Jimmy Outlaw was born January 20, 1913, Orme, Tennessee. Played shortstop one year for Auburn in 1932. In 1934 he signed a professional contract with the Cincinnati Reds. After 4 years in the minor leagues with batting averages of .250, .340, .351, and .330, and being named the All Star 3rd baseman for Nashville and Syracuse, he made his major league debut by getting 3 hits off the great Dizzy Dean. He played 10 years in the major leagues, 2 at Cincinnati, one at Boston, and seven at Detroit. In 1945 while hitting .271, he helped lead the Detroit Tigers to the World Championship over the Chicago Cubs four games to three. When he finished in the major leagues he had a career .268 batting average. He passed away in 2006.