Please answer the following question: Facts: - finalteam: brooklyn eckfords - finalyear: 1872 - death place: rockaway new york , u.s. beach , queens , new york city , - statlabel: games played runs scored hits batting average - position: shortstop - statvalue: 26 16 28 .262 - throws: unknown - debutteam: brooklyn eckfords - bats: unknown - debutdate: may 7 - death date: 1 december 1922 - birth date: 15 september 1847 - finaldate: october 5 - name: jim snyder - birth place: brooklyn u.s. , new york city , new york , - debutyear: 1872 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jim snyder -lrb- shortstop -rrb- .
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james c. a. '' jim '' snyder -lrb- september 15 , 1847 -- december 1 , 1922 -rrb- was an american professional baseball player .in the national association he was the regular shortstop of the 1872 brooklyn eckfords .snyder previously played for the eckfords in the second of their four professional seasons , 1870 .while the team won 2 , tied 1 , and lost 12 pro matches , he was a catcher and shortstop .overall he appeared in 19 games on record , two fewer than the team leaders , and he was a weak batter in the company of his teammates .