James Edward Golden (born March 20, 1936) is an American former pitcher in Major League Baseball, a right-hander who appeared in 69 games over all or parts of four seasons (1960–1963) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Colt .45s.

Finally, in December 1958, the Phils packaged him and two other players to Los Angeles in exchange for 24-year-old second baseman Sparky Anderson, then a prospect in the Dodger farm system but a future Baseball Hall of Fame manager.

He was credited with five complete games and two shutouts, including a five-hitter against his old Dodger teammates on June 15, defeating that year's winner of the Cy Young Award, Hall of Famer Don Drysdale, 2–0.

[1] Five of Golden's wins came at the expense of Houston's fellow National League expansion entry, the New York Mets, who lost 120 games that season.

Golden worked in three early-season 1963 games for Houston, but he was roughed up in his final appearance, a start against the St. Louis Cardinals April 23; he allowed two earned runs in 21⁄3 innings pitched before being taken out of the contest.