 with 13 home runs and 13 triples the latter. He also