James Robert McLaughlin (January 3, 1902 – December 15, 1968) was a Major League Baseball third baseman.

He played one game for the St. Louis Browns in 1932.

In his lone plate appearance, he drove in a run while making an out against Whit Wyatt.

[1] Prior to his brief major league career, McLaughlin played eight seasons with the Sacramento Senators of the Pacific Coast League from 1924 until 1931.

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