Professional Baseball Player. He played in the Negro Leagues during the 1930s. He was born as James Binder in Bessmer, Alabama, on August 2, 1902. He played the positions of third baseman and second baseman with the Memphis Red Sox making his professional baseball debut with them in 1930. He continued to play with the Memphis Red Sox through the rest of the baseball season of 1930. The 5'5" and 132lbs third baseman and second baseman who batted right and threw left also played with multiple other professional baseball teams including the Indianapolis ABCS from 1931 to 1932, the Detroit Stars, the Homestead Grays from 1933 to 1937, the Washington Elite Giants in 1936, and the Pittsburgh Crawford from 1937 to 1938. His 162 Games Average consisted of 256 Games, 658 Plate Appearances, 607 At Bats, 70 Runs Scored, 155 Hits, 15 Doubles, 9 Triples, 0 Homeruns, Runs Batted In, 9 Stolen Bases, 0 Caught Stealing, 35 Walks, 0 Strikeouts, 0 Intentional Walks, 3 Hit By Pitch, 13 Sacrifice Hits, 0 Sacrifice Flies, 0 Grounded Into Double Plays, .255 Batting Average, .299 On Base Percentage, .311 Slugging Percentage, .610 On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage, and 72 Adjusted On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage. During his professional baseball career, he also exceeded rookie limits during the 1930 baseball season. After leaving his professional baseball career, he worked at the Homestead Hospital in Homestead, Pennsylvania, and he served his country during World War II after enlisting at Fort Meade, Maryland, on September 29, 1942. He was given the rank of Private First Class in the United States Army and sent overseas serving in places including Guadalcanal in the Simon Islands beginning in February of 1943 until he was sent back to the United States in December of 1943. He was separated from active military duty on January 3, 1944, at Camp Stoneman, California, and discharged from the United States Army on October 6, 1944. He passed away in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on July 25, 1979, at the age of 76, and he was buried in Braddock Cemetery in Braddock, Pennsylvania. He never married nor had any children.