Jim Small

James Richard "Jim" Small (born 22 September 1933) is a former Australian politician. He was the National Party member for Murray in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1985 to 1999.

Small was born at Bondi in Sydney. He was educated at Deniliquin and underwent national service 1954–56. He became a bank clerk and then primary producer, and married Judith on 15 October 1955 (they would have four children). He was active in the local community and in the local branch of the Country Party for many years.

In 1984, following the resignation of the member for the local state seat of Murray, Tim Fischer, to contest the federal seat of Farrer, Small was selected as the Nationals' candidate for the by-election. He was elected without difficulty, defeating his only opponent, independent candidate Ray Brooks, with a 12.96% margin. He held the seat easily until 1999, when it was combined with the solid Labor seat of Broken Hill to create the new seat of Murray-Darling, a marginal National seat. In the event, both Small and Broken Hill MP Bill Beckroge retired, and the seat was won by Labor.

Jim Small (baseball)

James Arthur Patrick Small (born March 8, 1937 in Portland, Oregon) is a former professional baseball player who played Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1958 for the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Athletics.

Small was signed as a free agent bonus baby by the Detroit Tigers in 1955. As a bonus baby, the Tigers were required to keep Small on their major league roster for both 1955 and 1956.

In the major leagues Small was used entirely as an outfielder. While playing in the minor leagues, it was decided in 1960 to convert Small into a pitcher. After getting shelled in a few appearances, he was sent back to the outfield. Small did however make one pitching appearance in 1962, his last year as a professional baseball player.

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